BP Pulse has connected more than 850 charging points across over 95 locations to ChargeHub's Passport Hub, bringing its North American charging network onto the roaming platform.
The integration allows EV drivers to find, access and pay for charging at BP Pulse sites through the ChargeHub app. The same sites also become available to drivers using other e-mobility service providers (eMSPs) and automakers connected to Passport Hub, meaning partners already linked to the hub can extend BP Pulse charging to their customers.
Passport Hub is ChargeHub's roaming platform, which connects charging networks with mobility service providers and vehicle manufacturers. It is built to simplify access to public charging by letting drivers use apps and accounts they already hold across several networks, rather than registering separately with each charge point operator.
The announcement did not specify how many of the 850-plus points are rapid or ultra-rapid chargers, nor whether all of the points will be available through every Passport Hub partner.
Sujay Sharma, BP Pulse's vice president of EV charging for the US, said the partnership expands access to the BP Pulse network through trusted roaming partners, and that charging networks working better together benefits the wider EV ecosystem and is a step toward faster EV adoption.
Simon Ouellette, CEO of ChargeHub, said a network joining Passport Hub is a strong signal that the hub model has become the way roaming is done in North America. Because it is a hub, he added, the effect reaches beyond the ChargeHub app to the eMSPs and automakers in the ecosystem, which can offer BP Pulse fast chargers through connections they already have.
For BP Pulse, the agreement widens the reach of its North American infrastructure through a broader set of third-party platforms. For ChargeHub, it adds another charging network to its roaming ecosystem.