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evTS Announces Agreement with Blink Charging to Distribute Its Portable EV Charger

April 21, 2021

evTS Announces Agreement with Blink Charging to Distribute Its Portable EV Charger

 

The innovative FireFly EV Roadside Assistance Vehicle demonstrated at Texas Auto Writers Auto Roundup event

 

 

BOSTON — via InvestorWire – ev Transportation Services Inc. (“evTS” or the “Company”), an electric vehicle manufacturer focused on the essential services and urban mobility markets, today announced it has entered into a reseller agreement with Blink Charging (Nasdaq: BLNK, BLNKW), a leading electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) company that designs, manufactures, owns and operates EV charging products and services.

The agreement calls for evTS to distribute Blink’s EV charging equipment to fleet customers along with the Company’s FireFly ESV® essential services vehicle. The relationship is pairing Blink’s new IQ 200-M portable EV charger with the evTS FireFly and creates a fully electric EV Roadside Assistance Vehicle solution.

The two companies introduced the first-of-its kind roadside emergency EV charging solution this week at the Texas Auto Writer’s signature event, the Auto Roundup in Fort Worth, Texas. The two-day event brought together major automakers with key automobile media and influencers. Held at the Texas Motor Speedway, Auto Roundup proved to be an innovative and successful platform to launch the innovative and fully electric Roadside Assistance vehicle.

“We believe the combination of Blink Charging’s experience and industry leadership in automotive charging technologies and evTS’ experience in design, along with the recent extension of the FireFly platform into new sectors, creates the perfect environment to strategically collaborate on several market opportunities. It’s actually an ideal use case for our vehicles. Blink’s Portable EV Charger allows us to offer urban roadside assistance capabilities, including emergency services, at airports, shopping malls and other multilevel parking structures where tight spaces, vehicle access and manuverabilty can be challenging and larger vehicles aren’t able to operate as efficiently,” said evTS Chairman & CEO David Solomont.

“This is an exciting development for Blink Charging, and the Auto Roundup event provided the perfect opportunity to showcase to the auto manufacturers how Blink is innovating to drive widespread EV adoption. The combination of Blink’s IQ 200-M and the versatile evTS FireFly ESV will play an important role in further reducing consumers’ fears of range anxiety. The evTS product provides a zero-emission, rapid response solution for EV roadside assistance,” remarked Blink Vice President of Marketing Rebecca Gutierrez.

“We look forward to providing evTS with electric vehicle charging solutions as demand for urban essential services and last-mile e-mobility vehicles increases. In addition, we are happy to be providing evTS’ fleet customers with a broad array of charging solutions,” said Blink Senior Vice President of Sales and Business Development Mike Battaglia.

About evTS
ev Transportation Services Inc. (“evTS”) is a specialty vehicle manufacturer that produces purpose-built, all-electric lightweight commercial utility vehicles and provides fleet management solutions. Founded in 2015, the Boston-based company’s flagship product, the FireFly ESV is aimed at the essential services transportation and urban mobility markets, which represent an annual domestic replacement market of approximately 100,000 vehicles, or roughly $2.5 billion annually. End user applications for the Company’s vehicles include parking management, security and perimeter patrol, parks and sidewalk maintenance, utility meter reading, property and building management, airports, seaports, sanitation, university and corporate campuses, and last mile on-demand urban delivery. For more information, visit the Company’s website at www.evts.com.

About Blink Charging
Blink Charging Co. (Nasdaq: BLNK, BLNKW) is a leader in electric vehicle (EV) charging equipment and has deployed over 23,000 charging stations, many of which are networked EV charging stations, enabling EV drivers to easily charge at any of the company’s charging locations worldwide. Blink Charging’s principal line of products and services include its Blink EV charging network (“Blink Network”), EV charging equipment, and EV charging services. The Blink Network uses proprietary, cloud-based software that operates, maintains, and tracks the EV charging stations connected to the network and the associated charging data. With global EV purchases forecasted to rise to 10 million vehicles by 2025 from approximately 2 million in 2019, the company has established key strategic partnerships for rolling out adoption across numerous location types, including parking facilities, multifamily residences and condos, workplace locations, health care/medical facilities, schools and universities, airports, auto dealers, hotels, mixed-use municipal locations, parks and recreation areas, religious institutions, restaurants, retailers, stadiums, supermarkets, and transportation hubs. For more information, please visit https://www.blinkcharging.com/.

