Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Toyota uses outrageously misleading ads to sell fossil-fueled cars: Why shouldn't they be boycotted?

YouTube - 2010 Toyota Prius "Solar" TV Commercial [Is this a suggestion that LACK of CO2 will green deserts?!]
Toyota presents the 3rd generation Prius http://www.toyota.com/prius . Welcome to Harmony, where man's wants and nature's needs agree. Using the wind, sun and advanced hybrid technology, Prius balances our demand for mobility with the natural order of things. The Prius, with available solar power, now helps to cool a more spacious interior.
YouTube - 2010 Toyota Prius "Harmony" TV Commercial
[What?! Alleged anti-AGW car melts the snow, and that's a good thing?!]
Top 10 Most Outrageous Prius Ads | Hybrid Cars
9 Killing Animals for Oil

This June 2008 Prius campaign, created by Garnier BBDO, San José, Costa Rica, makes a stark point with the lynching of various dead animals, strung up from an oil well: Draining fuel from the earth is like taking life away. At least, that’s the concept.

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