The Vancouver Formula E Debacle

Features, Racing I By Justin Cornelison I September 02, 2022

Long before Vancouver’s planned Formula E car race this year was called off, city staff had internally identified plenty of potential red flags.

The Canadian newspaper Vancouver Sun obtained internal city hall communications,  through a Freedom of Information request, which highlighted several risks, challenges and concerns with the proposal from a new organization called One Stop Strategy Group. The OSS Group was to be the promoter and organizer for what would have been Vancouver’s first time holding the Formula E Championship, an electric car race series that launched in 2014 and this season included 16 races in cities around the world.

This is a spectacular case of how not to promote a much-anticipate race.  After just finishing it’s 8 season of around-the-world racing, Formula E has endured multiple debacles throughout it’s growing phase (Miami, Montreal, & London to name a few), so it’s not entirely surprising the young Series fell victim again to over-promises and under-deliveries.

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