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| Summary: | Futuristic designs at India's 2018 Auto Expo |
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| Story No: | apus092303 |
| Source: | ASSOCIATED PRESS |
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| Date: | 02/13/2018 03:05 PM |
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LEADIN:
Concept cars, electric vehicles and hybrids are stealing the show at India's 2018 Auto Expo.
Brands including Toyota, Honda and Renault are showcasing futuristic designs and more environmentally-friendly motors.
STORYLINE:
South Korean car brand Kia is gearing up to enter the Indian market.
It's creating a lot of buzz at the 2018 Auto Expo in Uttar Pradesh, near New Delhi.
On display is the brand's new Stinger GT and the SP SUV, a compact SUV tailored for the Indian market, which the company plans to launch in 2019.
Thousands are flocking to India's biggest auto show to check out the latest in car design and technology.
Mercedes-Benz is showing off its Concept EQ. The sporty SUV runs on a battery-electric engine and can produce up to 300 kilowatts of power.
Renault is showcasing its Trezor Concept, showing what the future of battery-powered sports cars might look like.
Last year, in an attempt to clean up the country's air pollution, India's government announced that it wanted all new cars from 2030 onwards to be electric.
But there's a long way to go for the relatively expensive electric and hybrid vehicles to penetrate the Indian market, which is currently dominated by more affordable petrol and diesel cars.
This Honda Accord Hybrid comes at a hefty price tag of $67,000 USD in India.
But car makers like Honda are hopeful Indians will buy more environmentally-friendly cars, with more incentives from the government.
"In these 12 years from now till 2030, we can save a lot of fuel by bringing in these technologies," says Rakesh Sidana, operating head at Honda Cars India.
"So, our request to the government also is that let's build up a ten years road map. How do we want to transition towards the EVs (electric vehicles)?"
Toyota is showing off its electric Prius PHV.
Renault is displaying its Zoe E-Sport Concept, a two-door version of its electric city car, which it plans to bring to India.
Car makers say they believe young Indians, with more money to spend due to rising incomes, will take to electric and hybrid vehicles.
"If we talk about our products, most of our products are selling in the top grades," says Sidana.
"Which shows that if you give value to the customer he is willing to lap it up. And India being a younger nation, so the capacity to spend more is there if you give him the right value."
India's second largest car manufacturer Hyundai is set to introduce a toned-down version of its fully-electric Ioniq sedan to Indians next year.
Puneet Anand, senior general manager at Hyundai India, believes hybrid and electric cars are the future vehicles of India.
"Fossil fuels and the import cost of all these fossil fuels will become challeng(ing) at a later stage of time," he says.
"So, we want to give very clean mobility solutions to every people. And with every manufacturer coming in with the technology, the affordability of this electric car technology will also increase. In fact, when we talk of alternative fuels there is electric car, there is a hybrid car, there is a plug-in hybrid, and we also have a technology called the fuel cell electric vehicle. So, we have everything ready for the future and we want everybody to be a partner to that."
India's Auto Expo 2018 runs till 14 February.
Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh - 9 February 2018
1. Mid of musicians performing
2. Wide of musicians performing, models posing next to Kia Stinger GT Concept (white) and Kia SP SUV Concept as visitors watch
3. Visitors taking pictures
4. Wide of models posing with Kia Stinger GT Concept (white) and Kia SP SUV Concept as visitors watch
5. Mid of a model posing next to Kia SP SUV Concept
6. Mid of Mercedes Benz emblem on Mercedes-Benz Concept EQ
7. Wide of model posing next to Mercedes Benz Concept EQ
Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh – 12 February 2018
8. Sign on floor 'Renault Trezor', tilt up to model posing next to concept car
9. Close of steering wheel of Renault Trezor concept car
10. Various of Toyota FCV Plus concept car
11. Close of front of Honda Sports EV concept car
12. Wide of Honda Sports EV concept car (right) and NeuV concept car (left)
13. Pan right from Honda Sports EV to NeuV concept car
14. Visitor taking photos on his phone
15. Door of NeuV concept car opening
16. Mid of NeuV concept car interior
17. Wide of visitors at Honda pavilion
18. Wide of model posing next to Honda Accord Hybrid car, priced at approx. $67,000 USD in India
19. SOUNDBITE (English) Rakesh Sidana, Operating Head, Marketing and Strategy, Honda Cars India Limited:
"Accord (Hybrid) that we are showcasing here, it's 55 percent more efficient than a normal petrol Accord. So, in these 12 years from now till 2030, we can save a lot of fuel by bringing in these technologies. So, our request to the government also is that let's build up a ten years road map. How do we want to transition towards the EVs (electric vehicles)? So, hybrid is a one good stepping stone, plug in hybrids is another one. So, internationally also if you look at, all countries are talking about 15 percent, 20 percent penetration to 2030 of pure battery electric vehicles because of the inherent battery constraints in terms of technology. But even our own global policy is that by 2030, two third of our cars will be electric vehicles."
