SparkCharge | Range to the Rescue! 

This should be a standard item in Tesla Service Centers and Mobile Rangers. Tesla could, of course, make their own from recycled modules salvaged from old S and X battery packs.

So it’s basically like an electric jerry can? That’s so cool,they should partner with AAA

Forgot to ask the cost for the consumers for the usage of spark charge either through tow truck payment or the app way.

I think this is a really good idea for the near future, and by near, I mean for the next 20-25 years while most towing trucks run on gas and aren't able to charge EVs. And for those who say, "oh, but by that time EVs will have 10000 miles of range, they will never get stranded anywhere" to that I say: gas cars have really good range, and people let them die all the time in the middle of the road. Some jobs only exist because people are stupid and forget things :P

This is SO exciting!!! As a LEAF owner I’ve been so limited by my lack of range. I have to plan my activities around distance and calculate mileage. I’ve been stuck for hours at level 2 chargers multiple times when the DC chargers were broken down - 3 times at Nissan Stations!! Hallelujah Spark Charge!!

Wow, this looks amazing! These guys have definitely hit it out of the park and I'm pretty sure we'll see these everywhere in due time!

Giving someone a jump start is taking on a new meaning, and I love it!

Every tow truck in the world is going to need at least one with a couple of spares battery’s as will. Not to mention a lot of Tesla end users will want one for their own “peace of mind”. I wonder if Tesla might just decide to acquire the company and end up offering this solution as a option.

So in a few years, when I buy my fully self driving Tesla for the purpose of using it as a taxi, I will also be able to offer the service of sending it out for folks to get a charge? I like it!

No superchargers in Hawaii this would be awesome to have as a business or backup.

Had no idea that guy was the CEO until around the 15 minute-in mention. Very cool!

Would've like to see the information on the screen after being plugged into the vehicle.

Back up power for a house . In a disaster run your house .instead of a generator

This is brilliant. The charger comes to you, rather than you looking for one.

This guy is a genius. American ingenuity at work! God Bless America

You guys are in a roll, another great interview. Kudos to the "Now You Know" team!

Excellent product! I hope this company fairs well.

Going to need one of these for my off roading CyberTruck adventures.

nice! a portable powerwall !

If people could buy this, this could work for people who dont have a charging station at home i.e live at an apartment. Also for people who often go to camping trips

This is a great idea! I've always wondered how you would solve the "Jerry can" running out of gas issue. Amazing!

Great business idea, tremendous growth opportunity. Wait until they get a contract with AAA.

Taking the phrase "dude you're talking a mile a minute" VERY literally!

Always great ideas and companies coming out of Greentown labs! And a fellow SU alumn too. I actually met Josh a few weeks ago at the EG meetup and he’s a great guy, and of course we got a demo. Every AAA truck should have one

Wow this looks like a great idea! I wonder how other did not think of this earlier? Awesome!

Very nice. Thanks for sharing.

For those offering holiday accommodation, particularly in rural locations, I could see property owners booking one of these for a given period of time, be that a day, week(end), month or for the prime holiday seasons. No more fiddly awkward extension cords threaded through windows and plugged into the dryer outlet. Cost of hire would then be passed onto the client as part of the property rental fee.

I love this idea, but eventual vehicle to vehicle charging will solve this problem.

This is awesome! Imagine you guys get big enough where you can start up some sort of Uber-like service for EV recharging, and actually scratch that because driverless vehicles will probably be a thing here soon. Crazy. Big money. Good job, all of you at SparkCharge! Thanks for a fantastic insight and interview, Now You Know!!

Some questions I would have would be in regard to how do you charge up the portable batteries? Regular 110v outlet? How long does that take? So if you're on a road trip, and you're low in battery on your car, you can charge up with this battery...but it's still not enough to get you to a supercharger. Could you go to a rest stop and use a 110v to charge up this Sparkcharge much faster than connecting the 110v to your car, and then charge the car with the Sparkcharge at a faster rate? Or charge the car with 110v while you're also charging the Sparkcharge battery on a different 110v outlet. Hmmm...

