http://www.lincvolt.com/services/xml/_idea_popular_all?name=All&community=09a30000000CoZh&ideaTitleLink=%2Fideas%2FviewIdea.apexp 2018-07-02T19:47:27.708Z Most popular ideas 2011-06-28T06:31:25.000Z https://www.salesforce.com/08730000000C05kAAC I will use my truck to test out a theory for a boat. We will mount a Plastic 2 Fuel converter machine to my LincVolted F-250 pickup and do an American road trip to talk about the advent of new technology for transport and waste management.<br>Kind like the back to the future car that ran on garbage.<br>Once we have the details worked out we will mount the system on our boat and go out to clean up plastic waste on the oceans using our high tech process.<br>Everybody wins!<br><br> 2016-10-01T18:32:43.000Z https://www.salesforce.com/0873A000000PUHzQAO we would LOVE to get INVOLVED with your musical activism.<br>here is our music video on GMO's: https://youtu.be/XdJDpNpT-0w<br><br>ALL LOVE.<br>MYSTIC DUB.<br><br>#weSTANDwithNEIL 2015-01-26T13:23:21.000Z https://www.salesforce.com/08730000000CGH0AAO <span style="">After all these years of suppression, I think the free energy revolution ( and complete disruption of the petroleum industry and energy utilities) is immanent.</span><br style=""> <span style="">Andrea Rossi's ECATs and HOTCATs seem to be pretty close to market already, he plans to sell millions of 10kW domestic units in a couple of years </span><a href="http://www.e-catworld.com" style="" target="_blank">http://www.e-catworld.com</a><br>Shaun McCarthy of STEORN <a href="http://Steorn.com" target="_blank">http://Steorn.com</a> says it's going to be a "good year" with his ORBO technology after long and frustrating delays ). He gave a glimpse of his "Never Die" battery on Facebook, and also a self running motor.<br>There are a dozen other technologies out there too, most are probably bogus but it only takes one!<br><br>Hoyt Stearns <br>Scottadale, Arizona US<br><a href="http://HoytStearns.com" target="_self">http://HoytStearns.com</a><br><br><br> 2014-09-02T03:21:35.000Z https://www.salesforce.com/08730000000CEvFAAW Does anyone know if the LincVolt has a J1772 port?<br><br>I would also love to know if Neil has have charged up the LincVolt at a Sun Country HIghway charging station. Anyone have pics?<br><br>Sun Country Highway (SCH) is an official product supplier for the David Suzuki Foundation Blue Dot Tour which Mr Young is participating in.<br><br>SCH is supplying an extended range electric van from Via Motors and the EV charging stations across. Canada. 2014-08-01T22:01:30.000Z https://www.salesforce.com/08730000000CEgjAAG I am currently building a rotary thermal motor prototype for a hybrid car. In a sealed cylinder what looks like a rotary vane pump operates as a simple heat engine and the torque is leveraged by the condensation and boiling of water. The compression ratio is set to allow the wet saturated vapor and any remaining steam to easily transfer back to the starting point. Heat stored in a thermal battery or directly from an engine is used to power the unit. Then because it is also a heat exchanger multiple units could be installed in series and parallel. With any luck the mileage will more than double. 2014-07-06T18:15:51.000Z https://www.salesforce.com/08730000000CEHXAA4 For all who seek treasure trove of information and history, past and present, of renewable energy sources and applications, go to byronwine.com and be AMAZED! This man has spent decades of his life researching and attempting to promote the reality and use of alternative energy sources that would affect all aspects of our life globally. A must for Mr. Young's organization to be aquainted with if they aren't already.<br> 2014-06-01T11:21:10.000Z https://www.salesforce.com/08730000000CDqLAAW <p style=""> dear neal young, while reading your biography<br> fortunately i read and heard about the possibility to construct high efficient electric motors. prof. dr. claus turtur is a german physicist, who teaches at university of wolfenbüttel. he theoretically proofed, that it is possible to construct high efficient motors, who need extrem low energy input. i am no physicist - only a painter and drummer - but this concept seems to be convincingly. after his statement, there exist over the world some indipendently constructed prototypes, which were certificated by technical eximination tests. claus turturs website gives a lot of theoretical information to his work.<br> http://www.ostfalia.de/cms/de/pws/turtur/FundE/English/<br> sincerely yours andy moersener<br> sorry for my bad english</p> 2014-05-01T21:40:03.000Z https://www.salesforce.com/08730000000PSAGAA4 Hello:'<br><br>It is great what Neil Young are doing with the Linvolt. However,, we need to deal with overpopulation, sprawl, and othersustainable aspects pllus being a responsbile ethical good steward. I hope his musick covers are on a post consumer material or business cards the same with his associate.