Well, I've gone and done it now;)
I raised electric cycling at a panel discussion in DC last night. The panel included the NYC Transportation Commissioner, the founder of the Congressional Bike Caucus, and David Byrne (author of Bicycle Diaries and from the Talking Heads.)
I feel strongly that the electric cycling community needs to become a part of the policy discussion. For more, see
Charlie
http:/ElectricCyclist.com