- Xpeng and BP Pulse reached a cooperation agreement in January to share their charging networks.
- They will also accelerate the exploration of overseas collaborations.
Xpeng (NYSE: XPEV) and BP Pulse, the EV charging arm of British oil giant BP, have opened their first jointly built charging station following their partnership agreement in January to share their charging networks.
The station is located in Guangzhou, where Xpeng is headquartered, and officially opened on June 11, the electric vehicle (EV) maker announced today.
It features 30 charging stations, including 50 charging guns, with a maximum charging power of 480 kW.
Xpeng and BP Pulse will soon open three more joint charging stations in Beijing, Guangzhou, and Shenzhen, the EV maker said.
The two companies will further refine their charging network in China based on the experience from the first joint station, Xpeng said.
Additionally, they will accelerate exploration of overseas collaborations, according to Xpeng's announcement.
Xpeng announced on January 14 that it had signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with BP Pulse to mutually open their charging networks.
Customers of both companies can access a charging network spanning 420 cities in China with over 30,000 charging terminals, Xpeng said at the time.
The two parties will establish pilot projects in key economic hub cities in China, Xpeng said in January.
Xpeng is one of the EV manufacturers that has built its own charging network. To date, it operates over 2,270 self-operated charging stations in China, providing 12,200 charging ports.
In addition to its partnership with BP Pulse, Xpeng announced on January 6 that it had signed a MOU with Volkswagen to explore strategic cooperation on supercharging network in China.
Xpeng and Volkswagen Group China would jointly build one of China's largest supercharging networks, the EV maker said in an announcement at the time.
Volkswagen is a supporter of Xpeng, having invested $700 million in it in July 2023 and jointly developing EVs.
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