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Blink Charging

🧟 Zombie
$BLNKEV/AutomotiveSPAC Year: 2018Merged: 2018Sponsor: Direct listing (SPAC-era)

Trust Size

$50M

Peak Price

$64.50

Current Price

$1.50

Return

-97.7%

Peak Market Cap

$4.0B

Price Journey

$10 IPO$64.50 peak$1.50

What Happened

EV charging company that became a meme stock during the EV SPAC boom. Peaked at $64 with minimal revenue. Crashed 97% as the charging network remained tiny.

Blink went public via a reverse merger in 2018 and rode the EV SPAC mania to a $64 stock price by 2021. The company installs EV charging stations but had minimal revenue — under $20M when it hit a $4B market cap. Short sellers targeted the stock, alleging that Blink exaggerated its network size. Revenue eventually grew to $150M but the company remained deeply unprofitable. Stock crashed from $64 to $1.50.

Projections vs. Reality

Projected Revenue

$500M

What they told investors

Actual Revenue

$150M

What actually happened

Hype-to-Reality Ratio: 30.0x

Key People

Michael Farkas

Founder

Controversial founder, SEC scrutiny over stock sales

Brendan Jones

CEO

Took over operations 2021

Timeline

2018-05

Reverse merger, public listing

2021-01

Stock surges to $64 on EV mania

2021-09

Short seller reports

2023-01

Stock below $5

2024-06

Stock at $1.50, reverse split risk

⚖️ Legal Actions

• SEC enforcement action or investigation

• Class action lawsuit filed by shareholders

📄 SEC Filings

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Risk Scores

Dilution Score

70/100

Insider Profit Index

62/100

Hype-to-Reality Ratio

30.0x

Projected ÷ actual revenue

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