AP Television
London, UK - September 8, 2011
1. Wide pull out of electric cars driving off, after starters flag
2. Mid low shot of Mitsubishi i-MiEV electric car
3. Mid of Renault Twizy driving
4. Mid top shot of car driving under bridge
5. Mid of Mitsubishi i-MiEV and EEMS Westfield iRacer driving with Battersea Power Station in background
6. Wide of Giles Brown walking through supercar tent
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Giles Brown, event director, EcoVelocity:
"EcoVelocity is a new type of show. In the absence of the British Motor Show we wanted to create something where members of the general public can come and test drive cars of all shapes and sizes - but on a low carbon basis. It''s all about the latest technology in cars, with electric cars, hybrid cars. Really focussing on the low carbon element of the industry."
8. Mid of London Mayor Boris Johnson driving Renault Fluence
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Boris Johnson, Mayor of London:
"One of the difficulties about getting people to take up electric vehicles - and that is ''range anxiety''. People are anxious that when they get into an electric vehicle that their battery may conk out and they''ll be stranded. So, if you have charge points dotted around the city in the way that we''re doing, we hope to defeat that anxiety and get people to take up electric vehicles."
10. Mid of Honda Insight hybrid, Ford Focus and Volvo C30 DRIVe, on track
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Boris Johnson, mayor of London
"You could imagine that they could all have little theme songs."
12. Wide of man getting into Peel P50 and driving away
13. SOUNDBITE (English) George Gilmore, manager, Peel Engineering
"Our new eco model has a Lithium Ion battery powered engine, it''ll do 40mph and you can charge it up over night and get 100 miles to that charge and it''ll cost you about 80p (USD $1.3) and each car is actually fully bespoke so we can do anything you want to it, but they start at about GBP �12,500 (USD 20,000)."
14. Mid tracking shot of Peel P50 driving
15. SOUNDBITE (English) George Gilmore, manager, Peel Engineering
"I''m 6 foot 2, (1.88 metres) and I fit in - as you can see - fairly easily. The drive is very comfortable."
16. Wide of EcoVelocity show site
17. Close of reindeer sculpture made from used motorcycle parts
18. Close of KIA logo
19. Wide of KIA Motors stand
20. Mid of Stephen Kitson getting into KIA Rio
21. SOUNDBITE (English) Stephen Kitson, communications director, KIA Motors
"There''s a lot of electric vehicles because for a lot of people in a lot of circumstances electric is a very good solution. But we at KIA don''t believe it''s the only solution. We''re investing in electricity, in hybrid and fuel cell cars. But we also believe that cars like the new Rio can do a fantastic job with an internal combustion engine. We''ve launched Rio with a new diesel engine, it''s a three-cylinder, turbo-charged diesel engine, and it''s very, very efficient - so efficient it can give you 88 miles to the gallon and emissions of just 85g a kilometre."
22. Various of Mia electric cars on track
23. Mid pan left from Mia car to front driver''s seat of Mia
24. Mid low shot of Richard Deslandes opening Mia door
25. SOUNDBITE (English) Richard Deslandes, sales director, Mia electric
"This is the UK premiere of Mia. Mia is a French-made electric vehicle. We hope to have this available in the UK in February or so next year. It''s 100 percent electric. It''s designed and built in France and we''re absolutely delighted to be here in Battersea to show it to the British public for the first time."
26. Wide of Nissan stand pan left to Peugeot stand
27. Wide tilt down from Battersea Power Station chimney to engine of Toyota Hybrid Synergy Drive
28. Tilt up from black Lightning GT to Nissan Leaf driving forward
LEAD IN:
EcoVelocity is an outdoor car show with a difference - this eco-conscious motor show celebrates all things green.
In the shadow of London''s iconic Battersea Power Station, EcoVelocity houses hundreds of electric and hybrid cars from all the major manufacturers.
The flag is waved and they''re off - in total silence, unusually perhaps, for London Mayor Boris Johnson in the lead car.
Electric vehicles, hybrids, and low carbon combustion engines are all on parade at EvoVelocity at Battersea in London.
This green motor festival is the first of its kind in the UK and serves as an antidote to some of the fuel-thirsty, petrol-head shows of the car industry.
