Amazing New Tesla Motors Commercial, Narrated by Nikola Tesla

By B.J. Murphy

Heralded for his design of the modern alternating current (AC) electricity supply system, Nikola Tesla is arguably one of the most underrated great minds of the 19th and 20th century. Other than being an inventor, Tesla was subsequently an amazing futurist. And it would appear that Tesla Motors agrees with this sentiment as well, as shown in this magnificent, tear-jerking commercial.

The commercial definitely provides quite the surreal compare and contrast between the era of Nikola Tesla and the era of which we live today. Through Tesla’s narration (aided by that of Jonathan David Dixon), the commercial perfectly encapsulates the unraveling of his predictions for the future – that being one which abandons the tyranny of oil and coal and is replaced with cleaner alternative energies. If anything, it’s a long time coming for Tesla Motors to finally align the inventor’s ideals with the company’s goals, considering that Tesla Motors owes its very existence to the revolutionary mind of Nikola Tesla.

In fact, a lot of what we take for granted today were originally predicted by that of Tesla. Some he attempted to invent himself, while others remained locked in his mind and only briefly etched into the world through ink and paper. Smartphones as we know them today were predicted by Tesla, believe it or not, stating, “through television and telephony we shall see and hear one another as perfectly as though we were face to face, despite intervening distances of thousands of miles, and the instruments through which we shall be able to do all of this, will fit in our vest pockets.”

While Tesla was a bit off regarding modern fashion, he was certainly spot on about modern communication devices. And so, too, was he about the revolutionary importance of alternative energies in opposition of both oil and coal. While we haven’t completely abandoned these fossil fuels just yet, globally, alternative energies are increasing in popularity, especially as they increase in efficiency and decrease in price. Let us hope that Tesla Motors helps lead the way towards a future of which can only give much-needed honor to the late Nikola Tesla. Here’s to a future to believe in!

Photo Credit: Freise Brothers

February 8, 2016 By B.J. Murphy

About the author

B.J. Murphy is the Editor and Social Media Manager of Serious Wonder. He is a futurist, philosopher, activist, author and poet. B.J. is an Affiliate Scholar for the Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies (IEET) and an Ambassador for the robotics company Humai.

Eva Mecklenburg

I respect Nikola Tesla who gave us so much! Elon Musk is using Tesla’s name,
name a car he builds which runs on Lithium-ion batteries prone to explode
injuring workers as well as clients. Tesla gave us free energy and drove his car coast to coast with nephew on one gallon of water! Still to be duplicated! Our
government is suppressing Tesla’s inventions because it is a money issue!
I am old but still hope to buy an O.T. Carr flying disk and enjoy the view from above. Dreams still may come true. EM