Mercedes-Benz wants to join Formula E in 2018

Mercedes-Benz wants to join Formula E. The German automaker announced today that it has reserved a spot in the all-electric racing series for when the number of teams expands from 10 to 12 in the fifth season, which starts in 2018. The news comes just days before Formula E is set to start its third season with a race in Hong Kong.Formula E was started in 2014, and it pits electric open-wheel racecars against each other on temporary street circuits in some of the biggest cities in the world. (New