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Charge of the electric brigade

Formula E, the first all-electric single-seater racing series, was launched this week in Frankfurt. CHARLES BRADLEY spoke to the team of brains behind this revolutionary form of motorsport

Charles Bradley Sep 12, 2013, 8:12 PM

One year from now, an all-electric single-seater series is scheduled to become reality. You may be excited by this fact, or abhorred by the very prospect of it, but one thing is for sure: you will have an opinion one way or another.

Electrically-motivated racing cars are becoming increasingly prevalent. From KERS in Formula 1 to hybrid power units in sportscars, Formula E is the next logical stop. Its 10-race, city-centre-based schedule for 2014 will pitch identical open-wheel cars and, as you will hear from series chief Alejandro Agag in this week's magazine, there is plenty to be intrigued by.

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Author Charles Bradley

Charles Bradley is Motorsport.com’s Global Editor in Chief. After spending five years in the aerospace industry in his native North Wales, while working weekends as a freelance writer at racetracks around the UK, Charles joined the staff of Motoring News in the heart of London. He transferred to the nascent Autosport.com team in 2000 before transitioning to the magazine, becoming its Editor between 2011 and 2014. Charles then upped sticks to work in America, as Motorsport.com’s Editor in Chief, where he created the multi-national and multi-lingual editorial team that quickly became the world’s most-read motorsport website. He was instrumental in delivering three of the biggest Global F1 Fan Surveys in sports history and is also a multiple award-winning scriptwriter. Charles is an overseas member of the Guild of Motoring Writers. He lives in Miami Beach with his wife Helen – and a cat that’s named after Serbia’s top football club.