In the shadows of Battersea''s redundant coal-fired power station a new breed of carbon-friendly cars are on parade.
Giles Brown, event director for EcoVelocity, explains the concept:
"EcoVelocity is a new type of show. In the absence of the British Motor Show we wanted to create something where members of the general public can come and test drive cars of all shapes and sizes - but on a low carbon basis. It''s all about the latest technology in cars, with electric cars, hybrid cars. Really focussing on the low carbon element of the industry."
Opening the show is London Mayor Boris Johnson.
Best known for cycling through the capital using pedal power, Johnson is keen to stamp his green credentials on the capital ahead of 2012 and the Olympic year.
For the Mayor the challenge is to change negative perceptions:
"One of the difficulties about getting people to take up electric vehicles - and that is ''range anxiety''. People are anxious that when they get into an electric vehicle that their battery may conk out and they''ll be stranded. So, if you have charge points dotted around the city in the way that we''re doing, we hope to defeat that anxiety and get people to take up electric vehicles."
Johnson claims London is the electric vehicle capital of Europe with some 2,000 - 3,000 registered electric cars.
But with more silent electric vehicles on the capital''s streets he says one of the biggest problems is that pedestrians don''t hear them coming and can step out in front of them.
Johnson has his own ideas for a solution:
"You could imagine they could all have little theme songs," he says.
This is the Peel P50 and, according to the Guinness World Records, it''s the world''s smallest car.
It used to feature a tiny 49cc petrol engine but now the tiny Peel has been given an electric motor.
George Gilmore, manager at Peel Engineering, explains how the new model works:
"Our new eco model has a Lithium Ion battery powered engine, it''ll do 40mph and you can charge it up over night and get 100 miles to that charge and it''ll cost you about 80p (USD $1.3) and each car is actually fully bespoke so we can do anything you want to it, but they start at about �12,500 (USD $20,000)."
But how can the average sized man squeeze into the tiny proportions of this pint-sized Peel? Easy, according to Gilmore.
"I''m 6 foot 2, (1.88 metres) and I fit in - as you can see - fairly easily. The drive is very comfortable," he says.
Although the event is dominated by electric and hybrid vehicles, some manufacturers believe there''s life in the internal combustion engine yet.
KIA is holding up its new Rio as a model for future diesel engines, claiming a performance and economy better than any other non-electric car on sale in the world.
The Rio will also be sold with a seven year or 100,000 mile warranty.
Stephen Kitson, communications director at KIA Motors says:
"There''s a lot of electric vehicles because for a lot of people in a lot of circumstances electric is a very good solution. But we at KIA don''t believe it''s the only solution. We''re investing in electricity, in hybrid and fuel cell cars. But we also believe that cars like the new Rio can do a fantastic job with an internal combustion engine. We''ve launched Rio with a new diesel engine, it''s a three-cylinder, turbo-charged diesel engine, and it''s very, very efficient - so efficient it can give you 88 miles to the gallon and emissions of just 85g a kilometre."
EcoVelocity is also the UK premiere of French manufacturer Mia''s new electric family car.
This fully electric vehicle was created by local art students from Cerizay, deep in rural western France.
It comes in three different sizes with the smallest variant offering a single front passenger seat - like a McLaren F1, but without the performance.
The cars come with ranges of between 90-130km (56-81 miles), depending on the size of the battery pack chosen by the customer.
Richard Deslandes, sales director of Mia electric says:
"This is the UK premiere of Mia. Mia is a French-made electric vehicle. We hope to have this available in the UK in February or so next year. It''s 100 percent electric. It''s designed and built in France and we''re absolutely delighted to be here in Battersea to show it to the British public for the first time."
The Mia comes with trendy interior touches like a plug-in point for a tablet computer and an iPod docking station. The sliding doors open with a touch of the floral-design button.
It might look small but the Mia has a luggage capacity of up to 1,500 litres (53 cubic feet).
The Mia will be available in the shops from early 2012.
From the twin-motor 394bhp Lightning GT, that can do 0-60mph in four seconds, to the more sedate family-friendly Nissan Leaf there''s a car for everybody at EcoVelocity - so long as it''s low carbon.
EcoVelocity runs from September 8-11, 2011 at Battersea, London.
