Nissan Leaf, Polar Bears, Pittsburgh Steelers...hugs all around!
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I'm still a fan thirty-some years later. Their winning record and exemplary team management over the decades has certainly helped. And they're fun to watch, though if you saw yesterday's stressful game against the Jets, you'll know that I mean drop-tower fun more than Chuck E. Cheese's fun.
But this post isn't about the Steelers. Supposedly, an ad for the Nissan Leaf aired in the NFL season opener back in September, 2010. I missed that game, and, therefore, the ad. Yet with all the commercial repetition and subsequent hours of Sunday afternoon football I have caught since then, I somehow missed this much-discussed ad until yesterday afternoon.
Yes, it's manipulative. No, it doesn't mean Nissan is exempt from leaving an environmental footprint. But I like it. It surprised me in a good way, especially after assuming it was all cgi.
If you don't remember seeing a recent commercial with a polar bear in it, I suggest you start this video at 02:28. Then go back to the beginning to learn how they created it.
Nissan Leaf
12 comments:
this is the first time i've seen this commercial. it does bring the melting of the ice cap into the home.
I never saw this either (I don't tune in to the football games usually until the playoffs!). How did they get the bear hug at the end? Amazing.
Here's 8 things you don't know about the Nissan Leaf: http://www.energyinyourlife.com/article.php?t=100000076
Oh my goodness...I'm so glad you warned us it's manipulative! My heart is breaking, I've got a tear in my eye, and I want to give Aggie a hug too! The music along her journey just adds to the emotion. Shall I rush out and buy a Leaf? :)
Carl, thanks for the link. I couldn't quite understand what the author meant by, "Nissan estimates that it will cost about $2.65 to fully charge the battery. Nissan's Mark Perry indicates that you can simply multiply your electricity cost (per kWh) by 24 to estimate your cost per 100 miles." Is $2.65 the answer to kwh x 24?
Melissa, I love little cars like this. It's tough to see one from another objectively, though, when they make ads like this. I want one too.
Meet the first owner of the Nissan Leaf in Texas: http://fb.me/NudpgXCz
Wow. That is emotionally charged. I don't want a Nissan Leaf, but I do want a polar bear.
:) Where you live, they might let you have one.
Nissan leaf is a new car with no gas, but 100 % electric. It is a five door mid-sized hatchback electric car which is the leading, environmentally, friendly and affordable family car. It is really an eco- friendly car. Better to check it out.
I would like a Leaf AND a polar bear, please.
I did catch it on Network TV...maybe during a Colts game? I knew they were manipulating me, and I loved it anyway.
Buy a car, save the planet.
What a crock.
Oh, by the way, they have sold a grand total of 96 of these !
96? Until we get the "stations" in place for this technology, I imagine it's going to be slow growth.
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