"We will continue to partner with leading, innovative companies like Sprint, " said Jonathan Read, CEO of ECOtality.
ENGADGET: ECOtality teams with Sprint to connect Blink EV charging network
ECOtality, Inc. (NASDAQ:ECTY), headquartered in San Francisco, California, is a leader in clean electric transportation and storage technologies.
ENGADGET: ECOtality teams with Sprint to connect Blink EV charging network
Cracker Barrel is partnering with ECOtality and the federally sponsored EV Project, which is following Nissan Leaf rollout markets.
Through innovation, acquisitions, and strategic partnerships, ECOtality accelerates the market applicability of advanced electric technologies to replace carbon-based fuels.
ENGADGET: ECOtality teams with Sprint to connect Blink EV charging network
One of those is ECOtality, which manages the EV Project, an initiative to get the electric car movement reborn.
Hence the focus on Tennessee when Cracker Barrel, which has 597 outlets, could have put the ECOtality Blink stations anywhere.
Sprint has also partnered with ECOtality, an electric car charging company, to connect its electric car chargers throughout the country.
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"We're trying to figure out what are the issues, " said Colin Read, vice president of ECOtality, the manager of the EV Project.
"Sprint is proud to provide advanced wireless network services that will allow ECOtality to monitor and manage their Blink Network, " said Dan Hesse, CEO of Sprint.
ENGADGET: ECOtality teams with Sprint to connect Blink EV charging network
For ECOtality's commercial charging stations, Sprint's data network will also help to process a variety of electronic payments, and even deliver digital content for advertising and information.
ENGADGET: ECOtality teams with Sprint to connect Blink EV charging network
ECOtality's Blink EV Home Charging Station gain wireless connectivity, through use of the Sprint Command Center, necessary to power the advanced capabilities of the Blink Network and ensure customer satisfaction.
ENGADGET: ECOtality teams with Sprint to connect Blink EV charging network
ECOtality will utilize the Sprint Command Center, across its nationwide system of residential, commercial, and public charging stations to control Machine-to-Machine (M2M) provisioning, billing, device, service management, and to run the Blink Network.
ENGADGET: ECOtality teams with Sprint to connect Blink EV charging network
ECOtality is project manager of The EV Project and will oversee the installation of 15, 000 commercial and residential charging stations in 16 cities and major metropolitan areas in six states and the District of Columbia.
ENGADGET: ECOtality teams with Sprint to connect Blink EV charging network
ECOtality's Blink EV Home Charging Stations (approved for outdoor or indoor installation) gains wireless connectivity, through use of the Sprint Command Center, necessary to power the advanced capabilities of the Blink Network and ensure customer satisfaction.
ENGADGET: ECOtality teams with Sprint to connect Blink EV charging network
Through ECOtality's new partnership, Sprint will provide the wireless network that will allow ECOtality to monitor and manage the Blink Network, an infrastructure of electric vehicle chargers across the United States, for use by consumers as well as commercial hosts.
ENGADGET: ECOtality teams with Sprint to connect Blink EV charging network
For more information about ECOtality, Inc.
ENGADGET: ECOtality teams with Sprint to connect Blink EV charging network
As part of The EV Project, the largest rollout of EV infrastructure in history, ECOtality will monitor the energy usage and output of charging stations, to determine a viable method for mass adoption of electric vehicles and empower the smart grid.
ENGADGET: ECOtality teams with Sprint to connect Blink EV charging network
ECOtality will install the company's Blink electric vehicle charging stations across the country, and will install nearly 15, 000 Level 2 chargers at residential and commercial locations, and over 300 DC Fast Charging ports at public and commercial sites now, and throughout 2011.
ENGADGET: ECOtality teams with Sprint to connect Blink EV charging network
Jonathan Read, chief executive officer of ECOtality, said that besides helping local governments, utilities and consumer groups set up charging networks, the primary goals are charging station projects that connect cities such as one planned for Interstate 5 along the West Coast.
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