Jay Leno & the eco cars of the future
The Shell Eco-marathon has been inspiring bright young minds for thirty years. As part of the Detroit 2015 live event, TV host and car enthusiast, Jay Leno compares his car’s performance with a car from the Shell Eco-marathon.
Inspiring bright young minds
Shell Eco-marathon challenges student teams from around the world to design, build and test ultra energy-efficient vehicles. This global event sparks debate about the future of transport and inspires young engineers to push the boundaries of fuel efficiency.
Click on a video below to watch Jay Leno talking cars with one of the Shell Eco-marathon teams.
Jay Leno and Shell Eco-Marathon
#makethefuture as featured on NBC
Title: #makethefuture as featured on NBC - from YouTube
Duration: 30 seconds
#makethefuture as featured on NBC - from YouTube Film Transcript
[Video footage]
Jay Leno with a team of four students walking through a classic car showroom. Jay points at one of the cars.
[Jay Leno]
“This is our interpretation of a sixties Roadster. ”
[Man]
“How many miles per gallon?”
[Jay Leno]
“About nine. And this is the Eco Jet. It’s got a jet engine. Goes about 200mph.”
[Video footage]
Team of students look at each other and grimace.
[Man]
“How many miles per gallon?”
[Jay]
“About six. Hey, is this the Eco-marathon car you guys built?”
[Team]
“Yes.”
[Jay]
“How many miles per gallon does this get?”
[Woman]
“1,359.”
[Jay]
“Oh, well that’s pretty good, I guess.”
[Video footage]
Eco-marathon car on a track.
[Background music]
Funk, guitar and drums music.
[Voiceover]
“Shell, inspiring young minds to make the future.”
[Text displays]
“What if your idea could change the world?”
#makethefuture
[Graphic]
Eco-marathon car.
[Jay]
“Want to trade?”
[Man]
“Yes.”
[Music]
Riff plays
[Graphic]
Shell logo
[Text displays]
Let’s go
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Copyright Shell Oil Company 2015
Behind the scenes with #makethefuture
Title: Behind the scenes with #makethefuture - from YouTube
Duration: 1:54 minutes
Behind the scenes with #makethefuture - from YouTube Film Transcript
[Background music]
Piano and guitar music.
[Video footage]
Man pumping up a tyre on an old museum car.
Person on a stepladder. Team setting up a set.
Woman having her makeup done.
Team push an old classic car into position.
[Unidentified Female]
“All right, ready? And … action”
[Video footage]
Man using a clapperboard to indicate the start of a take.
Director and camera crew filming.
[Text displays]
March 6, 2015 Shell partners with NBC and Jay Leno to shoot a spot for #makethefuture campaign starring a team of engineering students.
[Video footage]
Large screen being used to help filming. Labels underneath showing characters in film. Jay Leno with a group of students. A car/buggy with the Shell logo on is in the foreground. The people walk towards it.
[Jay]
“Hey, is this the Eco-marathon car you guys built?”
[Student]
“Yes.”
[Jay]
“How many miles does this get?”
[Text displays]
The team is competing at Shell Eco-marathon.
[Video footage]
Camera spins around two people looking at a curved sheet of red metal with the Shell logo on it. They then look at an Eco-marathon car.
[Text displays]
Shell Eco-marathon is an engineering competition where students design and build cars to see who can go the farthest on the least amount of energy.
[Video footage]
Eco cars going around a track. Group of people in a stand cheering.
[Text displays]
The students from Northern Illinois University brought their prototype to Jay’s Garage to see how it stacked up against some of his unique cars.
Interview with Lindsey
[Name and title]
Shell Eco-marathon team lead
Northern Illinois University
[Man]
“So when you signed on to do Eco-marathon did you ever think you’d be here doing this with Jay Leno?
[Lindsey]
“Oh, definitely not. I can’t even believe this happened.”
Interview with Jay Leno
[Jay Leno]
Host
“Jay’s Garage”
[Jay]
“Well, this is kind of fun. We’re meeting young people who are working on the future of transportation.”
[Video footage]
Student working on a car.
Jay Leno smiling. Another man smiling.
[Jay]
“If you drive around with a cat girls would jump in the car.”
[Video footage]
Students laughing at joke.
Student gets into an old, classic car. Shot inside the car.
[Lindsey]
“And he is such a nice guy and very friendly, cracking jokes, you know, between all the takes and everything.”
[Video footage]
Jay Leno shaking hands and meeting people.
[Man]
“Yes, let’s back that up, let’s back that up 3ft, please.”
[Video footage]
Team pushing an old car backwards.
[Video footage]
Jay talking to a group of students.
[Jay]
“So what would you want your dream car to be powered by?”
[Student]
“Nuclear power.”
[Jay]
“Nuclear power.”
[Student]
“I really like the hybrids a lot. Their regenerative braking is really exciting to me.”
[Jay]
“I see real progress and with young people like this coming up with interesting ideas I think it can go a long way.”
[Video footage]
Jay with the students, looking at eco cars and walking around and talking.
[Woman]
“Jay asked the students if they wanted a career in Hollywood after today’s shoot and they’re pretty much all on the same page, they want to stick with engineering.”
[Video footage]
Shots of the camera crew.
Students standing together, talking.
[Text displays]
Shell Eco-marathon
Inspiring Young Minds to
#makethefuture
[Music]
Riff plays
[Graphic]
Shell logo
[Text displays]
Let’s go
Search makethefuture to find out more
Copyright Shell International Limited 2015
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