1. Various exterior motor show
2. Interior motor show
3. Various of Toyota stand, Toyota Prius video in background
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Jozef Vandecruys, marketing manager Toyota:
"Well it's really, let's say a 'hybrid hype.' "
5. Sign reading Hybrid Synergy Drive
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Jozef Vandecruys, marketing manager Toyota:
"I tell you, increase from the customer in environmental concern; increased oil prices; but I think mainly environmental concerns. People are really getting concerned about in what world their grandchildren are going to live".
7. Various of stand (featuring stuffed racoons) from Swiss government campaign highlighting car pollution
8. Prototype electric car,
9. Close up electric car's battery in the boot
10. Various of prototype Bollor� blu car
11. Nissan Pivo electric car; doors closing body spinning on wheel base
12. Close up hostess smiling from inside Pivo
13. Hostess inside electric concept car from Toyota Aygo
14. SOUNDBITE (English) Susanne Wegmann, president of e-mobile association:
"There has been talking about hybrid vehicles for more than one hundred years. But that they are really on the market and are available for everybody, so that everybody can drive, it's been only very recently."
15. Toyota stand
16. Lexus hybrid sedan GS 450 H poster with video in background
17. Various close up of model of sedan
18. Various of hybrid SUV from General Motors
19. Various of Citroen C4 diesel electric hybrid
20. Various of other hybrid cars
22. SOUNDBITE (English) Susanne Wegmann, President of E-mobile Association:
"I don't think it's going to be one standard, but I think it's going to be different 'drive trains' which take up more and more - one will be natural gas."
23. Gas pump
24. Renault Kangoo equipped for natural gas
25. Close up gas tank
26. Pump
27. Various of pump in action
28. Demonstration of distilled cellulosic compost to make ethanol
29. Various of Saab bio power vehicle which runs on ethanol or petrol
30. SOUNDBITE (English) Mario Klaus, Saab marketing manager:
"In Sweden they have the benefit that the ethanol, the fuel itself, is quite cheap, compared to the normal fuel. On the other side for instance in Stockholm you don't pay any parking fees, you don't pay any road pricing and you have tax benefits as well".
31. Tracking shot over floor map of Geneva streets
32. Exterior motorshow, tracking shot interior car at lights
33. Hybrid car owner Nadine Wuillemin driving
34. SOUNDBITE (French) Nadine Wuillemin, owner of hybrid car:
"I wanted a car which consumed less than one hundred litres and polluted less than one hundred and twenty grams of...I don't remember what. And I ticked away the vehicles one by one. It (her car) recharges by itself as you drive, you can follow the consumption here... for example now I am going uphill then the battery is in use, and now, it's recharging, there are the small green lines."
35. Interior motorshow, various of men washing car
36. Honda's prototype home energy station
37. Various Honda Formula 1 driver Jenson Button with Honda CEO Takeo Fukui
38. SOUNDBITE (English) Takeo Fukui, Honda CEO:
"Today we display the FCX concept model which is very close to the next generation of fuel cells vehicles."
39. Honda FCX on stand
40. Various computer animation: Honda FCX driving
SUGGESTED LEAD IN
With the rising cost of petrol, cars powered with alternative fuels have become more and more popular.
And this is no exception at the Geneva International Motor Show where hybrid cars are one of the highlights.
But for anyone that thinks environmentally friendly means boring -- they're in for a surprise.
SUGGESTED VOICE OVER
Alongside the shiny racing cars, this year the Geneva Motorshow also tackled a serious topic - the environmental impact of our addiction to driving.
A number of car manufacturers have been creating vehicles that can run on a variety of alternative energy sources -- cars which both conserve oil and reduce CO2 pollution.
Although there are already many alternatives - this year's buzz word is "hybrid."
SOUNDBITE (English)
"Well it's really, let's say a 'hybrid hype.'"
SUPERCAPTION: Jozef Vandecruys, marketing manager Toyota
And such cars are popular for many reasons.
SOUNDBITE (English)
"I tell you, increase from the customer in environmental concerns, increased oil prices, but I think mainly environmental concerns. People are really getting concerned about in what world their grandchildren are going to live"
SUPERCAPTION: Jozef Vandecruys, marketing manager Toyota
A recent campaign from the Swiss federal government suggests labelling cars to show their level of ecological friendliness.
This Bollor� Blue e-car lasts 250 kilometres before needing to be recharged -- and that only cost two US dollars.
The hybrids Nissan Pivo and Toyota Aygo are both scoring highly --both in manoeuvrability and design.
Despite the buzz here in Geneva, the hybrid car is not a new concept.
SOUNDBITE (English)
"There has been talking about hybrid vehicles for more than one hundred years, but that they have been available on the market and available for everybody, so that everybody can drive, it's been only very recently".
SUPERCAPTION: Susanne Wegmann, president, e-mobile association
A hybrid is a car that runs on more than one fuel -- a car with a standard petrol engine, coupled with an electric motor.
