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Formula E (Photo by Xavier Bonilla/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Formula E, officially the FIA Formula E Championship, is a class of auto racing sanctioned by the FIA, and is the highest class of competitions for one make, single-seater, electrically powered racing cars. The series was conceived in 2012, and the inaugural championship started in Beijing in September 2014.
There are ten teams, 20 drivers and 40 cars (Each team includes two drivers and four cars)
Racing circuits are located in cities and are approximately 2-3.4 kilometres long. The generators used to re-charge the batteries are powered by Glycerine, a by-product of biodiesel production.
The seventh Formula E season saw Nyck de Vries secure the drivers’ championship by seven points over Edoardo Mortara.
Mercedes scored their first constructors’ championship as well.
