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Vancouver one step closer to hosting Formula E World Championship

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VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) — Vancouver is one ‘significant’ step closer to hosting the Canadian round of the Formula E World Championship after city council approved the motion at its meeting Wednesday night.

The race only uses battery-powered electric racing cars zooming around the track which would likely go in the False Creek area in the summer of 2022.

But Councillor Michael Wiebe says, it would be more than just a race, including a Science World Exhibit, and a two-day conference looking at electric tech.

“[This is] a huge opportunity for us coming out of COVID to have a really interesting event that’s going to be multifaceted with concerts and conventions,” he says.

“From looking at races around the world — more than 50 per cent of the tickets will be bought by residents of the local city,” the councillor adds.

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Wiebe says now that council has approved the motion, the next step will see city staff work with race organizers to lock down a date that fits in the International race calendar.

Organizers project the three-day event bring in upwards of $80 million and 3,000 jobs through 195 suppliers, of which would be 90 per cent local.

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