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Blink deploys charging stations using local load management

Blink Charging has announced the installation of four EV charging stations utilizing local load management, which the company says is the first deployment of its kind. The configuration allows up to 20 charging stations to be deployed on a single circuit.  The design provides equal output to each charger based on the number of stations… Read more »

Car Charging to integrate Nissan DC Fast Chargers with the Blink Network

Car Charging Group (OTCQB: CCGI) has partnered with software and service company Gridscape Solutions to integrate Nissan’s DC Fast Chargers with the Blink Network, which CarCharging acquired in 2013. Gridscape will design a turnkey hardware and software solution to integrate the Nissan chargers with the Blink Network, giving charging service hosts the opportunity to select… Read more »

CarCharging resumes sales of the Blink HQ Level 2 residential charger

Miami Beach-based Car Charging Group (OTCQB: CCGI), which recently acquired the assets of bankrupt ECOtality, has resumed sales of the Blink HQ, a Level 2 residential EV charger. The 240-Volt, 30-Amp Blink HQ features a delay timer, an 18-foot cable and a hanger bracket, and comes with a 12-month warranty. It’s compatible with all EVs… Read more »

CarCharging to purchase ECOtality’s Blink assets

Blink Acquisition, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Car Charging Group, Inc. (OTCQB: CCGI) has submitted the winning bid to purchase the Blink charging network from ECOtality, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in September. The deal makes Miami Beach-based CarCharging one of the world’s largest public charging networks. “Since our inception, CarCharging’s intent has been to… Read more »

How the biggest US EV charging networks got their starts

The US charging network 2.0—The evolution of a revolution: Part 1 The US public charging “network” didn’t emerge from a single master plan. It grew out of grants, bankruptcies, corporate settlements, acquisitions—and one automaker that decided it couldn’t wait. Since the current generation of EVs emerged more than 15 years ago, the “network” of EV… Read more »

Lynkwell, Revel and Ampcontrol partnerships help WEX expand EV charging network

Commerce platform WEX has expanded its EV charging network through new partnerships with charging point operators Lynkwell and Revel as well as a payments integration with smart charging platform Ampcontrol. The collaborations enable hundreds of new charging stations across the US to accept payments from WEX users and provide WEX customers with access to an… Read more »

Choosing the perfect sites for EV charging projects: EVpin’s all-in-one site selection and design tool

Q&A with EVpin CEO and founder Maythem Alsodani Whatever kind of EV charging facility you’re planning to deploy—from a Level 2 destination or multi-family site to a highway DC fast charging station to a commercial fleet depot—site selection is a critical part of the process. Many criteria need to be considered, including not only potential… Read more »

No garage, no driveway, no problem: itselectric is bringing curbside EV charging to the US

itselectric establishes best practices for curbside EV chargers. Q&A with itselectric co-founder and CEO Nathan King. For the last few years, the EV industry has been agonizing over the problem of providing charging for urban drivers who depend on on-street parking, and have no possibility of installing chargers at their homes. EV journalists, including your… Read more »

Shakeout in the EV charging market: EVBox and Enel X exit the stage

The EV charger market is undergoing a wave of consolidation. In May, Charge Enterprises emerged from Chapter 11 after a reorganization. In August, insolvent Australian charger manufacturer Tritium was acquired by an Indian firm. In September, KEBA acquired Austria’s EnerCharge. The latest shoes to drop are EVBox and Enel X. Amsterdam-based EVBox is closing its… Read more »