Archer Aviation, BETA Technologies collaborate to accelerate the adoption of interoperable charging system across the electric aviation industry

Archer Aviation, a manufacturer in electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircrafts, and BETA Technologies, an electric aerospace company developing electric aircraft and charging systems, have announced a partnership to accelerate the roll out of an interoperable fast-charging system across the electric aircraft industry.

According to the press release, Archer is utilizing two of BETA’s Charge Cube systems at Archer’s flight test facilities, as well as a number of BETA’s Mini Cube mobile charging systems, which Archer plans to rapidly deploy as needed. BETA’s charging system utilizes the Combined Charging Standard (CCS) – a multimodal, interoperable standard employed by the top OEMs. This GAMA endorsed standard comes with peer reviewed and global certification standards and is harmonized with EUROCAE ED-308. BETA’s charging systems are already in use at 14 locations across the eastern U.S., and development work is underway to install them at another 55 locations along the East and Gulf Coasts, as well as at Archer’s facilities in California.

Gaining access to BETA’s electric aviation charging system and network through this collaboration is another critical component of Archer’s plan to create the most efficient, and scalable, path to market for Archer’s eVTOL aircraft. Archer’s chargers bring BETA’s network to the west coast, according to the press release. This milestone collaboration for the industry follows the expansion of BETA’s network down the east coast – including the first electric aircraft charger on a DoD installation located at Duke Field, Eglin Air Force Base.