Reliance Industries’ Anant Ambani and bp’s Murray Auchincloss have inaugurated the 500th Jio-bp pulse EV-charging station at the Jio World Convention Centre in Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC), Mumbai. It also marks the installation of the 5000th Jio-bp pulse charging point in India.
What is Jio-bp?
Jio-bp is a fuels and mobility joint venture between RIL and bp. The brand claims to have deployed the top-rated 480 KW chargers backed by unique CVPs, which enable it to provide quick charging experience at locations such as malls, public parking, corporate parks, hotels, and wayside amenities. It also through its pulse charging app, has helped in minimising charging time with DC fast chargers, and delivering a seamless charging experience, which alleviated range anxiety.
Jio-bp has rapidly expanded its EV charging points to 5,000 from 1,300 in one year. With 95% of its network comprising fast-charging stations, the company is set to provide high-speed charging with an uptime of 96%.
Anant Ambani, Director Reliance Industries said, “With the largest network share of fast-charging stations, fastest growth in EV- charging infra, and highest reliability, Jio-bp is offering a well-packaged, digitised charging solution to millions of Indians.”
Murray Auchincloss, CEO bp added, “EV charging is one of bp’s key transition businesses in our journey to becoming an integrated energy company. We are focusing on scale, speed, and strategic locations to provide a seamless customer experience. By combining bp and RIL’s capabilities, we are delivering EV charging with convenience.”
Operating as Jio-bp, Reliance bp Mobility is a joint venture between Reliance Industries and bp, offering conventional fuels, advanced mobility solutions, and EV charging, aviation fuel supply and doorstep diesel delivery in India.
