Los Angeles Convention Center, Los Angeles, US
November 18, 2010
1. Wide of LA Auto Show
2. Pull to wide of electric concept car
3. Pull to mid of electric concept car
4. Wide of LA Auto Show
5. Set up of Richard Homan, Road and Track Magazine car journalist
7. SOUNDBITE: (English) Richard Homan, Road and Track Magazine car journalist
"The headlines are certainly electricity green cars as well as the tendency toward cars to get smaller. When I started in this business cars and trucks were getting bigger and bigger and bigger and trucks were the big thing now cars are tending to get smaller. There's even a little Fiat over at the Chrysler stand. Cars getting smaller becoming more efficient packages."
8. Wide of Lexus stand
9. Pull of Mini stand
10. Set up of Brendan Flynn, director of communications for the Los Angeles Auto Show
11. SOUNDBITE: (English) Brendan Flynn, director of communications for the Los Angeles Auto Show
"This is absolutely a record breaking show for LA. this is the biggest show that we've ever had. We have more than 50 world and North American debuts at least 25 of those debuts have never been seen before. So this is the first time anyone in the world gets to see these cars. We have a thousand cars on the show floor. We have 50 different brands so its definitely one of the top five shows in the world. "
12. Wide of Nissan Leaf
13. Pull of Nissan Leaf badge
14. Zoom of electric charging plug in car's bonnet
15. Pullout of the interior of Nissan Leaf
16. Wide of Mitsubishi Miev electric car
17. Pull of Volvo C30 electric car
18. Pull of Porsche stand
19. Pan from Fisker TV monitor to car
20. Wide of Kia Optima Hybrid
21. SOUNDBITE: (English) Brendan Flynn, director of communications for the Los Angeles Auto Show
"And then we've got some crazy concepts. We have this Jaguar that's in the booth right next to us that's a $300,000 electric Supercar that goes from zero to 60 (mph) in 3.2 seconds. You can go to Vegas and back on one tank of gas!"
22. Mid of Jaguar electric Supercar
23. Pull of Chevrolet stand
24. Mid of the Chevrolet Volt electric car
25. Set up of Richard James, manager of product communications for General Motors on the West Coast
26. SOUNDBITE: (English) Richard James, manager of product communications for General Motors on the West Coast
"What we have is an electric vehicle with extended range and what that is an electric vehicle that allows you to drive - if you have a full battery - on pure electricity or your battery reserve for up to 50 miles. What happens after that, to overcome this issue known as "range anxiety" is there's a generator that is built into the car, an internal combustion engine - a gasoline engine essentially - that kicks in automatically, seamless to the consumer, that will charge the battery and so the vehicle will continue to run on its electric architecture for up to 350 miles."
27. Mid of GM pick up truck
28. Mid of GM SUV
29. Tilt up from GMC logo to car
30. Pull from Nissan Leaf badge
31. Tilt down on "fill up at home" electric charging station
32. Set up of Mark Perry, director of product planning, Nissan
33. SOUNDBITE: (English) Mark Perry, director of product planning, Nissan
"This is the world's first affordable pure zero emission car, battery electric, no gas, no oil. Never have to go to a gas station, never have to do an oil change. Zero emission, there's not even a tail pipe. 100 miles of range in a single charge. 90mph top speed and it's as simple as plugging in right into your garage."
34. Mid of Fiat 500 car
35. Wide of Toyota stand
36. Mid of Kia Pop concept car
37. Tilt down of Kia stand
38. Pull of Kia Pop concept car
39. Pull wide of Ford stand
40. Wide of Saab electric car
41. Pull tilt down of Mercedes stand
42. Wide of Hyundai stand
LEAD IN:
There's a buzz at the Los Angeles Auto Show as the latest current of zero-emission electric cars roll into town.
The Auto Show, at the LA Convention Center, features more than 20 world debuts from the top manufacturers and the word on everybody's lips is "electric".
STORY LINE:
This year's show marks the arrival of the "electric era" with green concept models packing the stands.
Like this Honda electric vehicle concept making its world debut.
Consumers will be able to buy many of these mass-production electric vehicles from December (2010).
Richard Homan, Road and Track Magazine motoring journalist says he's seen a sea change in attitudes.
"The headlines are certainly electricity green cars as well as the tendency toward cars to get smaller," he says. "When I started in this business cars and trucks were getting bigger and bigger and bigger and trucks were the big thing now cars are tending to get smaller. There's even a little Fiat over at the Chrysler stand. Cars getting smaller becoming more efficient packages."
This year's show boasts over 1,000 cars from 50 different brands, says Brendan Flynn, director of communications for the Los Angeles Auto Show.
Some of the electric concept cars were more outlandish.
Brendan Flynn, director of communications for the Los Angeles Auto Show, says "We've got some crazy concepts. We have this Jaguar that's in the booth right next to us that's a $300,000 electric Supercar that goes from zero to 60 (mph) in 3.2 seconds. You can go to Vegas and back on one tank of gas."
The Jaguar C -X75 concept car is powered by four lithium-ion batteries putting out a total of 780 horsepower with a top speed is 205 mph.
