Formula One: FIA launches electric car racing series

Circuits around the world regularly echo to the earsplitting howl of racing V10s and V12s at full throttle. But perhaps, not for much longer. Motorsport’s governing body, the FIA, has announced plans for a brand new motor racing series, designed exclusively for electric cars, according to the BBC. The new championship, known as Formula E, begins in 2014. Manufacturers are being invited to design and build their own cars, which will race on city-centre circuits around the world which will be run by Formula E Holdings. “It represents a vision for the future of the motor industry over the coming decades,” said the FIA.

Published in The Express Tribune, August 30^th, 2012.