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One of the biggest hurdles towards zero-emission vehicle adoption has been the need to rework your mindset around having an almost completely different experience of recharging an EV. At least for UK fans, the BMW Group is making it slightly easier to overcome the obstacle with the arrival of the BMW Charging and MINI Charging services.
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BMW Group has launched BMW and Mini Charging to give customers access an electric vehicle (EV) charging network across the UK and Europe.
By using an RFID card or app, customers can access the network of 11,000 charge points from different operators across the UK, as well as 173 charge points across Europe, said BMW UK.
Charge point operators include BP Pulse (including ChargeYourCar), ESB, Osprey, Source London and Chargepoint Network UK (including InstaVolt). High-power charging stations via Ionity are also part of the BMW Charging network.
The network gives drivers access to over 8,500 AC and 1,500 DC charging points across the UK and 162,000 AC and 11,000 DC charging points across Europe.
BMW and MINI s new package offers access to more than 11,000 charge points in UK
26 May 2021
BMW has launched a new one-stop charging package for buyers of electric BMWs and MINIs. The BMW Charging and MINI Charging services allow owners access to charge points from a number of providers via one app or card, including BP Pulse, ESB, Osprey, Source London, Instavolt and Ionity.
In addition to the UK charge point access, users will also have access to more than 173,000 charge points throughout Europe.
Subscribers have a number of different ways to pay for the service. Lighter users can register for a ‘Flex tariff’ that gives them access to all of the providers using a single charge card or app. In this package, users receive a bill each month for the charging they have undertaken.