Fastest Public EV Chargers in the US Opened in New York by Google-Backed Gravity Mobility

Gravity, a US electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure startup, has opened its fast charging service to the public in New York. 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.

This makes it the fastest charging service in the US.

The site, offering 24 chargers, is located at New York's Midtown Manhattan Plaza.

The charging systems are ceiling-mounted within the footprint of existing parking spaces, with no additional space required.

Gravity's Distributed Energy Access Points (DEAPS) directly interface with other sources and uses of power and augment electrical grids, flexibly stabilising and allocating power to prevent costly new demand spikes.

This eliminates the need for costly infrastructure upgrades. 

The Manhattan Plaza location is Gravity's first full public deployment of equipment with many additional sites already in development.

The Google-backed company says it has the capacity to manufacture and deploy thousands of chargers per year to sites that it operates.

Moshe Cohen, CEO of Gravity Inc., says: "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."

"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," he adds.

Gravity's chargers are bidirectional-ready, with equipment engineered to send battery power back to the building and grid