BP Pulse has connected its North American charging network to ChargeHub's Passport Hub roaming platform, adding more than 850 charging points across over 95 locations to the hub.
The integration means EV drivers can find, access and pay for charging at BP Pulse sites directly through the ChargeHub app. Access is not limited to ChargeHub's own users: mobility service providers (eMSPs) and automakers already connected to Passport Hub can offer the same sites to their drivers through the links they already hold with ChargeHub.
Passport Hub is ChargeHub's roaming platform, built to connect charging networks with mobility service providers and vehicle manufacturers. Its purpose is to let drivers use apps and services they already have across several networks, instead of registering separately with each charge point operator. For BP Pulse, the agreement widens the reach of its North American infrastructure by placing it on a broader set of third-party platforms; for ChargeHub, it adds another network to the roaming ecosystem.
The announcement did not specify how many of the 850-plus points are rapid or ultra-rapid chargers, nor whether all of the locations will be available through every Passport Hub partner.
Sujay Sharma, BP Pulse's VP of EV charging for the US, said the partnership expands access to the BP Pulse network through trusted roaming partners, and that charging networks cooperating more effectively benefits the whole EV ecosystem and is a step toward faster EV adoption. ChargeHub CEO Simon Ouellette said a network of BP Pulse's scale choosing to connect through Passport Hub is a strong signal that the hub model has become the standard way roaming is handled in North America, and that because it is a hub the effect reaches the eMSPs and automakers in the ecosystem rather than stopping at the ChargeHub app.