What drives our mission to bring one billion electric vehicles to the road? As Ample President and Co-founder John de Souza says regarding his experience as a four-time founder, “A lot of people jump and say, I just want to optimize for money or something else. But I decided I just want to start working on things I cared about and I enjoyed.” John joined @Silas Mahner and @Somil Aggarwal on the latest episode of the CleanTechies Podcast for a deeper dive into his entrepreneurial background, a behind-the-scenes look into our work with OEM partners like Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation and Stellantis, and his advice for the next generation of founders. Whether you’re interested in advice from a serial entrepreneur for your big idea or learning about what it takes to scale battery swapping across the globe, listen to the full conversation. #BatterySwapping #ElectricVehicles #Startups
Ample
Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
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Electric Cars for Everyone.
About us
We aim to solve the energy delivery challenge for electric transportation by utilizing autonomous robotics and smart-battery technology. We've created an economical, rapidly deployable and widely accessible platform that delivers a full charge to any electric car in minutes. The aim is to make it possible to have “Electric Cars for Everyone”.
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- Industry
- Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
- Company size
- 51-200 employees
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, California
- Type
- Privately Held
- Founded
- 2014
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100 Hooper St
San Francisco, California 94107, US
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We’ve partnered with Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation and Yamato Transport Co.,Ltd. to deliver better fleet efficiency with our EV battery swapping stations. This Kyoto, Japan-based pilot project showcases how swapping can address key challenges in EV fleet logistics, from reducing charging times to lowering infrastructure costs. eCanter drivers will benefit from 5-minute battery swaps, keeping the trucks on the road longer and making EV adoption more practical for fleet operators. Read more in Autoweek about the deployment: https://lnkd.in/gYW9_WnN #BatterySwapping #ElectricVehicles #Fleets
Will Battery Swap Stations Work for EV Trucks?
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After announcing our partnership with Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation last July, our first deployment hit the streets of Kyoto, Japan last week. 🚚 In collaboration with Yamato Transport Co.,Ltd., Japan’s largest logistics and delivery company, the deployment will ease Yamato’s operations by providing five-minute battery swaps to drivers behind the wheel of the eCanter. Read more in electrive about our continued collaboration with Mitsubishi Fuso: #BatterySwapping #ElectricVehicles #LastMileDelivery
Japanese test Fuso eCanter with swappable batteries in Kyoto - electrive.com
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A year ago, we teamed up with Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation to deliver our modular battery-swapping technology to electric trucks. Today, we enter the next phase of our collaboration and the Fuso eCanter trucks equipped with Ample’s Modular Battery Swapping technology are hitting the streets of Kyoto, Japan. Yamato Transport Co.,Ltd., the largest door-to-door delivery company in Japan with a market share of over 47%, will utilize Mitsubishi Fuso’s truck to support its efforts to electrify last-mile delivery. #electrification #EVinfrastructure #lastmiledelivery #batteryswapping
Yamato, Let’s Electrify Last-Mile Delivery. | Ample
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“An electric vehicle can have twice the carbon footprint of a gas car. The way you actually make it good for the environment is by charging it on renewable energy.” Ample co-founder and president John de Souza joined Chris Wedding latest episode of EFI to discuss the changes necessary to make EVs a truly green solution. Tune in for insights into Ample’s mission and a closer look at John's personal journey and motivations: #evinfrastructure #electrification #EV
Entrepreneurs for Impact: #182: John de Souza, President of Ample — $270M of Investment for EV Battery Swapping. 15% Cheaper Than Gas. Five Minutes to Charge. 5x Cheaper Than Fast Charging. Deployed in a City in Weeks. on Apple Podcasts
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“Now, we’re actually giving [batteries] to you for free. As long as you pay a subscription over time, we keep advancing the battery and giving you more range,” says Ample CEO and Co-founder Khaled Hassounah. Khaled sat down with Chris Sass and Niall Riddell for a wide-ranging discussion about the practicality of battery swapping, from the benefits of Ample’s battery subscription model for consumers to the development of a battery-swapping ecosystem through OEM partnerships, and everything in between. Listen to the full conversation in the latest episode of Insider's Guide to Energy #BatterySwapping #ElectricVechicles #ElectricMobility https://lnkd.in/gWhpD_gC
Electric Vehicles Mini-Series
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“The beauty of gas cars is that you can get your gas in it very quickly, and when you can do the same thing for electric, people will be happy to switch.” – Ample President and Co-founder John de Souza on the importance of our 5-minute battery swaps for EV adoption. John recently joined CNN’s Julia Chatterley on First Move for a conversation about current struggles with EV adoption, how battery swapping addresses these barriers, and how Ample has introduced swapping to Japan through our Kyoto deployment. Watch the interview here: https://lnkd.in/gCQj7nkT #batteryswapping #evinfrastructure #EV #electrification
This company is betting on swappable batteries for electric vehicles | CNN Business
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“The idea that our station can service almost any car, regardless of size or shape...fundamentally changes people’s perception of battery swapping.” – Khaled Hassounah, Ample CEO and Co-Founder Khaled recently joined the Category Visionaries podcast to explore how our stations are winning over drivers and automakers on the concept of battery swapping and what’s ahead for Ample on the heels of our recent Kyoto deployments. Listen to the full episode here: https://lnkd.in/g5ht26zq #BatterySwapping #ElectricVehicles #EnergyTransition #electrification
Khaled Hassounah, CEO and Founder of Ample: $290M Raised to Build the Future of EV Batteries | Category Visionaries
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Japan, let's get started! Excited to launch our operations in Japan starting in Kyoto. Together with our partner ENEOS, we’re announcing the deployment of Ample Modular Battery Swapping stations in Kyoto, Japan. These stations, which are our first deployment to have two drive-through swapping pods side-by-side, will be utilized by several fleet partners including MK Taxi, the largest taxi fleet in Kyoto and has a strong commitment to advancing electrification. And more fleets will be coming online shortly, stay tuned! #ev #evinfrastructure #electrification
Japan, let's get started. | Ample
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From long charging times to range anxiety, barriers continue to threaten the mainstream adoption of electric vehicles. Thomas Carter writes about how battery swapping can serve as a solution to these hurdles and spoke with Ample President John de Souza about our five-minute swaps and how OEM partners, like Stellantis, will help bring battery swapping to the forefront. Read more in Business Insider: https://lnkd.in/gKWyXqp6 #BatterySwapping #ElectricVehicles #evinfrastructure
Battery swapping is taking off in China — and it could help rescue the EV revolution in the US
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