Joby, Clay Lacy Aviation Bring First Electric Air Taxi Charger to Southern California

The eVTOL manufacturer said the new infrastructure will add John Wayne Airport to its SoCal network, which also includes service in Los Angeles.

Jack Daleo

Monday, January 08, 2024 at 07:57 PM ET

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Joby Aviation’s prototype air taxi flies above the company’s flight test center in Marina, California. [Courtesy: Joby Aviation]

Key Takeaways:

Joby Aviation and Clay Lacy Aviation have partnered to install Southern California's first electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) air taxi charger at John Wayne Airport.
This installation is part of Clay Lacy Aviation's $100 million FBO redevelopment and supports Joby's plan to launch air taxi service in the Greater Los Angeles area by 2025.
The charger uses Joby's Global Electric Aviation Charging System (GEACS), which the company developed as a universal, freely available interface for all electric aircraft.
The eVTOL industry is currently seeing a competition for a universal charging standard, with Joby promoting GEACS while rivals like Archer Aviation and Beta Technologies advocate for the Combined Charging System (CCS).

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Electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) air taxi chargers are landing in Southern California for the first time.

Air taxi manufacturer Joby Aviation on Monday signed a definitive agreement with Clay Lacy Aviation—which operates full-service FBOs at Van Nuys Airport (KVNY) in Los Angeles and John Wayne Airport (KSNA) in Orange County, California—to install the first electric charging system in the region.