The CAFE Foundation's 2nd Annual Electric Aircraft Symposium saw
presentations that justify the rapidly increasing interest in Green
personal air travel. Sponsored by Foundation Capital, the April 26,
2008 meeting assembled an outstanding faculty to discuss the many
aspects of electric-powered flight. It included an remarkable
announcement by the Experimental Aircraft Association that it has
filed a request for the FAA to allow electric propulsion in low cost
aircraft:

http://cafefoundation.org/v2/pav_eas_2008.php