Branson's Virgin signs up for Formula E series


LONDON (Reuters) - Richard Branson's Virgin Group will enter a team in the new Formula E electric racing series starting next year, the British entrepreneur said on Thursday.

Formula E races will be staged in city centres around the world and its backers hope it will increase the market for battery-powered vehicles and advance the technology behind them.

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