http://www.plugincars.com/five-funny-ev-ads-you-want-watch-127189.html [image] Five Funny Electric Car Ads You’ll Want To Watch By Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield May 10 2013
[videos http://youtube.com/watch?v=davBx9n62M4 Gangsta (EV) Grannies http://youtube.com/watch?v=nnPXE3knSG4 Electriphobia Research Institute Silent Treatment http://youtube.com/watch?v=KDnCpc-isXk&list=PL031C93E14D2121D5 Reva Electric Car: Small Car Big Soul http://youtube.com/watch?v=RvMbHa8S1Lk Fiat 500e Electric Sexy http://youtube.com/watch?v=LiFa0E89LSs Nissan LEAF Gas Station Prank ] With electric cars so squarely in the sights of everyone from misinformed, bitter journalists to right-wing politicians hell-bent on destroying the EV industry, it’s easy to forget to have a little bit of ev-related fun once in a while. So, we thought we’d share with you five different videos that remind us that promoting electric cars doesn’t have to be devoid of humor. Gangsta (EV) Grannies Take Belgian car sharing website e-cambio, add a Mitsubishi i, some rap music and a trio of seniors for this fantastic promotional video for all-electric car sharing. Who said electric cars weren’t hip? (Thanks to @jcstp for the tip!) Electriphobia Research Institute Silent Treatment You’ve got to hand it to the folks at Mitsubishi Canada. As well as figuring out a way to dispel some common EV myths, those clever Canucks figured out a way to have a little fun in the process. Meet the Electriphobia Research Institute. Completely fictitious, it tackles six of the most common EV myths (or fears) in six fun video shorts. Silent Treatment, a video about getting folks used to the fact that EVs don’t make much noise, is must-watch material. Reva Electric Car: Small Car Big Soul Long before Mitsubishi Canada’s Electriphobia Research Institute, the Emerald Isle was putting a comedy spin on electric cars. Behold this YouTube sensation, from Irish electric car distributor Greenaer. Promoting the tiny Indian-made REVAi electric car, this video is one of a few fun ads made to promote electric cars, and of course the REVAi’s Irish importer.While the tiny car (NEV) is no-longer made, the video lives on in digital infamy. Enjoy. Fiat 500e Electric Sexy Fiat C.E.O. Sergio Marchionne may have said numerous times that the all-electric Fiat 500e was made under duress. But that hasn’t stopped the automaker from having a little fun promoting the car. Playing on stereotypical Italian passion, the video starts with a supposed range and acceleration test, but then takes an unexpected turn. Nissan LEAF Gas Station Prank What happens when you take an electric car to a gas station and ask the attendant to ‘fill ‘er up’? Nissan decided to find out in Rio De Janeiro last year, playing what we think is a rather scripted prank on various gas station attendants. While the premise is funny, we’ve heard of funnier anecdotes from drivers in New Jersey and Oregon. Nissan’s cheesy music makes this particular video seem a little...overly staged. It’s not officially an ad, but hey, it made us groan the first time. [©2013 PluginCars.com] For all EVLN posts use: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/template/NamlServlet.jtp?macro=search_page&node=413529&query=evln&sort=date Here are today's archive-only EV posts: EVLN: Ohio, A Potential Hub For Plugin Jobs EVLN: Testing out Leaf EVs on Luton’s E-Car green car scheme (video) EVLN: Purdue-U Technique Sees Li-ion Electrode Defects Before Assembly EVLN: Tesla, unlike-Apple|like-Google, makes your lizard brain go Wow! + EVLN: Ret TX dealer McCall supports Tesla {brucedp.150m.com} -- View this message in context: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-Fun-EV-Ads-You-ll-Want-To-Watch-videos-tp4663022.html Sent from the Electric Vehicle Discussion List mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
