Entourage stars drive like movie stars - in Priuses
Maybe AutoblogGreen needs to go to more swanky premieres.Forbes caught up with the stars of HBO's "Entourage" the other night in Manhattan at the premiere party for season four and asked them about cars, specifically green cars.
Mark Wahlberg, the executive producer of "Entourage", said he's really in the market for an all-electric Escalade ("If we had listened to Jimmy Carter, we'd have some great electric cars right now," he said). Some of the stars of the show are right there with him. Rhys Coiro (who plays Billy Walsh) doesn't own a car, just a motorcycle. Rex Lee (Lloyd) will buy a Prius the next time he's car shopping, Adrian Grenier's (Vincent Chase) first car was a Prius
Hayden Panettiere (who plays Claire Bennet on "Heroes") was also there and said she is selling her Merlot Porsche Cayenne S with a black leather interior, navigation system and a wooden steering wheel and panel, so she can buy a Prius. Why, Forbes asks: "Because I feel like a bad human being, and I hate to say this, but when you're an actor and in the spotlight, people watch what you do, people watch what you drive, watch what you say. And it feels to me - I'm into charities and into those kind of things - so I feel like if I'm trying to make a change and everything else and voice my opinion, then at least I can be driving a good, healthy car."
All these people know they're in the public eye and know what's the smart thing to say (green = good), so why don't we see the characters in Entourage cruising around in some greener wheels? Perhaps when the Tesla Roadster is available...
[Source: ForbesAuto via Ecorazzi]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
evyr 9:14PM (6/20/2007)
"Perhaps when the Tesla Roadster is available..."
Well the Lightning powered by Altairnano Nanosafe is more like IT......ZapEV.com is the way of the future:fast 250miles.
Reply
Altarian1 9:12PM (6/20/2007)
Lightning GTS PhoenixMC Zap-X and now Symphony will zap their EV(ZapEV.com)safely thanks to altairnano nanosafe r-ev-olutionary unmatched tech.
Tesla in my opinion has some catch up to do but it may already be too late as the Altairnative rules.
Reply
Domenick 7:02AM (6/21/2007)
You don't have to give up your Porsche to drive electric. www.evporsche.com
I thought everyone knew that. >_
Reply
A5-14 8:18AM (6/21/2007)
This just goes to show that many actors are just embracing green for PR.
That's why, when I hear most actors telling me how to live my life, I say "stuff it".
Reply
Tony Belding 8:21AM (6/21/2007)
For the Altair fanboys. . . The Altairnano battery's LTO anode is "inherently inferior to conventional Li ion by a large margin in both energy density and cost due to the low cell voltage. The safety and life claims, considering the cathode and electrolyte that they are using, are unconvincing." -- Dr. Menachem Anderman, founder of the Advanced Automotive Battery Conference, as reported by EV World.
Don't forget A123 Systems is out there too.
This race is way too early to declare a winner.
Reply
Paul 10:48AM (6/21/2007)
It amuses me when people trade in perfectly good gas-guzzlers for Prii. While it might make some actor feel better about herself it accomplishes nothing environmentally since someone else will be driving her Cayenne! Unless of course she planned to take it to the crusher or donate it to a local museum...
Reply
Ron Fischer 1:40PM (6/21/2007)
GM should build an e-Flex Escalade for Mr. Wahlberg, with a small clean diesel genset and hub motors.
Reply
Don 5:47PM (6/21/2007)
That's just ridiculous. Let the masses drive Priuses. If I'm making that kind of scratch, I'm driving whatever the hell I want...the public be damned.
Reply