Reinventing The Lincoln Continental
Neil Young is working with a mechanic in Wichita, Kansas to convert his 1959 Lincoln Continental into an electric car. Johnathan Goodwin has made a name for himself re-engineering cars to get more horsepower using less fuel, and has now teamed up with the legendary rocker to bring national attention to a possible solution to combat skyrocketing oil prices.
"The technology to make a practical and affordable electric car has been around for a long time," Goodwin said. "There are all sorts of ways of doing it and all sorts of ways to work out how to make it work on a national scale."
The goal is to provide a model for the first affordable mass produced electric vehicle. A 12-mile test for the engine prototype was successful, but there were a few minor glitches Goodwin is still working through as Young continues to bankroll the project.
"You know, I thought long ago you could change the world by writing songs," Young said. "But you can't change the world by writing songs. Oh, you can inspire a few people, get some of them to change their thinking about something. But you can't change the world by writing songs. But we could change it with this car."
"The technology to make a practical and affordable electric car has been around for a long time," Goodwin said. "There are all sorts of ways of doing it and all sorts of ways to work out how to make it work on a national scale."
The goal is to provide a model for the first affordable mass produced electric vehicle. A 12-mile test for the engine prototype was successful, but there were a few minor glitches Goodwin is still working through as Young continues to bankroll the project.
"You know, I thought long ago you could change the world by writing songs," Young said. "But you can't change the world by writing songs. Oh, you can inspire a few people, get some of them to change their thinking about something. But you can't change the world by writing songs. But we could change it with this car."
