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- Blink Charging Co. (BLNKW) owns, operates, manufactures, and provides electric vehicle charging equipment and networked EV charging services primarily in the United States and internationally across more than 25 countries; its principal offerings include the proprietary Blink Network, a cloud-based software platform that operates, maintains, tracks charging stations, manages back-end operations, processes payments, and provides EV drivers with station location and availability information; residential and commercial Level 2 AC EV charging equipment compatible with J1772, NACS, and Type 2 connectors for workplaces, multifamily housing, hotels, retail sites, and municipal locations; DC fast chargers for high-speed public and fleet applications; turnkey installation, maintenance, remote monitoring, over-the-air software updates, and fleet management services; the company was founded in 2009 as Car Charging Group Inc. by Michael D. Farkas and is headquartered at 17301 Melford Boulevard in Bowie, Maryland; Blink deploys thousands of chargers at airports, supermarkets, universities, stadiums, transportation hubs, and workplaces through flexible business models including company-owned, host-owned, and revenue-sharing arrangements with property partners. In July 2025, Blink acquired Zemetric Inc., a U.S.-based provider of intelligent Level 2 charging solutions for fleets, multi-family, and high-utilization sites, with Zemetric's founder Harmeet Singh joining as chief technology officer to enhance fleet capabilities and AI-driven energy management; the company announced a strategic shift under its BlinkForward initiative to contract manufacturing of EV hardware with partners in the United States and India, retaining IP ownership while aiming to complete the transition by early 2026 for improved supply-chain resilience and cost efficiencies; recent partnerships include Eco-Movement for expanded charger visibility in 2025, WirelessCar and Presto for fleet charging integration, selections by UK authorities for LEVI-funded projects deploying over 900 chargers across West Yorkshire districts through 2027, and Karbon Homes for 184 chargers in Northeast England; Blink resolved liabilities from its prior Envoy Technologies acquisition in August 2025 and regained Nasdaq compliance in September 2025.