The Google-backed startup says its equipment is capable of charging at a rate of 2,400 miles per hour, equivalent to 200 miles of range in just five minutes.
After months of extensive testing with commercial fleets, Gravity says all EV owners and major fleet operators will now have access to its 24 500kW charging systems at the indoor parking garage located at 401 West 42nd Street, which is a partnership with Related Companies.
The Manhattan Plaza location is Gravity's first full public deployment of equipment and it says it has many additional sites already in development. The startup adds it now has the capacity to manufacture and deploy thousands of chargers per year to sites that it operates.
The charging systems in Manhattan are ceiling-mounted within the footprint of existing parking spaces with no additional space required. Zero utility upgrades were made to the building or surrounding grid—making this installation easily replicable at any parking site across the country.
Certified by UL Solutions and backed by GV (Google Ventures), Gravity's complete line of 500kW Distributed Energy Access Points (DEAPs) will rapidly accelerate American EV adoption and the green transition of the electrical grid with equipment that is faster than any competitor, including Tesla, and so compact that they can be deployed in any indoor or outdoor setting.
Gravity says the customer experience is more convenient and less expensive than a gas station, with charging in minutes and low energy costs:
It says its chargers are "future proof", offering faster charging than any car currently on the US market can accept. "For the first time, the only charging limitation is in the auto manufacturers' choice of battery," it adds.
"Automakers love to tout their EVs' top driving speed, but what matters more than anything for drivers is how fast a car can charge. Our technology that can provide a car with 40 miles of range in just a minute of charging. With these speeds, we can push the entire industry to vehicles with faster-charging batteries," said Gravity CEO Moshe Cohen. "Charging is just one aspect of our DEAPs. With cars connected to DEAPs wherever they are parked, we can usher in a new, clean, inexpensive and flexible electricity network where the EV owners have control of their power."
Richard Kauffman, chair, New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), commented: "Gravity's innovative charging technology is a market changer that will allow the public in one of the largest and busiest cities in the world the ability to 'charge and go' more quickly thereby providing a more enjoyable driving experience."
