TOKYO -- Formula E, the electric vehicle version of Formula One, will come to Tokyo on Saturday, with companies like Nissan Motor competing in the "niche" race as a testing ground for their electrification technology.
Automaker sees event as a testing ground for new technology

The Nissan e-4ORCE 04 during a test drive in Tokyo on March 29 (Photo by Tomoki Mera)
TOKYO -- Formula E, the electric vehicle version of Formula One, will come to Tokyo on Saturday, with companies like Nissan Motor competing in the "niche" race as a testing ground for their electrification technology.