Didi, BP team up to build EV infrastructure

Joint venture charts plans to develop network of charging hubs nationwide

Ride-hailing firm Didi Chuxing and UK energy giant BP announced on Thursday that they have agreed to form a new joint venture to build electric vehicle charging infrastructure in China, the world's largest market for electric vehicles.

Under the deal, the new venture plans to develop a network of EV charging hubs across China as part of a broad effort to better tap opportunities of electrification in the automobile sector.