Blink Charging Announces Game Changer in Home Charging, The All-New State-of-the-Art HQ 200 Smart Home Charger Brings Reliable and Convenient Charging to EV Drivers Where They Need it the Most
November 16 2022 - 09:48AM
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Blink Charging Co. (Nasdaq: BLNK, BLNKW) (“Blink”), a leading
designer, manufacturer and owner-operator of electric vehicle (EV)
charging equipment and services, today announced the new Blink HQ
200 Smart Home Charger, Blink’s next generation home charger, is
now available for purchase. With the new HQ 200, Blink is
empowering drivers with a more seamless, efficient, and affordable
charging experience, making charging and switching to an EV easier
than ever before.
The Blink HQ 200 is an advanced Level 2 (L2)
smart product with intelligent Wi-Fi options providing remote
operation and monitoring capabilities. This advanced home charger
has a sleek design and output of up to 50 amps, along with easy
installation for both indoor and outdoor locations, all at a
competitive price point. The charger is built for future
upgradeability via over the air upgrades that will allow for
additional functionality such as the ability to communicate with
smart home devices like Alexa, Google Home and Apple Siri as well
as scheduling charging hours.
“With more than 80 percent of EV drivers
expected to charge at home, the advanced HQ 200 home charging unit
is a sensible, convenient and economic solution for a new
generation of EV drivers and their charging needs,” said Michael D.
Farkas, Chairman and CEO of Blink Charging. “With new, cutting-edge
EV charging solutions such as the HQ 200, Blink is leading the
industry into the next era of EV ownership at scale and
accelerating the path to achieve global electrification goals.”
This new efficient and affordable home charger
is complemented by the newly developed and user-centric Blink
Charging Mobile App that was recently released along with the fully
rebuilt-from-the-ground-up, Blink Network.
When paired with the new Blink Charging Mobile
App, users can take advantage of the integration between their
Blink home charging unit and Blink public chargers, allowing them
to monitor usage and data at home and while away. The all-new Blink
Mobile App also puts EV drivers in control by giving them improved
search capabilities allowing them to search for nearby amenities,
as well as chargers by zip-codes, city, business, category, or
address. It also features expanded keyword search, enabling drivers
to search for nearby activities, such as a cafe or shopping center
that are near a charging station, seamlessly integrating EV
charging into everyday life. The app personalizes the user
experience by allowing users to save favorite charger locations,
manage payment information as well as view payment history and
real-time charging information, including estimated time left to
charge and estimated costs.
The Blink HQ 200 also features energy management
technology allowing customers to take full advantage of off-peak
electricity rates and maximize the efficiency, affordability, and
convenience of every charge. Similarly, the home charger features
smart load sharing technology enabling users to charge multiple EVs
on a single circuit.
The HQ 200 is available for purchase online at
the Blink site and on Amazon. The Blink Charging Mobile App is
available for download for both IOS and Google devices by
visiting Blink, Apple or Google websites.
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About Blink Charging
Blink Charging Co. (Nasdaq: BLNK, BLNKW), a
leader in electric vehicle (EV) charging equipment, has deployed
nearly 59,000 charging ports across 25 countries, many of which are
networked EV charging stations, enabling EV drivers to easily
charge at any of Blink’s charging locations worldwide. Blink’s
principal line of products and services includes the Blink EV
charging network (“Blink Network”), EV charging equipment, EV
charging services, and the products and services of recent
acquisitions, including SemaConnect, Blue Corner and BlueLA. 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 vehicles by 2025 from
approximately 2 million in 2019, Blink 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/.
Forward-Looking
Statements
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. These forward-looking statements, and terms such
as “anticipate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “will,” “should” or
other comparable terms, involve risks and uncertainties because
they relate to events and depend on circumstances that will occur
in the future. Those statements include statements regarding the
intent, belief or current expectations of Blink Charging 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, including our
estimate of U.S. charger production and those described in Blink
Charging’s Q3 2022 Form 10-Q and other periodic reports filed with
the SEC, and that actual results may differ materially from those
contemplated by such forward-looking statements. Except as required
by federal securities law, Blink Charging undertakes no obligation
to update or revise forward-looking statements to reflect changed
conditions.
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