Los Angeles will be one of 10 cities globally to host an all-electric race series – dubbed Formula E – as soon as 2014, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa announced. The series will be the first in the world to feature fully electric open-wheel race cars similar to those that recently raced at the Long Beach Grand Prix. “These cars are not your grandma’s Priuses,” Villaraigosa said Monday. “Imagine cutting-edge technology on display that will push the boundaries of what electric cars can do.”
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