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Dodge’s Charger EV muscles up to save the planet from ‘self-driving sleep pods’
Dodge’s Charger EV muscles up to save the planet from ‘self-driving sleep pods’-December 2024
2024-12-06 EST 09:04:01

Strange things are happening as the electric vehicle (EV) industry sits in limbo ahead of the incoming Trump administrations plans to end tax incentives on EV purchases and production.

The latest exemple comes from Dodge, which is launching a marketing campaign ahead of the 2025 release of its first fully electric EV, the Daytona Charger.

Recommended Videos The campaign, called Save the Planet, features a video with a view of Planet Earth, city skylines, oceans, and green open fields.

Please enable Javascript to view this content We arent building electric vehicles because its trendy, the videos voice-over says. Were building them to make a difference.

Related As the new electric Dodge Charger Daytona roars into action, the script goes on to say its goal is to save the planet from all those lame, soulless, weak-looking, self-driving sleep pods everyone keeps polluting our streets with. Thats why were doing it.

In a press release, Dodge further says the campaign wants to maintain the brands irreverence.

Even in EV form, Dodge has marketed the new Charger as an all-American muscle car, reminiscent of the 1960s version featured in the classic movie Bullitt and the Dukes of Hazzard TV series.

Dodges swipe at self-driving sleep pods might very well be aimed at least in part at Tesla. CEO Elon Musk, now a close adviser to President-elect Donald Trump, has endorsed ending the Biden administrations EV incentives.

Musk, while acknowledging that ending EV rebates may hurt Tesla, has said it would be devastating to its competitors. At the same time, he has consistently pushed forward his belief that the future is autonomous, referring to the recent launch of its Robotaxi self-driving vehicle.

Meanwhile, Dodge parent Stellantis has said it will adopt the Tesla North American Charging Standard (NACS) connector for its EVs.

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