Monday, September 24, 2007

Neil Young's Silver Seed Goes To Google

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Not that we didn't already know that Neil's been ahead of his time for a long time but we found this item of interest from the Official Google Blog.

Last week, Google was visited by Neil Young, who is touring the country in a soon-to-be converted 1959 Lincoln Continental Mark IV named Linc-Volt, spreading the word about plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) and vehicle-to-grid technology.
"As part of the trip, Neil and his crew are filming a documentary of their travels and the folks they meet along the way.

Neil piloted the big white Continental down from his Broken Arrow Ranch over to see us and get a closer look at the RechargeIT program, including Machu Picchu and our solar charging station.

Regarding his vision for the Linc-Volt and its unique potential to draw attention to sustainable transportation solutions to combat climate change, Neil summed it up this way: "Classic Americana from then meeting the Americana of now."

From Mountain View, the journey continues to Wichita, Kansas, where the Mark IV will be converted from a carbureted gas guzzler to a bio-diesel series PHEV. After Neil's fall tour and annual Bridge School Benefit Concert, the Linc-Volt will undergo interior restoration. Then the bio-diesel-electro-cruiser will power on to Detroit; back to its factory in Wixom, Michigan; and then to the east coast.

We look forward seeing the Linc-Volt in its full electron-powered tailfin glory back in Mountain View, and can't wait to charge it up at our station. If you happen to see a '59 MK IV whirring into your rearview mirror, get your wits about you because a rock legend is about to pass you in a chromed bio-diesel PHEV. As he notes about this epic journey, "We all charge the grid in our own way."

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2 Comments:

At 9/26/2007 07:42:00 AM, Anonymous Mother Nature on the Run said...

Thanks for posting this article.

He's quite remarkable. The car, the music, the tours, and give-away CDs. The enthusiasm this guy has is unbelievable. I hope he knows that most of us ordinary people are really kicked about the upcoming tour. And I know some of us are wondering, is this guy gonna make it to Detroit? Because it's an ambitious but exhausting tour.

That other people cannot read his love letter on the wall is quite unfortunate. At least I get it. And I know a lot of other people get it, too.

 
At 9/26/2007 09:48:00 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Yes,

When you see a story like this, it makes all the silly bitching about ticket prices seem as trivial as it actually is

God bless him -- the music and the man

 

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