SemaConnect
{{Short description|U.S. EV charging company, acquired by Blink in 2022}}
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| industry = Electric vehicle infrastructure
| founded = {{Start date and age|2008}}
| founder = Mahi Reddy
| defunct = June 23, 2023
| fate = Acquired by Blink Charging
| hq_location = Bowie, Maryland
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| area_served = North America
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| products = ChargePro™, Series 4 EV Charging Station, Series 5 EV Charging Station, Series 6 EV Charging station, Series 7/7 Plus EV Charging Station, Series 8 EV Charging Station
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SemaConnect was an electric vehicle infrastructure company located in Bowie, Maryland, founded in 2008 by entrepreneur, Mahi Reddy.{{Cite web|url=https://www.semaconnect.com/company/executives/|title=The Executive Team}} The company and its assets were acquired by Blink Charging in June 2022. In late 2023, Blink Charging officially migrated SemaConnect infrastructure onto the Blink Network, therefore phasing out the use of the SemaConnect brand entirely.
Company
SemaConnect is a developer and producer of smart networked Electric Vehicle charging stations and electric vehicle software for station owners and EV drivers. The company launched in 2008 with the first ChargePro 620 edition and EV software called SemaCharge.
SemaConnect has 150 ChargePro charging stations in Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C. In 2011, SemaConnect partnered with 350Green for the launch of 1,500 charging stations across the U.S. at retailers including Walgreens and Simon Properties.{{Cite web|url=https://www.autoblog.com/2011/10/06/350green-partners-with-semaconnect-to-install-1-500-chargers-nat/|title=350Green partners with SemaConnect to install 1,500 chargers nationwide|website=Autoblog|language=en|access-date=2019-08-01}} In July 2015, SemaConnect raised $15 million to expand their electric car network and customer support services.{{Cite web|url=https://technical.ly/dc/2015/07/21/semaconnect-just-raised-15m-expand-network-electric-car-charging-stations/|title=SemaConnect just raised $15M to expand network of electric car charging stations|last=Clozel|first=Lalita|date=2015-07-21|website=Technical.ly DC|language=en|access-date=2019-08-01}}
ChargePro
The ChargePro charging station uses the North American standard SAEJ1772 connector for Level 2 charging. The ChargePro charging station is designed for installation in commercial properties including municipal, parking, multifamily, hotel, office and retail locations.{{Cite web|url=https://www.semaconnect.com/applications/|title=Applications|website=Smart Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Stations|language=en-US|access-date=2019-08-01}} The ChargePro can have a single or double head unit, and can come with or without a cable management system.{{cite web| url=https://www.rollingselectrical.co.uk/ |title= EV Charger Installation }} Monday, 30 November 2020
Partnerships
- SemaConnect uses MobileNOW to permit EV Charging payment by cell phone with the Charge Pro.{{Cite web|url=https://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/1/prweb10334683.htm|title=SemaConnect Partners With MobileNow! to Revolutionize Electric Vehicle Charging|website=PRWeb|access-date=2019-08-01}}{{dead link|date=August 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
- SemaConnect uses PlugShare (under company Recargo) technology to offer public charger payment options.{{Cite web|url=https://www.recargo.com/|title=Recargo|website=www.recargo.com|access-date=2019-08-01}}
Acquisition by Blink Charging
In June 2022 it was announced that Miami, Florida–based EV charging network Blink Charging would be acquiring SemaConnect in a $200 million stock and cash deal. SemaConnect's founder and CEO, Mahi Reddy, is to join Blink's board of directors.
On June 23, 2023, Blink Charging started migrating all existing SemaConnect customers and their infrastructure onto their own network as part of their upcoming maintenance. This resulted the SemaConnect app and its website to permanently shut down as part of the migration. On June 25, 2023, Blink Charging announced that they have finalized the migration, welcoming existing SemaConnect customers onto their own network.
See also
References
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External links
- [https://semaconnect.com/ Official website]
Category:Electric vehicle infrastructure developers