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Tuesday, 09/10/2019 2:13:18 PM

Tuesday, September 10, 2019 2:13:18 PM

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Portable EV Fast Chargers are on the horizon

Cross the ubiquity of ordering a pizza with the form factor (and weight) of a backup “jerry can” of fuel and you’re close to what it seems the startup SparkCharge is attempting to produce with its new modular charging system.
SparkCharge is a startup that won the top $1 million prize at the 43North pitch competition in 2018. It aimed to create something that provided ultra-fast charging to help fill the gaps left by the lack of charging infrastructure, in a product that was modular, reasonably lightweight, and easily transported.

That yet-unnamed product, so far called “Portable, Ultrafast, Modular Electric Vehicle Charging Unit,” is what SparkCharge delivered last week, as part of a demo day for its current base, which claims to be the largest cleantech startup incubator in the U.S.—Greentown Labs in Somerville, Massachusetts.
The charger module weighs an official 19.8 pounds while the battery module weighs 48.4 pounds. Both are approximately 24 by 13 by 9 inches, which makes them about the size of a large carry-on suitcase—so a size that should easily fit into the cargo compartment of just about any vehicle.

This will help range anxiety with some people and no doubt help spur EV sales. Also, since these units have batteries in them they will no doubt help Australian Mines as a battery metals producer.

https://www.greencarreports.com/news/1123928_with-portable-ev-fast-chargers-startup-aims-to-be-as-easy-as-pizza-delivery