What a joke... Electric cars will take hold when BP and other fossil fuel companies are finished bleeding that medium dry and public pressures make it happen. All profit driven and nothing to do with being 'green friendly' at all. What a fucking circus... Why dont we just dig up all the electric car failures we buried in the desert in the 70's...Morons.
The Volt is more practical for single car households, if either are in the first place. The limited range and lack of recharging stations make the Leaf a liability for anything outside of short commutes. Although I'd love to own either.
I.e. I make trips to Indy and Chicago, and the Leaf couldn't make it halfway to either destination, where as I'd have no issue with the Volt.
what most people don't understand is that IT IS like this, with 2 slight differences: it's not gasoline that's burnt, but coal. And it's not tiny engines everywhere, but a few, gigantic burners called power stations, you just don't see it on a daily basis.
@britoca if you do any research, you'll know that 1 full charge using electricity from a Coal plant is much less pollutant than 90mi of exhaust, even more so when charging over "nonpeak" hours.Also,coal provides ~%50 of US power source, so, that's assuming you get power from a coal plant. By moving toward electric cars, we broaden our capabilities for alternatives to be "greener" which will make the progression toward a clean environment a lot easier. gas only vehicles won't get much cleaner.
No matter what anyone says; OIL is NOT a RENEWABLE RESOURCE. So, at some point in time (2,3,4 generations, who knows), we will reach a point where supply cannot and will not meet demand; and we better start "switching over" now, as it will be a LONG process. I don't care what powers the cars of the future (the greener the better, obviously); but we should be progressing toward a "non-dependence" on FOREIGN OIL. I give Nissan a thumbs up for progression, even if it is a baby step.
I'll go back to riding a bicycle before I drive these things. If I wanted to drive a golf kart, I'd buy a golf kart! Aside from the fact these electric shit boxes don't get much mileage to a charge, they've yet to establish any sort of infrastructure of charging stations. Also how long does it take to charge these karts? The days of filling up your tank in less than 5 minutes and being on your way will be long gone. They really are trying to take the joy out of driving with these things.
@ls033189 You're condemning a product you obviously have not researched.Otherwise you'd know that a golf cart does not have 207 lb-ft of Torque off the line.And you would also know all you have to do is plug it in when you get home, so there's no "Wait Time" at all,and the electric cost is approx.1/3 what you pay for gas for equivalent mileage.Agree the biggest limitation is range;at ~90 miles per charge;average american goes 34 miles in 1 day,good 4 daily commute.At least do some research 1st.
@noMotivation1 A golf kart also doesn't weigh 3500 pounds. 207 lb-ft is nothing for a vehicle of that weight. Granted the charge will last a good 4 days if you fall into that average mileage category, but what about taking trips? The airline, locomotive, and bus industries would make out like bandits, but it would suck being forced to use those to go on a trip. I've driven the Prius and the Volt, and I just don't see any enjoyment in driving them.
@ls033189 All I can say about "power" is that it's an eco friendly car, not made to race some a-hole who's revving their engine next to you at a red light.... and it's obviously enough power to mass market because people are buying them after a test drive.... Correct about long trips, not possible as an only vehicle. It's good for families with 2 cars (or those that can afford 2): 1 gas v. for long trips, 1 ev for daily commutes. Most households have 2 vehicles.
@noMotivation1 I think most people who are buying them are people who drive because they have to, not because they enjoy it. For commuting, it's great, but if it ever comes down to have no choice but to buy one of these, I'll just ride my motorcycle and hope they don't go after those too. I drive because I love cars, trucks, bike, atv's, etc! These vehicles are a hobby of mine, and I don't see any enjoyment in the electric products...Yet! Maybe someday they'll impress me!
@sw1mm3rbo1 Powerplant equivalent to charge the car one time is still less emissions than 90 mi.of burning gas (and you have to factor in the power source:coal, nuclear, hydro,WIND, SOLAR?).Theoretically 0 emission if you have a solar powered residence with enough power to charge your home and the car. I know we have a ways to go; but this is a step in the right direction; and you can keep drinking kool-aid if you think we can depend on oil forever. Start thinking outside the box.
False/misleading advertising! Do they really think we're THAT stupid? Electric cars are not emission-free because 85+% of electricity comes from coal plants (last I heard). Out of sight & out of mind doesn't make them any cleaner. I first saw this ad maybe 2-3 months ago, & haven't since, but it immediately struck me as dishonest & misleading.
@leiatyndall Electric cars charged ENTIRELY from COAL-POWERED plans are still 5 times cleaner than gas cars, according to EPA estimates. The estimate includes production, use and recycling environmental impact. Get it?! The "dirtiest" electric car is still 5 times cleaner than gas cars!
Electricity is produced by burning fossil fuels, so the leaf is no different than all of these devices. Until hydrogen can be stored the cleanest thing you can buy is a diesel
Don't you get it!! Nissan revealed the truth and you still don't get it. Everything DOES run on carbon. Batteries in the Leaf are charged with electricity predominately generated by.......hydrocarbons; gas, oil, coal. The hybrid is no more green than my 2001 Chevy Tahoe.
PS No one mentions the environmental impact of the manufacture and disposal of the growing pile of used batteries.
@gm0liver Are you kidding me? In my country half of our electricity comes from renewable resources; that will be trend in every country. Even if 100% of the electricity comes from coal, Leaf is 50% cleaner than conventional cars.
