BP Pulse has joined ChargeHub's Passport Hub platform, bringing more than 850 charging points across over 95 locations into the North American roaming network.
The integration lets EV drivers find, access and pay for charging at BP Pulse sites through the ChargeHub app. The same locations are also being made available to users of other e-mobility service providers (eMSPs) and to automakers connected to Passport Hub, so the agreement reaches beyond ChargeHub's own user base.
Passport Hub is ChargeHub's roaming platform, which connects charging networks with mobility service providers and vehicle manufacturers. It is built so that drivers can use the apps and accounts they already hold across several networks rather than registering separately with each charge point operator. For BP Pulse, the deal widens the reach of its North American network through third-party platforms; for ChargeHub, it adds another network to the roaming ecosystem.
Roaming arrangements of this type do not add charging hardware. They determine which apps and accounts can start a session and settle payment at existing sites.
Sujay Sharma, BP Pulse's vice president of EV charging for the US, said the partnership expands access to the BP Pulse network through roaming partners that drivers already trust, and argued that networks working better together benefits the whole EV ecosystem and is a step toward faster EV adoption.
ChargeHub chief executive Simon Ouellette said a network of BP Pulse's size choosing Passport Hub signals that the hub model has become the way roaming is done in North America. Because it is a hub, he said, the effect goes 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, and one large network joining improves the ecosystem as a whole.
The announcement states the number of charging points and locations but does not say how many of them are rapid or ultra-rapid chargers, nor whether all of the 850-plus points are reachable through every Passport Hub partner.