City of Portland Upgrades and Expands EV Infrastructure with 14 Blink Chargers at Three Smart Park Locations
June 17 2020 - 8:45AM
Blink Charging Co. (Nasdaq: BLNK, BLNKW) (“Blink” or the
“Company”), a leading owner, operator, and provider of electric
vehicle (EV) charging equipment and services, announced that it has
expanded the deployment of its industry-leading IQ 200 charging
stations with the City of Portland, Oregon, across multiple parking
garages. Portland installed the first Blink charging station in
2012, and this agreement expands the number of Blink charging
stations to 14 across the city.
Seven Blink IQ 200 charging stations were
installed at the City’s 10th & Yamhill SmartPark Garage located
in the heart of downtown Portland. This parking garage recently
underwent a facility upgrade and was fitted with an additional six
80-amp circuit breakers specifically for use with Blink’s Blink IQ
200 units, capable of delivering 19.2 kWh. The seventh charging
station took advantage of existing wiring at the facility.
This is the first installation in the Portland
area with multiple charging stations delivering 19.2 kWh and
represents a significant investment and forward-thinking attitude
toward EV charging for Portland. In addition to the seven, 80-amp
EV charging stations deployed at the 10th and Yamhill SmartPark
facility, the City is also upgrading seven additional chargers at
two additional City-owned SmartPark facilities furthering their
commitment to bringing fast Blink EV charging to the community.
“Portland has long been one of the nation’s
leaders in eco-friendly infrastructure, so it is a real honor to be
selected as a partner to help increase EV charging presence in a
city that has a strong interest in sustainability and the reduction
of carbon emissions,” said Michael D. Farkas, Founder and Chief
Executive Officer of Blink. “The foresight by the city to use
80-amp circuit breakers at its SmartPark facilities for the
convenience of EV drivers and to minimize charging time needed is
an intelligent approach that will benefit Portland’s citizens and
strengthen the city’s ‘green and clean’ reputation.
“SmartPark has been proud to offer EV charging
stations in our facilities since 2012. This upgrade will make it
easier and more convenient for our customers to charge their
vehicles, continuing our commitment to providing high quality
customer service and supporting a greener Portland with a smaller
carbon footprint,” commented a spokesperson for the City of
Portland.
“In particular, the 10th and Yamhill municipal
parking garage is likely to see tremendous usage, thanks to its
close proximity to such Portland staples as Powell’s City of Books
and the Pioneer Place Mall,” Mr. Farkas continued. “We are
gratified to be providing innovative products and technology to a
city that is leading the way in creating a greener future.”
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Charging Co. (Nasdaq: BLNK, BLNKW) is a leader in electric vehicle
(EV) charging equipment and has deployed over 23,000 charging
stations, many of which are networked EV charging stations,
enabling EV drivers to easily charge at any of the Company’s
charging locations worldwide. Blink Charging’s principal line of
products and services include its Blink EV charging network (“Blink
Network”), EV charging equipment, and EV charging services. The
Blink Network uses proprietary, cloud-based software that operates,
maintains, and tracks the EV charging stations connected to the
network and the associated charging data. With global EV purchases
forecasted to rise to 10 million by 2025 from approximately 2
million in 2019, the Company has established key strategic
partnerships for rolling out adoption across numerous location
types, including parking facilities, multifamily residences and
condos, workplace locations, health care/medical facilities,
schools and universities, airports, auto dealers, hotels, mixed-use
municipal locations, parks and recreation areas, religious
institutions, restaurants, retailers, stadiums, supermarkets, and
transportation hubs. For more information, please visit
https://www.blinkcharging.com/.
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