99% of Li-ion batteries is recyclable. How much of your garbage your recycle daily? Yeah.
That is quite a response from a country that still receives millions in foreign aid from the US and the UK not to mention over 2 billion dollars in aid from President Obama to "drill oil".
Que é bastante uma resposta de um país que ainda recebe milhões de dólares em ajuda externa od de os EUA eo Reino Unido para não mencionar mais de 2 bilhões de dólares em ajuda do presidente Obama para "broca do petróleo".
@gm0liver Stop making sense or you will be sent to a re-education camp. I'm with you on this one, Only mindless automatons don't see this commercial the way you do.
@gm0liver Don't you get it! The latest EPA estimate shows that electric cars charged ENTIRELY from carbon power plants are STILL AT LEAST 5x cleaner than gas cars. So stop this stupid argument that electric cars are "no better than gas cars". It just doesn't add up.
If I'm gonna get an energy efficient car it's gonna be a hybrid that looks like a real car and it won't because I'm out to save the planet, it's because I want to save the greenbacks.
Why is Nissan showcasing the biggest liability associated with the Leaf? I can't imagine how annoying it would be if you owned a leaf and needed to get somewhere, but the battery was dead. You would have to wait hours for it to charge before you went anywhere! If you don't want to use the gas in a volt, you don't have to. But having the choice to do so is a huge advantage.
where do people think electricity comes from?? thin air? the nissan leaf runs on coal if you are american, gas if you are british or uranium if you are french.
@gurra1351 no, you forgot to include transmission loss, and the efficiency of a power station. electric is not perfect, nor is petrol. what about the fact that batteries only last a certain amount of cycles, sureley that is consuming the raw materials? the batteries are made of, e.g lithium. I like electric cars but there needs to be an infastructure, what about the huge new demand for electricity?
And where does the electricity come to power the leaf? A coal-burning inefficient fossil-fuel based power plant. I see no advantage. And by the looks of this video, we'd all be dead of carbon monoxide in about... I don't know... 3 minutes?
Remote Button Away Start is worth it you guys!! One push of a button and your car starts. You can warm-up your engine on cold mornings. On cold days you can leave your hot air on warms your entire vehicle. On hot days you leave your cold air on to cool inside. I had mine installed for $350.00 + alarm!
It would actually be kinda cool if everything ran on gas. At least we wouldn't all look fruity driving around it that shitty little leaf. And how many of those charging posts do you see around? none.
Its funny because the Leaf runs on the same things that everything making CO2 in the video does. Electricity is produced by burning fossil fuels, therefore the Leaf runs on fossil fuels. The greenest car in the world is probably still the Volkswagon Polo
@sonymclaren Hydrogen is actually very energy-intensive to isolate and get into a usable form for a car. Also, while there's very little existing infrastructure for electric cars, there's ZERO existing infrastructure for hydrogen, which means that a Clarity is even less practical than a Leaf, and importantly, the technology behind it is vastly more expensive.
@acenace24 there's loads of other ways to produce electrisity than coal and fuel burning. Heard of waterpower? or wind-mills?I could go on... Even nuclear-energy doesn't use fossils.
@CestLimee Nuclear is the only other viable option due to us being a very hungry race, but hippies are to ignorant to see past the minimal disadvantages and hiccups of this extraordinarily powerful resource
@CestLimee water power as in damning up a river and having an adverse effect on the ecosystem? Or windmills that slaughter birds by the thousands and make a noise that is unbearable to anyone living anywhere near them? Does nuclear power transport these windmills you speak of? Nope, good old diesel in very big trucks that transport them and gasoline in the vehicles that escort those trucks. Besides, if the wind doesn't blow, fuel powered generators kick in.
@bayouratt283 well, you are one grumpy person. All I'm saying is that there are other ways than just fuel. The ecosystem and birds has nothing to do with the electricity, so the power is there, without fuel consumption. Okay, maybe windmills are transported by fueltrucks, but that's not my point. And they aren't that noisy... And how many birds are killed compared to the ones that get hit by cars? or that cats take? Not all electricity comes from fuel and coal, just accept it.
@CestLimee I'm not grumpy, just a realist. You on the other hand are a blithering idiot and haven't got a clue as to what you are talking about. Yes, there are other ways to get electricity but aside from nuclear power none are as efficient and predictable as carbon based fuels, yet. When they get there I will be the first to embrace them. Cats? Seriously? Moron.
@bayouratt283 In my country most of the electricity comes from waterpower, and as far as I know there are no coal or oil plants at all. We do sell huge amounts of gas that are used for electricity to other countries, but we don't produce anything from non-renewable sources ourselves. So it is possible and highly efficient and predictable. We don't even have nuclear powerplants.
Lmao at this fucking DUMB ASS commercial & you retarded people are laughing about the Volt. First a Prius is a hybrid to. Wonder why they didn't use that..... Second there is NO future for a gay Leaf! or electric only cars. Its ugly as fuck. Takes HOURS!!! to get a full charge... Id own a Prius or Volt over a Leaf any day! ROFLMAO!
What is disturbing is that most people do not realize how much emission is created to just MAKE the Nissan Leaf.
The assembly/manufacturing of this vehicle requires an astonishing amount of NON-renewable energy/sources; much of the equipment used to do so are FAR from "emission-free." Sure, the vehicle may drive emission free but, I just think it's important to understand HOW it comes to be "emission-free." Then, think to yourself, "Is it REALLY emission-free?"
