BP Chargemaster now on PCS

[simcity]

Just noticed BP Chargemaster are now on the Porsche app. The 50 kW sites are fairly uninteresting, albeit very numerous but the ultra rapid hubs like the 16 charge point site at Q-Park look OK.

….can’t believe I’d ever be semi advocating BP after boycotting them the last 6 or so years especially with 85p regular pricing

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[tigerbalm]

I really wish they'd announce the networks that join (or leave) the Porsche charging service. The same happened recently where FastNed joined and the pricing via Porsche (even with the time aspect) is still cheaper than pay-as-you-go.

But without reading posts here – it's too difficult to know.

 

[Dr Bob]

….can’t believe I’d ever be semi advocating BP after boycotting them the last 6 or so years especially with 85p regular pricing

I'm happy ....as long as they keep sending me my pension!!!!!

 

[Dave Birch]

Just noticed BP Chargemaster are now on the Porsche app. The 50 kW sites are fairly uninteresting, albeit very numerous but the ultra rapid hubs like the 16 charge point site at Q-Park look OK.

….can’t believe I’d ever be semi advocating BP after boycotting them the last 6 or so years especially with 85p regular pricing

Is there a better price through the Porsche card or App than BP normally charge?

 

[simcity]

Porsche app quotes the typical 31p/kWh + 33p / min. At a 250+ kW capable charge unit this works out just around 50p / kWh in my experience.

 

[W1NGE]

Just noticed BP Chargemaster are now on the Porsche app. The 50 kW sites are fairly uninteresting, albeit very numerous but the ultra rapid hubs like the 16 charge point site at Q-Park look OK.

….can’t believe I’d ever be semi advocating BP after boycotting them the last 6 or so years especially with 85p regular pricing

Nice but accuracy is not great - the 2 units in Dundee (Kingsway) are 150kW and not 250kW unless they've been upgraded in the past week which is highly unlikely.

Handy nonetheless to have these appearing on the map!

 

[simcity]

Nice but accuracy is not great - the 2 units in Dundee (Kingsway) are 150kW and not 250kW unless they've been upgraded in the past week which is highly unlikely.

Handy nonetheless to have these appearing on the map!

I've found loads of mistakes on the app - at one point the nearest Osprey hubs in my neck of the woods were all apparently 300 kW and there were twice as many of them. In real life they were 150 kW units and they had counted the CCS head along with the CHAdeMO head on the same unit!

Bless them they corrected it after a while.

Edit: to say it appears the 250kW error for BP Pulse is in numerous locations. I've just spotted one on the A12 off J28 (opposite side to a Fastned) that is noted as 250kW - but again they are only 150kW.
Also the live OCPP usage data is missing, so I expect these have only recently ben added and hopefully they will correct once the OCPP data starts flowing...

 

[simcity]

I'm happy ....as long as they keep sending me my pension!!!!!

I don't think there's much risk of them running out of money, given their profits the last 2 years...

 

[senwar]

Sorry to jump in here but it’s linked. I used BP on 12th & 13th January at a hotel. Used via BP app as had some credit from Admiral insurance and free six months subscription.

Both charges have appeared as transactions but I’ve still not been charged and there’s still no monthly invoice showing. Any ideas?

Glad to hear they’re on the Porsche app. I’ve had no success using the card a couple of times but it’s worked fine at Porsche of Ionity via plug and charge.

 

[simcity]

Got me curious now. I’ll have to try a BP ultra rapid to see if it works with PCS. Hopefully won’t be a repeat of their petrochemical cousins at Shell Decharge and PCS….

….anyways there’s a Fastned on the other side of the A12 so I won’t get stranded

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