HEADLINE: New electric and hybrid vehicles debut in Germany
CAPTION: Car manufacturers unveiled a range of electric cars and hybrid engines at this year's Frankfurt Auto Show, which opened to media on Tuesday. (Sept. 15)
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NB. THIS IS A VOICEOVER TRANSCRIPT, NOT A FULL SHOT LIST.
THIS YEAR'S FRANKFURT AUTO SHOW IS FILLED WITH A RANGE OF NEW ELECTRIC AND HYBRID VEHICLES.
BMW
TOYOTA
AND MERCEDES SHOWED OFF THEIR CONSUMER AND CONCEPT CARS -- ALONG WITH A HOST OF OTHER CAR COMPANIES.
HYBRID CARS BLEND AN ELECTRIC MOTOR AND A COMBUSTIBLE ENGINE. BUT ANALYSTS EXPECT A HUGE INCREASE IN THE PRODUCTION OF PURE ELECTRIC CARS OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS. FROM NEARLY 9,500 THIS YEAR TO MORE THAN 58,000 IN 2011. ELECTRIC CARS ARE STILL LIMITED BECAUSE THE TECHNOLOGY IS EXPENSIVE. STILL TOYOTA JUST DEVELOPED THE FIRST PLUG-IN VERSION OF THE PRIUS HYBRD, WHICH OFFERS OWNERS THE EASE OF CHARGING THE CAR BATTERY AT A HOUSEHOLD OUTLET.
EXPERTS SAY ELECTRIC VEHICLES MAY BE COMPARABLE TO THE STANDARD COMBUSTION ENGINE WITHIN THE NEXT TEN YEARS.
THE 63RD ANNUAL FRANKFURT AUTO SHOW IS SCHEDULED TO OPEN TO THE PUBLIC ON THURSDAY.
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SHOTLIST
1. Various of the Mercedes SLS AMG
2. Wide of Lamborghini Reventon
3. Bentley Continental GTC
4. Close up of Bentley sign, pull out to stand
5. Close up of model, pull out to Maserati GranCabrio
6. Close up pan of Maserati bumper, pull out to wide of car
7. Model, pull out to Maserati
8. Various of Ferrari 458 Italia
9. Mid of Lotus Evora
10. Wide of motor show
