The petrol giant will combine with an Aussie EV charging company
BP has signed a multi-year deal with Australian-based electronic vehicle (EV) charging company Tritium to supply fast chargers across a network that spans the UK, Australia and New Zealand.
Initially contracted for an order of just under 1000 chargers to enhance BP’s public charger network, the chargers will enhance the BP Pulse branding network that is already operating in the UK.
Tritium, which is based in Brisbane, is already a global leader in public charging development and manufacturing as a scalable asset, with a huge presence already across key EV regions in Europe and the US.
The announcement of a one-billion-pound UK EV charging infrastructure expansion on March 25 means BP’s Australian and New Zealand arm are working on also rolling out DC chargers to compete with Chargefox and Evie in capitalising Australia’s EV growth curve.
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Tritium says it’s thrilled to be working with BP, while BP also announced its delight to agree to a partnership with Tritium.
“The electrification of transportation is entering an era when major companies like BP are providing critical support to transition the world to cleaner and more reliable transportation,” Tritium CEO Jane Hunter says.
BP Australia’s senior VP Richard Bartlett says: “We’re delighted that with this new global agreement with Tritium we can help BP Pulse deliver its mission to provide fast and reliable charging for EV drivers while accelerating the roll-out of charging infrastructure.”