This is not an electric battery that you recharge during the night but a battery that recharges itself while you are driving, picking up all the unused kinetic energy from the engine, and giving it back when the car needs a boost.
The result is less petrol consumption and therefore less pollution.
SOUNDBITE (English)
"I don't think it's going to be one standard, but I think it's going to be different 'drive trains' which take up more and more - one will be natural gas."
SUPERCAPTION: Susanne Wegmann, President, E-mobile Association
Other "alternative fuels" that are not necessarily new are natural gas or methane.
These and LPG -- liquid petroleum gas -- a mixture of two gases: propane and butane have been used to power vehicles for decades.
A new alternative that many are betting on is ethanol or E85, produced via the distillation of bio waste (corn, sugar cane, organic waste).
But to make this the choice of the future, all sorts of incentives are needed.
SOUNDBITE (English)
"In Sweden they have the benefit that the ethanol, the fuel itself, is quite cheap, compared to the normal fuel; on the other side for instance in Stockholm you don't pay any parking fees, you don't pay any road pricing and you have tax benefits as well".
SUPERCAPTION: Mario Klaus, Saab marketing manager)
In this labyrinth of possible choices, which road will the environmentally conscious consumer take?
One Swiss citizen, worried about the environment, did her homework before buying a Honda Civic IMA.
SOUNDBITE (French)
"I wanted a car which consumed less than one hundred litres and polluted less than one hundred and twenty grams of...I don't remember what. And I ticked away the vehicles one by one. It (her car) recharges by itself as you drive, you can follow the consumption here... for example now I am going uphill then the battery is in use, and now, it's recharging, there are the small green lines."
SUPERCAPTION: Nadine Wuillemin, owner of hybrid car
And if the waste product of the car is water -- there is a solution for that too.
Honda has just launched the new FCX fuel cell concept vehicle, which does just that.
SOUNDBITE (English)
"Today we display the FCX Concept model which is very close to the next generation of fuel cells vehicles."
SUPERCAPTION: Takeo Fukui, CEO of Honda
As people become more environmentally conscious, car manufacturers are coming up with more designs to both impress consumers and protect the world we live in.
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SHOTLIST:
1. Various exterior motor show
2. Interior motor show
3. Various of Toyota stand, Toyota Prius video in background
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Jozef Vandecruys, marketing manager Toyota:
"Well it's really, let's say a 'hybrid hype.' "
5. Sign reading Hybrid Synergy Drive
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Jozef Vandecruys, marketing manager Toyota:
"I tell you, increase from the customer in environmental concern; increased oil prices; but I think mainly environmental concerns. People are really getting concerned about in what world their grandchildren are going to live".
7. Various of stand (featuring stuffed racoons) from Swiss government campaign highlighting car pollution
8. Prototype electric car,
9. Close up electric car's battery in the boot
10. Various of prototype Bollor� blu car
11. Nissan Pivo electric car; doors closing body spinning on wheel base
12. Close up hostess smiling from inside Pivo
13. Hostess inside electric concept car from Toyota Aygo
14. SOUNDBITE (English) Susanne Wegmann, president of e-mobile association:
"There has been talking about hybrid vehicles for more than one hundred years. But that they are really on the market and are available for everybody, so that everybody can drive, it's been only very recently."
15. Toyota stand
16. Lexus hybrid sedan GS 450 H poster with video in background
17. Various close up of model of sedan
18. Various of hybrid SUV from General Motors
19. Various of Citroen C4 diesel electric hybrid
20. Various of other hybrid cars
22. SOUNDBITE (English) Susanne Wegmann, President of E-mobile Association:
"I don't think it's going to be one standard, but I think it's going to be different 'drive trains' which take up more and more - one will be natural gas."
23. Gas pump
24. Renault Kangoo equipped for natural gas
25. Close up gas tank
26. Pump
27. Various of pump in action
28. Demonstration of distilled cellulosic compost to make ethanol
29. Various of Saab bio power vehicle which runs on ethanol or petrol
30. SOUNDBITE (English) Mario Klaus, Saab marketing manager:
"In Sweden they have the benefit that the ethanol, the fuel itself, is quite cheap, compared to the normal fuel. On the other side for instance in Stockholm you don't pay any parking fees, you don't pay any road pricing and you have tax benefits as well".
31. Tracking shot over floor map of Geneva streets
32. Exterior motorshow, tracking shot interior car at lights
33. Hybrid car owner Nadine Wuillemin driving
34. SOUNDBITE (French) Nadine Wuillemin, owner of hybrid car:
"I wanted a car which consumed less than one hundred litres and polluted less than one hundred and twenty grams of...I don't remember what. And I ticked away the vehicles one by one. It (her car) recharges by itself as you drive, you can follow the consumption here... for example now I am going uphill then the battery is in use, and now, it's recharging, there are the small green lines."
