BP Pulse has joined ChargeHub's Passport Hub roaming platform, bringing more than 850 charging points at over 95 locations into the North American roaming network. The integration allows EV drivers to find, access and pay for charging at BP Pulse sites through the ChargeHub app, with the hub intended to let drivers use services they already have instead of signing up with each operator separately.
The access extends beyond ChargeHub's own app. The BP Pulse sites will also be reachable by users of other e-mobility service providers (eMSPs) and by automakers connected to Passport Hub. Passport Hub is ChargeHub's roaming platform, which links charging networks with mobility service providers and vehicle manufacturers so that drivers can use their existing apps and services across multiple networks rather than registering separately with each charge point operator.
The announcement did not specify how many of the 850-plus points are rapid or ultra-rapid chargers, nor whether all of them will be available through every Passport Hub partner. The North American footprint is described by total points and locations rather than by power class, although ChargeHub CEO Simon Ouellette's statement referred to "bp pulse fast chargers".
For BP Pulse, the agreement widens the reach of its North American charging network by making its infrastructure available through a broader set of third-party platforms; for ChargeHub, it adds another network to the roaming ecosystem the company operates.
Both companies presented the deal as part of a shift toward hub-based roaming in North America. ChargeHub describes Passport Hub as a single connection point through which a network reaches many eMSPs and automakers, instead of each network integrating separately with each provider. The announcement did not describe changes to BP Pulse's own app or to its site build-out plans.
Sujay Sharma, BP Pulse's VP of EV Charging, US, said the company is expanding access to the bp pulse network through trusted roaming partners for drivers on the road, and that charging networks working better together benefits the entire EV ecosystem and is an important step toward accelerating EV adoption. Ouellette said the decision by a network such as bp pulse to connect through Passport Hub is a strong signal that the hub model has become the way roaming gets done in North America, and that because it is a hub the impact goes beyond the ChargeHub app to the eMSPs and automakers in the ecosystem, which can now offer their drivers access to bp pulse fast chargers through connections they already have.
The arrangement concerns access rather than new charging hardware: no additional sites or chargers were announced as part of the integration.