BP’s electric vehicle charger unit is ordering $100 million worth of Tesla ultra-fast chargers for rollout in the United States, the first deployment of Tesla’s chargers on an independent network.
The purchase is part of BP Pulse’s plans to invest up to $1 billion in charging stations across the U.S. by 2030 and it offers EV market leader Tesla a new revenue stream.
BP said the Tesla chargers will be rolled out as early as 2024 at BP brands including Travel Centers of America and Amoco, plus at third-party locations via partnerships with companies like rental car company Hertz — which has its own agreement to buy Teslas for its fleet. The first charges will be installed in Houston, Phoenix, Los Angeles, Chicago and Washington, BP said.
