The Silence Of Hybrids Causes Some Alarm

A popular, homespun (and perhaps slightly off-color) “advertisement” for the Toyota Prius, circulated on YouTube, features a hostage — bound, gagged, and on his knees — and a cartoonish terrorist barking provocations at the camera.

“I challenge you to save this man,” the captor hollers as his prisoner squirms behind him. “Your advanced technologies are no match for our senses.”

As a Prius rolls silently into the background, scoops up the hostage and then glides off camera, the terrorist adds, “I can even hear a man think.”

Whatever else the video might represent, it is a cheeky nod to a particular characteristic of the Prius, and of hybrid and electric vehicles generally: They do not make a lot of noise.
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rxh8me9000 - 7/13/2009 3:10:19 PM

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LOL,im from Jordan (middle east) and that commercial made me laugh,im sure some will get offended though lol.

M53R - 7/13/2009 7:29:48 PM

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I think that last bit was very unnecessary.

veyron1001 - 7/13/2009 8:49:23 PM

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You wont find that in a GM

rxh8me9000 - 7/14/2009 12:42:02 AM

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Why cant we just have lighter,turbo,4 cyl or v6 cars that get decent gas mileage and good performance?Cars are a big part,but i feel the world doesnt seem to worry about carbon dioxide that comes out of power plants,airplanes,buildings,deforestation,city gridlock,methane etc.About 33% of US carbon dioxide emissions come from cars.If noone in the US drove a car; that still leaves 67% of global warming contribution from the US untouched,which is a lot.