Formula E Eyeing India Comeback? Boss Reveals What Must Happen First

Lo do :
Fo mula
E
is
kee
to
etu
to
I dia
but
is
waiti g
fo
a
I dia
city
to
make
the
fi st
move,
champio ship
co-fou de
Albe to
Lo go
said,
th ee
yea s
afte
the
all-elect ic
se ies
made
a
p omisi g
Hyde abad
debut
but
was
d opped
f om
the
cale da
amid
co t actual
a d
political
issues.

The
all-elect ic
wo ld
champio ship
made
its
I dia
debut
with
the
Hyde abad
E-P ix
i
Feb ua y
2023,
but
the
ace
was
d opped
the
followi g
yea
afte
a
cha ge
of
gove me t
i
Tela ga a,
with
the
ew
admi ist atio
decidi g
ot
to
fulfil
the
Host
City
Ag eeme t
sig ed
by
the
p evious
dispe satio .

P omote
G ee ko
also
withd ew
as
the
multi-yea
a a geme t
got
complicated.

Lo go
said
Fo mula
E
emai s
eage
to
etu
to
what
he
co side s
o e
of
the
wo ld’s
most
impo ta t
ma kets
fo
elect ic
mobility.

“We
would
love
to
go
back
to
I dia.
U fo tu ately,
I
have
to
tell
you
that
we
do ‘t
have
a y
live
co ve satio
at
the
mome t,
but
it’s
such
a
impo ta t
ma ket
fo
Fo mula
E
that
we
would
absolutely
love
to
be
back
the e,& dquo;
Lo go
told
PTI
i
a
i te view
du i g
the
Lo do
seaso
fi ale.

Asked
what
eeded
to
happe
fo
I dia
to
etu
to
the
cale da ,
Lo go
said
Fo mula
E
was
eady
to
e gage
but
wa ted
a
i vitatio
f om
a
I dia
city
o
autho ities.

“The e
eeds
to
be
a
will
to
host
a
Fo mula
E
eve t.
T ust
me,
we
a e
eally
eady
to
come
back
to
I dia.We
a e
discussi g
with
mo e
tha
80
cities
wo ldwide
today
simulta eously.
U fo tu ately,
we
do ‘t
have
a yo e
f om
I dia
k ocki g
at
ou
doo ,
a d
that
is
what
eeds
to
cha ge,
the
willi g ess
of
the
I dia
cities
to
host
a
Fo mula
E
eve t.& dquo;
Fo mula
E
CEO
Jeff
Dodds
echoed
the
same
se time t
a d
hopes
the
cou t y
could
etu
to
the
cale da
i
the
comi g
seaso s.

“We
have
a
umbe
of
ve y,
ve y
high
p ofile
I dia
pa t e s.
Obviously
Mahi d a
up
the e,
I fosys
is
a
big
pa t e
of
ou s,
Tata
obviously
ow
the
Jagua
aci g
team,
Tata
a d
TCS
Jagua .
So
we
have
a
umbe
of
ve y
impo ta t
I dia
pa t e s,& dquo;
Dodds
said.

“A d
the
g owth
comi g
out
of
I dia
a d
the
EV
pote tial
i
I dia
is
absolutely
e o mous.
So
I dia
emai s
a
p io ity
ma ket
fo
us.
Ou
ambitio
is
to
etu
to
ace
i
I dia.
We
have
to
fi d
the
ight
oppo tu ity
betwee
the
st eet
ci cuit,& dquo;
he
said.

“Now
t aditio ally
we’ve
aced
o
st eet
ci cuits.
The
Ge
4
ca
makes
that
much
mo e
complicated
because
we
eed
su faces
a d
ci cuits
that
allow
the
ca
to
st etch
its
legs.& dquo;
Dodds
added:
“I
would
be
ve y,
ve y
optimistic
ove
the
comi g
seaso s
that
you’ll
see
us
etu
to
I dia.
Not
exactly
su e
whe e.& dquo;
Lo go
said
the
eco omic
impact
of
a
Fo mula
E
ace
was
a othe
easo
I dia
cities
could
co side
b i gi g
the
champio ship
back.

Studies
co ducted
ac oss
its
host
cities
typically
show
a
eco omic
impact
of
a ou d
80-100
millio
eu os,
while
the
Hyde abad
eve t
employed
a ou d
2,000-2,500
people
locally
du i g
the
mo th-lo g
p epa atio ,
he
said.

He
desc ibed
the
i augu al
Hyde abad
ace
as
a
“massive
success& dquo;
i
te ms
of
atte da ce
a d
said
I dia’s
apidly
expa di g
EV
ecosystem
made
the
cou t y
pa ticula ly
att active.

“You
ca
see
that
ot
o ly
the
passio ,
they
a e
eally
buildi g
a
EV
cultu e
i
I dia
si ce
five
to
te
yea s
ago.
That
is
imp essive.
Fo mula
E
was
the e
th ee
yea s
ago…
I
thi k
we
touched
butto s,
to
the
people
o
the
hea t
of
the
people,
to
sta t
looki g
i to
elect omobility.
Agai ,
supe
p oud
of
feeli g
pa t
of
it.& dquo;
“Nothi g
will
please
me
mo e
tha
comi g
back
to
I dia.”
The
possibility
of
a
diffe e t
I dia
ve ue
is
also
ope ,
with
Lo go
sayi g
it
was
too
ea ly
to
dete mi e
whethe
Hyde abad
would
host
the
ace
agai .

“I
ca ot
tell
you
exactly
which
ace
will
happe
i
the
futu e
i
I dia.
All
I
ca
tell
you
is
that
we
a e
eally
hopi g
to
be
back
the e,& dquo;
he
said.

The
Hyde abad
E-P ix
was
ca celled
i
Ja ua y
2024
afte
the
Tela ga a
gove me t’s
Mu icipal
Admi ist atio
a d
U ba
Developme t
Depa tme t
decided
ot
to
fulfil
the
Host
City
Ag eeme t.

The
gove me t
subseque tly
aised
questio s
ove
the
app ovals
a d
fi a cial
p ocedu es
followed
i
e te i g
i to
the
ag eeme t.& bsp;

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