BP launches Britain's largest EV charging hub near Birmingham

By REUTERS | 7 September 2023


LONDON: BP today launched Britain's largest electric vehicle charging hub near Birmingham, capable of serving up to 180 cars.

The hub, located at the intersection of three highways in central England, includes 30 ultra-fast 300 kilowatt charging stations, which can add 160km of driving range in 15 minutes, as well as 150 7kw slow-charging points.

It is part of a plan to invest 1 billion pounds (RM5.8bil) this decade to build hundreds of EV charging hubs in the country, said Akira Kirton, CEO of BP Pulse, the company's UK EV charging arm.

BP Pulse uses 100% renewable power at its charging stations, Kirton said.

EV charging is a central pillar in BP CEO Bernard Looney's energy transition plan, targeting returns of 15%.

Kirton would not comment on the expected returns from EV charging hubs, but said that "we see really good utilisation at our sites and we absolutely have a number of our sites that are profitable."

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