Volkswagen of America is launching its first set of TV commercials for its upcoming ID4 battery-electric compact crossover that goals to drive house the corporate’s message of delivering electrical mobility to the hundreds of thousands, as a substitute of simply the millionaires.

The spot, which makes use of a line of zoetropes — a 19th century invention that makes use of a spinning disc of pictures to create a transferring image — as an example advances in transportation, ends with a girl climbing into the passenger facet of an ID4 and driving away. The video performs below rising orchestral music, starting with a single piano, and comprises no narration. It finishes with a written message: “Historical past is made, when it is made for everybody.”

The spot will debut Saturday throughout NFL Wild Card video games and was created by Johannes Leonardo.

The VW ID4 will go on sale in March at a beginning value of $41,190, together with delivery however excluding any federal or state incentives. VW of America accepted 1000’s of $100 refundable deposits when it launched the ID4 in September, and sellers have contacted customers to finalize their orders earlier than supply.

All however a small handful of its U.S. sellers have signed as much as promote the automobile, and the corporate pegged preliminary U.S. gross sales estimates for 2021 at greater than 20,000, thanks partially to a $379-per-month lease choice and a promise of free charging. Nevertheless, preliminary plans to launch the ID4 in December within the U.S. had been delayed till March.