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Balqon Introduces Zero Emissions Heavy-Duty Electric Vehicles and Drive Systems to Costa Rica
HARBOR CITY, CA, Jun 09, 2010 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Balqon Corporation (OTCBB: BLQN), a developer and manufacturer of zero emissions heavy-duty electric vehicles for Class 7 and Class 8 applications, has introduced its vehicles and drive systems to the Republic of Costa Rica through a new dealer agreement with Electric Cars of Costa Rica S.A.
As a leading distributor of electric cars, neighborhood electric vehicles (NEV) and light duty on-road trucks in Costa Rica, Electric Cars of Costa Rica will distribute Balqon's medium and heavy-duty electric vehicles and drive systems, and provide service and parts throughout Costa Rica.
"Costa Rica has been setting the pace among nations for reducing carbon emissions and has declared the ambitious goal of becoming the first country in the world to be carbon neutral," said Balwinder Samra, president and CEO of Balqon Corporation. "Electric Cars of Costa Rica has been leading the effort to introduce new zero emissions technologies to Costa Rica and has extensive experience in NEV inner city delivery vehicle markets."
"In addition to introducing all-electric medium and heavy-duty trucks for transportation of goods and services, we plan to jointly develop both the new and conversion vehicle markets in Costa Rica by providing our proprietary drive system and high-capacity lithium-ion battery packs for use in various vehicle platforms," said Samra.
James Middlebrooks, president and founder of Electric Cars of Costa Rica, commented: "We are excited to deliver to Costa Rica Balqon's extensively tested and successfully commercialized zero emissions technology for heavy-duty vehicles. We expect these advanced technologies to be quickly adopted by our existing environmentally-conscious customer base of resorts, distribution warehouses, and inner city distribution companies."
Costa Rica is ranked first among the Americas and third in the world in terms of the 2010 Environmental Performance Index. In 2007, the Costa Rican government announced plans for Costa Rica to become the first carbon neutral country by 2021. According to the New Economics Foundation, Costa Rica ranks first in the Happy Planet Index and is the "greenest" country in the world. Also, according to an October 2009 article published by Summa Magazine, Costa Rica is the world's fourth largest exporter of high technology due to the fact that nearly half of its sales from manufacturing relate to products developed with proprietary technologies.
Electric Cars of Costa Rica represents the third international dealer agreement Balqon has established since the first of the year. In Febuary, Balqon signed Autoelevadores Yale, a leading distributor of material handling equipment and electric vehicles in Argentina. In March, Balqon signed Industrias IVOR, a distributor of trucks, firefighting trucks and equipment, refuse trucks, and heavy machinery for material handling products in Colombia.
About Electric Cars of Costa Rica Electric Cars of Costa Rica is a distributor of light duty trucks, golf carts, trams and neighborhood electric vehicles. Its customers include local resorts, distribution warehouses, airports, the beverage industry, and state and local governments. Electric Cars of Costa Rica was founded in 2001 and has sales and services locations in the major markets in Costa Rica.
About Balqon Corporation Headquartered in Harbor City, California, Balqon Corporation (OTCBB: BLQN) is a leading developer of heavy-duty electric trucks, tractors and electric drive systems. The company uses its proprietary flux vector control technology to design propulsion systems for 10 to 50 ton capacity vehicles and material handling equipment. Balqon Corporation's product line of tow tractors built on Autocar LLC chassis are designed to transport containers at ports, marine terminals, rail yards, warehouses, intermodal facilities, military bases and mail facilities. For more information about Balqon Corporation, visit www.balqon.com.