 

evTS Announces Agreement to Manufacture and Distribute Its FireFly® ESV in the United Kingdom

February 17, 2021

evTS Announces Agreement to Manufacture and Distribute Its FireFly® ESV in the United Kingdom

 

BOSTON, Feb. 17, 2021 – ev Transportation Services Inc. (“evTS”), an electric vehicle manufacturer focused on the essential services and urban e-mobility markets, today announced it has entered into a cooperative agreement to have its FireFly® ESV vehicles manufactured and distributed in the United Kingdom by Evtec Automotive, a U.K.-based electric vehicle technology group and part of the Stetford Group.

The agreement calls for assembly and distribution of 5,000 FireFly vehicles over the next 3 years in the U.K. and further grants Evtec rights to expand its distribution network to markets in Western Europe.

“We believe the combination of Stetford Group’s experience and industry leadership in automotive manufacturing technologies and evTS’ experience in design and recent extension of the FireFly platform into new sectors, creates the perfect environment to forge new revenue streams from the many opportunities for use of our vehicles in the U.K. and European markets,” said evTS Chairman and CEO David Solomont.

“This is an exciting development for Evtec Automotive. The innovative FireFly is going to play an important role in the increasing zero-emission commercial utility vehicle market. It will also be able to take advantage of the rapidly increasing demand for electric last-mile vehicles, becoming a pivotal catalyst in improving urban air quality, and making U.K. and European towns and cities better places to live and work. We have hugely exciting ambitions for the way we make and distribute the FireFly and can’t wait to get started,” said Evtec Automotive Chairman David Roberts.

“Evtec Automotive and the wider Stetford Group is exactly the right organisation to drive the FireFly’s success in the U.K. and European markets. It is entering a hugely expanding sector and Evtec will be able to fully exploit that, as well as utilising ambitious plans to expand local supply chains and innovative ways of selling, distributing and servicing the FireFly,” Stretford Advisory board member and former Ford of Europe EV program executive Joe Bakaj said.

About evTS

ev Transportation Services Inc. (“evTS”) is a specialty vehicle manufacturer that produces purpose built, all-electric lightweight commercial utility vehicles and provides fleet management solutions. Founded in 2015, the Boston-based company’s flagship product, the FireFly ESV is aimed at the essential services transportation and urban e-mobility markets, which represent an annual U.S. domestic replacement market of approximately 100,000 vehicles, or roughly $2.5 billion annually. End user applications for the company’s vehicles include parking management, security and perimeter patrol, parks and sidewalk maintenance, utility meter reading, property and building management, airports, seaports, sanitation, university and corporate campuses, and last mile on-demand urban delivery. For more information, visit the company’s website at www.evts.com.

About Evtec Automotive

Evtec Automotive is a U.K.-based group, that focuses on every aspect of the electric vehicle supply chain and the end-to-end lifecycle of EVs. Its mission is to source, make, deliver and then sustainably dispose of all EV technologies, driving social change and the adoption of zero-emission vehicles.

It is a member of the Stretford Group, an investment firm founded by leading entrepreneur David Roberts. Stretford seeks to generate attractive long-term returns within the manufacturing sector and as such has built up an impressive portfolio of private companies, located in the U.K., in a wide variety of sectors including luxury goods, automotive vehicles and trucks, automotive parts and components, consumer goods and industrial products, that compliment each other to provide the market with superior products and services. Stretford’s objective is to push the boundaries of manufacturing excellence through investing in promising companies, clever technology and market leading practices.

Forward-Looking Statements

This release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. All forward-looking statements are inherently uncertain as they are based on current expectations and assumptions concerning future events or future performance of the company. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which are only predictions and speak only as of the date hereof. In evaluating such statements, prospective investors should review carefully various risks and uncertainties identified in this release and matters set in the company’s SEC filings. These risks and uncertainties could cause the company’s actual results to differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements.

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evTS Announces Endorsement by Former World No. 1 and Hall of Fame Golfer for Its FireFly®ESV Electric Vehicle

January 19, 2021

 

 

evTS Announces Endorsement by Former World No. 1 and Hall of Fame Golfer for Its FireFly®ESV Electric Vehicle

 

BOSTON, Jan. 19, 2021  — ev Transportation Services, Inc. (“evTS”), an electric vehicle manufacturer focused on the essential services and urban mobility markets, today announced that Ernie Els, a former world No. 1 golfer with 72 professional career victories to his name, including four Major Championships and two World Golf Championships, is endorsing the company’s flagship all-electric, FireFly ESV lightweight commercial utility vehicle and will serve as the FireFly ESV Global Brand Ambassador.

The multiyear agreement allows evTS to utilize Els’ name, endorsement and likeness in connection with the advertisement, promotion and sale of evTS’ vehicles.

“We are proud to have excited the interest in our vehicle by such a well known and talented sportsman,” said evTS Chairman and CEO David Solomont. “It is an honor to be associated with a gentleman who is respected not only in South Africa, but throughout the world for his competitive spirit, genuine personality and extensive philanthropic work.”