20. Wide of Toyota pavilion
21. Various of Toyota's Prius PHV plug-in hybrid
22. Various of Renault Zoe E- Sports concept car
23. Close of visitor taking pictures on phone
24. Pan left from visitors to electric motor of Renault Zoe
25. Mid of electric motor
26. Close of charging point
27. Various of Honda Clarity Fuel Cell vehicle
28. SOUNDBITE (English) Rakesh Sidana, Operating Head, Marketing and Strategy, Honda Cars India Limited:
"There is a very high price sensitivity in this market, but there is also a very high value consciousness. So, if we talk about our products, most of our products are selling in the top grades, which shows that if you give value to the customer he is willing to lap it up. And India being a younger nation, so the capacity to spend more is there if you give him the right value. So, we don't see a challenge in terms of pricing, we see a challenge of very high value of equation to be given to the customer and that's what our endeavour has been."
29. Pan left of visitors looking at cars at Hyundai pavilion
30. Close of Hyundai's electric car, Ioniq, being charged
31. Various of visitors looking at car
32. Tracking shot of Hyundai Ioniq
33. Various of Ioniq interior
34. SOUNDBITE (English) Puneet Anand, Senior General Manager and Group Head, Marketing, Hyundai Motor India Limited:
"Fossil fuels and the import cost of all these fossil fuels will become challeng(ing) at a later stage of time. So, we want to give very clean mobility solutions to every people. And with every manufacturer coming in with the technology, the affordability of this electric car technology will also increase. In fact, when we talk of alternative fuels there is electric car, there is a hybrid car, there is a plug-in hybrid, and we also have a technology called the fuel cell electric vehicle. So, we have everything ready for the future and we want everybody to be a partner to that."
35. Close of dancers performing at Hyundai pavilion
36. Wide of Hyundai pavilion
| Title: | |
| Summary: | Futuristic designs at India's 2018 Auto Expo |
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| Story No: | 4139678 |
| Source: | ASSOCIATED PRESS |
| Aspect Ratio: | 16:9 |
| Date: | 02/13/2018 02:55 PM |
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LEADIN:
Concept cars, electric vehicles and hybrids are stealing the show at India's 2018 Auto Expo.
Brands including Toyota, Honda and Renault are showcasing futuristic designs and more environmentally-friendly motors.
STORYLINE:
South Korean car brand Kia is gearing up to enter the Indian market.
It's creating a lot of buzz at the 2018 Auto Expo in Uttar Pradesh, near New Delhi.
On display is the brand's new Stinger GT and the SP SUV, a compact SUV tailored for the Indian market, which the company plans to launch in 2019.
Thousands are flocking to India's biggest auto show to check out the latest in car design and technology.
Mercedes-Benz is showing off its Concept EQ. The sporty SUV runs on a battery-electric engine and can produce up to 300 kilowatts of power.
Renault is showcasing its Trezor Concept, showing what the future of battery-powered sports cars might look like.
Last year, in an attempt to clean up the country's air pollution, India's government announced that it wanted all new cars from 2030 onwards to be electric.
But there's a long way to go for the relatively expensive electric and hybrid vehicles to penetrate the Indian market, which is currently dominated by more affordable petrol and diesel cars.
