Porsche quits Le Mans to join electric racing series Formula E

Porsche is joining Formula E, the all-electric racing series, in 2019. The news was announced early this morning, and it comes just a few days after another major German manufacturer — Mercedes-Benz — said that it will join Formula E in 2019 as well.
To make room for the new series in its motorsport program, the German manufacturer will end its involvement in the prototype LMP1 class of the World Endurance Championship (WEC), where it just won the historic 24 Hours of Le Mans. This m