The 2012 Mitsubishi Miev electric car - marketed as a second vehicle - is expected to cost $30,000 when it goes on sale in November 2011.
The Volvo C30 two-door, four-seater also achieves 100 miles on a full charge and has a top speed of up to 81mph. Acceleration is sprightly, it goes from 0 to 61 miles per hour in 10.5 seconds.
The first C30s will be available in the US from the end of next year.
The 2011 Chevrolet Volt was named Green Car of the Year at the Los Angeles Auto Show.
The Volt matches sedan (saloon) styling with an electric motor capable of powering the car for 40 miles before a backup combustion engine kicks in.
Motor Trend and Automobile Magazine also named the Volt its 2011 Car of the Year. It goes on sale in December.
Richard James, manager of product communications for General Motors on the West Coast, says: "What we have is an electric vehicle with extended range and what that is an electric vehicle that allows you to drive - if you have a full battery - on pure electricity or your battery reserve for up to 50 miles. What happens after that, to overcome this issue known as "range anxiety" is there's a generator that is built into the car, an internal combustion engine - a gasoline engine essentially - that kicks in automatically, seamless to the consumer, that will charge the battery and so the vehicle will continue to run on its electric architecture for up to 350 miles."
The highly-anticipated Nissan Leaf was introduced as the first mass-market 100 per cent electric, zero emission vehicle.
The Leaf will be available from December 15, 2010 in the US and Japan and in most European markets in early 2011.
Mark Perry, director of product planning at Nissan, says: "This is the world's first affordable pure zero emission car, battery electric, no gas, no oil. Never have to go to a gas station, never have to do an oil change. Zero emission, there's not even a tail pipe. 100 miles of range in a single charge. 90mph top speed and it's as simple as plugging in right into your garage."
There were electric sports cars from Porsche and Fisker, the exclusive electric car company, with its Karma model boasting a 300 mile range and a solar roof.
Toyota and Tesla has joined forces with the Toyota RAV 4 EV (electric vehicle).
Tesla will be responsible for building the RAV 4's lithium battery pack aiming for a 100-mile range. Testing beings in 2011 with the first production models not expected to roll out of the factory until 2012.
One of the more unusual concepts at the show is KIA's sparkling silver Pop.
This electric concept can travel 100 miles on a single charge, recharges fully in six hours and has a 90mph top speed.
Unfortunately it's not for large families - the space age cabin only houses three people.
The annual Los Angeles Auto Show runs from November 19-28, 2010.
SHOTLIST:
Los Angeles Convention Center, Los Angeles, US
November 18, 2010
1. Wide of LA Auto Show
2. Pull to wide of electric concept car
3. Pull to mid of electric concept car
4. Wide of LA Auto Show
5. Set up of Richard Homan, Road and Track Magazine car journalist
7. SOUNDBITE: (English) Richard Homan, Road and Track Magazine car journalist
"The headlines are certainly electricity green cars as well as the tendency toward cars to get smaller. When I started in this business cars and trucks were getting bigger and bigger and bigger and trucks were the big thing now cars are tending to get smaller. There's even a little Fiat over at the Chrysler stand. Cars getting smaller becoming more efficient packages."
8. Wide of Lexus stand
9. Pull of Mini stand
10. Set up of Brendan Flynn, director of communications for the Los Angeles Auto Show
11. SOUNDBITE: (English) Brendan Flynn, director of communications for the Los Angeles Auto Show
"This is absolutely a record breaking show for LA. this is the biggest show that we've ever had. We have more than 50 world and North American debuts at least 25 of those debuts have never been seen before. So this is the first time anyone in the world gets to see these cars. We have a thousand cars on the show floor. We have 50 different brands so its definitely one of the top five shows in the world. "
12. Wide of Nissan Leaf
13. Pull of Nissan Leaf badge
14. Zoom of electric charging plug in car's bonnet
15. Pullout of the interior of Nissan Leaf
16. Wide of Mitsubishi Miev electric car
17. Pull of Volvo C30 electric car
18. Pull of Porsche stand
19. Pan from Fisker TV monitor to car
20. Wide of Kia Optima Hybrid
21. SOUNDBITE: (English) Brendan Flynn, director of communications for the Los Angeles Auto Show
"And then we've got some crazy concepts. We have this Jaguar that's in the booth right next to us that's a $300,000 electric Supercar that goes from zero to 60 (mph) in 3.2 seconds. You can go to Vegas and back on one tank of gas!"
22. Mid of Jaguar electric Supercar
23. Pull of Chevrolet stand
24. Mid of the Chevrolet Volt electric car
25. Set up of Richard James, manager of product communications for General Motors on the West Coast
26. SOUNDBITE: (English) Richard James, manager of product communications for General Motors on the West Coast
"What we have is an electric vehicle with extended range and what that is an electric vehicle that allows you to drive - if you have a full battery - on pure electricity or your battery reserve for up to 50 miles. What happens after that, to overcome this issue known as "range anxiety" is there's a generator that is built into the car, an internal combustion engine - a gasoline engine essentially - that kicks in automatically, seamless to the consumer, that will charge the battery and so the vehicle will continue to run on its electric architecture for up to 350 miles."
