Australia’s Tritium, manufacturer of electric vehicle (EV) fast-chargers, has announced that energy giant bp has placed the largest ever order with the company.

While the number of chargers has not been disclosed, bp will install the chargers for fleets and the general public in the US, the UK, Europe, and Australia as it expands its EV charging business, bp pulse.

Tritium is supplying the chargers as part of a multi-year contract between the two companies for chargers and related services to support bp’s growth in electrification. The order includes a mix of Tritium’s 50kW RTM and 150kW PKM chargers.

“As bp’s EV charging infrastructure grows worldwide, Tritium is a natural choice for this order,” said Richard Bartlett, CEO bp pulse. “Tritium has a global presence and industry-leading DC fast charging technology – we’re looking forward to putting these chargers to work across three continents.”

Tritium said manufacturing of the chargers destined for bp’s European and American markets will be done at the company’s Lebanon, Tennessee facility in the US, which is expected to reach a production capacity of 30,000 units per year. The chargers for bp’s Australia markets are expected to be manufactured in Tritium’s Brisbane factory, which has a capacity of 5,000 units per year.

“Tritium envisions a world in which fast EV charging is everywhere,” said Jane Hunter, Tritium CEO. “We’re grateful to the bp team for their order and look forward to working together to support bp pulse as they build a reliable, accessible fast charging network around the world.”

Source: Motor Trader e-Magazine (February 2023) 

3 March 2023