So I know it’s a little late on a Sunday to be writing a post, but I just drove to the Bay Area all the way from San Diego, and boy are my arms tired. Wait. I think I did that wrong. Regardless, in that vein, I bring you information regarding air travel (see, it all comes together in the end).

As we’re all well aware, jetfuel is 1) accountable for 3% of all greenhouse gas emissions, and 2) more expensive than sin right now. Hence charges from the airlines for your first bag, charges for soft drinks, and charges for even thinking about flying somewhere. So there are a lot of issues with air travel these days. But green.msn.com is bringing us some good news from a company called Pipistrel,

which by the end of this year is set to deliver the first commercially produced, two-passenger electric aircraft to customers. The Slovenian company’s Taurus Electro can climb to 6,000 feet after taking off on a 30-kilowatt motor. Recharging the glider’s lithium-polymer battery is meant to take about as long as powering a cell phone. Depending upon the weather and skills of the pilot, the glider can travel 1,000 miles in a day.

So it’s not exactly a 747 that runs on sunshine and daydreams, but it’s certainly pretty damn awesome. You can takepart here and visit The Ultimate Web Guide to Green Airplanes and Aircraft Pollution to learn more about the problems facing us, and some solutions people are trying.