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 Blink Charging stations for electric vehicles in Syracuse, New York | |
| Company type | Public |
|---|---|
| Nasdaq: BLNK | |
| Industry | Electric vehicle charging |
| Headquarters | , United States |
Number of locations | 50,167 publicly accessible chargers (2022) |
Key people | Brendan S. Jones ( president & CEO) |
| Revenue | 
US$61,139,000 (2022) |
 US$(89,271,000) (2022) | |
| US$(91,560,000) (2022) | |
| Total assets | US$362,542,000 (2022) |
| Total equity | US$260,957,000 (2022) |
| Website |
blinkcharging |
| Footnotes / references Financials as of December 31, 2022 [update]. References: [1] | |
Blink Charging Co. is an American electric vehicle charging network operator headquartered in Miami Beach, Florida. [2] A smaller EV charging network in the United States, it has over 51,000 chargers globally. [3]
History
Blink was incorporated October 3, 2006, as New Image Concepts, Inc. (a shell company) to provide consulting services around personal appearance and entertainment. On November 20, 2009, it changed its name to Car Charging Group, Inc. in a merger with Car Charging, Inc. before settling on Blink after acquisition of the titular asset in 2013. [4] [5] In March 2023, Blink was one of three EV charger suppliers chosen by the U.S. Postal Service as part of its electric vehicle fleet upgrade; Blink will supply up to 41,500 EV chargers. [6] [7]
Acquisitions
Blink Network
In October 2013, the Blink network was acquired from ECOtality [8] [9] after its chapter 11 bankruptcy. [10]
SemaConnect
In June 2022, Blink acquired SemaConnect. [11]
Envoy Technologies
In April 2023, Blink announced its subsidiary Blink Mobility, LLC, purchased electric vehicle sharing platform developer, Envoy Technologies. [12]
References
- ^ "Blink Charging 2022 Annual Report" (PDF). March 14, 2023.
- ^ "Contact Blink Charging". blink. Blink. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
- ^ Threewitt, Cherise (February 1, 2023). "Your Guide to the Blink EV Charging Network". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
- ^ Chediak, Mark; Traywick, Catherine (February 8, 2021). "EV company with almost no revenue posts 3,000% gain in 8 months". The Detroit News. Bloomberg. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
- ^ "Untitled". U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
- ^ "Blink Announces USPS Contract; Releases New Mobile EV Charger". InsideEVs. Retrieved July 18, 2023.
- ^ "Blink Charging (BLNK) Receives Contract from U.S. Postal Service". Yahoo Entertainment. March 20, 2023. Retrieved July 18, 2023.
- ^ "CarCharging Completes $3.335 Million Purchase of ECOtality's Blink Assets and the Blink Network". Car Charging Group, Inc. PR Newswire. October 17, 2013. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
- ^ St. John, Jeff (October 11, 2013). "ECOtality Bankruptcy: Blink EV Charging Network Changes Hands but Can't Shake Its Bad Reputation". Green Tech Media. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
- ^ "Ecotality Files for Ch. 11 Bankruptcy Protection". ABC News. Associated Press. September 17, 2013. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
- ^ "Blink Charging Buys SemaConnect to Boost EV Infrastructure". Bloomberg. June 14, 2022. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
- ^ Wrobel, Sharon (April 27, 2023). "Israeli-founded EV sharing startup Envoy bought by Blink Charging in $34m deal". The Times of Israel. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
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Blink Charging stations for electric vehicles in Syracuse, New York | |
| Company type | Public |
|---|---|
| Nasdaq: BLNK | |
| Industry | Electric vehicle charging |
| Headquarters | , United States |
Number of locations | 50,167 publicly accessible chargers (2022) |
Key people | Brendan S. Jones ( president & CEO) |
| Revenue |
US$61,139,000 (2022) |
| US$(89,271,000) (2022) | |
| US$(91,560,000) (2022) | |
| Total assets | US$362,542,000 (2022) |
| Total equity | US$260,957,000 (2022) |
| Website |
blinkcharging |
| Footnotes / references Financials as of December 31, 2022 [update]. References: [1] | |
Blink Charging Co. is an American electric vehicle charging network operator headquartered in Miami Beach, Florida. [2] A smaller EV charging network in the United States, it has over 51,000 chargers globally. [3]
History
Blink was incorporated October 3, 2006, as New Image Concepts, Inc. (a shell company) to provide consulting services around personal appearance and entertainment. On November 20, 2009, it changed its name to Car Charging Group, Inc. in a merger with Car Charging, Inc. before settling on Blink after acquisition of the titular asset in 2013. [4] [5] In March 2023, Blink was one of three EV charger suppliers chosen by the U.S. Postal Service as part of its electric vehicle fleet upgrade; Blink will supply up to 41,500 EV chargers. [6] [7]
Acquisitions
Blink Network
In October 2013, the Blink network was acquired from ECOtality [8] [9] after its chapter 11 bankruptcy. [10]
SemaConnect
In June 2022, Blink acquired SemaConnect. [11]
Envoy Technologies
In April 2023, Blink announced its subsidiary Blink Mobility, LLC, purchased electric vehicle sharing platform developer, Envoy Technologies. [12]
References
- ^ "Blink Charging 2022 Annual Report" (PDF). March 14, 2023.
- ^ "Contact Blink Charging". blink. Blink. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
- ^ Threewitt, Cherise (February 1, 2023). "Your Guide to the Blink EV Charging Network". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
- ^ Chediak, Mark; Traywick, Catherine (February 8, 2021). "EV company with almost no revenue posts 3,000% gain in 8 months". The Detroit News. Bloomberg. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
- ^ "Untitled". U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
- ^ "Blink Announces USPS Contract; Releases New Mobile EV Charger". InsideEVs. Retrieved July 18, 2023.
- ^ "Blink Charging (BLNK) Receives Contract from U.S. Postal Service". Yahoo Entertainment. March 20, 2023. Retrieved July 18, 2023.
- ^ "CarCharging Completes $3.335 Million Purchase of ECOtality's Blink Assets and the Blink Network". Car Charging Group, Inc. PR Newswire. October 17, 2013. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
- ^ St. John, Jeff (October 11, 2013). "ECOtality Bankruptcy: Blink EV Charging Network Changes Hands but Can't Shake Its Bad Reputation". Green Tech Media. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
- ^ "Ecotality Files for Ch. 11 Bankruptcy Protection". ABC News. Associated Press. September 17, 2013. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
- ^ "Blink Charging Buys SemaConnect to Boost EV Infrastructure". Bloomberg. June 14, 2022. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
- ^ Wrobel, Sharon (April 27, 2023). "Israeli-founded EV sharing startup Envoy bought by Blink Charging in $34m deal". The Times of Israel. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
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