Motor sports typically bring to mind powerful vehicles with furiously roaring engines leaving trails of sullied exhaust fumes swirling in the air.

The Electric Vehicle Association of Washington, D.C., keeps the powerful vehicles motif, but leaves the roaring engines and exhaust fumes in the dust.

The group hosted the ninth annual Power of D.C. E.V. Racing Event Saturday in the Valley Mall parking lot.

About 10 drivers maneuvered their electric vehicles — known as EVs — around an Auto Cross course. The drivers navigated one at a time through a series of traffic cones, vying for the best times.

Coming from the course was the quiet whir of electric motors, squealing tires and an occasional faint smell of burning rubber. More