MIAMI BEACH, Fla., July 11, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Car Charging
Group, Inc. (OTCQB: CCGI) ("CarCharging"), the largest owner,
operator, and provider of electric vehicle (EV) charging services
announced that the company and its subsidiary, Blink Network, are
participating in Nissan's "No Charge to Charge" program. The
program is now live in 10 of the largest Nissan LEAF markets, which
include Dallas-Ft. Worth (TX),
Houston (TX), Nashville (TN), Phoenix (AZ), Portland (OR), San
Diego (CA), San Francisco
(CA), Sacramento (CA),
Seattle (WA), and Washington (DC). The program is also offered
retroactively to consumers who purchased their LEAF on or after
April 1, 2014, and is anticipated to
expand to at least 15 additional markets in the coming year.
"No Charge to Charge" program participants will access eligible
"No Charge to Charge" charging stations with the new EZ-Charge
card, which provides Nissan LEAF owners with access to five major
EV charging networks, including Blink Network, CarCharging,
AeroVironment, ChargePoint, and NRG eVgo.
Participants will receive 30 minutes of charging at eligible DC
Fast charging stations and one hour of charging at eligible Level 2
charging stations at no fee for two years. Eligible locations
include public charging locations, which do not charge parking
fees. After the allotted no-fee charging period, participants may
continue to fuel their EV and incur standard charging rates.
"CarCharging is delighted to collaborate with other major EV
charging networks to support Nissan and new LEAF drivers with
genuine interoperability, which gives drivers the ability to
initiate charging sessions from various charging station
manufacturers using one RFID card," said Michael D. Farkas, Chief Executive Officer and
Founder of CarCharging. "Participating in programs like this
benefits the industry, EV drivers, and should provide a continuous,
growing revenue stream for CarCharging and Blink."
Program participants can pinpoint Blink and CarCharging's
eligible EZ-Charge locations and activate their EZ-Charge cards at
www.EZ-Charge.com. Drivers are encouraged to thoroughly read the
materials containing the complete program participation terms and
conditions distributed at registration.
About Car Charging Group, Inc.
Car Charging Group,
Inc. (OTCQB: CCGI) is a pioneer in nationwide public electric
vehicle (EV) charging services, enabling EV drivers to easily
recharge at locations throughout the
United States. Headquartered in Miami Beach, FL with offices in San Jose, CA; New
York, NY; and Phoenix, AZ;
CarCharging's business model is designed to accelerate the adoption
of public EV charging.
CarCharging offers various options to commercial and residential
property owners for EV charging services. Our typical business
model provides a comprehensive turnkey program where CarCharging
owns and operates the EV charging equipment; manages the
installation, maintenance, and related services; and shares a
portion of the EV charging revenue with the property owner.
Alternatively, property partners can share in the equipment and
installation expenses with CarCharging operating and managing the
EV charging stations and providing network connectivity. For
properties interested purchasing and owning EV charging stations,
CarCharging can also provide EV charging hardware, site
recommendations, connection to the Blink Network, and management
and maintenance services.
Through its subsidiary, Blink Network, CarCharging also provides
residential EV charging solutions for single-family homes.
For more information, please visit www.BlinkHQ.com.
CarCharging has strategic partnerships across multiple business
sectors including multi-family residential and commercial
properties, parking garages, shopping malls, retail parking, and
municipalities. CarCharging's partners include, but are not
limited to Walgreens, IKEA, Wal-Mart, Simon Property Group, Equity
One, Equity Residential, Forest
City, Cinemark USA, Fox
Studios, Facebook, PayPal, Kimpton Hotels and Restaurants, Mayo
Clinic, San Diego Padres, University of
Pennsylvania, Ace Parking, Central/USA Parking, Icon Parking, Rapid Parking,
Parking Concepts, CVS, Related Management, Pennsylvania Turnpike
Commission, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection,
City of Phoenix (AZ), City of Philadelphia (PA), and City of
Miami Beach (FL).
CarCharging is committed to creating a robust, feature-rich
network for EV charging and is hardware agnostic. CarCharging
owns the Blink network, and owns and operates EV charging equipment
manufactured by Blink, Aerovironment, ChargePoint, General
Electric, Nissan, and SemaConnect. CarCharging's Level II charging
stations are compatible with EVs sold in the United States including the Tesla Model S,
Nissan LEAF, Chevy Volt, Mitsubishi i-Miev, Toyota Prius Plug-In,
Honda Fit EV, and Toyota Rav4 EV, as well as many others scheduled
for release over the next few years.
For more information about CarCharging, please visit
www.CarCharging.com, www.facebook.com/Car.Charging, or
www.twitter.com/CarCharging.
Forward-Looking Safe Harbor Statement:
This press
release contains forward-looking statements as defined within
Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section
21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. By their
nature, forward-looking statements and forecasts involve risks and
uncertainties because they relate to events and depend on
circumstances that will occur in the near future. Those
statements include statements regarding the intent, belief or
current expectations of Car Charging Group, Inc., and members of
its management as well as the assumptions on which such statements
are based. Prospective investors are cautioned that any such
forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance
and involve risks and uncertainties, and that actual results may
differ materially from those contemplated by such forward-looking
statements. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or
revise forward-looking statements to reflect changed
conditions.
Investor Relations and Media Contacts:
CarCharging Media
Contact:
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CarCharging Investor
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Suzanne
Tamargo
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Constellation Asset
Advisors
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Suzanne@CarCharging.com
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www.ConstellationAA.com
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(305) 521-0200 x
214
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(775)
771-5808
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SOURCE Car Charging Group, Inc.