Ernie Els said, “We’ve been in talks with evTS for a while and I’ve been seriously impressed by the company’s products and services, as well as its focus and ambition in the specialty vehicle market. We all know where the world is heading in terms of the switch to electric vehicles and we feel evTS has unique opportunities and competitive advantages in the commercial sector. It’s exciting for me to be able to jump on board and I look forward to working with the team and proudly representing the company on my travels around the world.”

About Ernie Els

As a former world No.1 golfer, Els is one of the most prolific winners of his generation and the global reach of his victories is almost without parallel. He was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2011 and the South African Golf Hall of Fame in 2009. Away from the golf course, Ernie has uniquely transcended his sport by virtue of his business interests which successfully encompass golf course design and hospitality, as well as his groundbreaking charitable work and fundraising efforts.

Together with his wife, Liezl, they founded The Els for Autism Foundation in 2009, spearheading a campaign that led to the opening in 2015 of The Els Center of Excellence in Florida, a world-class site hosting leading-edge programs and services for individuals with autism. He has received numerous awards for charitable endeavors, including being named one of the Top Five Most Positive Athletes in the World by the United Nations NGO Voting Academy and receiving the Heisman Humanitarian Award 2017 in recognition of his work in autism. A proud South African, he currently resides with his wife and two children in Jupiter, Florida.

About evTS

ev Transportation Services Inc. (“evTS”) is a specialty vehicle manufacturer that produces purpose built, all-electric lightweight commercial utility vehicles and provides fleet management solutions. The Boston-based company is currently focused on the essential services transportation and urban mobility markets, which represent an annual domestic replacement market of approximately 100,000 vehicles, or roughly $2.5 billion annually. End user applications for the company’s vehicles include parking management, security and perimeter patrol, parks and sidewalk maintenance, utility meter reading, property and building management, airports, seaports, sanitation, university and corporate campuses, and last mile on-demand urban delivery. For more information, visit the company’s website at www.evts.com.

 

ev Transportation Services Announces New Senior Management Team

September 14, 2020

ev Transportation Services Announces New Senior Management Team

 

BOSTON —  — ev Transportation Services, Inc. (“evTS”) is pleased to announce the appointment of a new management team. The new senior executives represent a wealth of experience and success across a range of industries and companies:
  • Greg Horne becomes Chief Technology Officer. He will direct evTS’ vehicle development efforts and be responsible for the vision of bringing the new model year FireFly ESV® to market, as well as the company’s future all-electric utility vehicle offerings. Previously, he served as CTO of eFleets Corporation, a design engineer at Bell Helicopter, and he worked on software and flight testing for the Bell/Boeing V-22 Osprey.
  • Jim Sabitus is evTS’ new Chief Operating Officer. He is an experienced corporate executive who has led both emerging and established publicly traded companies. He has previously served as CEO of Row One Brands, Inc.; CFO of Modern Shoe Company; VP Finance for Maxwell Shoe Company; VP Business Development for Myteam.com/Zvia.com; and worked for Converse Inc., where he served as the Brand Manager for several product lines, including the Converse All Star, and as Controller, overseeing a public offering.
  • Eric Burmeister joins evTS as VP of Sales & Business Development. Mr. Burmeister has held numerous executive sales positions within the specialized vehicle industry. He was previously the Director of National Sales and Business Development for Westward Industries and held both national and regional sales positions with eFleets Corporation, ZENN Motor Company and Global Electric Motors (GEM).
  • Paul Barrett is evTS’ new Vice President of Marketing and Product. Mr. Barrett is an experienced senior executive and serial entrepreneur with 45 years of experience over a progressive career in the automotive and electronics industries. He previously served as COO for Fixed Ops Pros, NavResearch and Cimble Corporation and also held numerous positions over a 20+ year tenure at LoJack Corporation, including VP of International Operations.

evTS CEO David Solomont stated, “I am pleased to welcome Greg, Jim, Eric and Paul to evTS’ senior leadership team. The breadth of experience, leadership qualities and values of our new senior executives give me a tremendous degree of confidence in our ability to lead evTS through the next phase of its growth.”

About evTS

ev Transportation Services, Inc (“evTS”) designs, develops and manufactures all-electric, lightweight commercial utility vehicles and fleet management solutions. Based in Boston, the company is currently focused on the essential services transportation market, which represents a replacement market of approximately 100,000 vehicles or roughly $2.5 billion annually. End user applications for the company’s vehicles include, among others, parking enforcement, security patrol, utility meter reading, parks & recreation, sanitation, airports, seaports, universities, warehouses & fulfilment, and local small package delivery. More information can be found at http://evtaas.com.