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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2021
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

9 RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

JOINT VENTURE

 

The Company and a group of three Cyprus entities entered into a shareholders’ agreement on February 11, 2019, pertaining to the parties’ respective shareholdings in a new joint venture entity, Blink Charging Europe Ltd. (the “Entity”), that was formed under the laws of Cyprus on the same date. Pursuant to the agreement, the Company is not required to fund operating losses. The Company owns 40% of the Entity while the other three entities own 60% of the Entity. The Entity currently owns 100% of a Greek subsidiary, Blink Charging Hellas SA (“Hellas”), which started operations in the Greek EV market. There are currently no plans for the Company to make any capital contributions or investments. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, the Company recognized sales of $28 and $800, respectively, and $0 and $273 during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, respectively, to Hellas. The Company is also acting as a supplier of EV charging equipment and services to Hellas. As of September 30, 2021, the Company had a receivable from Hellas of approximately $475. The Company determined that the Entity is a variable interest entity, however, the Company does not have a controlling financial interest and, as a result, the Company is not required to consolidate the Entity and instead has applied equity method accounting to its investment in the Entity. From inception through September 30, 2021, the Entity has not generated net income and, as a result, pursuant to ASC 323, the Company has not recorded a gain or loss on its equity method investment in the Entity during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020.