Vancouver seems to be a step closer in deciding whether to bring Formula E to the Canadian city, as NPA Councillor Elizabeth Ball will bring a motion to the council next week.

The motion will be looking at how her staff can explore ways to bring the Formula E championship to the streets of Vancouver, whilst causing minimum disruption to the city.

Last week, we told you first that 180 cities have put in requests to host a Formula E race in the future, with San Francisco being a main target.

It seems that this news has caused the Vancouver council to act quickly in their decision about hosting an ePrix, in order not to get forgotten about by the interest of other cities.

If the motion passes next week, Ball hopes her staff will be able to report back with their findings by Christmas of this year.

“There have been many cities saying that they want a race in their city because they realise the economic benefits, but also the excitement of the populace and being able to attend such an exciting event.”

“It’s an environmentally sound way of racing and that’s one of the reasons that it has been developed because really, electric cars are the future for us,” said Elizabeth Ball to news1130.com

Vancouver last held a race on its streets ten years ago when Molson Indy arrived in the city. This means that Formula E may be able to use a version of that circuit.

The project is still in the early stages of development, as Formula E is beginning to attract the attention of hundreds of cities around the world. It may be a few seasons before Formula E could be arriving in Vancouver, but the Canadian city also knows that they have competition with Montreal in hosting the Canadian round of the championship.