According to a company release, Ample announced a $50 Million total investment from Blackstone, with additional participation from Banco Santander.

Ample is a San Francisco based startup co-founded by John de Souza and Khaled Hassounah. It aims to solve the energy delivery challenge for electric transportation by utilizing autonomous robotics and smart-battery technology. Ample has created an economical, rapidly deployable and widely accessible platform that delivers a full charge to any electric car in minutes.