Google Backed Gravity Unleashes DEAP Trees: Charging EVs in Minutes on NYC Streets—Are Your Chargers This Fast?

With its ground-breaking Distribution Energy Access Points (DEAP), a New York-based business called Gravity is transforming EV infrastructure by enabling curbside charging for any electric car.

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With its 500kW option, these shiny DEAP stations can charge 200 miles in only 5 minutes, or 200 miles in just 13 minutes.

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Utilising pre-existing power sources, DEAP Trees provide rapid charging without interfering with neighbouring structures—a vital benefit for urban environments.

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While the majority of EVs on the market today are not yet suited for this bidirectional technology, Gravity's most recent design attempts to enable fully charged EVs to send electricity to buildings in need.

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Twenty-four cutting-edge 500kW chargers that can provide up to 2400 miles of range per hour are on display at the recently established Gravity Charging Centre, located at 401-471 West 42nd Street, New York.

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Because DEAP Trees don't require utility improvements like standard chargers do, they fit perfectly in urban settings without adding more weight to the grid.

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With 40,000 public Level 2 chargers and 6,000 DC fast chargers planned for New York City by 2030, Gravity's DEAP Trees will be essential to the city's aim of becoming carbon neutral by 2050.

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The number of EV charging stations in New York is growing quickly to accommodate the city's future demands, with 100 curbside chargers from FLO and 54 public charging stalls by Revel.

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By 2025, New York aims to have 1,000 Level 2 DEAP tree charging stations, with plans to grow to 10,000 stations by 2030, enhancing the urban EV driving experience.

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