This Honda Accord Hybrid comes at a hefty price tag of $67,000 USD in India.
But car makers like Honda are hopeful Indians will buy more environmentally-friendly cars, with more incentives from the government.
"In these 12 years from now till 2030, we can save a lot of fuel by bringing in these technologies," says Rakesh Sidana, operating head at Honda Cars India.
"So, our request to the government also is that let's build up a ten years road map. How do we want to transition towards the EVs (electric vehicles)?"
Toyota is showing off its electric Prius PHV.
Renault is displaying its Zoe E-Sport Concept, a two-door version of its electric city car, which it plans to bring to India.
Car makers say they believe young Indians, with more money to spend due to rising incomes, will take to electric and hybrid vehicles.
"If we talk about our products, most of our products are selling in the top grades," says Sidana.
"Which shows that if you give value to the customer he is willing to lap it up. And India being a younger nation, so the capacity to spend more is there if you give him the right value."
India's second largest car manufacturer Hyundai is set to introduce a toned-down version of its fully-electric Ioniq sedan to Indians next year.
Puneet Anand, senior general manager at Hyundai India, believes hybrid and electric cars are the future vehicles of India.
"Fossil fuels and the import cost of all these fossil fuels will become challeng(ing) at a later stage of time," he says.
"So, we want to give very clean mobility solutions to every people. And with every manufacturer coming in with the technology, the affordability of this electric car technology will also increase. In fact, when we talk of alternative fuels there is electric car, there is a hybrid car, there is a plug-in hybrid, and we also have a technology called the fuel cell electric vehicle. So, we have everything ready for the future and we want everybody to be a partner to that."
India's Auto Expo 2018 runs till 14 February.
Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh - 9 February 2018
1. Mid of musicians performing
2. Wide of musicians performing, models posing next to Kia Stinger GT Concept (white) and Kia SP SUV Concept as visitors watch
3. Visitors taking pictures
4. Wide of models posing with Kia Stinger GT Concept (white) and Kia SP SUV Concept as visitors watch
5. Mid of a model posing next to Kia SP SUV Concept
6. Mid of Mercedes Benz emblem on Mercedes-Benz Concept EQ
7. Wide of model posing next to Mercedes Benz Concept EQ
Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh – 12 February 2018
8. Sign on floor 'Renault Trezor', tilt up to model posing next to concept car
9. Close of steering wheel of Renault Trezor concept car
10. Various of Toyota FCV Plus concept car
11. Close of front of Honda Sports EV concept car
12. Wide of Honda Sports EV concept car (right) and NeuV concept car (left)
13. Pan right from Honda Sports EV to NeuV concept car
14. Visitor taking photos on his phone
15. Door of NeuV concept car opening
16. Mid of NeuV concept car interior
17. Wide of visitors at Honda pavilion
18. Wide of model posing next to Honda Accord Hybrid car, priced at approx. $67,000 USD in India
19. SOUNDBITE (English) Rakesh Sidana, Operating Head, Marketing and Strategy, Honda Cars India Limited:
"Accord (Hybrid) that we are showcasing here, it's 55 percent more efficient than a normal petrol Accord. So, in these 12 years from now till 2030, we can save a lot of fuel by bringing in these technologies. So, our request to the government also is that let's build up a ten years road map. How do we want to transition towards the EVs (electric vehicles)? So, hybrid is a one good stepping stone, plug in hybrids is another one. So, internationally also if you look at, all countries are talking about 15 percent, 20 percent penetration to 2030 of pure battery electric vehicles because of the inherent battery constraints in terms of technology. But even our own global policy is that by 2030, two third of our cars will be electric vehicles."
20. Wide of Toyota pavilion
21. Various of Toyota's Prius PHV plug-in hybrid
22. Various of Renault Zoe E- Sports concept car
23. Close of visitor taking pictures on phone
24. Pan left from visitors to electric motor of Renault Zoe
25. Mid of electric motor
26. Close of charging point
27. Various of Honda Clarity Fuel Cell vehicle
28. SOUNDBITE (English) Rakesh Sidana, Operating Head, Marketing and Strategy, Honda Cars India Limited:
"There is a very high price sensitivity in this market, but there is also a very high value consciousness. So, if we talk about our products, most of our products are selling in the top grades, which shows that if you give value to the customer he is willing to lap it up. And India being a younger nation, so the capacity to spend more is there if you give him the right value. So, we don't see a challenge in terms of pricing, we see a challenge of very high value of equation to be given to the customer and that's what our endeavour has been."