35. Interior motorshow, various of men washing car
36. Honda's prototype home energy station
37. Various Honda Formula 1 driver Jenson Button with Honda CEO Takeo Fukui
38. SOUNDBITE (English) Takeo Fukui, Honda CEO:
"Today we display the FCX concept model which is very close to the next generation of fuel cells vehicles."
39. Honda FCX on stand
40. Various computer animation: Honda FCX driving
SUGGESTED LEAD IN
With the rising cost of petrol, cars powered with alternative fuels have become more and more popular.
And this is no exception at the Geneva International Motor Show where hybrid cars are one of the highlights.
But for anyone that thinks environmentally friendly means boring -- they're in for a surprise.
SUGGESTED VOICE OVER
Alongside the shiny racing cars, this year the Geneva Motorshow also tackled a serious topic - the environmental impact of our addiction to driving.
A number of car manufacturers have been creating vehicles that can run on a variety of alternative energy sources -- cars which both conserve oil and reduce CO2 pollution.
Although there are already many alternatives - this year's buzz word is "hybrid."
SOUNDBITE (English)
"Well it's really, let's say a 'hybrid hype.'"
SUPERCAPTION: Jozef Vandecruys, marketing manager Toyota
And such cars are popular for many reasons.
SOUNDBITE (English)
"I tell you, increase from the customer in environmental concerns, increased oil prices, but I think mainly environmental concerns. People are really getting concerned about in what world their grandchildren are going to live"
SUPERCAPTION: Jozef Vandecruys, marketing manager Toyota
A recent campaign from the Swiss federal government suggests labelling cars to show their level of ecological friendliness.
This Bollor� Blue e-car lasts 250 kilometres before needing to be recharged -- and that only cost two US dollars.
The hybrids Nissan Pivo and Toyota Aygo are both scoring highly --both in manoeuvrability and design.
Despite the buzz here in Geneva, the hybrid car is not a new concept.
SOUNDBITE (English)
"There has been talking about hybrid vehicles for more than one hundred years, but that they have been available on the market and available for everybody, so that everybody can drive, it's been only very recently".
SUPERCAPTION: Susanne Wegmann, president, e-mobile association
A hybrid is a car that runs on more than one fuel -- a car with a standard petrol engine, coupled with an electric motor.
This is not an electric battery that you recharge during the night but a battery that recharges itself while you are driving, picking up all the unused kinetic energy from the engine, and giving it back when the car needs a boost.
The result is less petrol consumption and therefore less pollution.
SOUNDBITE (English)
"I don't think it's going to be one standard, but I think it's going to be different 'drive trains' which take up more and more - one will be natural gas."
SUPERCAPTION: Susanne Wegmann, President, E-mobile Association
Other "alternative fuels" that are not necessarily new are natural gas or methane.
These and LPG -- liquid petroleum gas -- a mixture of two gases: propane and butane have been used to power vehicles for decades.
A new alternative that many are betting on is ethanol or E85, produced via the distillation of bio waste (corn, sugar cane, organic waste).
But to make this the choice of the future, all sorts of incentives are needed.
SOUNDBITE (English)
"In Sweden they have the benefit that the ethanol, the fuel itself, is quite cheap, compared to the normal fuel; on the other side for instance in Stockholm you don't pay any parking fees, you don't pay any road pricing and you have tax benefits as well".
SUPERCAPTION: Mario Klaus, Saab marketing manager)
In this labyrinth of possible choices, which road will the environmentally conscious consumer take?
One Swiss citizen, worried about the environment, did her homework before buying a Honda Civic IMA.
SOUNDBITE (French)
"I wanted a car which consumed less than one hundred litres and polluted less than one hundred and twenty grams of...I don't remember what. And I ticked away the vehicles one by one. It (her car) recharges by itself as you drive, you can follow the consumption here... for example now I am going uphill then the battery is in use, and now, it's recharging, there are the small green lines."
SUPERCAPTION: Nadine Wuillemin, owner of hybrid car
And if the waste product of the car is water -- there is a solution for that too.
Honda has just launched the new FCX fuel cell concept vehicle, which does just that.
SOUNDBITE (English)
"Today we display the FCX Concept model which is very close to the next generation of fuel cells vehicles."
SUPERCAPTION: Takeo Fukui, CEO of Honda
As people become more environmentally conscious, car manufacturers are coming up with more designs to both impress consumers and protect the world we live in.
====
Clients are reminded:
(i) to check the terms of their licence agreements for use of content outside news programming and that further advice and assistance can be obtained from the AP Television News Library on: Tel +44 (0) 20 7482 7482 Email: info@aptnlibrary.com.
(ii) they should check with the applicable collecting society in their Territory regarding the clearance of any sound recording or performance included within the AP Television News service
(iii) they have editorial responsibility for the use of all and any content included within the AP Television News service and for libel, privacy, compliance and third party rights applicable to their Territory.
