April 25, 2024

City offers new charging station in parking lot

Sadie Trueblood, grants coordinator for Blink and Newton Mayor Hansen cut the ribbon at the new charging station in the city-owned public parking lot, surrounded by members of the Greater Newton Area Chamber of Commerce and the City of Newton staff. (Submitted)

Blink-owned chargers were installed as part of a grant award from the state of Iowa as part of Newton’s drive to provide more accessible and reliable electric vehicle charging stations in the community. Blink’s IQ 200 chargers are the fastest Level 2 AC charging stations available. Each IQ 200 produces 80 amps of output, translating to approximately 65 miles of charge in an hour. Operated on the Blink Network, they can charge any battery-electric or plug-in hybrid vehicle.

“As more electric vehicles make it onto our roads, EV charging equipment and services will be an added amenity that is expected in each and every community,” Craig Armstrong, development specialist for the City of Newton, said. “The city is excited to offer its residents and visitors easy access to Blink EV charging stations in one of our city-owned parking lots in downtown Newton.”

“We are always excited to install our chargers in new markets and we’re especially pleased to assist the City of Newton as it makes EV charging publicly accessible to its residents and visitors,” Michael Farkas, founder and CEO of Blink Charging. saod. “Our vision at Blink is to make EV charging convenient and accessible by making our chargers available in as many locations as possible to meet the demands of the ever-increasing population of EV drivers.”