Keeping up with Neil’s electric car project

September 30, 2008 · Print This Article

Some of you may be aware of the fact that Neil Young is converting his favorite gas-hogging 2-ton white ‘59 Lincoln Continental — complete with awesome 50’s tail fins — into an all-electric zero-emissions vehicle. Some of you may even be aware that Neil and his designer John Goodwin almost crashed the unwieldy $120,000 ride on a recent pop quiz drive. Apparently, as that monumental “LincVolt” project continues to chug along, it’s picking up a kind of following of its own.

Now, Neil has apparently decided to launch a website and

even a weekly video segment to allow gearheads and green auto enthusiasts to watch the progress as he and Goodwin build the electric hot rod. It seems that they’ve now decided to drop in a gas range extender, similar to the Chevy Volt’s. Neil’s not precisely the most charismatic car show host around, but the project will no doubt continue to be watched by fans who hope that he will plug his guitar into the car’s sound system and rock out.

[via Ecorazzi]

[Source] Josh Loposer

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