{{Short description|Former technology company}} {{Infobox company | name = ECOtality, Inc. | logo = Ecotality-color small.jpg | type = Clean electric transportation and storage technologies | traded_as = {{OTC Pink|ECTYQ}} | founder = '''Don Karner – ETA/ETEC, Kevin Morrow – ETEC''',<br />founders | founded = Phoenix, Arizona (Electric Transportation Applications 1989, ETEC 1996) | hq_location_city = San Francisco, California | hq_location_country = USA | area_served = Worldwide | fate = bankruptcy | key_people = | num_employees = 32 | industry = Renewable energy<br />Hybrid vehicle<br />Vehicle inspection<br />Consulting | products = Charging infrastructure | website = [https://web.archive.org/web/20100526083734/http://www.ecotality.com/ ECOtality, Inc.] }}
'''ECOtality, Inc.''', headquartered in San Francisco, California, was an electric transportation and storage technologies company. ECOtality was the parent company of ECOtality North America, Innergy Power Corporation, Fuel Cell Store and ECOtality Australia Pty Ltd.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ecotality.com/company/ |title=Company | ECOtality |access-date=2012-07-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120718032424/http://www.ecotality.com/company/ |archive-date=2012-07-18 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
Ecotality, Inc. was a provider of electric transportation and storage technologies. The Company provided electric vehicle infrastructure products and solutions that are used in on-road, grid-connected vehicles (including plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) and battery electric vehicles), material handling and airport electric ground support applications. Through its main operating subsidiary, Electric Transportation Engineering Corporation (eTec), the company's primary product offering was the Minit-Charger line of advanced battery fast-charge systems that are designed for various motive applications. In addition to its electric transportation focus, Ecotality, Inc. was also involved in the development, manufacture, assembly and sale of specialty solar products, advanced battery systems, and hydrogen and fuel cell systems. Its subsidiaries and primary operating segments consisted of eTec, Innergy Power Corporation (Innergy), and ECOtality Stores (doing business as Fuel Cell Store).<ref>{{cite web|title=ECOtality Inc (ECTYQ.PK) Company Profile {{!}} Reuters.com|website = Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/companyProfile?rpc=66&symbol=ECTYQ.PK|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140504001356/http://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/companyProfile?rpc=66&symbol=ECTYQ.PK|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 May 2014|accessdate=3 May 2014}}</ref>
On September 16, 2013, it filed for bankruptcy protection under Chapter 11, Title 11, United States Code.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.foxbusiness.com/news/2013/09/17/ecotality-electric-car-charger-maker-files-for-bankruptcy/ |title=Ecotality, an electric car charger maker, files for bankruptcy | Fox Business |website=Fox Business |access-date=2013-09-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130929042533/http://www.foxbusiness.com/news/2013/09/17/ecotality-electric-car-charger-maker-files-for-bankruptcy/ |archive-date=2013-09-29 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In October 2013, the Car Charging Group, Inc. announced that it had purchased Ecotality's Blink network of charging stations for $3.3 million.<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.csmonitor.com/Business/In-Gear/2013/1014/Electric-car-charging-network-Ecotality-finds-buyer|title = Electric car charging network Ecotality finds buyer|journal = Christian Science Monitor|date = 14 October 2013}}</ref> Two Ecotality branches—Minit-Charger and Etec Labs—were not included in the purchase: Minit-Charger manufactures quick-charging systems for commercial applications, and Etec Labs conducts tests for the government and OEMs. They were purchased by Access Control and Intertek,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.intertek.com/news/2013/10-11-intertek-acquries-vehicle-technology-testing-lab-etec/|title = Intertek Acquires US-Based Vehicle Technology Testing Lab ETEC}}</ref> respectively.
