Study: Grid Upgrades Needed To Support eVTOLs

Graham Warwick March 18, 2024

Fixed-base operator Atantic Aviation plans to equip its locations with eVTOL charging infrastructure.

Credit: Archer Aviation
Charging for electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) air taxis could increase electrical demand at vertiport sites by six-seven times, requiring grid upgrades, concludes a study conducted for the FAA by the U.S. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). The study by an 18-strong team at...
Graham Warwick

Graham leads Aviation Week's coverage of technology, focusing on engineering and technology across the aerospace industry, with a special focus on identifying technologies of strategic importance to aviation, aerospace and defense.

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