* Pyrenees town staged first Grand Prix a century ago
* Cars can reach speeds of 180 km per hour
* Spectators miss the roar of racing engines
By Olivia Bordenave and Nicholas Phythian
PAU, France, May 23 (Reuters Life!) - The French Pyrenees town of Pau, which staged the world's first Grand Prix nearly a century ago, raced into the 21st century as it hosted the world's first electric car Grand Prix over the weekend.
Although electric cars may ...
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