blood pressure is purchase of $100 million in Supercharger hardware from Tesla, making it the first company to purchase DC fast charging equipment from the automaker for use in a third-party charging network. The sale will go into the electric vehicle charging business of the oil and gas conglomerate known as BP Pulse, which plans to invest up to $1 billion in building a nationwide charging network by 2030, including $500 million in the next two or three years.
BP Pulse plans to begin installing the new chargers next year at businesses in the BP family of brands, including TravelCenters of America, Thorntons, Ampm, Amoco, its upcoming “Gigahub” charging sites, and third-party locations such as car rental sites. Hertz cars. The first deployment locations on the list will include Houston, Phoenix, Los Angeles, Chicago and Washington, DC.
BP Pulse has installed more than 27,000 charging stations in total and says it plans to build more than 100,000 worldwide by 2030. The company has previously purchased charging equipment from Tritium, including those that can charge up to 50kW or 150kW.
BP’s version of the Tesla Superchargers will run on software called Omega, which is different from the automaker’s system. Omega can monitor charging for fleet operators like Hertz and supports a Plug-and-Charge protocol by not requiring card tap or app activation. Electric vehicle drivers can simply plug it in and the electricity will automatically be charged to their account.
