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Legendary rocker Neil Young has made a special appearance during Salesforce.com’s Dreamforce conference keynote address, where he talked about his 1959 Mark IV Lincoln Continental. Cnet reported Young has spent more than $100,000 to green his 5,000-pound “Thinkin’ Lincoln” former gas hog. “It’s a piece of America art,” said Young, who is an avid car collector. He hopes to get the equivalent of 100 miles per gallon and take the $10 million Progressive Insurance Automotive X Prize. “We are over halfway there (to 100 mph) with this car,” he said. The original engine has been replaced with a compressed natural gas (CNG) fueled 1.3 litre Mazda engine, powering a hybrid generator and battery arrangement. Provision for a hydrogen on demand setup may also be made later on as a fuel supplement. See the Lincvolt website for more details, include video footage of Neil Young and the team at work on the project.
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