bp pulse has officially launched in Australia. The launch event at Bayside at Brighton East in Melbourne was attended by bp global CEO Bernard Looney and served as the platform for the announcement of a plan to deliver 600 fast charge points nationwide.
The 600 fast charge points in Australia are part of bp’s international ambition to install more than 100,000 EV chargers globally.
Bernard Looney, bp CEO said: “It’s brilliant to get bp pulse underway in Australia, delivering a high-speed, high-quality charging experience to help accelerate the transition to electric vehicles.
Australia’s ambition is to be a renewable energy superpower and this is just one of the ways we are backing the country that has backed bp for more than a century.”
The Australian locations will commence rolling out at key metro and regional centre locations on the east coast. The Bayside and Brighton site joins Diamond Creek (VIC) and Caboolture (QLD) which are also open now.
Frédéric Baudry, president, bp Australia and SVP fuels & low carbon solutions, Asia Pacific, said: “We want to provide our customers with a fantastic experience and meet their needs, irrespective of their choice of mobility.
“We will be on the journey with them through this decade and beyond with growing numbers of fast, reliable chargers at convenient locations with great retail options, whether they want to eat, drink or shop.”
The bp pulse rollout is powered by a partnership with Australian business Tritium, who will be supplying the chargers in Australia, as well as in the NZ and UK markets.
Focused on fast chargers the bp pulse network will leverage the full offerings of the bp service station and convenience network with each of the charging units able to charge two vehicles at a time.
Elisha Radwanowski BCom(HRM&IR)
ACAPMA
