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Japanese automaker Mitsubishi has revealed intense interest in the FIA's plans to create a global racing series for battery cars.
Recent reports said FIA president Jean Todt, who thinks the new category can be set up for 2013 and be run on F1 circuits, has been asked to create the series by the European Commission.
There is some resistance within F1 to greener initiatives that include smaller engines and hybrid technology but Japan Today quoted company president Osamu Masuko as saying Mitsubishi Motors ws "very interested" in the electric series.
"Our employees are saying we should definitely do it," he added. "The development costs for electric vehicles seem much lower than for gasoline cars and it would also contribute to the technological development of cars that are already on the market."
Mitsubishi's motorsport heritage has been predominantly in rallying but it withdrew from its main focus - the off-road Dakar rally - back in 2009.
"I'm said to be unenthusiastic about motor sports," Masuko added, "but with electric vehicles, I want to promote them."
Recent reports said FIA president Jean Todt, who thinks the new category can be set up for 2013 and be run on F1 circuits, has been asked to create the series by the European Commission.
There is some resistance within F1 to greener initiatives that include smaller engines and hybrid technology but Japan Today quoted company president Osamu Masuko as saying Mitsubishi Motors ws "very interested" in the electric series.
"Our employees are saying we should definitely do it," he added. "The development costs for electric vehicles seem much lower than for gasoline cars and it would also contribute to the technological development of cars that are already on the market."
Mitsubishi's motorsport heritage has been predominantly in rallying but it withdrew from its main focus - the off-road Dakar rally - back in 2009.
"I'm said to be unenthusiastic about motor sports," Masuko added, "but with electric vehicles, I want to promote them."
