When it comes to EV charging, we’re all in
We’re plugging in high-speed charging points in the right locations to boost consumer confidence in driving electric.
We’ve already made great strides, with more than 39,000 charge points switched on worldwide.
Almost all new public charge points that we roll out now are rapid or ultra-fast, because we know that’s what our customers want.
Our customers on the move also want compelling convenience offers while they charge their vehicles – that’s why we’ll be providing them with convenient amenities at many of our charging locations.
We expect around 90% of chargers rolled out to be rapid or ultra-fast
Supporting corporations to transition their fleets to EVs
Project spotlight
Opened the UK’s largest public EV charging hub at the NEC in Birmingham. The Gigahub™ enables up to 180 EVs to charge simultaneously
Since 2019, we’ve increased our charge points by 150% worldwide and we are continuing to grow our network in Germany, China, the UK, Europe, the US, Australia and more.
It’s now even easier for EV drivers across London to get back on the road. In 2022, we finished a multi-year programme with Transport for London, installing more than 300 rapid charge points for our customers across the UK capital.
bp pulse is building eight dedicated E-Truck charging stations along a 600-kilometre stretch of Germany’s Rhine-Alpine Corridor, one of Europe’s major road transportation routes. The 300kw electric chargers are capable of delivering up to 200 kilometres of range in around 45 minutes, which also happens to be the mandatory time required for truck drivers to take a break from the road.
Many drivers have questions about EVs and EV charging. Drivers must feel confident enough to transition to electric, which is why we’re investing globally in building the charging networks they’ll need.
But others play a vital role in advancing the adoption of electric transportation, too. That’s why we’re working with governments, utilities, and other bodies to ensure there is land, planning permissions and grid connectivity so charging infrastructure is installed faster and more efficiently
We already have an advantage when it comes to finding the right locations. Over many years, we’ve built up an excellent network of retail sites across various markets through our mobility and convenience business.
Today, bp estimates approximately 90% of people in the UK and Germany live within a 20-minute drive of a bp or Aral site. Adding EV charging to some of our strategically located retail sites is one of our priorities.
But our ambition to build a global network of EV charging goes far beyond our existing footprint, which is why we’re working with companies like APCOA as well as real estate companies to find new locations with our EV charging customers.
What we do know about both existing and new sites is the importance of a compelling convenience offer. Creating an inviting space for customers while their vehicle is charging is crucial. Sipping on coffee, tucking into food, or doing a top-up grocery shop while having access to fantastic amenities will be part of a positive customer experience, so we’re investing in this.
Major corporations are increasingly looking for decarbonization solutions for their fleets. From delivery vans to taxis, switching to EV can have a big impact on tailpipe emissions as larger fleets look to lower their carbon emissions.
bp helps the transition by drawing on our experience, expertise and integrated delivery model to simplify the switch. Take, for example, our partnership with the Anaheim Transportation Network – a public transport network serving nine million passengers a year in the City of Anaheim and Orange County, US. bp pulse provided comprehensive management of their charging operations, including design, installation, equipment procurement, and fleet management
In addition, supplying charging options for fleets on the road is critical for a positive EV customer experience. That’s why we built one of Europe’s first public charging corridors for electric trucks along the Rhine-Alpine corridor in Germany – one of Europe’s busiest road freight routes.
Nina, an EV taxi driver on how one of the new 300 bp pulse charge points in Central London makes a difference to her job.
Some vehicles will be slower to electrify – for example, heavy trucks travelling on fewer mainstream routes, where battery capacity can present challenges. Another example would be the aviation sector, where for very good reasons, electrification is farther off. For these customers, we can offer bioenergy today, and we are also exploring hydrogen fuel cells to power trucks and buses.
There are also countries where EV adoption is forecasted to take longer. And that’s another reason why we are also deepening our investment in biofuels, which can be used to reduce the lifecycle carbon emissions from journeys using the engines and infrastructure that is already in place.
Find out more about our progress in bioenergy.
