BP Pulse has joined ChargeHub's Passport Hub, adding more than 850 charging points at over 95 locations to the North American roaming network.
The newly announced integration allows EV drivers to find, access and pay for charging at BP Pulse sites through the ChargeHub app. The same sites will also be reachable by users of other e-mobility service providers (eMSPs) and by automakers connected to Passport Hub, so those drivers can rely on accounts and apps they already hold rather than registering separately with the charge point operator.
Passport Hub is ChargeHub's roaming platform, which links charging networks with mobility service providers and vehicle manufacturers. Its purpose is to simplify access to public charging by letting drivers use existing apps and services across several networks instead of signing up with each operator individually.
The announcement did not specify how many of the 850-plus points are rapid or ultra-rapid chargers, nor whether all of the points are available through every Passport Hub partner. No further timetable or technical details were disclosed.
For BP Pulse, the agreement extends the reach of its North American network by making its infrastructure accessible through a wider range of third-party platforms. For ChargeHub, it adds another charging network to its roaming ecosystem.
Sujay Sharma, BP Pulse's vice president of EV charging in the US, said the partnership broadens access to the bp pulse network for drivers on the road through trusted roaming partners, and that charging networks working better together benefits the whole EV ecosystem and is an important step toward faster EV adoption.
Simon Ouellette, chief executive of ChargeHub, said the decision by a network of bp pulse's scale to connect through Passport Hub signals that hub-based roaming has become the standard approach in North America. Because the model is a hub, he added, the effect reaches beyond the ChargeHub app: eMSPs and automakers in the ecosystem can offer their drivers access to bp pulse fast chargers through connections they already have, so a single large network joining improves the whole ecosystem at once.