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Home Posts tagged "Blink Network"

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The problem with some news coverage about electric cars – and the Blink network

September 30, 2014 April 13, 2015

I’ve recently written a few blog posts about the Blink Network and its problems.  The other day I posted a not-so-well-thought-out survey of questions about Blink, and other charging networks.  The results weren’t very conclusive because of the small number of responses, but did agree with the widely held belief…

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Petition drive seeks to reverse 200%+ increase in Blink Network charging station fees

September 26, 2014 April 13, 2015

A few days ago I asked whether Blink’s recent pricing change for charging services was gouging consumers.  That pricing change had some welcome changes, such as switching from charging by the hour to charging by the minute.  But the effect has been a drastic increase in the cost of a…

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Blink Network shifts to per-kilowatt-hour pricing for EV charging, sign that CarCharging is taking Blink seriously?

September 2, 2014 April 13, 2015

The Blink Network has gone to kilowatt-hour pricing, in states where it’s allowed.  The electric car charging network, now owned by the CarCharging Group, says this move is being done to become more competitive, by adapting to changes in the market.  Another change that will be greatly appreciated is a…

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Open Charge Point Protocol and the ChargePoint electric car charging network

April 5, 2013 April 13, 2015

Recently I had the occasion to write up a news article about new CHADEMO fast charging stations from Fuji Electric and ABB.  In the press release from ABB I noticed a paragraph saying that the station was compatible with the Open Charge Point Protocol.  Hmm.. I thought, what does that…

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Blink J1772 charging connectors are insufficient for modern electric cars with higher powered chargers

February 12, 2013 April 13, 2015

Lord knows, EV drivers have a low opinion of ECOtality’s Blink electric car charging network already, but last week a news item circulated that the J1772 charging connectors on Blink chargers are overheating when used by electric cars with 6.6 kilowatt on-board chargers.  The named cars were the Toyota RAV4…

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