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Formula E Racing Comes to Tokyo

  • A Formula E race in Paris in 2018. A special course approximately 2 kilometers long was created around the Hôtel des Invalides. (© Federico Pestellini/Panoramic)

    A Formula E race in Paris in 2018. A special course approximately 2 kilometers long was created around the Hôtel des Invalides. (© Federico Pestellini/Panoramic)

  • Nissan’s car for the 2023 season. The size of a Formula E car is nearly the same as that of an F1 car. Unlike F1 cars, however, the chassis of all Formula E cars are constructed by Spark Racing Technology, and each racing team provides the powertrain, transmission, inverter, and rear suspension. (© Nissan)

    Nissan’s car for the 2023 season. The size of a Formula E car is nearly the same as that of an F1 car. Unlike F1 cars, however, the chassis of all Formula E cars are constructed by Spark Racing Technology, and each racing team provides the powertrain, transmission, inverter, and rear suspension. (© Nissan)

  • Racers competing on September 20, 2020, on the first public road course in Japan in Gōtsu, Shimane Prefecture. (Courtesy of A1 City Race Club; © Jiji)

    Racers competing on September 20, 2020, on the first public road course in Japan in Gōtsu, Shimane Prefecture. (Courtesy of A1 City Race Club; © Jiji)

  • The Kōtō waterfront area, which is to be the site of the Tokyo Formula E race. The course will take racers around Tokyo Big Sight. (© Pixta)

    The Kōtō waterfront area, which is to be the site of the Tokyo Formula E race. The course will take racers around Tokyo Big Sight. (© Pixta)

  • Paddocks at the Paris Championship. Races are intentionally held in major global urban sightseeing destinations such as Paris, London, and Rome in order to promote more widespread use of electric vehicles. (© Federico Pestellini/Panoramic)

    Paddocks at the Paris Championship. Races are intentionally held in major global urban sightseeing destinations such as Paris, London, and Rome in order to promote more widespread use of electric vehicles. (© Federico Pestellini/Panoramic)

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