Joby's aircraft in flight over California (Photo: Joby Aviation)
Last month, Joby Aviation and Reuben Brothers announced an alliance to establish an air taxi vertiport at Park Elm Residences at Century Plaza in Los Angeles. It’s a landmark step toward making zero-emission urban air mobility a reality, and for residents of Park Elm, it means something more: the potential to book a Joby air taxi from their building the way they might hail a car today, for flights across the greater Los Angeles area. This is what it looks like when sustainable transportation moves from aspiration to adoption.
The distance between Century Plaza and John Wayne Airport in Orange County is roughly 41 miles - in Los Angeles traffic, a drive that’s anywhere from one to two hours. Selecting a Joby air taxi for this journey could result in 34% lower energy consumption per passenger-mile compared to a standard gasoline automobile, and a 93% reduction relative to a traditional gas-fueled helicopter. When you account for the electricity grid mix in Southern California - which is cleaner than the national average due to the region’s higher share of renewable energy - the potential emissions savings are even greater: 47% fewer emissions per passenger-mile than a gas-powered car, and 94% fewer than a gas-powered helicopter.
Based on a Joby flight occupancy of 2.5 passengers. Assumptions and data limitations are listed on page 22 of our 2024 Impact Report. Ground and air indirectness factors are modeled based on partner data and feasible air space routes.
Each flight is a measurable step toward cleaner cities. But for Joby, sustainable aviation doesn’t stop with the aircraft - it extends to how and where we build it.
In 2025, we continued to measure and reduce the environmental footprint of our facilities and factories. We conducted an energy audit at our most energy-intensive campus and procured our largest amount of renewable electricity to date - part of a three-year effort that has avoided over 5,100 metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions, the equivalent of taking approximately 1,200 cars off the road for a year. 2025 also marks our lowest-ever emissions intensity by revenue, reflected in the numbers below.
More metrics and data will be disclosed in our 2025 Impact Report, scheduled to be released July 2026, available on our website.
Partnerships like Century Plaza are only meaningful if the product behind them delivers on its promise, and for Joby that promise is measurable. Reducing environmental impact, from the aircraft we fly to the facilities we operate, is central to our mission.
