The world of public EV charging is evolving quickly. New standards, stricter sustainability requirements, and increasing pressure on uptime demand more than incremental improvements. Charging infrastructure must be reliable today, adaptable tomorrow, and visually integrated into public space.
The DuoWide Nuvia by Ecotap represents this next step. Designed as a future-ready charging station for public environments, it builds on proven technology while introducing a more sustainable, modular, and intelligent platform.
For Studio Renderlijk, this project was about translating those values into visuals that feel grounded, credible, and context-aware.
From CAD to identity
The DuoWide Nuvia was developed entirely in a 3D-CAD environment. Our task was not to redesign the product, but to preserve its engineering-driven character while preparing it for high-quality visualization.
The CAD data was optimized for visual use, after which the product was rendered in carefully constructed urban scenes. The challenge was subtle: present a technically advanced charging station without turning it into a design statement. The Nuvia is meant to function as street furniture—present, reliable, and unobtrusive.
Scale, proportion, and readability were key. How does the charger relate to cars, pedestrians, and surrounding infrastructure? How visible is the interface? How clearly does the dual functionality communicate itself in everyday use?
Reliable by design
The DuoWide Nuvia has been engineered for long-term public deployment. Its solid, vandal-resistant construction, absence of visible hinges, and weatherproof housing give it a service life of over fifteen years.
In the visuals, this reliability is communicated through calm surfaces, robust proportions, and realistic materials—no exaggerated reflections or stylization. The charger looks exactly where it belongs: outdoors, in daily use, year after year.
Built on proven technology with an uptime exceeding 99%, the Nuvia is shown as a dependable part of public infrastructure, not a fragile piece of tech.
Sustainability, shown through structure
Sustainability is not presented as a slogan, but as a consequence of smart engineering. The DuoWide Nuvia features a circular, modular design, allowing individual components to be replaced without dismantling the entire unit. This reduces waste, shortens repair times, and extends the overall lifecycle.
Our visual approach reinforced this logic by clearly separating components and surfaces, making the product’s modularity readable without resorting to exploded views. The result is a charger that feels serviceable, upgradeable, and thoughtfully constructed.
The lightweight yet robust design also supports efficient transport and installation—another detail that subtly informs the visual language.
Smart, but not complicated
Technically, the DuoWide Nuvia integrates advanced smart charging capabilities: internal load balancing up to 22 kW per connection, external load balancing between units, and full compatibility with common energy management and back-end systems.
It also forms part of Ecotap’s Ecosphere platform, where hardware and software work together to enable remote service, monitoring, and integration with broader energy systems.
In the visuals, this intelligence is communicated through clarity rather than complexity. Interfaces are readable, access points are logical, and the charger’s operation feels intuitive—even without technical explanation.
Ready for the future
The DuoWide Nuvia complies with current and upcoming standards in communication, safety, and interoperability. It is developed in line with Elaad requirements (NL), is Fluvius-ready (BE), supports OCPP 1.6J and 2.0.1 (with 2.1 readiness), and conforms to ISO 15118 for Plug & Charge and Vehicle-to-Grid.
It is also prepared for AFIR requirements, EU Accessibility Act compliance, cybersecurity standards, and all common ad hoc payment methods.
Rather than listing these features visually, our goal was to convey confidence and longevity—this is infrastructure designed to remain relevant for many years.
Part of a growing visual language
The DuoWide Nuvia visualizations are part of a broader series developed for Ecotap. Together, these projects form a consistent visual language across different charging solutions, each shown in its functional context—from residential environments to high-traffic public spaces.
The Nuvia stands as a cornerstone in that lineup: future-focused, technically grounded, and visually calm.
Presenting infrastructure with clarity
At Studio Renderlijk, we focus on visualizing products where function, environment, and engineering matter. Not by embellishing them, but by placing them exactly where they belong.
If your product needs to be understood in context—technically, spatially, and realistically—we help make that story visible.