@dorageena or how much emissions were created in making the ad! The point is that it's a step in the right direction and that's the best anyone can do.
It is such a misleading commercial, electricity is from burning coal, and the nissan commercial is saying that using an ipod is bad for the environment, but using electricity to charge the nissan leaf is not bad for the environment? what a misleading commercial.
This is a very unfair and disingenuous swipe at the Volt. If you have to drive long distances, you will need to ditch the Leaf and drive a gas car. If you bought a plug-in hybrid, all initial miles driven that day are gas-free. If you run the math you will see that the Volt can actually drive more electric miles than the Leaf.
It's very easy to say "What if everything ran on gas?" and make the world seem like a horrible place. The answer is "That's why NOT EVERYTHING runs on gas, moron." I dunno...seemed pretty obvious to me.
They really are idiots, but what's going on in that picture is all true, just that all the electricity is being made in China from burning coal. Sadly all the pollution is making its way over the Ocean to the Americas.
@Killsomecero This is so stupid it hurts. You think we get electricity from China? And that they burn coal to give it to us? How do they get the electricity over to us, double A batteries?
@brian9827 it may be, because im tired, bored, lazy or whatever...the point is that i really do not give a shit about what you have to say to me. so im quitting this argument while im ahead.
Clever commercial, but it portrays a fallacy that an electrical outlet in a wall or in your garage charging your car doesn't lead back to a polluting source. Guess what - it does. Until we're generating electrical energy solely from sun, wind, or nuclear power, electrical vehicles are just remote-polluters. Sorry Nissan - try again.
That fact that the Volt can be your only car it wins by default. For 90% of your driving it will run solely on electric power. For longer trips it uses a gas generator for recharging the batteries. The Leaf can't take longer trips unless it is being towed or you like taking 3 days to travel 300 miles.
The ad makes a great point. Everything we use runs on electricity. Why don't our cars? The fact that our vehicles don't run on electricity is just as ridiculous as the ludicrous world where everything else runs on gas.
@theflawless00 So it doesn't run on gas but uses it? So you have to refill it with some gas and it's not a zero emission car and it's more expensive to use. I don't consider that as better; 90% of my trips are under 100 miles and for longer journeys there are 15-minute electric charging stations pretty much all around the world; even here in Finland.
@Knightrider995 That same saying goes for the volt. The gas only kicks in after like 40 miles which is way less than average for a persons daily commute. A person that doesnt travel long distance would never use the gas. There arent charge stations on every corner. Infact, i dont think i've ever seen one before. Run out of power in the leaf and your stuck hunting for a charge station after less than 100 miles. Not in the volt. 300 plus miles on a single charge.
@theflawless00 Volt's idea isn't bad but if I'm going to buy an electric car 35-40mi isn't enoungh of range. My regular two-way trips to big cities take easily 50-80 miles so I would have to use up to 50% of run some gas in order to get the only benefit of Volt - not having to search for a charging station - which is very easy via GPS or mobile phone with internet. And when the goverment and energy companies make (as they do all the time) more charging stations there's no use for Volt anymore.
And where does the electricity to power that Leaf come from? In America most of it comes from oil, natural gas, and coal. So guess what? The Leaf essentially runs on the same stuff it was mocking in the video!! And that doesn't even include the materials to make the Leaf--copper, lithium, aluminum, plastics, etc., etc., etc....
It is a clever commercial especially the Volt being filled with gas at the end--brilliant.
@mvpol31 That's true, unless you're driving a Leaf in France, where 80% of the electricity is from nuclear energy, and thus driving a Leaf would be truly emission free. Of course, then everyone is going to point out the Japanese nuclear crisis of March 2011 (in which no one died), and then nuclear becomes out of the question.
Watch the "Fall of the Republic" full movie on Youtube also... making and disposing the batteries in this thing is 10 times worse for the environment that driving 3 H2 Hummers 300,000 miles each.
This film is astonishingly similar to a student spec commercial made in Germany in 2010 (i.e. long before the Nissan film) - search Youtube for "A World Without Electricity". It’s the first in the list.
The batteries on these cars are far more harmful than the emissions from 3 Hummers driving 100,000 miles each. Dumbest commercial. Green is a scam ! Al Gore is a fat scamming puke !
@charlielanz2 if you have doubts about global warming that al gore discussed, find a university that tells you that global warming isn't happening. global warming is a fact among real scientists. the nay-sayers are paid to put doubt into society because they benefit by not having to deal with the environemtal damage that is caused yet society is paying the price of the damages - record high level of deaths from pollution catalyzed lung problems of asthma.
This film is astonishingly similar to a student spec commercial made in Germany in 2010 (i.e. long before the Nissan film) - search Youtube for "A World Without Electricity". It’s the first in the list.
This film is astonishingly similar to a student spec commercial made in Germany in 2010 (i.e. long before the Nissan film) - search Youtube for "A World Without Electricity". It’s the first in the list.
What a joke... Electric cars will take hold when BP and other fossil fuel companies are finished bleeding that medium dry and public pressures make it happen. All profit driven and nothing to do with being 'green friendly' at all. What a fucking circus... Why dont we just dig up all the electric car failures we buried in the desert in the 70's...Morons.
guitarplayer4real 2 days ago
The Volt is more practical for single car households, if either are in the first place. The limited range and lack of recharging stations make the Leaf a liability for anything outside of short commutes. Although I'd love to own either.