<br><br>Live healthier, green, shop local and buy Americna when you can www.madeinusaforever.com 2011-09-07T11:52:49.000Z https://www.salesforce.com/08730000000C0Z1AAK running vehicles by batteries nowadays are welcome by most economic countries both for emission free as well as cost effective.<br>i suggest to run all the vehicles from a small cycle to big car and truck should run on mini sized batteries like li-in, li-mhd, and they should be charged by some other fuel mechanism voltage (pulsating dc)generation. so that the vehicle should go for a long distance for an economic amount of fuel. but includes hybrid power that we are going to change once in an year or two. i want to make petrol pumped voltage generator in miniature size to charge the batteries which is used to run cycles, motor bikes, small trucks,car, van etc.it may be useful to keep our earth green.<br> 2014-01-10T17:00:23.000Z https://www.salesforce.com/08730000000CCHhAAO <div> Hello everyone, i'm not a car or electric or mechanic engeneer, so..</div> <div> </div> <div> I've been interested in electric cars since a couple of years, i live in italy and the price of gasoline and the density of traffic makes efficient electric cars sexy, but we're italians and we're lazy and like to enjoy things, they have to really sexy, or we won't use/buy them.</div> <div> </div> <div> Well, apart from this, i wanted to make some points and share some things about my idea of the next vehicle i'd like (excuse my poor language/grammar)</div> <div> </div> <div> I've read a couple of posts here and i bring back two facts: </div> <div> 1) Multiple source power generation (from the turbine topic) and </div> <div> 2) On board electric power generation via a "fuel generator" (charging car with petrol topic).</div> <div> </div> <div> I'm not an engeneer and never did the math, so i might be wrong, but having an electric car going for a long distance (let's say a long journey here, 8h @ 100km/h) just by battery charge is not feasible. That's why they were talking about a network of recharge (or battery swapping) stations dense enough to let that be possible. Would i buy an electric car under this conditions? No. Because i don't believe the charging network density will be safe, i believe i could remain without power in a dark and cold and rainy night in a forest because i took the wrong turn with 1/3 of charge left and then got lost, so i don't feel safe. My car has a full tank range of 900km more or less, that's safe. (By the way, i am considering getting a small citycar(200km range, 80kmh, 2people, sexy, link later in the post) converted into electric, if i just could do the car papers in a reasonable time for the conversion, here in italy it's not really possible :( )</div> <div> </div> <div> But that doesen't mean we have to trash everything. Electric motors for example are good, coz they are cheap, easy to mantain and durable. The problem is where does the electricity come from? How about we don't stress having too many batteries but keep them for a reasonable commuting use and embed then in the car (or truck or van) one or mor electric generators running on .. something.. ? </div> <div> Like gasoline, like hydrogen, like gas, like biodiesel, like frying oil. </div> <div> Have it modular, so we can swap our little gasoline generator with our brand new greener generator when it's gonna be available. </div> <div> </div> <div> ->Why on board energy generation : Batteries just won't last long enough to feel safe, but you can keep replenishing them as you go, if you need (or you can stop at the recharge station if can).</div> <div> </div> <div> ->Why more than one electric source: We have seen plenty of electric cars with solar panels on the roof. What if it rains and you need to go. What if it snows and you need to go. I have experience with this problem from a nautical point of view and there the medium long range cruiser has a 220v intake for when it's moored, solar panels for when there's sun, wind generator for when there's wind. What if there's a cloudy rainy no-wind day (and that's when you want power for the reading light and the radio)? Luxury boats have a gasoline el. generator.</div> <div> Going back to the point, solar panels aren't enough, but they are something. 220v intake is slow but it's something. Gasoline generator sucks because we're trying to get rid of it but it's something, like a spare tire. Green generator would be better. If you put these all together and make it modular, swappable, replaceable so one can choose the best for his needs, then i think i would buy that.