With history’s first mass-produced plug-in vehicles just weeks away from delivery, the SF-based organization Plug In America is releasing a series of smartly humorous PSAs created by people who have driven gas-free vehicles for years. Think “Mac vs. PC” spoofs that show the differences between electric vehicles and gas cars (with a cameo by Fabio thrown into the next video to be released later this month).
The first of the seven videos were released today by the nonprofit leading the plug-in vehicle movement and discuss the superiority of plug-ins and true cost of gasoline. They were spearheaded and produced by actress and long-time environmental activist Alexandra Paul (who you may recognize from “Baywatch” and “Who Killed the Electric Car?”) and feature Stephen Zimpel, appearing as “Electric,” and Marvin Campbell, starring as “Gas.” (Full disclosure: I’m helping the organization get the word out about the spots, but I’d feature them anyway between their post-Gulf oil spill timeliness and fun approach.)