Man wouldn't it be perfect for the battery part to fit in the frunk and the charging part under the trunk. Nothing loose banging around while driving all secure and out of site. This is a brilliant idea!

I thought "ex-football player" ...then he started talking and impressed the hell outta me. Amazing communication skills, exactly what anyone would want in a CEO.

Whack one onto a FUV and you've got a fast charger rapid responder

I was just thinking of this idea and was searching for it like two weeks ago! Great company and even better CEO!!

Great video but I'm curious about the charging of the unit itself. Do the modules have a base for charging them individually, several at a time, on 240vac or 120vac, etc.and what would be the minimal investment cost be for a company like a towing business? I guess I can check out the link you provided for answers. Thanks

great interview, I was wondering if anyone would ever develop a product like this. Fantastic

This is amazing! I want to see these on the back of cyber-tow-trucks with solar trickle charge! This is the dream!

Perfect find! As I look to tow my camper with a (2023?) R1S, I was thinking of other options (to buy time until rural EV chargers are more accessible) by bringing a range-adding battery. Perhaps….. You guys continue to amaze me!

Thanks again for the free content. Fantastic evolution. I hope I am not camping next to ypu when you need to recharge before you go home. lol

Great story AND a great product!! Win win win!!

This is super cool!!! So glad these guys came up with the idea!!

Imagine having this thing helping with buying used EVs, like if it can't charge you can avoid the car on the market

Zac and Jesse demoing SparkCharge means this product is going to take off. This will do wonders for people on the fence about transitioning to EV, but who have range anxiety. Awesome video!

I just thought of another use case... Rentals. You going on a long road trip? Want a little peace of mind that you won't be stranded on the side of the road out of juice without cell service? You rent one of these as a 'just in case' backup to take on your trip with you. Then at the end of your trip you return it. - Call it the 'road trip kit' include a single power pack, a spare tire, an emergency kit with those pop-up cones, first aid kit, tire sealant, tire pump... It might take up 1/4th or 1/3rd of your trunk, but you'll travel with confidence.

Great product. It needs to be everywhere.

Does it come with 120v/ 220v 50amp plugs?

Awesome idea 💡!!! Every EV owner needs this. Cool stuff to see this 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼.

Well... I brought this up to some people at redwood not knowing someone had already started building it. Sucks I couldn't build it but nice to see someone build it.

18:16 safety tip: try to walk around the unit (and cable) instead of over it. This will reduce the potential of tripping.

Thank you, guys!

Love this product and its very articulate CEO. Another use case would be home backup power. Just needs an interface for that to either plug into the home electrical panel the way a gas generator can, with a switch installed to isolate from the power grid, or simple power outlets on the unit itself to plug your appliances and lights directly into it. I’d take either solution.

i dont know any fizics but can you not make something like a bike dynamo that chargers the car while drive ??? can someone explain why its not posible?

Think about putting this in the back of the cybertuck you could fit it with no problem

Awesome video guys makes me want to have one in Hawaii!

3:18 shows a boat getting gassed up >.

Partner with Uber and Lyft to offer this through their app without the headache of dealing with typical tow companies!

Awesome ideas.... I need one. Perhaps..

Can it be used as an add-on battery to extend the range of a phev for day drive to work?

This is awesome on so many levels!!!🙌👏💪

Finally the new “gas can”

Sell it in Sweden!!

so how does the Modular get charged? thru 3 prong 110v plug?

This is awesome! Cool idea. Best of luck.

Great episode

Great technology. Will reduce the range anxiety (that isn't justified for most situations). I immediately thought of the situation Jesse described: stuck in the middle of nowhere with an empty battery.

