CleanTechnica•16 days ago
Toyota & Joby Aviation Are Really Trying To Build “Air Mobility for All”
Key Takeaway
The development of eVTOLs by major players like Toyota and Joby Aviation will create a new, high-growth sector demanding significant, distributed electrical infrastructure and flexible power solutions, presenting substantial opportunities for energy developers and large power consumers.
AI Summary
- •The push by Toyota and Joby Aviation into eVTOLs for 'Air Mobility for All' signals a future market for electric air transport requiring significant new electrical infrastructure.
- •This emerging sector will create new, distributed, high-power load centers (vertiports, charging hubs) that will drive substantial electricity demand and require grid upgrades or dedicated generation/storage solutions.
- •Energy developers and IPPs can anticipate opportunities in providing charging infrastructure, potentially through microgrids, energy storage, and renewable PPAs to support these new aviation loads.
- •Regulatory frameworks for eVTOL operations and their associated ground infrastructure (e.g., charging standards, grid interconnection) are evolving, presenting both challenges and opportunities for energy project development.
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Article Content
Small electric aviation vehicles have been getting hyped for … several years. I remember a writer on CleanTechnica who was obsessed with electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft nearly a decade ago. Heck, electric aircraft was even supposed to be the subject of Elon Musk’s first meeting with JB ... [continued] The post Toyota & Joby Aviation Are Really Trying To Build “Air Mobility for All” appeared first on CleanTechnica .