Insights from Navneet Daga, Co-Founder & CEO of Zenergize, in a recent piece published by The Times of India, raise a critical question regarding the current EV Charging Infrastructure
India’s EV charging network is expanding rapidly. However, infrastructure quality cannot be measured by deployment alone; it must be judged by how systems perform under real-world stress. In India, extreme heat is not an exception; it is a baseline operating condition.
At temperatures of 45-50°C, charging systems operate under sustained thermal and electrical load. Yet many chargers struggle to maintain consistent performance under these conditions. This is not a maintenance issue; it is a design gap.
A significant portion of India’s EV charging infrastructure is still built on imported or lightly adapted technologies. However, India’s operating environment is fundamentally different; it is defined by high ambient temperatures, dust-heavy outdoor deployments, and grid instability.
Without designing specifically for these realities, infrastructure risks underperform precisely when demand is highest.
At Zenergize, the belief is clear: EV charging must be treated as core infrastructure, not just hardware deployment. The next phase of growth will depend on India-first hardware engineered for thermal resilience, advanced power electronics capable of sustaining performance under stress, and software-driven systems for real-time monitoring and control.
More importantly, success must shift from installation metrics to uptime and reliability.
From Expansion to Endurance
India’s EV transition is entering a more demanding phase. The focus must move beyond scaling networks to ensuring they perform consistently in real-world conditions.
In a country where 50°C is increasingly common, infrastructure that isn’t designed for it will limit the pace of adoption.
Zenergize’s perspective is clear: the future of EV charging in India will be defined not by how many chargers are deployed—but by how well they perform when it matters most.
Read the full article here:
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/auto/news/is-indias-ev-charging-infrastructure-built-for-50c/articleshow/130715851.cms