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Monaco is 1 of 6 locations hosting the star-studded E1 — a race thought ‘impossible’ before it began

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Monaco 's "Green is the New Glam" campaign highlighted many of the country's environmental efforts.

But its green goals are less apparent with a new boating competition E1 which races 100% electric-powered speedboats.

Monaco is one of six locations hosting the competition, which launched in Saudi Arabia in February .

Nine teams, co-piloted by one man and one woman, are competing in Racebirds , fully electric speedboats custom-built for E1 .

"Having people like Tom Brady talk about committing themselves to ocean action has a huge influence on public engagement," he said. "Then we can talk about solutions, we can talk about new technology, we can talk about what the communities are doing in the cities that we race in." The remaining two races in the E1 Series are scheduled to occur on Aug. 23 in Lake Como , Italy , followed by Hong Kong on Nov. 10 ..

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