Electric Cars

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2550

Date Released

16 Apr 1978

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 4

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Electric Car. DESCRIPTION: The electric car, if it can be developed sufficiently, could cure two of the environmental problems caused by the combustion engine, noise and fumes. SHOTLIST: MS track with electric car (the Rickshaw) along road. MS road ahead and driver. MS driver at steering wheel. MS track with front of car on road. CU driver. CU hands on steering wheel. MS car past. MS man goes to boot lifts it up and pulls our tray of batteries. MCU pulling out batteries (now the Tropicana sports car). CU hydrometer in battery. MS batteries pushed back into car and man walks to side of car to disconnect charger. CU disconnecting charger. MS man into car. CU man disconnects lead to car. MS ditto. CU number plate front of car - car drives of. MS car round bend and past. GV view out of front window. TS driver. MS track with front of car. CU hands on steering wheel. MS track with car.

Keywords

Vehicles; Environment

Locations

Essex

Card file number

78/47

Credits:

Commentator: Leonard Martin
Camera: Richard Day

Length of story (in feet)

143

Story extras:

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