Interestingly most of the electric aircraft proposals and prototypes I've seen are basically scaled up quadcopters with multiple motors with directly attached props. Range is of course the big issue so the proposed companies are usually something like "fully autonomous aerial Uber", where you set a destination with an app on your phone and one of these big quadcopters flies over and lands near you. You get in and hit go and the thing flies to your destination, then back to a recharge pad. Only good for in-city trips, but potentially a quick (if expensive) way around traffic.