Is India’s EV Charging Built for 50°C?

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