29. Pan left of visitors looking at cars at Hyundai pavilion
30. Close of Hyundai's electric car, Ioniq, being charged
31. Various of visitors looking at car
32. Tracking shot of Hyundai Ioniq
33. Various of Ioniq interior
34. SOUNDBITE (English) Puneet Anand, Senior General Manager and Group Head, Marketing, Hyundai Motor India Limited:
"Fossil fuels and the import cost of all these fossil fuels will become challeng(ing) at a later stage of time. So, we want to give very clean mobility solutions to every people. And with every manufacturer coming in with the technology, the affordability of this electric car technology will also increase. In fact, when we talk of alternative fuels there is electric car, there is a hybrid car, there is a plug-in hybrid, and we also have a technology called the fuel cell electric vehicle. So, we have everything ready for the future and we want everybody to be a partner to that."
35. Close of dancers performing at Hyundai pavilion
36. Wide of Hyundai pavilion
| Title: | |
| Summary: | Futuristic designs at India's 2018 Auto Expo |
|---|---|
| Story No: | 4139670 |
| Source: | ASSOCIATED PRESS |
| Aspect Ratio: | 16:9 |
| Date: | 02/13/2018 02:53 PM |
| People: | |
| Subscription: |
LEADIN:
Concept cars, electric vehicles and hybrids are stealing the show at India's 2018 Auto Expo.
Brands including Toyota, Honda and Renault are showcasing futuristic designs and more environmentally-friendly motors.
STORYLINE:
South Korean car brand Kia is gearing up to enter the Indian market.
It's creating a lot of buzz at the 2018 Auto Expo in Uttar Pradesh, near New Delhi.
On display is the brand's new Stinger GT and the SP SUV, a compact SUV tailored for the Indian market, which the company plans to launch in 2019.
Thousands are flocking to India's biggest auto show to check out the latest in car design and technology.
Mercedes-Benz is showing off its Concept EQ. The sporty SUV runs on a battery-electric engine and can produce up to 300 kilowatts of power.
Renault is showcasing its Trezor Concept, showing what the future of battery-powered sports cars might look like.
Last year, in an attempt to clean up the country's air pollution, India's government announced that it wanted all new cars from 2030 onwards to be electric.
But there's a long way to go for the relatively expensive electric and hybrid vehicles to penetrate the Indian market, which is currently dominated by more affordable petrol and diesel cars.
This Honda Accord Hybrid comes at a hefty price tag of $67,000 USD in India.
But car makers like Honda are hopeful Indians will buy more environmentally-friendly cars, with more incentives from the government.
"In these 12 years from now till 2030, we can save a lot of fuel by bringing in these technologies," says Rakesh Sidana, operating head at Honda Cars India.
"So, our request to the government also is that let's build up a ten years road map. How do we want to transition towards the EVs (electric vehicles)?"
Toyota is showing off its electric Prius PHV.
Renault is displaying its Zoe E-Sport Concept, a two-door version of its electric city car, which it plans to bring to India.
Car makers say they believe young Indians, with more money to spend due to rising incomes, will take to electric and hybrid vehicles.
"If we talk about our products, most of our products are selling in the top grades," says Sidana.
"Which shows that if you give value to the customer he is willing to lap it up. And India being a younger nation, so the capacity to spend more is there if you give him the right value."
India's second largest car manufacturer Hyundai is set to introduce a toned-down version of its fully-electric Ioniq sedan to Indians next year.
Puneet Anand, senior general manager at Hyundai India, believes hybrid and electric cars are the future vehicles of India.
"Fossil fuels and the import cost of all these fossil fuels will become challeng(ing) at a later stage of time," he says.
