All-Tesla racing series gets the green light
Nearly two years after being announced, an all-Tesla racing series has been given full approval from the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA), the association that oversees Formula One and other major motorsports around the world.
The ultimate plan for the Electric Production Car Series (known before as the Electric GT World Series) is to become the venue where manufacturers can pit their best-performing electric cars against each other. Since there is a dearth of performance electric cars at the moment, though, the series is starting with Teslas.
Specifically, the field will be made up of race-modified Tesla P100Ds that have nearly 800 horsepower. The plan is to race on major circuits, like ones where F1 competes, though…