How Xylem cut its charging costs by 26% with Chargemap

Xylem is a global player in the water industry, covering the entire water cycle, from transport to treatment, for public organizations, private customers and local authorities. Today, Xylem operates in more than 150 countries and employs around 22,000 people.

To balance business continuity, control of TCO and climate targets, Xylem decided to accelerate the transition of its company cars to 100% electric, while strengthening its charging infrastructure.

Here is how they cut their charging costs by 26% in the very first year.

Xylem's requirements for electrifying its fleet

For its electric fleet, Xylem defined specific requirements:

• Reliable nationwide coverage for employees in urban and rural areas.
• Immediate reduction in charging costs and control of TCO.
• Easy adoption for drivers (avoiding the “charging card jungle”).
• 360° visibility of home/public charging for local management.
• Compliance & traceability of home charging reimbursements (URSSAF and benefit-in-kind rules in France) without administrative burden.
• Access to reliable charging solutions.

The challenges of controlling charging costs

Xylem had to overcome several very practical obstacles:

• Widely dispersed sites, varied usage: charging continuity had to be guaranteed everywhere.
• Overpriced charging on some networks.
• Multiple stakeholders (leasing companies, installers, networks, etc.) and a risk of fragmentation.
• Fragmented data: hard to make decisions without consolidated home/public data.
• Driver adoption: reassuring drivers, simplifying and standardizing practices.

The challenge: avoid budget overruns, make data-driven decisions and offer employees a consistent experience across Europe.

“Without the right solution, we risked losing control of our TCO (Total Cost of Ownership), falling behind on our CSR commitments, and being unable to support our teams through this major change.” Fleet Manager, Xylem

Why Chargemap Business?

The criteria that made the difference for Xylem:

• Coverage & reliability: nationwide multi-network access.
• Traceable data: a trusted third party across the entire home/public charging cycle.
• Ongoing support: short check-ins, responsive support and co-development (e.g. “call for funds”).
• Scalability: broad charging station compatibility + field-proven solutions.
• Optimized fleet management.

We didn't want yet another tool,
but a management solution.
That's exactly what we got.