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Neil Young to Convert Classic Lincoln to Bio-Diesel Hybrid

Somewhere on a desert highway, she rides a Harley Davidson 1959 Lincoln Continental Bio-Diesel-Eletric Hybrid. Neil Young is taking a look at his life and realizing that his classic Lincoln is just burning too much fuel, so he's taken it to H-Line Conversions to get it converted to a hybrid that he claims will get 100 MPG. With a length near 20 feet, the only bigger hybrid on the road is likely to be an articulated bus. Press release about the car and his appearance on CNN below the jump: More »

4:00 PM on Tue Nov 20 2007
By Matt Hardigree
2,411 views, 32 comments

Latest by LuciferV8: @Novaload: Hey, if he enjoys what he's doing, good for him. But "consciousness raising"? Give me a break. more »

question of the day

Which Alternative Fuel Are You Most Excited About?

We've been talking an awful lot for the past few days about Honda's FCX Clarity. OK, fine — I've been talking a lot about it. Still, I filled up my car today to the tune of $3.56 a gallon — which is whack — and those numbers don't look like they are headed down any time soon. Oil is over $100 a barrel. The UN says that global warming is about to start torturing poor people. Game theorists are predicting that $7 a gas will lead to the end of society as we know it. That said, what are you putting your faith into? Is internal combustion still the way to go? Batteries? Alien tech? Bicycles? What? I've swallowed the Clarity Kool-Aid, just so you all know. Go Hindenburg.

11:30 AM on Tue Nov 20 2007
By Jonny Lieberman
1,430 views, 128 comments

Latest by SeanKHotay: @billstewartx: Really, NG buses = No stink? The problem w/ NG combustion is the formaldehyde by-product... more »

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Scoopy Scoop Scoop! Bio-Diesel Boffins Lovecraft Expanding to Ten More Cities

Our source, who we'll just call Deep Pelvis, hipped us that Lovecraft Biofuels is going nationwide. Details are sketchy, 'cause Deep Pelvis cares as much about cars as OJ does about finding the real killer. But here's what we know for certain; "They're opening up ten stores, one in Seattle, and Portland... uh, Houston. I'll tell you the rest tomorrow." Following that bombshell we learned, "The chick that opened up all the American Apparel stores — she's putting it all together." And there you have it. So, if you happen to live in one of the three cities mentioned (or, like, Chicago, possibly) dust off that M-B 300D Wagon filled with all your old high school junk that's rotting away peacefully in your folks' garage and covert it to run on french fry grease. Why the hell not? And yes, that's Donita Sparks from L7 and her Lovecraft Biofuel conversion. No, she's not Deep Pelvis. Remember Jalopniks, you read it here first. – Jonny LIeberman More »

10:01 AM on Fri Jan 19 2007
By Jonny Lieberman
248 views, 7 comments

Latest by squablow: With gas prices where they are, I'll probably leave my 220D alone. That is, unless the chick from L7 thinks it's sexy to have a grease-diesel. Then I'll consider it (it'll make the fantasy more realistic) more »

sema

The EcoJet: Jay Leno's New GM-Outsourced Supercar

Yes, that's Jay Leno, comedian and talk show host. Yes, that's Ed Welburn, GM's veep of Global Design. But the silver bullet with the Grateful Dead-looking logo in between them is what I came to see at the Wynn Casino late last night, mere hours before SEMA's official starting gun fires. It's the 650 hp (400 lb.-ft. of torque), bio-diesel monster supercar named the EcoJet. The mid-engined beast, originally sketched by Leno and Ed on the back of a napkin, shares design cues with everything from jet aircraft and Formular One racecars, and even, it would appear, the nose of a Cadillac STS. The Leno-Welburn love child is powered by a Honeywell LT-101 turbine engine running in a modified Corvette Z06 hydroformed aluminum frame with aluminum and magnesium structural and chassis components. The shell's composed of a carbon fiber over Kevlar skin. We've got the full press release after the jump, but check out the gallery via the link below to see the real goods in person. More »

7:51 AM on Tue Oct 31 2006
By Ray Wert
10,875 views, 21 comments

Latest by DonaldJ: (My last post, cleaned up a little...) You the Car King... And I've got the Ultimate Car for you... ...When In was 15 and 7-months, a history prof gave me his deceased wife's 1940's Olds Rocket.. in PRIME condition... more »