Blink Charging Awarded Grant from Virginia Clean Cities to Place 200 Fast Level 2 Charging Stations Across the Mid-Atlantic Region

Creating Regional Ecosystem for Transportation Electrification in

Maryland, Virginia, West Virigina, and Washington D.C.

Miami Beach, FL, July 22, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Blink Charging Co. (Nasdaq: BLNK, BLNKW) (“Blink” or the “Company”), a leading owner, operator, and provider of electric vehicle (EV) charging equipment and services in association with Virginia Clean Cities has been awarded a grant to deploy 200 Blink Fast Level 2 - 19.2 kW charging stations across the mid-atlantic region, including locations in Virginia, Maryland, West Virginia and Washington, DC. The three year project, part of the Mid-Atlantic Electrification Partnership, is expected to commence in October 2020 with the identification of suitable EV charging locations.

The objective of the Mid-Atlantic Electrification Partnership is to provide a regional ecosystem enabling the use of all sizes of electric vehicles (light, medium and heavy duty) for fleets, transportation network companies and consumers. This ecosystem project will connect the region’s cities, employing multiple EV and infrastructure sub-projects, and will include multimodal hubs such as airports, seaports, mass transit hubs, and logistics centers, while also addressing underserved neighborhoods and the corridors between and within them. This project supports inter- and intra-city trips for commercial and government entities, consumers, ridesharing fleets serving social service centers, airports and other passenger destinations; schools; and trucks serving large distribution centers (ports), as well as charging for employees and visitors at these facilities.

Blink founder and CEO, Michael D. Farkas said “We are pleased to partner with Virginia Clean Cities in this exciting initiative that brings together strong local and regional partners with a shared vision to create an enduring regional ecosystem to promote and support the use of electric vehicles. With the appropriate infrastructure , education and community outreach, initiatives like this one make the adoption of electric vehicles much more accessible for government, business and consumer use.”

“This is an exciting progress in making EV charging more accessible and timely in our region. As more and more consumers, fleet operators, and transportation network drivers use electric transportation, modern equipment like these 200 19.2 kW Blink chargers are going to change the game in the region” shared Alleyn Harned, Executive Director of Virginia Clean Cities. “19.2 kW chargers are five times faster than the first generation 3.6 kW Level 2 EV chargers, and 24 times faster than trickle charging, meaning more cars can be charged in a day at appropriate facilities.”