Blink signs charger utilisation software partnership

Nasdaq-listed charging firm Blink has partnered with software company Stable Auto to try to better understand utilisation trends and siting for its charger network.

Stable analyses four years of utilisation trends from “tens of thousands” of public EV chargers across the US, with the inevitable boast that it is now using AI in its processes. It promises to deliver insights that “help minimise deployment risks and manage profitability”.

“This collaboration marks a significant milestone in enhancing the accessibility and efficiency of our charging solutions,” says Blink COO and CEO-elect Mike Battaglia. “We have already experienced the staying power of utilising this platform.

“For example, we achieved a 34pc improvement in efficiency, increasing net revenue across 60 locations. Blink has always maintained a ‘right charger, right place, right time’ mindset, allowing us to proactively meet the growing infrastructure demands of every kind of EV driver.”

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The Stable partnership also aims to deliver improved accuracy on the Blink network app and partner mapping applications, more chargers listed in outside apps, and more options for drivers to find a charge.

“As EV adoption becomes more and more prevalent, it is essential that charger operating decisions are grounded in data,” says Stable CEO and co-founder Rohan Puri.

Blink recently announced that it has surpassed 100,000 chargers either deployed in its owner-operator model or sold. It boasts that the data it is harvesting from the former is a USP, making partnerships such as with Stable important as it targets profitability by year end.