I.e. I make trips to Indy and Chicago, and the Leaf couldn't make it halfway to either destination, where as I'd have no issue with the Volt.
aeroe 2 days ago
what most people don't understand is that IT IS like this, with 2 slight differences: it's not gasoline that's burnt, but coal. And it's not tiny engines everywhere, but a few, gigantic burners called power stations, you just don't see it on a daily basis.
britoca 6 days ago
@britoca if you do any research, you'll know that 1 full charge using electricity from a Coal plant is much less pollutant than 90mi of exhaust, even more so when charging over "nonpeak" hours.Also,coal provides ~%50 of US power source, so, that's assuming you get power from a coal plant. By moving toward electric cars, we broaden our capabilities for alternatives to be "greener" which will make the progression toward a clean environment a lot easier. gas only vehicles won't get much cleaner.
noMotivation1 4 days ago
No matter what anyone says; OIL is NOT a RENEWABLE RESOURCE. So, at some point in time (2,3,4 generations, who knows), we will reach a point where supply cannot and will not meet demand; and we better start "switching over" now, as it will be a LONG process. I don't care what powers the cars of the future (the greener the better, obviously); but we should be progressing toward a "non-dependence" on FOREIGN OIL. I give Nissan a thumbs up for progression, even if it is a baby step.
noMotivation1 6 days ago
ou know it might just be me, But I would Love to have that gas powered laptop, Just Fuel And Go! No Charge Time!
theonlyman9319 1 week ago
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DeepFriedFuzzball 1 week ago
@DeepFriedFuzzball Renault and Nissan are the same company...
RoliQc 1 week ago
@RoliQc Lol I never knew that! Thanks for telling me :)
DeepFriedFuzzball 1 week ago
computer on gas, well fuck yeah!
sjefen5 2 weeks ago
I love that they knock the fact you have to gas the Chevrolet Volt at 0:46!
yuprulesing 2 weeks ago
I'll go back to riding a bicycle before I drive these things. If I wanted to drive a golf kart, I'd buy a golf kart! Aside from the fact these electric shit boxes don't get much mileage to a charge, they've yet to establish any sort of infrastructure of charging stations. Also how long does it take to charge these karts? The days of filling up your tank in less than 5 minutes and being on your way will be long gone. They really are trying to take the joy out of driving with these things.
ls033189 2 weeks ago
@ls033189 You're condemning a product you obviously have not researched.Otherwise you'd know that a golf cart does not have 207 lb-ft of Torque off the line.And you would also know all you have to do is plug it in when you get home, so there's no "Wait Time" at all,and the electric cost is approx.1/3 what you pay for gas for equivalent mileage.Agree the biggest limitation is range;at ~90 miles per charge;average american goes 34 miles in 1 day,good 4 daily commute.At least do some research 1st.
noMotivation1 6 days ago
@noMotivation1 A golf kart also doesn't weigh 3500 pounds. 207 lb-ft is nothing for a vehicle of that weight. Granted the charge will last a good 4 days if you fall into that average mileage category, but what about taking trips? The airline, locomotive, and bus industries would make out like bandits, but it would suck being forced to use those to go on a trip. I've driven the Prius and the Volt, and I just don't see any enjoyment in driving them.
ls033189 6 days ago
@ls033189 All I can say about "power" is that it's an eco friendly car, not made to race some a-hole who's revving their engine next to you at a red light.... and it's obviously enough power to mass market because people are buying them after a test drive.... Correct about long trips, not possible as an only vehicle. It's good for families with 2 cars (or those that can afford 2): 1 gas v. for long trips, 1 ev for daily commutes. Most households have 2 vehicles.
noMotivation1 6 days ago
@noMotivation1 I think most people who are buying them are people who drive because they have to, not because they enjoy it. For commuting, it's great, but if it ever comes down to have no choice but to buy one of these, I'll just ride my motorcycle and hope they don't go after those too. I drive because I love cars, trucks, bike, atv's, etc! These vehicles are a hobby of mine, and I don't see any enjoyment in the electric products...Yet! Maybe someday they'll impress me!
ls033189 6 days ago
steampunk america, its like fallout 3 all over again
rysnyper50002 2 weeks ago
i want that gas powered desktop
dannyking98 2 weeks ago
gas powered sex toys, anyone??? LOL
Godskid66 2 weeks ago
0:54 I didn't know freedom and glory was a real state.
361DegreesShow 2 weeks ago
"Zero-emission" electric cars lol. Keep drinking that kool-aid, folks, keep drinking that kool-aid.
sw1mm3rbo1 2 weeks ago
@sw1mm3rbo1 Powerplant equivalent to charge the car one time is still less emissions than 90 mi.of burning gas (and you have to factor in the power source:coal, nuclear, hydro,WIND, SOLAR?).Theoretically 0 emission if you have a solar powered residence with enough power to charge your home and the car. I know we have a ways to go; but this is a step in the right direction; and you can keep drinking kool-aid if you think we can depend on oil forever. Start thinking outside the box.
noMotivation1 6 days ago
Anybody notice thats Robert Downey Jr's voice?
