I have a few ideas. I live in Atlanta. What I see is that the entire city is going electric. There are several places where I see Tesla's charging all hours of the day. So it had me thinking. First of all, I believe Tesla sales have slowed down a bit because Americans are waiting for the re-modeled models 3 and y. When those come out, I believe there will be an explosion in Tesla sales. That will create the market of affordable Teslas, as many current owners will want the refresh and there will be a slew of used ones that will be the $20k model. Would you do something like take a city like Atlanta and just concentrate on that city, putting in charging everywhere possible? That as compared to bouncing around. There is a place in Atlanta where there are huge parking lots that could serve as major charging hubs. They also are putting up huge apartment complexes as well as new construction houses all over the city. Would it also be smart to focus on where populations are moving to? Say tou picked 5 fast growing cities in the south and built those cities out. Your personnel could move there as compared to traveling all the time. You could have a central city like Atlanta, then service all cities say within 2 hours of Atlanta. Part of why I think of these things is I never see Blink in Atlanta. I also have friends that want to buy electric but hesitate or rather won't buy one because they have fears that there is not enough infrastructure. So many people living in apartments here can afford electric, but there will be like 2 chargers in a parking garage with hundreds of cars. There have been a few times where people thought the city was running out of gas because of trucking issues and flooding and people freak out. When things like that are in the back of people's minds, they will shy away if they don't FEEL an abundance of options. I helieve access is more important than affordability when it comes to sales. Atlanta is the place. It is a "keep up with the joneses" type of city. Right now, the wealthy are buying the Porsche and Mercedes electric vehicles. Same was with Tesla years ago. Within 2 years this city will be totally electrified. I want Blink to win, because obviously I am a shareholder. Having a reputation of having the best chargers or at least the best customer service is better than gold. Best customer service wins over everything, along with products that just work. If you could take the vibe of Ikea, Apple and Chick Fila, mix it up and make it an EV charging company, you would be hard to beat. My 2 cents
Hi Matthew, thanks for your support! We will pass this along to our operations team. Blink is proud to charge EV drivers in Atlanta! Next time you're out and about, we invite you to check the Blink app (or even Plugshare!) to find Level 2 and DC fast chargers added since your last public charging session! -BV
I have a few ideas. I live in Atlanta. What I see is that the entire city is going electric. There are several places where I see Tesla's charging all hours of the day. So it had me thinking. First of all, I believe Tesla sales have slowed down a bit because Americans are waiting for the re-modeled models 3 and y. When those come out, I believe there will be an explosion in Tesla sales. That will create the market of affordable Teslas, as many current owners will want the refresh and there will be a slew of used ones that will be the $20k model.
Would you do something like take a city like Atlanta and just concentrate on that city, putting in charging everywhere possible? That as compared to bouncing around. There is a place in Atlanta where there are huge parking lots that could serve as major charging hubs. They also are putting up huge apartment complexes as well as new construction houses all over the city. Would it also be smart to focus on where populations are moving to? Say tou picked 5 fast growing cities in the south and built those cities out. Your personnel could move there as compared to traveling all the time. You could have a central city like Atlanta, then service all cities say within 2 hours of Atlanta. Part of why I think of these things is I never see Blink in Atlanta. I also have friends that want to buy electric but hesitate or rather won't buy one because they have fears that there is not enough infrastructure. So many people living in apartments here can afford electric, but there will be like 2 chargers in a parking garage with hundreds of cars. There have been a few times where people thought the city was running out of gas because of trucking issues and flooding and people freak out. When things like that are in the back of people's minds, they will shy away if they don't FEEL an abundance of options. I helieve access is more important than affordability when it comes to sales. Atlanta is the place. It is a "keep up with the joneses" type of city. Right now, the wealthy are buying the Porsche and Mercedes electric vehicles. Same was with Tesla years ago. Within 2 years this city will be totally electrified. I want Blink to win, because obviously I am a shareholder. Having a reputation of having the best chargers or at least the best customer service is better than gold. Best customer service wins over everything, along with products that just work. If you could take the vibe of Ikea, Apple and Chick Fila, mix it up and make it an EV charging company, you would be hard to beat. My 2 cents
Hi Matthew, thanks for your support! We will pass this along to our operations team. Blink is proud to charge EV drivers in Atlanta! Next time you're out and about, we invite you to check the Blink app (or even Plugshare!) to find Level 2 and DC fast chargers added since your last public charging session! -BV