</div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> I made my points, now let me share with you the car i'd like to own if i had the money and the chance to make it road legal: http://www.eurozev.org/English.htm</div> <div> it's light and it has a good aerodynamic</div> <div> it's everywhere in italy -> cheap spare parts</div> <div> it's small -> perfect for the city</div> <div> it's sexy</div> <div> </div> <div> Hope i've been on some help, let's keep the revolution going</div> 2008-12-09T18:05:59.000Z https://www.salesforce.com/087300000009o0JAAQ Chrysler during the 1960's demonstrated a car that would run on almost any liquid that contained some hydrocarbons.........motor oil, hair tonic, perfume, cooking oil, terpintine, etc........it had a turbine for an engine........but it quietly died........i guess because of big oil............<br><br>it would be fantastic if the on-board computer could analize the fuel in the tank and adjust the engine controls to operate efficently on that fuel...........naturally there would be only certain fuels that thevehicle could use.......but it would make refuling a lot easier if one could have choices while driving to be able to fill up witrh what's available.<br> 2010-08-29T18:51:37.000Z https://www.salesforce.com/08730000000ByYZAA0 I now live in Iowa, the center of the Grain Belt. Because I am aware of the insanity of petroleum-based agriculture, and the untenable dependence our American transportation infrastructure has on oil, I am planning on starting a <strong>Iowa Idea Initiative </strong>website<strong>, </strong>with an intitial focus on implementing the farming of hemp here in the Midwest.<br>This is my first time visiting LincVolt, but I understand your concept utilizes biodiesel. My idea of promoting hemp-farming, as a source of sensible energy, plays right into your hand.<br>It is high time(no pun intended) that our legislators get reasonable on the subject of the prohibition of agricultural hemp. I intend on helping to change the status quo. 2014-03-03T08:42:16.000Z https://www.salesforce.com/08730000000CCksAAG Dear Mr. Neil Young,<br><br>I don't know if you'll remember me or not, but we met in Rocker, Montana (at a gas station) while holding a sign that said "Out of gas! Anything helps!" with four other lovely youngsters. My name is Liz Crandall. The others you met go by the names of Felicia, Garrison, J.C., and Rachel. One of your nice lads came over to us in a NASA shirt and glasses and claimed to be the camera man of your crew. He asked us if we want to make a qucik $20 bucks in exchange for doing an interview about electric cars. We agreed merrily and skipped over to your awesome Lincoln space car. We explained how we were traveling musicians and were heading anywhere, anytime. We all looked into your camera rather comically and agreed that we approved ourselves in your documentary. (I still want to see it, by the way!)<br>Anyways, you're probably wondering why on earth I'm saying this, but I just want you to know you inspire our generation in more ways I thought possible. My boyfriend, J.C., and I wattended the most recent Bridge School Benefit in Mountain View on the day of Tom Waits. You are not only an incredible musician, but an outstanding fatehr to your son. Your wife is also a huge inspiration. And very sweet!<br>There's a music "program" that started at my foermer high school when I was in the 10th grade in 2009. It's called the Friday Lunch Jam and it's, as it explains in the title, every Friday afternoon at lunch. Last friday marked its 100th jam session, where the notorious Matt Love, the founder and crazy amazing English teacehr sang your song, "Keep on Rockin' in the Free World" for the second time. (The first time was the very first Friday Lunch Jam.)<br>Mr. Young, the Special Education program at Newport High School, Oregon put on an epic show. I urge you to check it out, for people like you deserve to see the specific impacts you've made on our generation.<br>Here is the link to the amazing video:<br><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkn0WxvyXvc&list=UUjQWS9oO7DihB6XEW1yy7BQ" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkn0WxvyXvc&list=UUjQWS9oO7DihB6XEW1yy7BQ</a><br>You are truly a fantastic human being, Mr. Young.<br>Keep on rockin' in the free world, and please understand how much I appreciate your life.<br>Sincerely,<br>Liz Crandall<br>Freelance rocker, traveler, reader and concert dancer.<br><br> 2014-01-26T22:15:37.000Z https://www.salesforce.com/08730000000CCPNAA4 Not an idea,but a warning of what could transpire if we continue generating power in large,centralized plants.Getting our power this way is more and more risky,from hackers killing power for millions to such events as geomagnetic storms,which threaten the very fabric of modern civilization: http://spectrum.ieee.org/energy/the-smarter-grid/a-perfect-storm-of-planetary-proportions/0 2013-10-27T21:35:08.000Z https://www.salesforce.com/08730000000CBasAAG Dear LincVolt Team,<br>I've heard from you and others in the LincVolt community that you're looking forward to using the LincVolt system on a lighter, more aerodynamic vehicle. I think I've got an opportunity for you.