TheCinemaTologist 2 weeks ago
dooo... i would totally get a gas powered clock
Z2k11 3 weeks ago
dooo... i would totally get a gas powered clock
Z2k11 3 weeks ago
Another perfect commercial
BrunoRSFumes 4 weeks ago
False/misleading advertising! Do they really think we're THAT stupid? Electric cars are not emission-free because 85+% of electricity comes from coal plants (last I heard). Out of sight & out of mind doesn't make them any cleaner. I first saw this ad maybe 2-3 months ago, & haven't since, but it immediately struck me as dishonest & misleading.
leiatyndall 1 month ago
@leiatyndall Electric cars charged ENTIRELY from COAL-POWERED plans are still 5 times cleaner than gas cars, according to EPA estimates. The estimate includes production, use and recycling environmental impact. Get it?! The "dirtiest" electric car is still 5 times cleaner than gas cars!
TheBishopSSR 1 month ago
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Electricity is produced by burning fossil fuels, so the leaf is no different than all of these devices. Until hydrogen can be stored the cleanest thing you can buy is a diesel
acenace24 1 month ago
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acenace24 1 month ago
The Leaf is 100% electric but the Volt can be driven longer due to the electric/gas powered engine. Plus the Volt looks better than the Leaf.
007MoMoney 1 month ago
Don't you get it!! Nissan revealed the truth and you still don't get it. Everything DOES run on carbon. Batteries in the Leaf are charged with electricity predominately generated by.......hydrocarbons; gas, oil, coal. The hybrid is no more green than my 2001 Chevy Tahoe.
PS No one mentions the environmental impact of the manufacture and disposal of the growing pile of used batteries.
gm0liver 1 month ago
@gm0liver Are you kidding me? In my country half of our electricity comes from renewable resources; that will be trend in every country. Even if 100% of the electricity comes from coal, Leaf is 50% cleaner than conventional cars.
99% of Li-ion batteries is recyclable. How much of your garbage your recycle daily? Yeah.
joaocaixinhas 1 month ago
@joaocaixinhas
That is quite a response from a country that still receives millions in foreign aid from the US and the UK not to mention over 2 billion dollars in aid from President Obama to "drill oil".
Que é bastante uma resposta de um país que ainda recebe milhões de dólares em ajuda externa od de os EUA eo Reino Unido para não mencionar mais de 2 bilhões de dólares em ajuda do presidente Obama para "broca do petróleo".
gm0liver 1 month ago
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joaocaixinhas 1 month ago
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@gm0liver @gm0liver LOOL in Portugal there's no oil, and we receive no foreign aid. Sorry if I'm not brazilian.
joaocaixinhas 1 month ago
@gm0liver Stop making sense or you will be sent to a re-education camp. I'm with you on this one, Only mindless automatons don't see this commercial the way you do.
bayouratt283 1 month ago
@gm0liver Don't you get it! The latest EPA estimate shows that electric cars charged ENTIRELY from carbon power plants are STILL AT LEAST 5x cleaner than gas cars. So stop this stupid argument that electric cars are "no better than gas cars". It just doesn't add up.
TheBishopSSR 1 month ago
Am I the only one that is so into steam punk that all of that stuff REALLY made me pause the video and admire it?
ZymoticBrandon 1 month ago
If I'm gonna get an energy efficient car it's gonna be a hybrid that looks like a real car and it won't because I'm out to save the planet, it's because I want to save the greenbacks.
Christianrocker1990 1 month ago
Why is Nissan showcasing the biggest liability associated with the Leaf? I can't imagine how annoying it would be if you owned a leaf and needed to get somewhere, but the battery was dead. You would have to wait hours for it to charge before you went anywhere! If you don't want to use the gas in a volt, you don't have to. But having the choice to do so is a huge advantage.
jre19871987 1 month ago
0:46 hahaha Chevrolet Volt is winner! =O
yonatutorials 1 month ago 10
@yonatutorials At what, spontaneous combustion?
bayouratt283 1 month ago
@bayouratt283 is a joke
but I like the design of the Chevy
yonatutorials 1 month ago
0:08 Is that part of a V-twin I see on that coffee machine?
1999JTB1 2 months ago 3
where do people think electricity comes from?? thin air? the nissan leaf runs on coal if you are american, gas if you are british or uranium if you are french.
fairyheli2 2 months ago
@fairyheli2 Would just everybody UNDERSTAND FOR ONCE that the used energy of electric cars is ~90% while it's ~25% of gasoline. Think!
gurra1351 1 month ago
@gurra1351 no, you forgot to include transmission loss, and the efficiency of a power station. electric is not perfect, nor is petrol. what about the fact that batteries only last a certain amount of cycles, sureley that is consuming the raw materials? the batteries are made of, e.g lithium. I like electric cars but there needs to be an infastructure, what about the huge new demand for electricity?
fairyheli2 1 month ago
@fairyheli2 wind if you're dutch
TheArchelaus 1 month ago
@TheArchelaus electric cars are the future, but and until renewable sources are developed for more of the population they are not an advantage.
fairyheli2 1 month ago
And where does the electricity come to power the leaf? A coal-burning inefficient fossil-fuel based power plant. I see no advantage. And by the looks of this video, we'd all be dead of carbon monoxide in about... I don't know... 3 minutes?
