A new bp pulse fast electric vehicle charging station is now open at the bp service station in Tumbi Umbi.
It is part of the company’s ambition to install about 600 charge points in Australia and to build the country’s most convenient fast-charging EV network.
Each Tritium charger has two connectors and can charge two vehicles simultaneously.
In 2023 new and existing chargers will be connected to high power grid connections that will enable charging speeds of up to 150kW.
Head of Business Development, Josh Hoevenaars, said bp pulse was excited to be providing fast and convenient EV charging on the Central Coast so that EV drivers could charge on-the-go.
“We hope our high-speed and high quality charging experience will give more drivers the confidence to switch to an EV and help accelerate the transition to cleaner transport,” he said.
The Tumbi Umbi charger is one of the first sites in the company’s initial wave of investment, with others recently launched in Victoria and Queensland.
CEO Bernard Looney said the initial rollout would see chargers installed at key metropolitan and regional bp retail location along the east coast.
“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,” he said.
“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.”
Looney said the electrification of mobility was part of bp’s commitment to becoming a net zero company by 2050 and the company supported broader measures to reach net zero including 43 percent emissions reduction by 2030.
Sue Murray
Very good