A pilot zone for electric vehicles will be built at the Shanghai Expo venue after a partnership agreement between BMW China Automotive Trading Ltd, State Grid Shanghai Electric Power Co and Expo Shanghai Group.

The collaboration was announced on May 28 and will see 50 public charging pillars installed in the 5-square-kilometer zone that covers the expo axis and neighboring areas.

To date, 10 charging pillars have been installed for charging BMW electric vehicles and other brands.