I'm seriously contemplating putting Yuneec's 20 KW (27 hp) motor and
about 4 KWh of battery into my Apis M. It seems to me that about 8
KWh would be ideal for my "mission", but that may be too heavy. We'll
see. Performance should be about equivalent to an Apis Bee (Hirth
F33) but without most of the density altitude and in-flight (high
altitude) startup issues. I also modified my M (15m) fuselage to
accommodate the Bee mast and engine, but then held off when the
(Yuneec) electric option started looking real.

I'll be talking to all the key players next week at Oshkosh. If
things go well (i.e. pricing is acceptable), I anticipate placing an
order for at least the motor, controller and a single battery pack (2
KWh) to support some integration and ground testing as soon as they
can deliver.

I'm also puzzled about the Apis design going to Yuneec. I haven't
seen/heard anything from Pipistrel, but I'll be chasing that question,
and visiting Slovenia, this fall.