The electric car manufacturer Tesla has signed a deal worth 100 million dollars with the British oil refining giant British Petroleum, which envisages that Tesla will sell its Supercharger electric car charging facilities. It’s the first deal of its kind in Tesla’s history.
So far, Supercharger charging equipment of different versions and generations have only been used in Tesla’s charging network, but now BP’s electric car charging unit plans to use these equipment in its charging network in North America. Needless to say, this will be the first time Supercharger facilities have been used on a non-Tesla charging network.
The deal is part of BP Pulse’s broader plan to invest about $1 billion to develop a charging network in the US. Investments are planned for the period until 2030. Benefits can also be seen on Tesla’s side, that is, by selling charging equipment, they have an additional source of income. “Selling our fast charging facilities is a new step for us, but we are looking for opportunities to expand,” said Rebecca Tinucci, Tesla’s senior director of charging infrastructure development, in an official statement. This means that this deal paves the way for more similar projects, and perhaps something similar will happen in Europe soon.
Meanwhile, BP has announced that Supercharger equipment will be added to their charging network next year, both at their own locations and in cooperation with other companies, such as the car rental company Hertz. The first Supercharger facilities in BP’s charging network are planned to be installed in Houston, Phoenix, Los Angeles, Chicago and Washington.
The machines will be equipped with both Tesla’s NACS plug-in and CCS plug-in, which means they will be able to use machines from different automakers. As you know, there is currently a rapid transition directly to the NACS plug-in in North America, but the cars already sold also need to be charged somewhere.
2023-10-27 05:00:00
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