Safe Harbor Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 With the exception of historical information, the matters discussed in this press release, including without limitation, Balqon Corporation's ability to sell products; the commercial viability of Balqon Corporation's products; the ability of Electric Cars of Costa Rica to market, distribute and service Balqon Corporation's products; the ability of Balqon Corporation to develop a market presence in Costa Rica, including the ability of Balqon Corporation and Electric Cars of Costa Rica to introduce new products and zero emissions technologies to Electric Cars of Costa Rica's existing customers; and the ability of Balqon Corporation to develop a global presence for its product offerings are forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. The actual future results of Balqon Corporation could differ from those statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, unforeseen technical issues; Electric Cars of Costa Rica's ability to secure purchase orders for Balqon Corporation's products; Balqon Corporation's ability to fulfill any such purchase orders; Balqon Corporation's ability to attract sufficient capital to manufacture its products; the ability of Balqon Corporation to attract and retain talented individuals; adverse economic and market conditions; the projected future demand for Balqon Corporation's products; changes in technology and governmental regulations and policies; and other events, factors and risks previously and from time to time disclosed in Balqon Corporation's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including, specifically, those factors set forth in the "Risk Factors" section of Balqon Corporation's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Company Contact:
Balwinder Samra
Chairman, President & CEO
Balqon Corporation
Tel 310-326-3056
Email Contact
Investor Relations:
Scott Liolios or Cody Slach
Liolios Group, Inc.
Tel 949-574-3860
Email Contact
good to know. thank you.
There wasn't really anything new that we didn't already know when they released their last quarterly report. That is when I bought in at $1.70. Since then it has done nothing but drop. I was able to average my P/S down and get out even with the up and down it has been doing between 80 cents and $1. There is no question that this stock should be around $3 but they need to announce some new sales.
Big News!! BLQN
Balqon Corporation Announces Record Revenue Growth in 2009
6:00a ET April 14, 2010 (Business Wire)
Balqon Corporation (OTCBB:BLQN), an emerging developer and manufacturer of zero emissions heavy-duty electric vehicles for Class 7 and Class 8 applications, announced its financial results for the year ended December 31, 2009 on March 31, 2010. Revenues for 2009 were $3,598,752, an increase of $3,395,092, or 1,667%, over revenues of $203,660 for 2008. The increase in net revenues in 2009 is a direct result of the ramp up of our business in 2009 during which sales of our vehicles and parts increased by $3,148,798 over 2008. Balqon Corporation also reported a net loss of $3,015,405 for 2009, as compared to a net loss of $7,933,281 for 2008, a 62% decrease in the net loss. The $4,917,876 reduction in net loss during 2009 is primarily due to $5,940,713 of stock-based compensation expense incurred in 2008 as compared to no stock-based compensation expense in 2009.
Between February 2, 2010 and April 12, 2010, Balqon raised $1,500,000 through the sale of its convertible notes and warrants to accredited investors in a private placement transaction. The proceeds of $1,500,000 are allocated to general working capital.
"We believe that the growth in our revenues in 2009 validates our ability to commercialize our core drive system technologies and meet the growing needs of the zero emission vehicle markets we serve," said Balwinder Samra, Chief Executive Officer of Balqon Corporation. "The successful implementation of higher range lithium-ion batteries into our heavy duty vehicles and development of proprietary battery management system are examples of our ability to develop and implement new technologies while generating record revenue growth," said Mr. Samra.
About Balqon Corporation
Balqon Corporation is a leading developer of heavy duty electric trucks, tractors and electric drive systems. The Company uses its proprietary flux vector motor technology to design propulsion systems for 10 to 50 ton capacity vehicles and material handling equipment. Balqon Corporation's current product line of tow tractors are designed to transport containers at ports, marine terminals, rail yards, warehouses, intermodal facilities, military bases and mail facilities. For information about Balqon Corporation and its product offerings, visit www.balqon.com. Balqon Corporation's common stock trades on the OTC Bulletin Board under the symbol "BLQN."
Safe Harbor Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995
With the exception of historical information, the matters discussed in this press release, including, without limitation, Balqon Corporation's ability to commercialize its core technologies and meet the growing needs of heavy-duty electric vehicle markets and its ability to ramp up production while at the same time implementing new technologies are forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. The actual future results of Balqon Corporation could differ from those statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, unforeseen technical issues; Balqon Corporation's ability to attract sufficient capital; the ability of Balqon Corporation to attract and retain talented individuals; adverse economic and market conditions; the projected future demand for Balqon Corporation's products; changes in technology and governmental regulations and policies; and other events, factors and risks previously and from time to time disclosed in Balqon Corporation's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including, specifically, those factors set forth in the "Risk Factors" section of Balqon Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 31, 2010.
