{"id":72525,"date":"2024-05-22T10:05:19","date_gmt":"2024-05-22T14:05:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=72525"},"modified":"2024-05-22T10:05:19","modified_gmt":"2024-05-22T14:05:19","slug":"gravity-500-kw-ev-charger-trees-us-streets-network-larger-than-tesla","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=72525","title":{"rendered":"Gravity to implement 500 kW EV charger ‘trees’ on US streets to grow network larger than Tesla’s"},"content":{"rendered":"
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NY-based startup and EV infrastructure specialist Gravity has launched a new line of universal EV charger \u201ctrees\u201d it hopes will bring convenient charging sessions curbside on city streets. The deployment will start modestly, but Gravity<\/a> is targeting a street charging network that is \u201d\u00a0more expansive than Tesla\u2019s current Supercharger network.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Gravity Inc. is\u00a0a startup<\/a>\u00a0focused on sustainable fleets and the infrastructure required to operate them efficiently. In 2021, Gravity began rolling out a fleet of all-electric\u00a0Mustang Mach-E<\/a>\u00a0yellow cabs around New York City while partnering with building owners and parking operators to implement electric vehicle charging infrastructure to support individual drivers and large EV fleets.<\/p>\n

At that time, Gravity was already teasing plans to open the \u201conly true fast-charging site in Manhattan\u201d to support the taxis and local EV owners. In October 2023, Gravity released\u00a0a full suite of 500kW EV chargers<\/a>, some of the fastest we\u2019ve seen.<\/p>\n

This technology caught the eye of Google Ventures (GV), which led to a successful seed funding round for an undisclosed amount a month later. Since then, Gravity has been able to roll out dozens of UL-Listed EV chargers in the US and made good on its word to open access to 24 500kW EV chargers at a new \u201cGravity Charging Center\u201d<\/a> opened this past March\u2014hailing the piles as the fastest in the United States. <\/p>\n

The charging center operates out of a Manhattan parking garage in which Gravity mounted its 500kW Distributed Energy Access Points (DEAPs) to the ceiling above existing parking spaces.\u00a0Today, Gravity announces it has adapted its DEAP EV chargers into \u201ctrees\u201d that can be easily installed curbside to make charging even faster and more convenient for city drivers.<\/p>\n

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Gravity is rolling out EV charger \u201ctrees\u201d in the US<\/h2>\n

The startup shared details of its latest EV charger rollout today, which includes 200kW and 500kW distributed energy access points as part of a universal on-street cable and mounting system. <\/p>\n

These EV charging trees have a hinged swing arm that houses a cable that pivots down for curbside sessions. This offers local drivers easy access from the street, no matter their make, model, or port location. When a charging session is completed, the arm raises automatically, and the EV connector latches back onto the pole, out of sight and out of the way for passersby to trip over.<\/p>\n

Gravity engineers worked alongside design firm Rangr Studio to develop the EV charger trees to alleviate issues some curbside chargers face around the globe. However, the network of this particular type of charger remains relatively small in the US, at least for now.<\/p>\n

Given such a small scale in North America, Gravity believes even a modest rollout of its new EV charger trees will help it become the largest fast-charging network in the US. The startup boldly said that its goal is to expand the DEAP footprint to one day be more prominent than Tesla\u2019s Supercharger network \u2013 one of the most prominent and dependable in the country. Gravity Inc.\u2019s founder and CEO Moshe Cohen elaborated:<\/p>\n

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Right now, American cities are choosing the curbside charging that drivers will use for decades to come. Unfortunately, many are looking to obsolete overnight Level 2 charging with cables that clutter sidewalks and that don\u2019t fit the needs of urban EV drivers. EV drivers require and deserve so much better. We took up the challenge of making every aspect of the on-street charging experience faster and better and can\u2019t wait to deploy our new DEAP Trees by the thousands. With even partial adoption by American cities, this product alone could quickly become the largest fast charging network in America, eclipsing even the Supercharger network.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Similar to the parking garage infrastructure in New York, Gravity\u2019s EV charger trees do not require any utility upgrades for installation and can deliver up to 200 miles of range in 13 minutes on a 200kW charger or 5 minutes on a 500kW charger. These rates are far faster than the Tesla Superchargers currently operating around NYC, which deliver charge rates between 72kW and 150kW.<\/p>\n

Both EV charger tree systems deliver 1,000V and are bidirectional-ready, offering future opportunities to send access energy back to city grids. Look for EV charger trees curbside, especially in New York City, and let us know if you spot one!<\/p>\n

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NY-based startup and EV infrastructure specialist Gravity has launched a new line of universal EV charger \u201ctrees\u201d it hopes will bring convenient charging sessions curbside on city streets. The deployment will start modestly, but Gravity is targeting a street charging network that is \u201d\u00a0more expansive than Tesla\u2019s current Supercharger network.\u201d Gravity Inc. is\u00a0a startup\u00a0focused on […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8313,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-72525","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-e-cars"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72525","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=72525"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72525\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/8313"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=72525"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=72525"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=72525"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}