Manufactures, owns, and operates EV charging equipment across Level 2 and DC fast-charging segments. Operates ~7,000 stations with 14K+ ports across the US and international markets in 25+ countries. Pursuing a diversified revenue model through hardware sales, charging services, and recurring network fees.
Key Milestones
Blink network launched as a unit of ECOtality, financed by a $115M DOE grant under the EV Project covering 18 metro areas; Blink-branded L2 + DC chargers were the first federally subsidized US public network
ECOtality files Chapter 11 bankruptcy Sep 16, 2013 - DOE EV Project grant runs over budget, Blink chargers report widespread reliability issues; assets put up for auction
Car Charging Group (Michael Farkas) acquires Blink network from bankrupt ECOtality for $3.3M cash + assumed liabilities; preserves the operating L2 network but flags ongoing maintenance debt
Listed on Nasdaq under BLNK ticker after Car Charging Group rebrand to Blink Charging; raises ~$10M micro-cap IPO - one of the earliest pure-play charging IPOs in the US
Acquires Blue Corner for ~$24M, expanding into Belgium, the Netherlands, France, and Luxembourg; first major European footprint and first move beyond US-only L2
Acquires SemaConnect for $200M, adding ~13,000 ports across the US and Canada; absorbs East-Coast L2 incumbent that powered most NJ/NY/MD residential and corporate fleet
Announces NACS support roadmap across DC fast-charger product line; commits to dual-NACS+CCS dispenser configurations for 2024 product refresh
Launches 240 kW DC fast charger; first NACS-equipped Blink unit ships - marks Blink's late entry to high-power DCFC after focus on L2 hardware
Surpasses 100,000 chargers contracted, sold or deployed worldwide; reaches the milestone after SemaConnect + Blue Corner + organic growth across 25+ countries
Strategic restructuring announced; closes UK retail unit to focus on hardware and fleet contracts - exits direct B2C UK ops to focus on dealer-channel hardware sales