When Nvidia decided to install EV charging infrastructure at their Hyderabad office in 2025, the requirement was clear: a solution that served both car and two-wheeler EV owners among their employees, worked within the building's existing electrical capacity, respected corporate data privacy standards, and required minimal operational overhead from the facilities team. ZEVpoint handled the project end to end — from initial site assessment through installation, staff training, and ongoing maintenance.
This case study walks through how the project was planned and executed, the specific challenges that came up, and how they were addressed. If your organisation is considering workplace EV charging, many of the same questions and decisions will apply.
What Was the Requirement?
Nvidia's Hyderabad office has a growing number of employees commuting in electric vehicles — both four-wheelers and two-wheelers. The company wanted to offer free EV charging as an employee benefit, removing the need for employees to worry about finding public chargers or charging at home before their commute.
The initial scope called for 20 chargers:
- 10 two-wheeler chargers rated at 3.3kW each, serving electric scooters and bikes
- 10 four-wheeler chargers rated at 22kW each, serving electric cars
All chargers needed to be installed in a single parking zone — two-wheelers and four-wheelers together — with a setup simple enough that any employee could start a session without downloading an app or creating an account.
Step 1: Site Assessment and Load Planning
The first step was understanding the site's electrical capacity. Twenty chargers don't run in isolation — 10 four-wheeler chargers at 22kW each represent a potential draw of 220kW, and the 10 two-wheeler chargers add another 33kW. That's a theoretical peak of 253kW if every charger runs at full power simultaneously.
In practice, not all chargers run at peak at the same time — employees arrive at different times, cars have different onboard charger capacities, and two-wheelers draw power for shorter durations. But the electrical infrastructure still needs to be planned for realistic peak scenarios.
ZEVpoint's site team assessed the building's available electrical load, the distribution board capacity, existing cable infrastructure, and the distance from the main panel to the parking zone. The available load couldn't support all 20 chargers running at full capacity simultaneously. This is common in corporate installations — the building's power allocation is shared across HVAC, lighting, elevators, server rooms, and other systems. Dedicating 253kW purely to EV charging wasn't feasible without an expensive load upgrade.
The solution was dynamic load balancing. ZEVpoint configured the charger network to distribute available power intelligently across all 20 chargers based on real-time demand. When fewer cars are plugged in, each gets more power and charges faster. As more vehicles connect through the day, the system redistributes power to keep total draw within the building's allocated limit. No single charger gets starved — but the total never exceeds what the building can safely provide.
This approach avoided the cost and time of a major electrical upgrade while still serving all 20 charging points. For the facilities team, it was transparent — the load balancing happens automatically, with no manual intervention needed.
Step 2: Addressing Data Privacy Concerns
Corporate environments — especially technology companies — are careful about what data any connected device on their premises collects, stores, and transmits. This isn't unique to Nvidia; it comes up in almost every corporate EV charger installation ZEVpoint handles.
The typical concern is straightforward: if chargers are "smart" and connected to an app or cloud platform, what user information is being collected? Employee names, vehicle details, charging patterns, location data — these are all questions that corporate IT and security teams rightfully ask.
For this installation, the solution was to keep it simple. ZEVpoint provided chargers that start with a basic RFID tap — no app download, no user account creation, no personal information required. An employee taps their RFID card, the session starts. When they unplug, it ends. The charger logs session data (energy delivered, duration, charger ID) for operational purposes, but doesn't collect or store any personally identifiable information about the user.
This addressed the data concern cleanly. The facilities team gets the operational data they need to monitor utilization and plan maintenance. Employees get a frictionless experience. And the corporate security team doesn't need to review data processing agreements or worry about employee data being transmitted to external servers.
Step 3: Payment and Billing Decisions
Since Nvidia chose to offer charging as a free employee benefit, there was no need for per-session billing, payment gateway integration, or per-kWh metering at the user level. The electricity cost is absorbed by the company as part of employee facilities — similar to how companies provide free parking, cafeteria subsidies, or gym access.
This simplified the setup significantly. No payment terminals, no QR code scanning, no UPI integration. Just tap and charge. For companies that do want per-session billing or cost recovery from employees, ZEVpoint's CMS supports per-kWh pricing, RFID-linked billing, and monthly usage reports. But for Nvidia, free charging was the right fit — it maximises employee adoption and avoids the administrative overhead of micro-billing.
