BP Pulse, a global provider of electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure, has announced a partnership with Apcoa, a leading European parking management company, to build 100 fast-charging hubs across Europe. The charging hubs will be located in Germany, Austria, Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Poland and the UK.
All 100 charging hubs will be installed in Apcoa car parks over the next three years. The first two charging hubs are expected to be operational as early as the third quarter of this year in Berlin and Bremen. While the company has not specified which charging stations will be used, it has confirmed that the charging will be “ultra-fast”, capable of charging a minimum of six cars at once.
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Some of the charging hubs will feature a “driver lounge”, offering vending machines, seating, free Wi-Fi, toilets, and phone charging facilities. It is unclear if the Berlin and Bremen hubs will include these amenities. Aral or Aral Pulse, BP Pulse’s German brand, will provide the fast chargers in Germany.
The partnership comes as Europe prepares to phase out internal combustion engine vehicles by 2035 and aims to provide up to 30% of all public parking spaces with EV charging options. The partners aim to provide a solution for well-lit city-centre parking where land is often scarce.
Philippe Op de Beeck, CEO of Apcoa, said: “Working with BP Pulse is another step to achieve our plan to deploy 1,000 fast-charging stations through commercial partners in Apcoa’s car parks.”
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Apcoa had previously announced plans to install up to 100,000 new EV charging stations in its car parks across Europe by 2035. The company aims to install AC charging stations with 11 to 22 kW capacity at more than 12,000 locations.
The partnership between BP Pulse and Apcoa is a significant step towards making EV charging more accessible across Europe, helping to accelerate the transition to sustainable transportation.
