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VIDEO: New Toyota Prius ad channels Vishnu to explain hybrid tech

What do you want from me, I've only got two hands?! Wouldn't we all be a bit more productive if we were blessed with another set of upper appendages, complete with opposable thumbs? Toyota apparently thinks so, and the Japanese automotive giant is using the point to prove that two drivetrains are better than one. Of course, the two drivetrains in question belong to the new 2010 Toyota Prius, which mates an electric motor capable of powering the car on its lonesome and a small, efficient gas-burning 1.8-liter four cylinder internal ... Read more →

What is 230? GM knows, but isn't saying... Jonathon Ramsey

The graphic above has been appearing all over the place -- television, billboards, elevators, baseball games, even people's shirts. It has a blog, Flickr and Facebook pages, and a YouTube channel. ...

"Misleading" Saab TV biofuel ad yanked in UK Lascelles Linton

click for high-res gallery A TV ad for Saab BioPower was yanked off the air in the UK for tying bioethanol to reduced carbon output. According to the UK's Advertising Standards Agency, Saab's ...

VIDEO: Old TV commercial for all-electric Toyota RAV4 EV Lascelles Linton

GM's EV1 was the star of the popular documentary, Who Killed the Electric Car? but the General wasn't the only large automaker to build fully-electric vehicles when California law demanded it. Ford ...

TV ad for Chevy Volt: environmentalists, let dogs lick you instead of bathing Lascelles Linton

Ladies and gentleman, GM has a competitor for the worst ad is the history of ads (I've embedded it below the fold). First, some background, the video background in the ad is apparently taken from a ...

Power of h, Lexus hybrid's new TV ads, don't mention features of hybrids 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

I was watching Lost on ABC last night and caught a TV commercial for the Power of h, Lexus hybrid's new ad campaign. The spot actually had nothing to do with hybrids, it (you can watch it for yourself below) was all about missing letters of h, somehow gone from key boards, news papers, etc. The ...

Hybrid Malibu TV commercial featuring Mary J. Blige to debut at the Grammys? 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Recently, we told you GM shelved a hybrid Malibu TV ad to air in the Superbowl. MediaPost is reporting that GM will "advertise during the show (Grammys), with commercials - including one starring Mary J. Blige - that tout the Chevy Malibu and GM's "Gas Friendly to Gas Free" campaign." Is that ...

Honda's new TV ad features fuel cell-powered FCX Clarity 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Honda recently launched a new green ad campagn called Problem Playground. It just kicked off the second phase with a TV ad that features Honda's hydrogen fuel cell FCX Clarity (which you can watch below the fold). The ad's voiceover is done by Garrison Keillor and goes like this: A hydrogen car ...

Video: GMC's Superbowl ad for Yukon hybrid 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The ad for the hybrid Chevy Malibu did not make it to air but GMC's Yukon hybrid ad did. Like we said Thursday, the Yukon hybrid ad features the 1976 animated short Sisyphus by Marcell Jankovics. The voice over to the animation says the following: Why push? Why change? Why grow? Why dream? ...

Malibu, Vue hybrid Superbowl ads might not air because of low inventory 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Super Bowl XLII airs Sunday (Feb. 3) and GM is debating if it should air ads for the Chevrolet Malibu and Saturn Vue hybrids in the iconic event. "The debate we're having is we're not sure we'll have enough inventory [of the new hybrids] on February 3 to warrant running an ad for them during the ...

Kia TV ad: Spectra is so fuel efficient, you will forget which side the car the gas tank is on 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Fuel efficiency is becoming more important to cars buyers. Ads are starting to reflect that and the best one I have seen recently is Kia's ad for the Spectra. The commercial's music is just a piano and the folksy voice of Joe Purdy singing "I just can't seem to get it right today." The visuals are ...

Video: Toyota's "EV mode" TV commercial 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

You might remember a post I wrote about a Toyota TV commercial that prominently featured the EV (electric vehicle) mode button. You can watch that commercial for yourself in the video above. Turning your hybrid into an electric car at will is really an interesting idea. The range on the battery and ...

