July 21, 2006. Pasadena, California. AP Television.rn1. Close up of headlight on 1904 Baker Electric automobile/tilt up to close shot of own...
July 21, 2006. Pasadena, California. AP Television.rn1. Close up of headlight on 1904 Baker Electric automobile/tilt up to close shot of owner Lew Miller inspecting car. rn2. Wide shot of Miller standing next to car. rn3. Close up of Miller setting clock timer on car console. rn4. Close up of patent plates on instrument panel. rn5. Miller getting into car. rn6. Close shot of Miller's hand on steering arm. rn7. SOUNDBITE: (English) Lew Miller, electric car owner:rn"Basically the car has never been in a shop, has never had any major work done on it. It runs as well today as it did the day that it was built." rn8. Miller driving car out of garage. rn9. Wide shot of Miller in car pulling out of driveway onto street. rn10. Close up of Miller in car. rn11. Close up of Miller's hand on steering arm. rn12. Pan from front of car to street. rn13. Wide to close up of Miller driving car on street. rn14. Close up of framed magazine advertisement for electric car. rn15. Close up of advertisement. rn16. Close up of electric car magazine advertisement. rn17. Close up of advertisement. rn18. Wide of three-wheel Corbin Sparrow electric car. rn19. Front view of Corbin Sparrow. rn20. Close shot of Miller getting into Sparrow. rn21. SOUNDBITE: (English) Lew Miller, electric car owner: rn"We need and should be able to support clean air. And I guess that's the thing that has made me stop driving a 500 cubic inch Cadillac and start driving a 19 horsepower Sparrow, which will do 85 miles an hour and get the equivalent of 300-plus miles per gallon."rn22. Close up of Miler driving 1905 Baker electric car. rnSUGGESTED LEAD-IN:rn79-year-old Lew Miller is mad about cars - but not any car. His pride and joy is a 1904 Baker Electric two-seater. rnAnd at his workshop in Pasadena, California, you'll find not one but three electric cars -- two from an era when electric cars ruled the road, and another more modern take on the electric car. rnSTORYLINE:rnYou could say Lew is a die-hard fan of the electric car, and has been since he was nearly old enough to grab the wheel, or in this case -- the steering arm. rnMiller believes his classic Baker electric may be the only working model of its kind in the United States, maybe the world. rnHe says the old Baker probably runs just as good as its first day on the road a hundred-and-two years ago. rnAnd he says it's a tribute to the concept of the electric car, which a century ago promised customers a quiet, efficient ride, and still does today: rnSOT: Lew Miller, electric car owner. rn"Basically the car has never been in a shop, has never had any major work done on it. It runs as well today as it did the day that it was built." rnLew says he's a big fan of cars in general, always has been, but also has a real passion for electric cars. rnAn engineer by training, Miller says that his passion is based on a belief that the electric car still offers a clean and reliable alternative to the gas burning auto, just as it did more than a hundred years ago. rnMiller speaks of a time in his hometown, Cleveland Ohio, when his grand father and a lot of neighbours owned electric cars, and when car makers in Cleveland competed to offer customers the finest in electric car performance.rnAnd consumers were buying electric. By 1912 there were more than 38-thousand electric cars on American roads, according to the Electric Auto Association. rnThe rise of petrol-powered cars left the future of electric cars in doubt, but Miller believes there's still hope. rnHis little three-wheeled, electric-powered Sparrow is proof of attempts to revive a once thriving industry. rnAnd Miller thinks our dependence on high-priced gas may finally convince consumers to go electric, again: rnSOT: Lew Miller, electric car owner. rnrnrnYou can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/9e2cd69432c35e2feed0bf7783cf99e3 rnFind out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Less