"So, we want to give very clean mobility solutions to every people. And with every manufacturer coming in with the technology, the affordability of this electric car technology will also increase. In fact, when we talk of alternative fuels there is electric car, there is a hybrid car, there is a plug-in hybrid, and we also have a technology called the fuel cell electric vehicle. So, we have everything ready for the future and we want everybody to be a partner to that."
India's Auto Expo 2018 runs till 14 February.
Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh - 9 February 2018
1. Mid of musicians performing
2. Wide of musicians performing, models posing next to Kia Stinger GT Concept (white) and Kia SP SUV Concept as visitors watch
3. Visitors taking pictures
4. Wide of models posing with Kia Stinger GT Concept (white) and Kia SP SUV Concept as visitors watch
5. Mid of a model posing next to Kia SP SUV Concept
6. Mid of Mercedes Benz emblem on Mercedes-Benz Concept EQ
7. Wide of model posing next to Mercedes Benz Concept EQ
Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh – 12 February 2018
8. Sign on floor 'Renault Trezor', tilt up to model posing next to concept car
9. Close of steering wheel of Renault Trezor concept car
10. Various of Toyota FCV Plus concept car
11. Close of front of Honda Sports EV concept car
12. Wide of Honda Sports EV concept car (right) and NeuV concept car (left)
13. Pan right from Honda Sports EV to NeuV concept car
14. Visitor taking photos on his phone
15. Door of NeuV concept car opening
16. Mid of NeuV concept car interior
17. Wide of visitors at Honda pavilion
18. Wide of model posing next to Honda Accord Hybrid car, priced at approx. $67,000 USD in India
19. SOUNDBITE (English) Rakesh Sidana, Operating Head, Marketing and Strategy, Honda Cars India Limited:
"Accord (Hybrid) that we are showcasing here, it's 55 percent more efficient than a normal petrol Accord. So, in these 12 years from now till 2030, we can save a lot of fuel by bringing in these technologies. So, our request to the government also is that let's build up a ten years road map. How do we want to transition towards the EVs (electric vehicles)? So, hybrid is a one good stepping stone, plug in hybrids is another one. So, internationally also if you look at, all countries are talking about 15 percent, 20 percent penetration to 2030 of pure battery electric vehicles because of the inherent battery constraints in terms of technology. But even our own global policy is that by 2030, two third of our cars will be electric vehicles."
20. Wide of Toyota pavilion
21. Various of Toyota's Prius PHV plug-in hybrid
22. Various of Renault Zoe E- Sports concept car
23. Close of visitor taking pictures on phone
24. Pan left from visitors to electric motor of Renault Zoe
25. Mid of electric motor
26. Close of charging point
27. Various of Honda Clarity Fuel Cell vehicle
28. SOUNDBITE (English) Rakesh Sidana, Operating Head, Marketing and Strategy, Honda Cars India Limited:
"There is a very high price sensitivity in this market, but there is also a very high value consciousness. So, if we talk about our products, most of our products are selling in the top grades, which shows that if you give value to the customer he is willing to lap it up. And India being a younger nation, so the capacity to spend more is there if you give him the right value. So, we don't see a challenge in terms of pricing, we see a challenge of very high value of equation to be given to the customer and that's what our endeavour has been."
29. Pan left of visitors looking at cars at Hyundai pavilion
30. Close of Hyundai's electric car, Ioniq, being charged
31. Various of visitors looking at car
32. Tracking shot of Hyundai Ioniq
33. Various of Ioniq interior
34. SOUNDBITE (English) Puneet Anand, Senior General Manager and Group Head, Marketing, Hyundai Motor India Limited:
"Fossil fuels and the import cost of all these fossil fuels will become challeng(ing) at a later stage of time. So, we want to give very clean mobility solutions to every people. And with every manufacturer coming in with the technology, the affordability of this electric car technology will also increase. In fact, when we talk of alternative fuels there is electric car, there is a hybrid car, there is a plug-in hybrid, and we also have a technology called the fuel cell electric vehicle. So, we have everything ready for the future and we want everybody to be a partner to that."
35. Close of dancers performing at Hyundai pavilion
36. Wide of Hyundai pavilion
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