27. Mid of GM pick up truck
28. Mid of GM SUV
29. Tilt up from GMC logo to car
30. Pull from Nissan Leaf badge
31. Tilt down on "fill up at home" electric charging station
32. Set up of Mark Perry, director of product planning, Nissan
33. SOUNDBITE: (English) Mark Perry, director of product planning, Nissan
"This is the world's first affordable pure zero emission car, battery electric, no gas, no oil. Never have to go to a gas station, never have to do an oil change. Zero emission, there's not even a tail pipe. 100 miles of range in a single charge. 90mph top speed and it's as simple as plugging in right into your garage."
34. Mid of Fiat 500 car
35. Wide of Toyota stand
36. Mid of Kia Pop concept car
37. Tilt down of Kia stand
38. Pull of Kia Pop concept car
39. Pull wide of Ford stand
40. Wide of Saab electric car
41. Pull tilt down of Mercedes stand
42. Wide of Hyundai stand
LEAD IN:
There's a buzz at the Los Angeles Auto Show as the latest current of zero-emission electric cars roll into town.
The Auto Show, at the LA Convention Center, features more than 20 world debuts from the top manufacturers and the word on everybody's lips is "electric".
STORY LINE:
This year's show marks the arrival of the "electric era" with green concept models packing the stands.
Like this Honda electric vehicle concept making its world debut.
Consumers will be able to buy many of these mass-production electric vehicles from December (2010).
Richard Homan, Road and Track Magazine motoring journalist says he's seen a sea change in attitudes.
"The headlines are certainly electricity green cars as well as the tendency toward cars to get smaller," he says. "When I started in this business cars and trucks were getting bigger and bigger and bigger and trucks were the big thing now cars are tending to get smaller. There's even a little Fiat over at the Chrysler stand. Cars getting smaller becoming more efficient packages."
This year's show boasts over 1,000 cars from 50 different brands, says Brendan Flynn, director of communications for the Los Angeles Auto Show.
Some of the electric concept cars were more outlandish.
Brendan Flynn, director of communications for the Los Angeles Auto Show, says "We've got some crazy concepts. We have this Jaguar that's in the booth right next to us that's a $300,000 electric Supercar that goes from zero to 60 (mph) in 3.2 seconds. You can go to Vegas and back on one tank of gas."
The Jaguar C -X75 concept car is powered by four lithium-ion batteries putting out a total of 780 horsepower with a top speed is 205 mph.
The 2012 Mitsubishi Miev electric car - marketed as a second vehicle - is expected to cost $30,000 when it goes on sale in November 2011.
The Volvo C30 two-door, four-seater also achieves 100 miles on a full charge and has a top speed of up to 81mph. Acceleration is sprightly, it goes from 0 to 61 miles per hour in 10.5 seconds.
The first C30s will be available in the US from the end of next year.
The 2011 Chevrolet Volt was named Green Car of the Year at the Los Angeles Auto Show.
The Volt matches sedan (saloon) styling with an electric motor capable of powering the car for 40 miles before a backup combustion engine kicks in.
Motor Trend and Automobile Magazine also named the Volt its 2011 Car of the Year. It goes on sale in December.
Richard James, manager of product communications for General Motors on the West Coast, says: "What we have is an electric vehicle with extended range and what that is an electric vehicle that allows you to drive - if you have a full battery - on pure electricity or your battery reserve for up to 50 miles. What happens after that, to overcome this issue known as "range anxiety" is there's a generator that is built into the car, an internal combustion engine - a gasoline engine essentially - that kicks in automatically, seamless to the consumer, that will charge the battery and so the vehicle will continue to run on its electric architecture for up to 350 miles."
The highly-anticipated Nissan Leaf was introduced as the first mass-market 100 per cent electric, zero emission vehicle.
The Leaf will be available from December 15, 2010 in the US and Japan and in most European markets in early 2011.
Mark Perry, director of product planning at Nissan, says: "This is the world's first affordable pure zero emission car, battery electric, no gas, no oil. Never have to go to a gas station, never have to do an oil change. Zero emission, there's not even a tail pipe. 100 miles of range in a single charge. 90mph top speed and it's as simple as plugging in right into your garage."
There were electric sports cars from Porsche and Fisker, the exclusive electric car company, with its Karma model boasting a 300 mile range and a solar roof.
Toyota and Tesla has joined forces with the Toyota RAV 4 EV (electric vehicle).
Tesla will be responsible for building the RAV 4's lithium battery pack aiming for a 100-mile range. Testing beings in 2011 with the first production models not expected to roll out of the factory until 2012.
One of the more unusual concepts at the show is KIA's sparkling silver Pop.
This electric concept can travel 100 miles on a single charge, recharges fully in six hours and has a 90mph top speed.
Unfortunately it's not for large families - the space age cabin only houses three people.
The annual Los Angeles Auto Show runs from November 19-28, 2010.
