Powering Sustainable Workplaces:Optum’s EV Charging Transformation

Optum, a global healthcare services leader, partnered with Bolt.Earth to deploy a large-scale EV charging infrastructure across its major corporate campuses in India — Hyderabad, Chennai, Noida, and Gurgaon.

The initiative aimed to support employees transitioning to electric mobility while aligning with the organization’s broader sustainability objectives.

Through a combination of scalable charging infrastructure, centralized monitoring through the Bolt.Earth’s Charging Management System, and structured onboarding for facility teams and employees, Optum successfully created a reliable and accessible workplace EV charging environment.

This case study explores how Optum was able to enable greener commutes for thousands of employees while aligning with its global ESG goals.

The EV infrastructure initiative was designed to support Optum’s sustainability goals while improving workplace mobility for employees.

The key objectives included:

• Deploying EV charging infrastructure across multiple corporate campuses
• Providing convenient and reliable charging access for employees
• Encouraging adoption of electric vehicles as part of sustainable commuting initiatives
• Ensuring centralized monitoring and operational visibility across all charging stations
• Maintaining ‘restricted access’ so that chargers remain available exclusively for employees
• Supporting the organization’s broader environmental and CO₂ emission reduction commitments

Implementing EV charging infrastructure across multiple enterprise campuses presented several operational and technical challenges.

Each site required careful assessment of available electrical capacity, parking layouts, and optimal charger placement to ensure maximum accessibility without disrupting existing infrastructure.

Since the chargers were intended primarily for employee use only, access management also needed to be implemented to prevent unauthorized public usage.

Another key consideration was scalability. The infrastructure had to support current EV adoption levels while also accommodating future growth as more employees transition to electric mobility.

To address these requirements, a structured deployment plan was developed that included detailed site assessments, infrastructure planning, and coordinated installation across multiple locations.