Hyderabad Hyderabad to host India's first Formula E race in February
Hyderabad/IBNS: The Hyderabad E-Prix, the first ever Formula E race in India, will take place at Necklace Road on Feb. 10 - Feb 11 next year.
The single seater race for electric cars that began in Paris in 2011 is governed by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA).
As the host city for this event, Hyderabad will join the list of E-Prix host cities such as New York, London, Berlin, Seoul, Monaco, and Rome.
The event will see 22 drivers from 11 teams fight it out for the victory around the Hyderabad Street Circuit, State Information Technology Department said.
To celebrate this occasion and as a run up to the marquee race, the Government of Telangana is organizing the Hyderabad e-Mobility Week from Feb. 6-11 next year packed with several events to showcase the global EV ecosystem in Hyderabad.
As part of this, the city will host the Hyderabad EV Summit, the Rall-E Hyderabad, and the Hyderabad E-Motor Show before closing the week with the Hyderabad E-Prix.
Telangana Municipal Administration Minister K.T. Rama Rao, known as KTR, formally announced the Hyderabad e-Mobility Week at an event held at Pragathi Bhavan on Friday.
(With UNI Inputs)
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