Based in Ottawa, Canada, GBatteries is pioneering technology which enables ultra-fast charging of Li-ion batteries without compromising battery life, and without changing the battery’s chemistry or manufacturing process. With the only demonstrated technology capable of charging today’s conventional lithium ion battery as fast as a car can be filled with gasoline (5 min to half a tank, 10 min to full tank), GBatteries is on a mission to accelerate and broaden electric vehicle deployment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Investors include Airbus Ventures, Initialized Capital, Plug and Play, SV Angel, Y Combinator, and other private investors.
Location: Canada, Ontario, Ottawa
Employees: 11-50
Founded date: 2012
Investors 8
Mentions in press and media 10
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| 15.01.2019 | GBatteries let you charge your car as quickly as visiting the pump | A YC startup called GBatteries has come out of stealth with a bold claim: they can recharge an electric car as quickly as it takes to fill up a tank of gas. Created by aerospace engineer Kostya Khomutov, electrical engineers Alex Tkachenko ... |
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| 24.03.2014 | Gbatteries (YC W14) Launches BatteryBox, A 50Whr Backup Battery For MacBooks & Other Gadgets | “Over the years, users of portable consumer electronics have just come to accept that battery life gets worse over time. But it doesn’t have to: Gbatteries, which is in the current batch of Y Combinator companies, has come up with a new tec... |
| 24.03.2014 | YC-Backed Gbatteries Launches BatteryBox, A 50Whr Backup Battery For MacBooks & Other Gadgets | Over the years, users of portable consumer electronics have just come to accept that battery life gets worse over time. But it doesn’t have to: Gbatteries, which is in the current batch of Y Combinator companies, has come up with a new tech... |
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