The calendar for the new Formula E championship debuting in 2014 is starting to take shape with Beijing, China the latest to join the new full-electric championship.

Beijing, the capital of the People’s Republic of China, joins a list of nine cities to be announced for the inaugural season – including London, Los Angeles and Bangkok – with the remaining city to be revealed shortly, ahead of the final calendar being presented to the FIA at the September 2013 World Motor Sport Council.

“Beijing is one of the leading cities in the world to promote electric cars and we would like to take this opportunity to showcase this to the world. The City of Beijing plans to have 50,000 electric cars on the streets by 2015, while across China the government has set a target of producing and selling 500,000 energy-efficient and alternative-energy vehicles per year by 2015, and five million vehicles by 2020,” Beijing Vice Mayor, Ms Cheng Hong said.
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Routes for the race are currently being finalised but as with all Formula E events, it will take place through the city streets, incorporating many of Beijing’s most iconic landmarks and providing a great spectacle for the people of China.

“We are honoured to be here today and very grateful to the Vice Mayor and to the Chinese authorities for their generous hospitality and enthusiastic welcome,” said Formula E CEO, Alejandro Agag.

“With Beijing being one of the most populous cities in the world, it is the perfect place to highlight the benefits of zero emission electric cars and we’re delighted that Ms Cheng Hong shares this commitment – highlighted by the fact that the Formula E project was one of a select few out of thousands to gain her approval.”

The new Formula E championship will race on Michelin tires.