But despite deep respect for Moller, Bevirt soon concluded that it wasn’t going to work. A few decades of battery improvements later, aviation fuel still contains 14 times more power by weight. He says Joby has been able to design a five-seat air taxi that can travel 150 miles powered by lithium-ion battery cells that are on the road today in electric cars. Joby expects its aircraft to have a maximum allowable gross weight of 4,800 pounds, which includes passengers and payload. That would mean a battery pack weighing 2,200 pounds.

Source: Forbes November 23, 2020 11:31 UTC