ECOtality Announces Partnership with Roush for
Manufacturing of Blink Chargers
July 28, 2010 08:03 AM Eastern Daylight Time
SAN FRANCISCO--(EON: Enhanced Online News)--ECOtality, Inc. (NASDAQ:ECTY), a leader in clean
electric transportation and storage technologies, announced today Roush Manufacturing – a global powerhouse in
cutting-edge product development, composition, creation and testing – will manufacture ECOtality’s line of Blink
home and commercial electric vehicle chargers.
“Roush has already been hard at work creating the tooling to build our prototypes and the first Blink chargers,” said
ECOtality President and CEO Jonathan R. Read. “Their attention to detail and automotive OEM (original equipment
manufacturer) quality is legendary. They’ve spent hundreds of hours with our engineers understanding everything
from how the Blink networked communications system functions to finding the right way to position the antenna.
Now, as we move from prototypes to full-on manufacturing, we are delighted that Roush will continue as our valued
partner.”
“We are proud to have had the opportunity to partner with ECOtality in bringing the Blink chargers to market,” said
Roush COO Doug Smith. “ECOtality had a very clear vision for the project and an acute understanding of the
public’s needs, which allowed us to effectively leverage our design and engineering expertise. The end result is a truly
innovative, outstanding product that will provide drivers an easy and efficient way to recharge their electric vehicles.”
The designs of the Blink Level 2 home and commercial chargers were unveiled earlier this week. The sleek,
sculptural unit boasts a bright, interactive, networked touch screen that will allow EV drivers to choose the most
convenient time to charge and to program the device to charge when rates are lowest, saving consumers time and
money.
ECOtality North America President Don Karner added, “In Blink, we have designed a charger that is simply
smarter. It is easy to use and will help