MacOSJoey 2 months ago
goddamn,! I love the dentist scene, !
ctrashp 2 months ago
Irony: to watch this commercial I had to sit through a commercial. Yo dawg, I heard...
tuber12321 2 months ago
głupszej reklamy nie widiałam... a ten prąd to niby z kąd się bierze????
agathen 2 months ago
i love the volt in the background xD
StarWarsObsession42 2 months ago
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Remote Button Away Start is worth it you guys!! One push of a button and your car starts. You can warm-up your engine on cold mornings. On cold days you can leave your hot air on warms your entire vehicle. On hot days you leave your cold air on to cool inside. I had mine installed for $350.00 + alarm!
heartlessvietboy 2 months ago
Sooooo.. Who else here is watching the horse breeding video next??
forfudgessake 2 months ago
It would actually be kinda cool if everything ran on gas. At least we wouldn't all look fruity driving around it that shitty little leaf. And how many of those charging posts do you see around? none.
TheStigmacher 2 months ago
@TheStigmacher And everybody would get lung cancer. Sure....
gurra1351 1 month ago
Its funny because the Leaf runs on the same things that everything making CO2 in the video does. Electricity is produced by burning fossil fuels, therefore the Leaf runs on fossil fuels. The greenest car in the world is probably still the Volkswagon Polo
acenace24 2 months ago
@acenace24 No that would be the Honda FCX Clarity. Hydrogen powered.
sonymclaren 2 months ago
@sonymclaren Hydrogen is actually very energy-intensive to isolate and get into a usable form for a car. Also, while there's very little existing infrastructure for electric cars, there's ZERO existing infrastructure for hydrogen, which means that a Clarity is even less practical than a Leaf, and importantly, the technology behind it is vastly more expensive.
JETZcorp 2 months ago
@acenace24 there's loads of other ways to produce electrisity than coal and fuel burning. Heard of waterpower? or wind-mills?I could go on... Even nuclear-energy doesn't use fossils.
CestLimee 2 months ago
@CestLimee Nuclear is the only other viable option due to us being a very hungry race, but hippies are to ignorant to see past the minimal disadvantages and hiccups of this extraordinarily powerful resource
forfudgessake 2 months ago
@CestLimee water power as in damning up a river and having an adverse effect on the ecosystem? Or windmills that slaughter birds by the thousands and make a noise that is unbearable to anyone living anywhere near them? Does nuclear power transport these windmills you speak of? Nope, good old diesel in very big trucks that transport them and gasoline in the vehicles that escort those trucks. Besides, if the wind doesn't blow, fuel powered generators kick in.
bayouratt283 1 month ago
@bayouratt283 well, you are one grumpy person. All I'm saying is that there are other ways than just fuel. The ecosystem and birds has nothing to do with the electricity, so the power is there, without fuel consumption. Okay, maybe windmills are transported by fueltrucks, but that's not my point. And they aren't that noisy... And how many birds are killed compared to the ones that get hit by cars? or that cats take? Not all electricity comes from fuel and coal, just accept it.
CestLimee 1 month ago
@CestLimee I'm not grumpy, just a realist. You on the other hand are a blithering idiot and haven't got a clue as to what you are talking about. Yes, there are other ways to get electricity but aside from nuclear power none are as efficient and predictable as carbon based fuels, yet. When they get there I will be the first to embrace them. Cats? Seriously? Moron.
bayouratt283 3 weeks ago
@bayouratt283 In my country most of the electricity comes from waterpower, and as far as I know there are no coal or oil plants at all. We do sell huge amounts of gas that are used for electricity to other countries, but we don't produce anything from non-renewable sources ourselves. So it is possible and highly efficient and predictable. We don't even have nuclear powerplants.
CestLimee 3 weeks ago
Were do you find these electric things to charge your car on the side of the road?
JimmyPage97 2 months ago
Lmao at this fucking DUMB ASS commercial & you retarded people are laughing about the Volt. First a Prius is a hybrid to. Wonder why they didn't use that..... Second there is NO future for a gay Leaf! or electric only cars. Its ugly as fuck. Takes HOURS!!! to get a full charge... Id own a Prius or Volt over a Leaf any day! ROFLMAO!
DoggyB22 2 months ago
love the chevrolet volt at the gas station
ilkdemirci 3 months ago
First time I saw this ad I thought it was going to include the line "In a perfect world..."
thekkl 3 months ago
I find it funny that like 90% of their products run on gas
That0neGuy223 3 months ago
gas station free.......innovative? or merely impossible...?
yutsuneki 3 months ago
the only volt ever sold
Pyr01 3 months ago
There is so much detail to this commercial.
fav13andacdc 3 months ago
Well hello there, robert downey junior.
MeatDrums 3 months ago
Will you guys stop saying that electricity is being made from burning coal!!! What about hydro plants? Solar and wind generators??????????????? Ha?
In my country electricity is being made 100% from hydro power. Where is pollution there???? Get informed and go green. Love ya all. Peace.
MrTkema 3 months ago
What is disturbing is that most people do not realize how much emission is created to just MAKE the Nissan Leaf.
The assembly/manufacturing of this vehicle requires an astonishing amount of NON-renewable energy/sources; much of the equipment used to do so are FAR from "emission-free." Sure, the vehicle may drive emission free but, I just think it's important to understand HOW it comes to be "emission-free." Then, think to yourself, "Is it REALLY emission-free?"
dorageena 3 months ago
@dorageena or how much emissions were created in making the ad! The point is that it's a step in the right direction and that's the best anyone can do.
icedanilzation 3 months ago
It is such a misleading commercial, electricity is from burning coal, and the nissan commercial is saying that using an ipod is bad for the environment, but using electricity to charge the nissan leaf is not bad for the environment? what a misleading commercial.
