Mar 27
Written by: Aaron Turpen 850 views
Published on March 27th, 2009 in Other Vehicles
The Hiller Aviation Museum in San Carlos, California, will be hosting the Electric Aircraft Symposium on April 24th. It’s an all-day affair featuring speakers like Dr. Yi Cui (nanowire batteries), Sebastian Thrun (autonomous vehicles and AI) and others in various fields relating to EVs–especially airborne ones.
A proposed Aviation Green Prize will be discussed, which will be an event similar to the Automotive X-Prize competition.
In all, a pretty cool event for EV enthusiasts who want the industry to fly: figuratively and literally.
Source: CAFE Foundation
Tags: electric airplane, Electric Flight Symposium, electric vehicle, Hiller Aviation Museum
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