BMW of North America has added Shell Recharge Solutions as a second eMobility provider, which will allow customers to access Shell Recharge, ChargePoint, EVgo, EVConnect and Blink charging stations through the My BMW app. Payments for all these providers are automatically processed in the app, which eliminates the need to create separate accounts, and use… Read more »
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Mike Albert Fleet Solutions introduces new EV fleet referral program
US fleet management company Mike Albert has announced its new Fleet Electrification Referral Program, which is designed to pair customers considering electrifying their fleets with charging providers. The program encompasses new partnerships with ChargePoint, Blink Charging and Enel X Way, and is designed to help fleet managers navigate end-to-end logistics, including charging infrastructure, government incentives,… Read more »
US Postal Service finally places an order for EVs—but there’s a catch
After a two-year campaign to avoid electrifying its fleet, the US Postal Service has announced plans to do what it should have done in 2021. The agency will purchase 9,250 off-the-shelf Ford E-Transits as a first batch of replacements for its 30-year-old Grumman LLV delivery vehicles. Delivery of the EVs is expected to begin this… Read more »
Bridgestone to offer service for EVs and hybrids in Texas and California
Bridgestone Retail Operations, a subsidiary of Bridgestone Americas, plans to expand its electric and hybrid vehicle services at 44 of the company’s Firestone Complete Auto Care and Wheel Works stores in Austin, Texas and San Francisco, California. While EV services today account for less than 10% of total services at Bridgestone’s retail operations nationwide, the… Read more »
ECOtality files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
ECOtality, operator of the Blink charging network and manager of the EV Project, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, and intends to seek the approval of the court for an auction and sale of substantially all of its assets. In connection with the filing, ECOtality and its subsidiaries entered into a Credit and Security Agreement… Read more »
ECOtality suspends trading, speaks of possible bankruptcy
ECOtality, the operator of the Blink charging network (Nasdaq: ECTY), has suspended trading and filed an 8-K report that details serious trouble for the company. Here’s the bad news: Although the Company is currently exploring options for a restructuring or sale of the entire business and/or assets, [it] may need to file a petition commencing… Read more »
Working together: avoiding EVSE-to-vehicle interoperability issues
Intertek’s Rich Byczek on avoiding EVSE-to-vehicle interoperability issues. Back in January, Plugincars.com published an article by Colby Trudeau – a Honda Fit EV owner, Plug In America volunteer, and electrical engineer at Qualcomm Technologies – that detailed his charging troubles using Ecotality’s Blink charging stations at work. Trudeau found that after about 20 minutes… Read more »
ECOtality reports record first quarter 2012 results
ECOtality installed around 1,100 Blink chargers during the quarter, bringing the total number of charging stations to 6,700, and claiming the Blink network’s title as the world’s largest EV charging network.
Tennessee Cracker Barrels to get DC fast chargers
The iconic Interstate eatery is the perfect place for one of ECOtality’s Blink® DC Fast Chargers.
New York State opens applications for $100 million in funding for electric school buses
New York State is now taking applications for grant funding for electric school buses under the $4.2-billion Clean Water, Clean Air, and Green Jobs Environmental Bond Act of 2022. $100 million will be disbursed in this first tranche of a total $500 million authorized by the Bond Act. New York’s 2022 State of the State… Read more »