http://www.autoevolution.com/news/the-planeteers-star-in-horrible-but-funny-ford-ev-commercial-106137.html The Planeteers Star in Horrible But Funny Ford EV Commercial 2ND APRIL 2016 MIHNEA RADU
[image http://img.youtube.com/vi/Fmclao7Ynn4/hqdefault.jpg (screen capture of cartoon character) video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fmclao7Ynn4 The Planeteers Unite | Ford Overdubs Ford Apr 1, 2016 Get fully charged with the 2016 Ford Focus Electric – go, Planet! Avoiding the gas station is easy in the 2016 Focus Electric. With zero gas, zero oil changes and zero CO2 emissions, it delivers a 100 percent electrifying driving experience. ] The fine art of making a good car commercial has been butchered and turned into this, a commercial for the Ford Focus Electric. With so many cool new vehicles on the market, Ford must be feeling desperate for a little attention. Inspiration came from the unlikeliest of sources, a cartoon some of us watched in the 90s. We are talking about Captain Planet and the Planeteers, obviously. I feel extremely embarrassed to admit that I watched this thing as a kid, perhaps because there wasn't anything better on TV. The show is all about saving the whales from extinction, protecting the Amazonian forests and stopping large corporations from using all the earth's resources. Somehow, I grew up loving V8 gas guzzlers and writing about the as a profession. I can also share a little bit from the plot if you promise not to tell Michael Bay about it, or he'll make another weird movie. Five kids are selected by Gaia to protect the earth and given special rings, each with its own powers. If that's not enough, they can combine their powers and summon Captain Planet... or a Ford Focus Electric. It looks like a regular Ford Focus hatchback, but under the hood is something that doesn't use a single drop of gas. Ford says you will never have to visit a gas station again. However, the onboard battery isn't all that impressive, as it only holds 23 kWh of power. On a regular 120V wall socket, it could take as much as 20 hours to charge, while the range is only 81 miles according to the optimistic EPA estimates. The one major upside is that the motor packs about 140 horsepower, so it will not feel sluggish when you press the not-gas pedal. The only great point about this car in our opinion is that it doesn't draw that much attention. With a Prius or a Nissan Leaf, you're always making a statement while this is green but discreet. [© 2016 SoftNews NET] ... http://www.automnews.com/?p=401958 The Planeteers Star in Horrible But Funny Ford EV Commercial April 2, 2016 ... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_Planet_and_the_Planeteers Captain Planet and the Planeteers (1993–1996) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098763/ For EVLN EV-newswire posts use: http://evdl.org/evln/ {brucedp.150m.com} -- View this message in context: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-Horrible-But-Funny-Ford-EV-Ad-Overdubs-Planeteers-Cartoon-Characters-tp4681388.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 Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
