A Big Apple-based electric vehicle startup desires to plant a network of ultra-efficient curbside “trees” along town’s busy streets which can be able to recharging a automobile’s battery in at little as five minutes.
Google-backed Gravity Inc. developed the fast-charging technology already in use at its flagship station in a parking garage on West forty second Street.
Now, Gravity CEO Moshe Cohen is hoping town will approve his concept for the “DEAP Trees” – short for Distributed Energy Access Points – because it seeks to significantly enlarge its network.
The charging trees are supposed to slot in seamlessly on metered streets — allowing drivers to drag in and park for a fast fill-up.
“The constraint is we’ve to deliver a charge at a speed that’s shorter than the dwell-time. So for those who can only be there for half-hour, that automobile needs to be charged in lower than half-hour,” Cohen told The Post.
The charging cables can provide 200 miles of range in 13 minutes for its 200kW mode and just five minutes for the 500kW model. That’s dramatically faster than the so-called “level 2” charging ports currently in use, which give just 20 miles of range per hour of charging, based on town’s website.
Gravity developed the sleek, minimalist trees with the assistance of design firm Rangr Studio — which also designed the fashionable charging hardware used on the West forty second Street facility.
They feature a maneuverable hinged arm and mounted cable system designed to be compatible with all major EV manufacturers, including Tesla and Rivian.
“The thought is to make it quiet, to make it seamless, to make it not stand out and still have the thing mechanically put the cable back into its place,” said Rangr Studio’s Jasmit Rangr. “We anticipate that somebody’s going to be in a rush, hop within the automobile and just leave the cable hanging on the market. We are able to’t let that just occur.”
Cohen said his firm’s long-term goal is to construct a network larger than Tesla’s current “Supercharger” network.”
The Recent York City Department of Transportation didn’t immediately return a request for comment.
Rangr said the trees were specifically designed to be immune to vandalism and rough use on city streets.
The design team focused on ensuring the charging cable would never rest on the bottom and could be able to reaching any a part of the automobile.
“This notion of ‘how do you serve all of those different locations’ is a critical one for those who’re going to make EV charging curbside or in any tight location,” Rangr said. “You simply can’t have cables dangling around and getting in the way in which of individuals.”
Curbside charging stations for electric vehicles are still a burgeoning concept in Recent York City.
The town has partnered with Con Edison to put in 100 level-2 charging stations across the five boroughs, in addition to a much smaller variety of fast-charging stations, based on its website.
The Recent York City Department of Transportation has set goals of putting in 1,000 level 2 charging stations by 2025 and 10,000 stations by 2030. The department is predicted to offer an update on guidelines for the expansion later this yr.
Cohen argued it’s crucial that town turn to more advanced charging technology as soon as possible to be sure that the stations aren’t obsolete by the point the goal is reached.
“Our goal in Recent York, if we do a number of hundred out of the 1,000 and a number of thousand out of the ten,000, which we’re able to do, suddenly Recent York has more fast-charging…than some other city within the country,” Cohen said.
Gravity is currently in talks with various city agencies because it looks to put in the devices in Recent York, based on Cohen – who described town as an important proving ground for the technology that would draw interest from other locales in the long run, comparable to Boston and Los Angeles.
A Big Apple-based electric vehicle startup desires to plant a network of ultra-efficient curbside “trees” along town’s busy streets which can be able to recharging a automobile’s battery in at little as five minutes.
Google-backed Gravity Inc. developed the fast-charging technology already in use at its flagship station in a parking garage on West forty second Street.
Now, Gravity CEO Moshe Cohen is hoping town will approve his concept for the “DEAP Trees” – short for Distributed Energy Access Points – because it seeks to significantly enlarge its network.
The charging trees are supposed to slot in seamlessly on metered streets — allowing drivers to drag in and park for a fast fill-up.
“The constraint is we’ve to deliver a charge at a speed that’s shorter than the dwell-time. So for those who can only be there for half-hour, that automobile needs to be charged in lower than half-hour,” Cohen told The Post.
The charging cables can provide 200 miles of range in 13 minutes for its 200kW mode and just five minutes for the 500kW model. That’s dramatically faster than the so-called “level 2” charging ports currently in use, which give just 20 miles of range per hour of charging, based on town’s website.
Gravity developed the sleek, minimalist trees with the assistance of design firm Rangr Studio — which also designed the fashionable charging hardware used on the West forty second Street facility.
They feature a maneuverable hinged arm and mounted cable system designed to be compatible with all major EV manufacturers, including Tesla and Rivian.
“The thought is to make it quiet, to make it seamless, to make it not stand out and still have the thing mechanically put the cable back into its place,” said Rangr Studio’s Jasmit Rangr. “We anticipate that somebody’s going to be in a rush, hop within the automobile and just leave the cable hanging on the market. We are able to’t let that just occur.”
Cohen said his firm’s long-term goal is to construct a network larger than Tesla’s current “Supercharger” network.”
The Recent York City Department of Transportation didn’t immediately return a request for comment.
Rangr said the trees were specifically designed to be immune to vandalism and rough use on city streets.
The design team focused on ensuring the charging cable would never rest on the bottom and could be able to reaching any a part of the automobile.
“This notion of ‘how do you serve all of those different locations’ is a critical one for those who’re going to make EV charging curbside or in any tight location,” Rangr said. “You simply can’t have cables dangling around and getting in the way in which of individuals.”
Curbside charging stations for electric vehicles are still a burgeoning concept in Recent York City.
The town has partnered with Con Edison to put in 100 level-2 charging stations across the five boroughs, in addition to a much smaller variety of fast-charging stations, based on its website.
The Recent York City Department of Transportation has set goals of putting in 1,000 level 2 charging stations by 2025 and 10,000 stations by 2030. The department is predicted to offer an update on guidelines for the expansion later this yr.
Cohen argued it’s crucial that town turn to more advanced charging technology as soon as possible to be sure that the stations aren’t obsolete by the point the goal is reached.
“Our goal in Recent York, if we do a number of hundred out of the 1,000 and a number of thousand out of the ten,000, which we’re able to do, suddenly Recent York has more fast-charging…than some other city within the country,” Cohen said.
Gravity is currently in talks with various city agencies because it looks to put in the devices in Recent York, based on Cohen – who described town as an important proving ground for the technology that would draw interest from other locales in the long run, comparable to Boston and Los Angeles.
