SAN FRANCISCO, July 10 Reuters A unit of BP signed a deal with mall owner Simon Property Group to install and operate more than 900 highspeed electricvehicle chargers at 75 sites across the United States, the companies said on Wednesday.

The first locations with chargers from BP Pulse will be open to public in early 2026 and support vehicles from nearly all EV makers, the companies said in a joint statement.

The deal, one of the largest in EV charging for the global oil giant, comes amid a broader slowdown in demand for EVs as high interest rates meant to control inflation have soured consumer sentiment for batterypowered vehicles, which are typically more expensive than gaspowered counterparts.

We continue to believe that the U.S. will be a substantial EV market, Sujay Sharma, CEO of BP Pulse Americas, said in an interview with Reuters, but declined to disclose the financial terms of the deal.

Sharma said the company was working on more such deals.

BP Pulse has more than 39,000 EV charge points globally, the company said, and plans to have 100,000 points by 2030.

The oil major has been expanding its footprint through deals with other companies such as Hertz, and also acquired truck fueling provider TravelCenters of America last year to expand its retail and charging network.

I think in the short term there may be some demand slowdown, Sharma said. But we think the consumers are out there. We think the growth is out there longterm. We take that longterm outlook…