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BP’s new EV battery research centre could help automotive industry achieve wider EV adoption

24 August 2022

BP will invest up to £50 million into a new electric vehicle battery testing centre and analytical laboratory in the UK, with the intention of opening the facilities by the end of 2024. 

The testing centre and laboratory will be located at the existing BP global headquarters in Pangbourne, Berkshire which already facilitates the research and development of fuels, lubricants and EV fluids.

EV fluids manage temperatures within the battery of an electric vehicle, enabling ultra-fast charging and improving the vehicle’s efficiency in order for it to travel further on a single charge.

It is understood that the new research centre will become a leading UK hub for fluid technologies and engineering for hybrid and electric vehicles which will help to bring the automotive industry closer to achieving the tipping points for wider EV adoption. 

BP’s UK head of country Louise Kingham said, “This additional investment will help accelerate the transition to EVs by developing solutions to help decarbonise the transport sector.”

Senior vice president at BP Pulse, Richard Bartlett added, "This investment will help us co-develop battery and charger technology and digital solutions with our OEM partners to help EVs go further, charge faster and last longer.”

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