92silverz 3 months ago
Most of the United State's electricity comes from burning coal. So, all of your electric devices really do create emissions.
TorsionTransport89 3 months ago
Little baby stack on the alarm clock is so cute.
Blue10AEMia 3 months ago
This is a very unfair and disingenuous swipe at the Volt. If you have to drive long distances, you will need to ditch the Leaf and drive a gas car. If you bought a plug-in hybrid, all initial miles driven that day are gas-free. If you run the math you will see that the Volt can actually drive more electric miles than the Leaf.
BEVs are niche vehicles.
mduoba 3 months ago
Does the music in this commercial remind anyone else of the intro to American Psycho?
eds9384 3 months ago
@eds9384 it kinda does, lol.
92silverz 3 months ago
0:40 I would've passed out right here.
BruhDuhMan 3 months ago
what song is this?
emperormilk 3 months ago
@emperormilk _ Black Iris wrote an original score for the commercial. That's all I have discovered so far...
djosiah21 2 months ago
It's very easy to say "What if everything ran on gas?" and make the world seem like a horrible place. The answer is "That's why NOT EVERYTHING runs on gas, moron." I dunno...seemed pretty obvious to me.
DragonAurora 3 months ago
They really are idiots, but what's going on in that picture is all true, just that all the electricity is being made in China from burning coal. Sadly all the pollution is making its way over the Ocean to the Americas.
Killsomecero 3 months ago
@Killsomecero This is so stupid it hurts. You think we get electricity from China? And that they burn coal to give it to us? How do they get the electricity over to us, double A batteries?
gageparker 2 months ago
@gageparker No, they use electricity transmitters from power plants to get it here, how the hell do YOU think we get most of our electricity?
Killsomecero 2 months ago
@Killsomecero Just saw your avatar lol, you almost got me.
gageparker 2 months ago
you forgot one important thing Nissan.. Vibrators
LakrisiK 3 months ago
This is the only way a Mac wouldn´t be gay.
187RailroadBull 3 months ago
Amazing commercial
brava27 3 months ago
stupid fucking commercial. i hate this shit. where do you people think electric comes from anyways?
thenyismylove 3 months ago
@thenyismylove hahahaa upppp, right now mostly from burning coal. but it doesnt have to be that way in the future. wind and solar power? just maybe?
ricolalozenge 3 months ago
@thenyismylove well, we CAN use solar, wind and water power, but ignorant people like you and a billion other people dont see past your noses!!!
brian9827 3 months ago
@brian9827 take your boyfriends dildo out of your ear, and get real. that shit wont happen you you know damn well im right.
thenyismylove 3 months ago
@thenyismylove like i said "IGNORANT" and by the way its MY dildo
brian9827 3 months ago
@brian9827 it may be, because im tired, bored, lazy or whatever...the point is that i really do not give a shit about what you have to say to me. so im quitting this argument while im ahead.
thenyismylove 3 months ago
0:45 Chevy VOLT HAHAHA <3 you Nissan
RunningxRadar1 3 months ago 32
@RunningxRadar1 A nice punchline by Nissan XD
NextEevolution 3 months ago
@RunningxRadar1 Im a chevy fan, and personally, this nissan leaf makes the chevy volt look like shit. I want one! :D
SleetCheats 2 months ago
Clever commercial, but it portrays a fallacy that an electrical outlet in a wall or in your garage charging your car doesn't lead back to a polluting source. Guess what - it does. Until we're generating electrical energy solely from sun, wind, or nuclear power, electrical vehicles are just remote-polluters. Sorry Nissan - try again.
spschroeder 3 months ago
That fact that the Volt can be your only car it wins by default. For 90% of your driving it will run solely on electric power. For longer trips it uses a gas generator for recharging the batteries. The Leaf can't take longer trips unless it is being towed or you like taking 3 days to travel 300 miles.
whothaplaya 3 months ago
well everything doesn’t run on gas, so,,,,,dumb commercial
city68 3 months ago
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Solar Industry Grows 66% last year, and will double this year.
It is expected that electric cars will be 10% of cars in 2020,
Today, the electric is less than 1% of the total.
projetoaerogerador 3 months ago 2
Is gas powered everything.
Pros & Cons:
Pros: everything would be more powerful
Cons: more air pollution
Devan5028 3 months ago
love japanese cars
mahmoud3249 3 months ago
0:45 he standing with an electric car at the gas station looks its the volt
dudewhoisnotfunny 3 months ago
@dudewhoisnotfunny volt isnt all electric crap for brains good god -
smashingkiwis 3 months ago
i like the idea of the electric car or whatever but i also think that if i had to pump the gas to start my computer i would be much happier with it
rfirm34 3 months ago
its stupid.. half the stuff is diesel-powered in this commercial
Flexicokerboy 3 months ago
cool i hate fuel
1994jordanian 4 months ago
FUNNIEST COMMERICAL EVER, BAR NONE!!!!!!!!!!!
ctrashp 4 months ago
The ad makes a great point. Everything we use runs on electricity. Why don't our cars? The fact that our vehicles don't run on electricity is just as ridiculous as the ludicrous world where everything else runs on gas.
dLimboStick 4 months ago
Funny how the car the guy was fueling up was a chevy volt........
mrboguszewski 4 months ago
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I have to watch an ad to watch an ad....nice.
skaplayer89 4 months ago
What they don't say is that the Volt's electric range is almost twice as far as a Leaf...
goobtoober 4 months ago
@goobtoober No, Volt's electric range is 35 miles and Leaf's around 100 miles.
