FIA president Jean Todt signs agreement to launch series in a year . Electric car competition will be focused on city-center tracks . `` We expect this championship to become the framework for research and development around the electric car , a key element for the future of our cities . '' Rio de Janeiro 's Brazil is the first host city to sign up . Jean Todt says new series will attract a `` younger audience '' to motorsport .
FIA president Jean Todt signs agreement to launch series in a year . Electric car competition will be focused on city-center tracks . Rio de Janeiro 's Brazil is the first host city to sign up . Jean Todt says new series will attract a `` younger audience '' to motorsport .