The Blink Pedestal is a Level 2 EV charger (240V) provides intelligent, user-friendly features to intuitively and safely charge EVs, which include an interactive seven-inch color touch screen and web-based delivery via the Blink Network.
The charging station has been installed at the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center in Balboa Park, which is the first of the planned five deployments in the region.
Balboa Park now hosts ten Blink pedestal chargers, including three Blink pedestal chargers in the parking lot outside of the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center and seven charging stations outside the San Diego Air & Space Museum.
ECOtality’s EV Micro-Climate planning process has been used to select locations for installation of public charging stations.
ECOtality plans to install 1,000 Level 2 public and commercial charging stations in the San Diego metropolitan area this year, as well as 30 publicly available Blink DC Fast Chargers.
The company is also working with other EV project stakeholders, including San Diego Gas & Electric, to select site locations for charging stations.
Currently, the company is in talks with many public and private property owners for installations of public charging stations and has partnered with retailers including Sears, Fred Meyer, Macy’s, BP/Arco and Best Buy.
ECOtality has installed 1,400 Blink Level 2 residential chargers since the commencement of its EV project last year.