==EV Project== ECOtality North America (formerly eTec), a wholly owned subsidiary of ECOtality, was awarded $99.9M from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 by the United States Department of Energy for The EV Project.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.quebecgasprices.com/News_Page.aspx?msg_pg=4&id=14349&master=1&category=1357&topic=332397&page_no=1&ign=1 |title=ECOtality's eTec Awarded $100 Million |publisher=Quebec Gas Prices |date= |accessdate=2012-08-01}}</ref>
Officially launched in October 2009, The EV Project is an infrastructure study, the focus of which is to examine various situations involving EV drivers and charging infrastructure.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.theevproject.com/overview.php |title=Overview |publisher=The EV Project |accessdate=2012-08-01 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101128153912/http://theevproject.com/overview.php |archivedate=2010-11-28 }}</ref>
==Charging stations== ECOtality sells electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) through its customer-facing brand of smart electric vehicle chargers, Blink. The Blink line of chargers includes Level 2 AC Wall Mount chargers, Level 2 AC Pedestal chargers, and Level 2 DC Fast Chargers. The Blink Network<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.blinknetwork.com |title=Blink |publisher=Blinknetwork.com |date=2012-06-20 |accessdate=2012-08-01}}</ref> encompasses the Blink line of charging stations, as well as the Blink mobile app and website, where customers can access personal charging statistics, charger maps, and account information.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://electricdrivetechnologybuyersguide.com/company.php?id=40058890&company=Blink%20Network |title=Blink Network - EDTA Electric Drive Technology Buyers Guide |publisher=Electricdrivetechnologybuyersguide.com |date=2010-10-06 |accessdate=2012-08-01 }}{{Dead link|date=December 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
==Partnerships== ECOtality has announced partnerships with several retail hosts who will install Blink chargers, several of which are partnered as part of The EV Project.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.theevproject.com/partners.php |title=Partners |publisher=The EV Project |date= |accessdate=2012-08-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120629042603/http://www.theevproject.com/partners.php |archive-date=2012-06-29 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Partners include: Idaho National Laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, IKEA USA, Fred Meyer, Arco/BP, Macy's, Cracker Barrel, San Diego Gas & Electric, and more.
In 2011, ECOtality announced that it would partner with ABB, who invested $10 million into the company to develop EV initiatives in North America.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gigaom.com/cleantech/abb-backs-ecotality-as-u-s-ev-charging-partner/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110110174909/http://gigaom.com/cleantech/abb-backs-ecotality-as-u-s-ev-charging-partner/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 10, 2011 |title=ABB Backs ECOtality as U.S. EV Charging Partner — Cleantech News and Analysis |publisher=Gigaom.com |date=2011-01-10 |accessdate=2012-08-01}}</ref>
ECOtality also announced a partnership with Jones Lang LaSalle in 2011, in an effort to identify additional commercial retail hosts for the installation of Blink chargers.<ref>{{cite web|author=Business Wire |url=http://www.thestreet.com/story/11123322/2/ecotality-partners-with-jones-lang-lasalle-to-support-blink174-commercial-ev-charger-installations-for-the-ev-project.html |title=Page 2 - ECOtality Partners With Jones Lang LaSalle To Support Blink® Commercial EV Charger Installations For The EV Project |publisher=TheStreet |date=2011-05-18 |accessdate=2012-08-01}}</ref>
Collaboratev is a joint project between ECOtality and ChargePoint.<ref>[http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/03/07/companies-collaborate-on-e-v-charging-for-all/ ''Companies Collaborate on E.V. Charging for All''] March 7, 2013 ''The New York Times''</ref>
==Innergy Power Corporation== Innergy Power Corporation designs and manufactures thin sealed lead batteries and high-quality flat-panel multicrystalline PV solar modules. In addition, Innergy is developing EV battery technology and designing/building battery packs in SLA, NiMH and Li chemistries.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.innergypower.com/company_info.php |title=Innergy Power Corporation |publisher=Innergypower.com |date= |accessdate=2012-08-01}}</ref>
==Fuel Cell Store== Founded in Boulder, Colorado in 1999, Fuel Cell Store is a provider of information, educational products, and services related to the fuel cell industry.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fuelcellstore.com/about-us |title=Fuel Cells, Education, Science Kits, Components and Hydrogen |publisher=FuelCellStore.com }}</ref> Fuel Cell Store was purchased out of the ECOtality bankruptcy in late 2013 and moved to College Station, Texas where it continues to operate and grow as the world's largest and oldest online retailer of fuel cell components.
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==External links== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20100526083734/http://www.ecotality.com/ ECOtality]
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