The Tesla Mannequin S is featured in additional movies than another electrical automobile, a brand new research discovered. The research by LeasingOptions evaluated the highest automotive producers seen essentially the most in movies and on tv, and though Ford topped the chart, Tesla dominated the EV portion. The Tesla Mannequin S, the info revealed, has been featured extra in movies than another EV.
Tesla started delivering its flagship automobile to prospects in 2012 and later grew to become the primary electrical automotive to prime the month-to-month new-car-sales rating in any nation. In 2016, it grew to become the best-selling luxurious sedan within the U.S. and one of many best-selling EVs of that 12 months.
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In its research, LeasingOptions discovered that, to its shock, the Tesla Mannequin S appeared on tv and film screens a complete of 340 occasions, making it the most well-liked EV. Some movies the place the Mannequin S appeared embody The Kingsman (2015), Fifty Shades of Gray (2015), and Entourage (2006).
Following the Mannequin S, the Nissan Leaf was featured 144 occasions. The Nissan Leaf was the primary EV for use on the large display and appeared in cameos in films comparable to Parental Steering (2012) and The Babysitter: Killer Queen (2020). Its first main function was in 2019 when it starred as Uber Driver, Stu Prasad’s automobile in Stuber (2019).
On each the large display and tv, the Tesla Mannequin X had a complete of 113 appearances, and the Mannequin 3 had 89 appearances. In whole, Tesla autos have 561 appearances on-screen, which embody 14 Mannequin Y appearances and 5 Cybertruck appearances.
On simply the large display, the Mannequin S appeared 113 occasions, the Nissan Leaf appeared 43 occasions, the Mannequin X appeared 29 occasions, the Renault Zoe appeared 25 occasions, and the Mannequin 3 appeared 24 occasions. Regardless of Tesla not paying for product placement, its autos seem 241% greater than another EV on-screen.
The research additionally discovered that in contrast with 2010, there was a development within the variety of EVs featured in movies. In 2010, there weren’t any electrical automobiles on the large display, however in 2011 a Nissan Leaf appeared. By 2014, Tesla had begun producing and promoting the Mannequin S, which was featured 4 occasions, bringing the overall variety of EVs seen in movies as much as 9 at that time.
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