BP opens its first dedicated EV charging hub in the UK
The company refers to it as its “new format EV charging and convenience hub.” It features five fast-chargers with 300 kW that can each charge two vehicles simultaneously. Moreover, all chargers are covered by a canopy.
As mentioned above, there are no petrol pumps at this site on the A4 in Hammersmith, London. However, there is a convenience store that takes the spotlight in BP’s media statement. The company says that in the UK, “more than 50%” of customers visit BP retail sites “purely to shop.” BP adds that “this combined food, drink and convenience offer reflects the increase in drivers’ expectations of services they want to access while their car is charging.”
“The launch of our Cromwell Road EV convenience hub is a significant milestone in how we’re evolving to meet the needs of a new generation of EV drivers in the capital and beyond,” said Richard Bartlett, SVP for bp pulse and mobility & convenience, Europe at BP.
The new charging hub in London might be the first, but it is not supposed to stay the only “new format” location. BP says that it will continue to “develop new EV charging hubs with enhanced convenience offers that match customer needs.” However, the concept is not exclusive to charging hubs. BP wants to build on its mobility and convenience network across the UK and meet “customers’ needs wherever they are on the energy transition.”
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