Gravity, a New York-headquartered electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure startup, was joined by NYSERDA, Con Edison, Related Companies, Congressman Jerrold Nadler and City officials to open its flagship Midtown Manhattan EV charging center to the public — bringing the fastest charging in the US to the heart of its biggest city.
Gravity’s 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, all EV owners and major fleet operators will now have access to Gravity’s 24 500kW charging systems at the indoor parking garage located at 401 West 42nd Street, which is a partnership with Related Companies.
The charging systems are ceiling-mounted within the footprint of existing parking spaces, so no additional space is 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’s customer experience is more convenient, and less costly, than a gas station, with charging in minutes and low energy costs:
- 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’s also 90-times faster than comparably-sized Level 2 chargers deployed in most garages
- User-friendly plug-in and charge with auto authentication for all vehicle types and no interface required.
- Tap-and-go payment for ondemand charging with no appointment necessary.
- Bidirectional-ready, with equipment engineered to send battery power back to the building and grid
“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 Moshe Cohen, CEO of Gravity. “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. We are ready to scale and start a very exciting EV revolution.”
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