<br>I've got a 77 Camaro Type LT: she's a hell of a car, but being a coldblooded one, too, I can't help the feeling of guilt everytime I have to floor the gas to start her up... Car guys and gals out there, you know what that's like. You feel like you're ripping another hole in the ozone everytime. She's a hell of a car, but she's not a clean car.<br>Granted, I grow and plant a lot of trees to reforest areas affected by wildfires here in Colorado, but it's better to take care of the problem at its root than to put a bandage over it.<br>In the summer of 2016, I'll be departing to do service on a six year contract. So if you're interested, and willing to talk, I'd be more than happy to let you guys experiment on her. I trust you guys. And granted, if you can do that with a Lincoln Continental, I'd love to see what you could do with a second generation Camaro. Hopefully when I come back I can test her for myself, too.<br>Feel free to contact me.<br>-Elias 2013-09-23T01:32:28.000Z https://www.salesforce.com/08730000000CAqlAAG The technology for this exists now. Everywhere there are bridges, the weight of the vehicles passing over the roadway could be converted to electricity. This is how truck scales are powered. New York City's RFK Bridge would be a good site because it is above Randall's Island, a city owned site where battery storage and transmission lines could be sited, and it is very near a Con Ed power plant, with a link to the grid already in place. All cars have to slow as they pass over the tolls. 2013-09-05T15:51:08.000Z https://www.salesforce.com/08730000000CAT8AAO I have a couple of ideas that may help improve efficiency.<br>1. set the computer to run the generator at its most efficient rpm.<br>This should be somewhere around the peak of the torque curve I believe.<br>2. Use a generator of the appropriate size to produce slightly more power than needed to maintain the speed of the vehicle on flat terrain.<br>3. Most importantly incorporate thermoelectric converters with an active cooling system for heat to electric conversion.<br>This cooling system should incorporate either dry ice suspended in alcohol or liquid nitrogen.<br>The effect of the active cooling system will have several benefits.<br>A. Increase the thermal difference across the TEC, increasing the electrical output.<br>B. The addition of active cooling will enable electric generation from the heat exchangers even when the engine is not running and at ambient temperature.<br>C. If the cooling system is effective enough it will improve the base efficiency of the TEC by reducing one junctions Seebeck coefficient to zero or super conductor status.<br>D. Reduce the temperature of the TEC enough to prevent damage from severe heat.<br>E. If liquid nitrogen is used then you are tapping into one of the most abundant substances on earth.<br>F. Liquid nitrogen is produced from the fractional distillation of air and is a byproduct of the manufacture of oxygen. <br>G. This could even be developed into a new way of thinking about energy: Using a cold source to absorb ambient thermal solar energy.<br>H. The waste cold from the evaporated coolant could be used to provide free air conditioning.<br>I hope these ideas are useful and help to reach the goal. 2011-05-30T10:23:31.000Z https://www.salesforce.com/08730000000BzyRAAS Dear Mr. Young,<br><br> A while back while working at an old car restoration shop on a twin of your Lincvolt I saw an article about your car. As a car "nut" and collector it gave me hope of being able to drive my car into the future.<br> I figure the trunk of my 65 ford galaxie should be approximately the same size as Lincvolt .<br> As always thanks for thinking outside the box.<br><br> Sincerely,<br><br> Mike<br><br> 2011-11-19T04:07:54.000Z https://www.salesforce.com/08730000000C158AAC Hello Mr. Young,<br><br>Had a secondary (aka "rechargeable") battery for your LincVolt. Here are the specs:<br><br>8 Volts<br>373 Ah<br>2.987 kWh<br>99.17Wh/Kg<br>30.12 Kg<br>$163/kWh<br>10.125" x 7.000" x 9.750" <br><br>Contact:<br><br>SolarMan350<br>[email protected]<br><br><br><br> 2013-07-26T17:27:00.000Z https://www.salesforce.com/08730000000C9VaAAK I am not sure but I think something happening now in the Central Interior of British Columbia Canada may be a real start and a great thing for Lincvolt to check out. I found info at <a href="http://www.bluekeyenergy.ca/process.html" target="_blank">http://www.bluekeyenergy.ca/process.html</a><br>Just a thought.