Joby's eVTOL prototype flies 154.6 miles on a single charge

Joby Aviation/Joby S4

Joby flew a full-size prototype electric air taxi 154.6 statute miles on a single battery charge at its Big Sur test facility, remaining airborne for over 1 hour and 17 minutes. The aircraft completed vertical takeoff and landing with 11 laps of a predefined circuit in forward flight, demonstrating the feasibility of electric air taxi service between distant cities like San Francisco to Lake Tahoe or Houston to Austin.

• 154.6 statute miles flown on single battery charge; over 77 minutes airborne
• Vertical takeoff and landing with 11-lap circuit completed at Big Sur, California in July 2021
• Used commercially available lithium-ion batteries adapted for aerospace applications
• Validates potential for inter-city routes like San Francisco–Tahoe, Houston–Austin, LA–San Diego