What a great product!!!!! Very important to help accelerate the move to clean energy. When I bought my Tesla I had range anxiety. This product would have reduced my range anxiety.

love this, probably not really a "throw it in the trunk" kinda thing just because I'm not sure it's light enough to give you a good return on energy. but the portable charging oppurtunities are extreeeemlely exciting. and for me personally in the midwest, I run outta juice pretty often and have had to get my spark towed four times, this woulda saved me a lot of time and sadness.

I have been waiting for this! I have a cyber truck reserved and I live in West Virginia and chargers are limited, especially going west across the mountains into Virginia. Your video was a wonderful surprise.

Will be very handy in certain situations

it would be nice to know how much? this would be great for a house battery and you could use it on you car when needed.

One question...how to charge sparkcharge battery units?

Would like to know how to recharge the Batteries. Can they be charged independently of the top unit? Mains (240V for me) or also via a 12V (or other DC voltage) supply? Didn't see any pricing on their website. Be even better if there was a 240V AC top piece available - or some sort of 240V AC output - for mobile power purposes.

Awesome 👏🏽

Excellent Very inspiring. Great interview

Has it got a solar mc4 input

Brilliant !!!

I am rooting for you your outlook and your vision.

the issue with keeping this in your car is the weight of the batteries will cut into your range so the idea of keeping the stuff in your car for backup might not be the best idea BUT the fact that this is a real product means every tow truck NEEDS to buy this NOW is a very real thing.... Also I can see the ever growing list of car repair people who COME TO YOU to fix your ICE car might also wasn't to expand their business offerings. In fact car detailers that come to you might consider adding this to THEIR list of services... Anything to set yourself apart is a really good thing to do when you are running your own business. (so long as the cost isn't TOO expensive and given the cost of Li-Ion batts this it's understandable if it is....) - Still as the cost of everything drops they are in a great position so long as their technology can interface with however the new solid state stuff .... comes out as....

This type of innovation is needed in every industry, every business every part of govt. During these hard times, these gems will emerge because the time is ripe for disruption and innovation.

This is a company I would love to invest in.

How much for tow truck and charge? Good idea but is it affordable for average consumer?

A very necessary product, good presentation, great business plan.

This battery needs those Apple wheels to add to the styling.

Really fascinating concept! I admire this company and what their mission is! I hope they continue to grow :) I am curious if there will be any major effect on them if a higher capacity batteries come out.

Can you leave it plugged in as you drive?

I was about to ask about this in the next Q&A

It's one of those "why didn't I come up with it" items. It's going to be everywhere!!!

That is cool!!

Great idea. Love how all these side businesses get created. Because Elon made electric vehicles mainstream

Solar charging inputs? Alternator charging inputs? Waterproof?

I think AAA should seriously consider that too!!! Super cool

18:43 The camera dimmed right as he pressed the power button, which felt like it sucked power from the grid and dimmed the lights lol

I like the idea - I think it had been around for a while now. Congrats to the team for the nice product too. However, i think that a more practical and reasonable solution would be vehicle-to-vehicle charging. In this way instead of a regular diesel towtruck brining you 15miles of charge, you can have the tow truck to be an EV with a large battery, that can charge you up directly by plugging into the truck, similar to the V2Grid idea.

Would have enjoyed more technical information. How do you recharge it, for example. Are the packs 400+ volts? Or is there a boost converter, and if so what’s the efficiency? You need about 95-100 18650’s in series to output 400v DC. That’s would be the most efficient, but anyway.

Another use case would be to allow charging from homes with solar that don't have nearby parking. Could you have a charging port in the boot and leave this plugged in as a range extender?

Where i cam buy it ? In Uk?

16-24 km of range from that? I can really see that helping to add extra range to get to the nearest charging station. Imagine if the roadside assistance services offered as part of some car insurance plans (IIRC) could provide that…

Very cool. Congratulations on the great progress and wishing continued success on helping the world thrive in the transition to EVs globally.

Zack & Jeff, that was wonder video Now I Know. A rentable SparkCharge units will be a good business idea.

great!