It's Friday: Is Jeep's "Rock Me Gently" ad greenwashing? o|||||||o 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

I am not sure I can accuse the Jeep "Rock Me Gently" TV commercial in the video above of greenwashing because it's just so strange. The ad and website implies animals really like Jeep which, you could argue, implies Jeeps are good for the environment. It's also possible Jeep is saying, "we destroy ...

Video: Toyota apologizes for Prius ad after it appears on Digg 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

digg_url = 'http://digg.com/tech_news/The_Digg_Effect_gets_Prius_TV_ad_pulled'; Recently, we wrote about a Prius ad that took a shot at Fresno, California. Other blogs wrote about the ad, which only aired on the East coast but did make it to Digg's front page. Residents of Fresno seem to think ...

Is the Ford Escape hybrid really the "most fuel efficient SUV"? 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

I just saw a video that included an ad that claims the 2008 Ford Escape hybrid was "the most fuel efficient SUV on Earth." Ford has said this for years and, for years, Ford was right. This is not quite so true for the 2008 model year, though. Technically, Ford is still the most fuel efficient in ...

Toyota touts Highlander hybrid's EV mode button in TV ad 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

I saw a TV commercial last night for the Toyota Highlander hybrid that highlighted the EV Mode button. The commercial was about a new father that constantly woke up the baby with the sound of the car as he arrived home. This problem is solved in the commercial by pressing the EV button, allowing ...

Toyota launches "Why Not?" ad campaign, the largest in the company's history 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

digg_url = 'http://digg.com/business_finance/Toyota_launches_largest_ad_campaign_in_company_s_history'; Toyota has launched its "Why Not?" campaign, the "biggest, broadest corporate campaign in its history" according to Ad Age. Toyota would not discuss how much it will cost but the spending on ...

Video: Ellen DeGeneres does live, in-show ad for Highlander hybrid 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

digg_url = 'http://digg.com/celebrity/Ellen_Degeneres_makes_love_to_a_hybrid_SUV_with_video'; Ellen DeGeneres may not have Iggy but she does have a Highlander hybrid and on Friday, she did everything she could to promote the SUV in a live, in-show ad. Instead of just going to commercial break, ...

Video: GM ad for Chevy Tahoe hybrid says other hybrids are "tinsy-winsy" 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

This is why I could not wait to see the ad for the hybrid Chevy Tahoe. I knew something like this was coming when the GM PR guy at Boston AltWheels told me the Chevy Tahoe was a "big ass hybrid." Twice. So, the theme of the ad is the same as other recent Chevy ads, kids learning about GM cars in ...

Video: odd Prius "Guzzle" TV commercial 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Below the fold is an odd TV commercial for the Toyota Prius. The commercial features a Prius owner at a gas station snack shop noticing everyone guzzles milk, coffee and soda. The Prius owner then walks out of the snack shop to see the cars at the pump are all large SUVs. The commercial ends with a ...

Opinion: leave politics out of hybrid ads 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

digg_url = 'http://digg.com/political_opinion/Shocking_ads_for_Prius'; I don't know about you but I am not a fan of car advertising that brings in politics. Just show me what the car looks like and tell me about the features. That's all. The ad above of a sheikh crying is by Saatchi & ...

Caught! Hummer using old MPG rating in TV ads 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

digg_url = 'http://digg.com/business_finance/2007_car_ads_stickers_ALL_have_incorrect_MPG_rating'; I saw this ad last night on the cable station TBS. I was watching a remake of the Time Machine (BTW, it's not a great movie). Anyway, I see this ad for the 2007 Hummer H3. The first thing in the ...

Honda to talk up superior fuel efficiency in Super Bowl ad 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

With three cars in the Top 10 Best-Selling Hybrids of 2006, Honda's got a lot to shout about and they're planning to use one of the world's biggest stages to do just that. Honda have announced that they will be airing three television advertisements during the broadcast of this year's Super Bowl, ...


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