Nikola Farad Wants a Job — As Your EV Brand's Next Mascot
Daniel Lee Williams, a 30-year automotive mechanic, stood under the hood of yet another gas-guzzler spewing carbon monoxide into the air and had a thought that probably doesn't cross the minds of most mechanics: "What if a robot told drivers the truth about what they're paying to pollute?"
So he built one.;/
Enter Nikola Farad , a chrome-headed cartoon creation with the soul of Carl Sagan and the pitch delivery of your most earnest public access weatherman. He's a Scientific Fact Robot, and he's got one mission: to talk the gasoline-buying public off the combustion cliff - with facts, emotion, and a rotating faceplate that represents all skin colors. Yes, he's electric, inclusive, and deeply exasperated by fossil fuels. Sound familiar?
At a time when corporations greenwash like it's a Super Bowl sport, Nikola Farad stands out not for slick branding, but for conscience-driven content that aims to actually change behavior. Williams isn't asking you to feel good about your carbon footprint. He's asking you to stop making one.
And now he wants to go pro. From Grease-Stained to Screen-Ready
Williams, whose resume includes more oil changes than Instagram followers, is making a very public pitch: Hire me. Use Nikola. Let's make these commercials national. Let's sell EVs not just with torque specs, but with truth.
He's written and animated three emotionally charged, scientifically accurate commercials, with two more in the works. They're not subtle. One features apocalyptic airscapes. Another puts viewers inside the lungs of a child growing up in an emissions-choked city. Think Don Draper meets Greta Thunberg.
"I created Nikola Farad because no one else was saying it plain," Williams says. "We're paying to poison our own kids. That's a scientific fact, not a political opinion."
It's not exactly a cozy pitch. But it's urgent. And maybe that's what the EV industry needs.
The EV Market Is Accelerating — But the Messaging Isn't
The numbers are shiny. U.S. EV sales jumped 46% in 2023, with forecasts projecting over 40 million electric vehicles on American roads by 2030. President Biden wants two-thirds of new vehicles sold by 2032 to be electric. Tesla, Rivian, Hyundai, Ford — they're all racing toward a plug-in future.
But public buy-in still lags. A Pew study in 2024 found that more than half of U.S. adults remain unsure or skeptical about going electric. Range anxiety, charging infrastructure, and — here's the kicker — emotional inertia all play a role.
Enter Nikola, stage left.
He's not here to quote the Clean Air Act. He's here to guilt-trip you (gently) with a synthetic smile and scientifically-sound scripts. And unlike the generic spokespeople EV companies currently trot out — earnest young influencers with sun-dappled Teslas — Nikola Farad is a brand-agnostic conscience on wheels. The Job Application Nobody Expected
Williams' approach is part character pitch, part job application. "I want to be hired as a content creator for EV companies," he says. "Or for any entity serious about reducing emissions. Let Nikola do the talking. He never runs out of breath."
What makes this proposal striking isn't just its audacity; it's its authenticity. Williams isn't a Silicon Valley media strategist. He's a working-class expert who knows internal combustion from the inside out. He's seen the smog roll in. He's heard the coughing. And now, he's repurposing decades of know-how into content that moves people not just emotionally, but statistically. Nikola, Call Your Agent
The EV world doesn't need another celebrity campaign. It needs a conscience with character. And Nikola Farad is literally built for the job. He's part Mr. Rogers, part HAL 9000 — only this time, he's on humanity's side.
So here's the pitch, automakers and climate foundations:
Skip the slogans. Ditch the dull data points. Hire the guy with the robot who doesn't just speak truth to power — he uploads it.
"I didn't build Nikola Farad to sell soda or sneakers," Williams says. "I built him to wake people up. And maybe get us out of this mess."
The climate clock is ticking. The EV industry is scaling. And somewhere in a garage, a man and his robot are waiting for someone to pick up the phone.
Because sometimes, the revolution isn't televised — until you hire the right mascot.
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