Audi Green Police Protecting and Conserving the Earth

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Who Are the Green Police?

Green Police: Who are they? Here is a quick primer.

Every day consumers around the globe are faced with a myriad of decisions in their quest to become more environmentally responsible citizens. Paper or plastic? Bottled water or tap water? Gas or electric? Compost bucket or recycling bin? So many questions; yet so many conflicting answers. It can be overwhelming.

Now consumers have help, from the Green Police.

As part of the lead up to their third consecutive Super Bowl ad, Audi has created a fictional Green Police unit that are caricatures of today’s “green movement”. The Green Police are a humorous group of individuals that have joined forces in an effort to collectively help guide consumers to make the right decision when it comes to the environment.

Coincidentally, there are several real Green Police units globally that are furthering green practices and environmental issues. For example, Israel's main arm of the Ministry of Environmental ProtectionEnvironmental ProtectionAudi strives to help protect the environment in all aspects of our vehicle manufacturing.Environmental Protection in the area of enforcement and deterrence is called; you guessed it, the Green Police. New York has officers within the state’s Department of Environmental Conservation that are fondly called the “Green Police”. The United Kingdom’s Environment Agency deploys a squad decked out in green jackets to monitor excessive CO2 emissions.

As part of the 60-second ad, Audi worked with the band Cheap Trick to turn their 1979 smash hit “Dream Police” into a tongue-in-cheek version called “Green Police”. Since making its television debut during the fourth quarter of the Super Bowl, the idea of the Green Police ignited political, social and environmental conversation. But viewed strictly in the context of the Audi Green Car Super Bowl commerical the Green Police exist as simple social satire.

The Green Police really dramatize the impact every day choices have on the environment— from choosing paper or plastic bags at the grocery store and drinking bottled water to the cars we drive. The point of the Green Police then are to show that one of the easiest of those choices is driving the Audi A3 TDI clean diesel, which was just named the Green Car of the Year by the Green Car Journal. With an A3 TDI clean diesel Americans can feel great about being green while also enjoying a finely engineered, luxury automobile which does not sacrifice performance or leading-edge design.

The Audi Green Police are here to entertain and educate so our decisions regarding the environment are smarter and well-informed to make them a little easier.

Audi A3 TDI® Named 2010 Green Car of the Year®

Green and performance luxury needn’t be mutually exclusive concepts. That’s a core belief at Audi. That philosophy paid off with the all-new A3 TDI® earning the prestigious title of 2010 Green Car of the Year®.

The announcement came during the Los Angeles Auto Show as Ron Cogan, editor and publisher of Green Car Journal and editor of GreenCar.com presented the award to Audi of America President Johan de Nysschen. The Audi A3 TDI® was among five model finalists nominated for the award, which began in 2005.

The 2010 Audi A3 TDI® hit U.S. dealerships in late 2009 and initial sales have been promising. The A3 TDI® is the latest example of the fuel economy and greenhouse gas emissions benefits provided by the critically acclaimed TDI® clean diesel product line, following the wildly popular Q7 TDI®, which launched in June 2009. TDI® clean diesel technology was first developed by Audi 20 years ago and has come to signify the brand’s commitment to trailblazing automotive performance executed in an environmentally responsible way.

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