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Neil Young Steering His '59 Lincoln Green

Posted Jun 3, 08 12:12 PM CDT in Arts & Living,  Technology 

(Newser) – Neil Young has shifted gear in his quest to make the world a better place, reports the AP. The Canadian rock legend known for his protest songs is working with a Wichita mechanic to convert his 1959 Lincoln Continental to run on an electric battery. Young hopes the prototype could be a model for the world's first affordable, mass-market electric car.

"You know, I thought long ago you could change the world by writing songs," the rocker said. "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."

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Neil Young performs at Massey Hall in Toronto, Canada on Monday, Nov. 26, 2007.   (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, J.P. Moczulski)
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Canadian musician and director Neil Young poses during a photo call to his film "CSNY."   (AP Photo)
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