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…
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…
The change two weeks ago by Blink Networks to switch from per-hour pricing to per-kilowatt-hour pricing has caused an eruption of anger among Blink members. The change was supposed to solve another big problem – Blink’s habit of rounding up session fees to the next hour even when the elapsed…
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…
The CarCharging Group may be the first company to validate Tesla’s new strategy on patents. CCG has announced its intention to integrate the Tesla Supercharger technology into Blink fast charging stations. CarCharging Group started its life building charging stations on the ChargePoint network, but last year it bought the Blink…
