(Front left) Alberto Longo, Formula E’s co-founder & chief Championship officer; Sarah Kirby-Young, Vancouver city councillor. (Front right) Anne Roy, chief marketing officer/partner OSS Group; Matthew Carter, CEO/partner OSS Group. (Back Row) OSS Group team, including spokesperson and Canadian Indy Car racer James Hinchcliffe (second left). Photo: P. Stewart.
The countdown has begun toward a one-of-a-kind, three-day Canadian E-Fest in Vancouver from June 30-July 2, 2022.
E-Fest organizer is the Canadian OSS Group, an independent promoter involved in motorsports events to bring awareness of environmental leadership to the world.
More than just a race weekend event, E-Fest will be headlined by the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship, where the world’s leading all-electric race series will take to the street of Vancouver for the first time.
There will also be a Celebrity Race featuring Olympian Charmaine Crooks, Canadian actor/director Jason Priestley and Olympic freestyle champion Alexandre Bilodeau, participating in 12 Solo single-seat EV street cars produced by Vancouver’s own Electrameccanica.
Both the Formula E and Celebrity Race will feature Grid Kids, providing 24 children with the opportunity to create lifelong memories around up-close exposure to the stars and the Formula E drivers and their cars.
E-Fest will also offer plenty of action off-track, beginning with a creative business conference on sustainability followed by evening performances from Canadian stars.
The expectation is that the event will top $80 million in economic value and create approximately 3,000 jobs.
More information is available at www.canadianefest.com, including a definitive schedule for the 3-day Canadian E-Fest.