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this is dr. Joshi with the verge here at CES 2014 and we just got to see the first formerly e all-electric racing car come to September the open-wheel car is sponsored by Qualcomm the car is completely electrical power and it has up to 20 minutes of battery life promoters say that the cars in the series of able to reach close to 150 miles per hour it's not quite Formula One speeds they can get up to close to 200 these cars will have no fuel of course and lucas de Grassi the driver who used to drive a Formula One he says that the acceleration is simply breathtaking and the throttle response is unbelievable because it's electric vehicle it's not a combustion motor the rumors behind formally II hope that this series will help change perceptions of electric vehicles hopefully no longer there would be slow and expensive cars that don't have much range they're hoping to show that these cars can compete with some of the greatest racing vehicles around they're particularly focused on young race fans they're doing this new thing where they'll be offering fans to vote online for their racers and during the race that I should be able to give a boost somehow to the vehicles using communication technologies it's not clear how significant this will be but they are saying this is the first time that fans were able to directly interact with the race itself series promoters have considered adding artificial sound while they're driving down pit road to ensure safety there a number of teams on board including Richard Branson's Virgin as well as Leonardo DiCaprio's backing another team the car that we saw today is a spark renault that was made in conjunction with great racing couples like Williams McLaren and Michelin which you'll know well if you're familiar with four mil why not the racing series the first point of the race is set to begin this September in Beijing and there will be a number of races going throughout the rest of 2014 and 2015 will definitely hear a lot more about formally in the coming months as it looks to become the premier electric racing series you