Knightrider995 4 months ago
Everyone knows the Volt is better! It doesnt run on gas. It just uses it to recharge while the leaf stops in its tracks
theflawless00 4 months ago
@theflawless00 So it doesn't run on gas but uses it? So you have to refill it with some gas and it's not a zero emission car and it's more expensive to use. I don't consider that as better; 90% of my trips are under 100 miles and for longer journeys there are 15-minute electric charging stations pretty much all around the world; even here in Finland.
Knightrider995 4 months ago
@Knightrider995 That same saying goes for the volt. The gas only kicks in after like 40 miles which is way less than average for a persons daily commute. A person that doesnt travel long distance would never use the gas. There arent charge stations on every corner. Infact, i dont think i've ever seen one before. Run out of power in the leaf and your stuck hunting for a charge station after less than 100 miles. Not in the volt. 300 plus miles on a single charge.
theflawless00 4 months ago
@theflawless00 Volt's idea isn't bad but if I'm going to buy an electric car 35-40mi isn't enoungh of range. My regular two-way trips to big cities take easily 50-80 miles so I would have to use up to 50% of run some gas in order to get the only benefit of Volt - not having to search for a charging station - which is very easy via GPS or mobile phone with internet. And when the goverment and energy companies make (as they do all the time) more charging stations there's no use for Volt anymore.
Knightrider995 4 months ago
they are exagurating. if the gasoline is refined, the emissions will be reduced.
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@Bagadaboats still have emmitions, invisibal but still
miesrah12 3 months ago
What if everything ran on diesel?
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Bagadaboats 4 months ago
And where does the electricity to power that Leaf come from? In America most of it comes from oil, natural gas, and coal. So guess what? The Leaf essentially runs on the same stuff it was mocking in the video!! And that doesn't even include the materials to make the Leaf--copper, lithium, aluminum, plastics, etc., etc., etc....
It is a clever commercial especially the Volt being filled with gas at the end--brilliant.
mvpol31 4 months ago
@mvpol31 That's true, unless you're driving a Leaf in France, where 80% of the electricity is from nuclear energy, and thus driving a Leaf would be truly emission free. Of course, then everyone is going to point out the Japanese nuclear crisis of March 2011 (in which no one died), and then nuclear becomes out of the question.
prebek 3 months ago
What if everything could go as far as you wished? Well everything can except that Leaf...
samtheman48 4 months ago
lol the volt is getting filled with GAS!!!!!!!
flufalupagus1 4 months ago
The Volt will take you wherever you want on vacation. The Leaf will only take you about 100 miles away. lol
89IROCNHawk 4 months ago
did anyone notice the volt at the pump? fuck electric cars and hybrid.
theonlyv8man 4 months ago
I love that I had to watch a commercial to watch a commercial. Only in America!
brokenmach1ne 4 months ago
Next time tell the whole story, Nissan.
TheEwills 4 months ago
You know Chevy could make a commercial with Nissan Leafs stranded along the road but no they've taken the high road.
DMlCK90 4 months ago
Wow imagine if everything did run on fossilfuels.....oh wait, thanks Nissan for making a car that runs on electricity which is created by fossilfuels
acenace24 4 months ago
Watch the "Fall of the Republic" full movie on Youtube also... making and disposing the batteries in this thing is 10 times worse for the environment that driving 3 H2 Hummers 300,000 miles each.
charlielanz2 5 months ago
Watch Fall of the Republic movie on Youtube...
charlielanz2 5 months ago
The commercial doesn't say how far he will go before his batteries run dead. Probably half a mile. But the commercial is fun.
matfili 5 months ago
Parabens nissan pelo exemplo! Pena que.em meu pais vai demorar muito para alguem poder ter um.
uriaraujo1 5 months ago
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79pbi1guz8 5 months ago 5
i quiite like that world
anhelo911 5 months ago
Whoa. That is a sexy voice.
BAMF115 5 months ago
Wind mills kill eagles
charlielanz2 5 months ago
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79pbi1guz8 5 months ago
Obama Solyndra LOL !!!
charlielanz2 5 months ago
The batteries on these cars are far more harmful than the emissions from 3 Hummers driving 100,000 miles each. Dumbest commercial. Green is a scam ! Al Gore is a fat scamming puke !
charlielanz2 5 months ago
@charlielanz2 if you have doubts about global warming that al gore discussed, find a university that tells you that global warming isn't happening. global warming is a fact among real scientists. the nay-sayers are paid to put doubt into society because they benefit by not having to deal with the environemtal damage that is caused yet society is paying the price of the damages - record high level of deaths from pollution catalyzed lung problems of asthma.
nlee350 5 months ago
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79pbi1guz8 5 months ago
how often do you have the change the spark plugs in the coffee maker?
bmiller0000 5 months ago
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79pbi1guz8 5 months ago
00:20 i am building a computer exactly like that but it will look like a v8 engine :D
it will have a working gas peddle too
MrCdatyourservice 5 months ago
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stephanhilpert1 5 months ago
too bad ALL OF THE PLASTIC IS PETROLEUM BASED.
but i'll admit it is a positive step forward
Dogman36 5 months ago
what's the song called???
NavajoBeauty 5 months ago