<p><img src="https://static1.businessinsider.com/image/60217d63cca90200129b7086-1920/GM%20norway.jpg" border="0" alt="GM norway" data-mce-source="General Motors" data-mce-caption="GM Norway ad."></p><p></p><bi-shortcode id="summary-shortcode" data-type="summary-shortcode" class="mceNonEditable" contenteditable="false">Summary List Placement</bi-shortcode><p>General Motors recently announced its <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/gm-aims-to-end-sale-of-gasoline-diesel-powered-cars-suvs-light-trucks-by-2035-2021-1">plans to stop selling gas-powered cars by 2035</a>, and it wasted little time getting the word out about its upcoming electric models in a pair of celebrity-packed Super Bowl advertisements on Sunday.</p><p>In one spot, "No Way Norway," Will Ferrell is outraged that the Nordic country "sells way more electric cars per capita than the US." <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-autos-electric-norway/electric-cars-rise-to-record-54-market-share-in-norway-in-2020-idUKKBN29A0ZT'edition-redirect=in">More than half</a> of the new cars sold in Norway last year were electric, while EVs make up less than 5% of cars sold in the US.</p><p>And Ferrellthe ad version of him, anywayisn't happy about it.</p><div><iframe width="560" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/LxBQ2Q39Tq4" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></div><p>"With GM's new Ultium battery, we're going to crush those lugers. Crush them!" Ferrell says. "Let's go, America."</p><p>Ferrell rounds up comedians Kenan Thompson and Awkwafina to travel overseas and give the Norwegians a piece of his mindbut none of them make it there.</p><p>Ferrell drives a <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/cadillac-just-unveiled-its-lyriq-electric-car-2020-8">Cadillac Lyriq</a>, and the others pile into a <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/gmc-hummer-ev-electric-pickup-truck-photos-features-specs-2020-10">GMC Hummer EV</a> pickup. Neither vehicle will be on the market until 2022, but they give viewers a taste of what to expect from the 30 EVs GM plans to release by 2025.</p><p>"GM's Ultium battery is made for all types of vehicles, so soon everybody can drive an EV," Ferrell says.</p><p><em><strong>Read more:</strong> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/tesla-gm-ford-taking-different-approaches-electric-vehicle-ev-market-2020-9'r=tl-sub">Tesla, GM, and Ford each have their own unique strategies for EV successhere's how they compare</a></em></p><p>Another spot for the Lyriqthe upcoming flagship EV for GM's luxury brandcenters around promoting its hands-free driving technology called Super Cruise, which is also available on certain current Cadillac models.</p><p>The ad features Timothe Chalamet as Edgar Scissorhands in an homage to the 1990 movie "Edward Scissorhands." Winona Ryder, Edward's love interest in the film, appears in the ad as Edgar's mother.</p><div><iframe width="560" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/0KAlqthD6Gc" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></div><p>In the spot, Ryder gifts her son a Cadillac Lyriq and shows him how it can drive itselfso he can get the thrills of driving without mangling the steering wheel with his pointy hands.</p><p>Cadillac <a href="https://www.cadillac.com/ownership/vehicle-technology/super-cruise'ppc=GOOGLE_700000001297222_71700000025000383_58700003076487421_p40088173128&ds_rl=1253750&d_src=313715&d_adsrc=3876787&d_campaign=71700000025000383&d_site=GOOGLE&d_adgroup=58700003076487421&d_keyword=cadillac+supercruise&gclick=Cj0KCQiA34OBBhCcARIsAG32uvPwyNanbdYH6548TRvYvbgWQaq3q16hFCMSe4Fw9TMR8eZHMgXccNIaAvsYEALw_wcB&ds_rl=1253750&gclid=Cj0KCQiA34OBBhCcARIsAG32uvPwyNanbdYH6548TRvYvbgWQaq3q16hFCMSe4Fw9TMR8eZHMgXccNIaAvsYEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds">says</a> the Super Cruise feature lets drivers take their hands off the wheel on compatible highways. <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/tesla-autopilot-second-best-assistance-software-consumer-reports-2020-10">Consumer Reports</a> recently found that the technology was better overall than Tesla's Autopilot in a review of driver-assistance features on the market.</p><p>GM plans to invest $27 billion in electric and autonomous vehicles through 2025. However, the automaker hasn't always been so keen on making its offerings more environmentally friendly. It supported President Trump's efforts to roll back emissions regulations and was one of several car companies to sue California over its strict emissions rules.</p><p>But, as President Joe Biden is poised to set emissions standards and <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/tesla-cant-lose-in-2021-with-joe-biden-as-president-2021-1">promote EV adoption</a> through various policies, GM has reversed course.</p><p><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/gm-super-bowl-ads-highlight-new-electric-vehicles-2021-2#comments">Join the conversation about this story »</a></p> <p>NOW WATCH: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/how-symphony-seas-worlds-largest-cruise-ship-deals-with-waste-2020-3">How waste is dealt with on the world's largest cruise ship</a></p>
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