BALQON CORPORATION
BALANCE SHEETS
December 31, December 31,
2009 2008
ASSETS
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents $ 118,635 $ 355,615
Accounts receivable 167,925 --
Inventories 1,002,748 1,159,601
Prepaid expenses 53,382 43,020
Total current assets 1,342,690 1,558,236
Property and equipment, net 122,251 89,393
Other assets:
Deposits 14,400 33,641
Trade secrets, net 109,063 171,385
Goodwill 166,500 166,500
Total assets $ 1,754,904 $ 2,019,155
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIENCY)
Current liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued expenses $ 1,587,388 $ 1,225,807
Customer deposit 1,159,601 --
Loan payable, Bridge Bank 128,150 --
Other current liabilities 30,667 138,356
Total current liabilities 2,905,807 1,364,163
Convertible notes payable, net of discount 209,510 --
Total liabilities 3,115,317 1,364,163
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIENCY)
Common stock, $0.001 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized, 25,518 25,518
25,518,348
shares issued and outstanding
Additional paid in capital 9,650,329 8,650,329
Accumulated deficit (11,036,260 ) (8,020,855 )
Total shareholders' equity (deficiency) (1,360,413 ) 654,992
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity (deficiency) $ 1,754,904 $ 2,019,155
BALQON CORPORATION
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
Years Ended
December 31,
2009 2008
REVENUES $ 3,598,752 $ 203,660
COSTS OF REVENUES
Contract costs 359,350 69,078
Costs of vehicles and parts 3,129,447 68,975
Total cost of revenues 3,488,797 138,053
Gross profit 109,955 65,607
OPERATING EXPENSES
General and administrative 2,525,225 6,897,041
Research and development 167,195 44,023
Reverse merger expenses -- 414,384
Depreciation and amortization 100,104 29,836
Total operating expenses 2,792,524 7,385,284
Loss from operations (2,682,569 ) (7,319,677 )
Interest expense (332,836 ) (613,604 )
NET LOSS $ (3,015,405 ) $ (7,933,281 )
Net loss per share - basic and diluted $ (0.12 ) $ (0.39 )
Weighted average shares outstanding, basic and diluted 25,518,348 20,206,507
SOURCE: Balqon Corporation
Balqon Corporation
Balwinder Samra, 310-326-3056
bsamra@balqon.com
This video from the LA Port says they are going to replace all diesel trucks with electric which will be manufactured in LA. This is consistent with what Balqon has said. So...Where are the orders?
http://www.youtube.com/user/antoniovillaraigosa#p/a/u/0/yrp56OHBT6E
Electric transportation is the future, especially with carbon emissions taxing...
http://www.youtube.com/user/TheBalqon
The ticker used to be BMRU and the stock split once when they changed it.
Also, the company name was changed. it used to be "BMR Solutions, Inc."
What does that mean?
BLQN < 2-for-1 f/s < BMRU
SECURITY ADDITIONS
DL Date Symbol Company Name Effective Date OATS Reportable Flag Comments
3/19/2007 BMRU BMR Solutions, Inc. Common Stock 3/20/2007
4/9/2007 BMRU BMR Solutions, Inc. Common Stock 4/10/2007 From NBB (BMRU)**
SECURITY DELETIONS
Dl Date Symbol Company Name Effective Date/Comments
4/9/2007 BMRU BMR Solutions, Inc. Common Stock 4/10/2007 Added to OTCBB (BMRU)**
DIVIDENDS
Record Date Symbol Company Name Dividend Type
8/12/2008 BMRU BMR Solutions, Inc. Common Stock Stock Dividend or Split
NAME/SYMBOL CHANGES
DL Date Date Old Symbol/Name New Symbol/Name
10/30/2008 10/31/2008 BMRU BMR Solutions, Inc. Common Stock BLQN Balqon Corporation Common Stock
http://www.otcbb.com/asp/dailylist_search.asp?DirectSymbol=BMRU&OTCBB=ALL
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