The company does track overall electricity consumption for the EV charging zone through metering at the distribution board level. This gives the facilities team visibility into total charging costs without tying consumption to individual employees.
Step 4: Installation and Parking Layout
With load planning done and the charger configuration finalised, the physical installation followed. All 20 chargers were installed in a single parking zone — two-wheeler and four-wheeler chargers in the same area rather than separate zones. This was a deliberate choice: a single zone is easier to sign, easier for employees to find, and simpler for the facilities team to monitor.
The installation included dedicated wiring from the distribution board to the charging zone, individual MCBs for each charger, earthing verified to under 10 ohms at every charger point, cable routing through existing cable trays where possible, and clear parking bay markings distinguishing two-wheeler and four-wheeler spots.
The two-wheeler chargers, being physically smaller, were wall-mounted or pole-mounted at a height and position that doesn't interfere with four-wheeler parking in adjacent bays. Cable management was planned to keep the parking area clean and avoid trip hazards — a detail that matters more than people think in a busy office parking lot.
The full installation — from site readiness to all 20 chargers operational — was completed within the planned timeline, with minimal disruption to daily office parking operations.
Step 5: Staff Training
EV chargers in a corporate environment are used by the facilities and security team on a daily basis, not just by the EV-driving employees. The facilities team needs to know how to handle common scenarios: an employee reports the charger isn't working, a session doesn't start, a charger shows a fault indicator, or someone's vehicle is parked at a charger but not plugged in (blocking the spot).
ZEVpoint conducted an on-site training session covering how the chargers and RFID system work, what different LED indicators mean (charging, standby, fault), how to perform a basic reset if a charger shows an error, who to contact for different types of issues (ZEVpoint support for charger faults, electrician for infrastructure issues), and basic safety awareness — what to do if a cable is damaged, a connector is hot, or an MCB trips.
The training was practical, not theoretical. The goal was to equip the facilities team to handle 90% of day-to-day situations independently, and know exactly when and how to escalate the remaining 10% to ZEVpoint's support team.
Step 6: Ongoing Maintenance
The project didn't end at installation. ZEVpoint provides ongoing maintenance for the Nvidia Hyderabad site, covering periodic inspections of charger hardware (connectors, cables, mounting), earthing and electrical infrastructure checks, firmware updates pushed remotely, remote monitoring for fault detection (a charger showing errors is flagged before an employee reports it), and on-site service visits when needed.
For a 20-charger corporate installation, remote monitoring is particularly valuable. Rather than relying on employee complaints to discover a non-functional charger, the system flags issues proactively. A charger that's been offline for more than a set period triggers an alert, and the ZEVpoint team can often diagnose the issue remotely — distinguishing between a charger fault, a power supply issue, or a communication glitch — before sending a technician.
What Other Companies Can Learn from This
The Nvidia Hyderabad project is a useful reference for any corporate office considering workplace EV charging. A few takeaways that apply broadly:
Start with a proper site assessment. The electrical load question determines everything else — how many chargers you can install, what power rating they can run at, and whether you need load balancing. Skipping this step leads to either under-building (not enough chargers) or over-committing (chargers that trip breakers because the building can't handle the load).
Data privacy doesn't have to be complicated. The RFID-only approach — no app, no personal data, no cloud accounts — addresses most corporate security concerns without sacrificing usability. If your company's IT team is hesitant about "smart" chargers, this model removes the friction.
Free charging drives adoption. When charging is free and effortless (tap and go), employee adoption is immediate. If you're offering EV charging as a workplace benefit, removing payment barriers is the single most effective thing you can do to get people using it.
Plan for growth. Twenty chargers serves Nvidia's current EV-driving employees. As EV adoption grows — and it will, quickly — the infrastructure should be expandable. Installing conduit and cable capacity for future chargers during the initial build is far cheaper than retrofitting later.
Maintenance isn't optional. Corporate chargers see daily use from multiple users. Unlike a home charger used by one person, they need systematic monitoring and periodic maintenance. A maintenance arrangement with the charger provider — rather than relying on in-house facilities teams for EV-specific issues — keeps the installation reliable long-term.
