of Australia Triti received the largest order for a locally produced electric vehicle fast charger to date, signing a new deal with fuel giant BP.
The global leader in direct current (DC) fast chargers confirms BP has purchased a combination of their 50kW RTM and 150kW PKM chargers.
They will be used by fleets and the general public on the BP Pulse charging network.
BP plans to expand its network across Australia, the US and Europe including the UK.
The Australian-made charger will continue to be rolled out locally while other markets are expected to source from Tritium’s new US factory.
Triti opened a factory in Lebanon, Tennessee in August 2022, it is expected to produce 30,000 chargers per year at expiration.
Of the company factory in Brisbane, AustraliaAt full capacity, will produce 5000 chargers per year.
It is yet to be confirmed exactly how many chargers BP has ordered from Tritium for each continent and what its rollout plans are.
tritium listed on Nasdaq last year, is tapping into the growing global demand for chargers. The company hopes to have up to 35 million electric vehicles in use by 2030 by US drivers alone.
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Tritium CEO Jane Hunter (second from right)
In April 2022, Tritium and BP signed a multi-year contract to manufacture charging stations globally for BP Pulse.
BP Pulse CEO Richard Barlett said: “As BP’s electric vehicle charging infrastructure grows worldwide, Tritium is a natural choice for this order.
“Tritium has a global presence and industry-leading DC fast charging technology – we look forward to bringing these chargers to work across three continents.”
BP Pulse launches charging network in Australia end of 2022with chargers located at selected BP service stations.
It plans to expand to 50 locations nationwide by the end of 2023 and eventually offer 600 charging points across Australia and 100,000 globally.
The first phase of the rollout sees the chargers installed at “critical metropolitan and regional” BP retail locations along Australia’s east coast.
The EV network currently includes two charging stations in Victoria, four in New South Wales and four in Queensland.
Petrochemical giant Ampol also announced private charging station networkcalled AMPCharge, in 2022.
AMPCharge has rolled out five pilot charging stations across New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria and Western Australia, and plans to have at least 110 DC charging bays at AmpCharge’s 19 locations across Greater Sydney and NSW.
