Dave,
Just history… Blink was the equipment company that emerged out of the ARRA (to
use dirty words, “Stimulus”) funding from 2009 that began with “The EV Project”
and ECOtality. If I remember correctly, $150M in fed. funding, $150M in cost
share. The three western states (CA< OR, WA), TN, TX and DC ended up being the
trial states where infrastructure was installed… and learned from. Some things
went OK, but then the project went totally south as in belly up. The equipment
they installed was… Blink (the cute “i” and “n” combined… I like the design).
Most of the equipment project wide and in TN was operational about 50% of the
time – not good. I first-hand – owning a Leaf at the time – saw units all over
the place where two L2s were installed and perhaps one worked. Some regularly
working units were my mainstay in downtown Knoxville because that was all we
had.
Video of me charging at a Blink DCFC in
Athens<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IaUPnARx55Y&ab_channel=TennesseeCleanFuels>…
back when it was there.
I can’t remember what year (2014?) a new group (now called CarCharging) bought
out what remained of equipment and started trying to make something out of the
ashes. Clearly they are still doing so, but my comment below comes from all the
above, and the fact they still charge to much to charge. Also, had a blink wall
unit on my home for 3 years. Had problem within the first week and, luckily,
BESCO had fixed so many of them that they basically knew what the problem was
and although informed by Blink at the time that they couldn’t swap parts, they
had “several” broken ones and used a part of one of those to fix mine. It
worked the rest of the time but was a) in the shade, b) not in a public place
where it could be easily broken, and c) and also out of the elements.
Jonathan
East TN Clean Fuels Coalition + Tennessee Clean Fuels
311 Conference Center Building
Knoxville, TN 37996-4134
865-974-3625 – office | 865-803-7555 – cell
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From: knoxev-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <knoxev-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> On Behalf Of
David Mason
Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 2020 10:13 PM
To: knoxev@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [knoxev] Re: Fwd: EV Charging Infrastructure _ Alternative Green
Energy Solutions
Jonathan, why do you think that is? I’m trying to get my employer to consider
installation of a few stations to take advantage of the tax credits expiring
12/31.
I’d mentioned blink and a few others is why I ask.
Sent from my iPhone
On Nov 10, 2020, at 12:56 PM, Overly, Jonathan G
<dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
Clearly new… the “Sustainability Dept. of TN.” Blink is like the hunchback of
Notre Dame – nobody wants to look at it.
Jonathan
East TN Clean Fuels Coalition + Tennessee Clean Fuels
311 Conference Center Building
Knoxville, TN 37996-4134
865-974-3625 – office | 865-803-7555 – cell
jonathan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:jonathan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
www.TNCleanFuels.org<http://www.TNCleanFuels.org>
From: knoxev-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:knoxev-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
<knoxev-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:knoxev-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>> On Behalf Of
Gary Bulmer
Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 2020 12:42 PM
To: KEVA <knoxev@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:knoxev@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>>
Subject: [knoxev] Fwd: EV Charging Infrastructure _ Alternative Green Energy
Solutions
[External Email]
FYI, in case anyone is interested in this.
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From: Conseulo Capshaw
<CCapshaw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:CCapshaw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>>
Date: Tue, Nov 10, 2020 at 11:18 AM
Subject: EV Charging Infrastructure _ Alternative Green Energy Solutions
To: gpbulmer@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:gpbulmer@xxxxxxxxx>
<gpbulmer@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:gpbulmer@xxxxxxxxx>>
Hello Gary
I’m new to the Blink team here in Knoxville and wanted to connect as a local
point of contact for you and the Sustainability Department of Tennessee . I’m
working on offering EV Charging Infrastructures and supporting alternative
green energy solutions.
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I’m not sure this necessarily falls on your plate, as electric vehicles
continue to appeal to consumers, there is a growing need for public charging
stations across cities, counties, and states.. That being said, I wanted to see
if you’d be open to learning how we can enhance the current community
sustainability and green living initiatives with EV Charging Stations. .
Thanks for your time and looking forward to helping anyway that I can.
Regards,
Conseulo
Conseulo Capshaw
Executive Sales Manager
blink
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O: 305.521.0200 ext. 410
F: 305.521.0201
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