All-electric racing series Formula E kicked out of Montreal

Montreal mayor Valérie Plante announced Monday that the city has canceled the season four finale of all-electric racing series Formula E, a doubleheader weekeend event that was scheduled to take place in July 2018. It’s a total about-face from the city’s previous administration which, led by former mayor Denis Coderre, had poured millions of dollars and years’ worth of effort into bringing the event to the city.

Formula E, which is the first global all-electric racing series of its kind, performs nearly all its races on custom-built street circuits, typically assembled in the weeks or days before a race. This requires the closure of roads, city council approvals, and heaps of cooperation from local organizations.

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