Electric car charging points at work
Electric car charging points at work
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Jonboy_t

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214 months

Tuesday 26th March 2013
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Does anyone have any at work and know how they are managed from your employers point of view?

I'm having a look with a view to starting to encourage/incentivise the use of electric cars for work, but I'm trying to get ideas of how other companies manage it?

If you have any charging points at work, or know anything about them, do you know any of the following;

i) Do employees pay/contribute towards electricity costs?
ii) Is there a time limit that they can charge their cars for?
iii) Do you have proper charging points or just allow the use of 3-pin plugs?

Thanks in advance for any help!!

Caruso

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287 months

Tuesday 26th March 2013
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I would suggest a nominal fee to charge their vehicles to avoid it becoming a taxable benefit. I wouldn't spend money of fast charging infrastructure unless you've got a real need for it. Most current EVs can charge on 13 amp plugs, it just takes longer.

Jonboy_t

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Tuesday 26th March 2013
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Caruso said:
I would suggest a nominal fee to charge their vehicles to avoid it becoming a taxable benefit. I wouldn't spend money of fast charging infrastructure unless you've got a real need for it. Most current EVs can charge on 13 amp plugs, it just takes longer.
Cheers! I'm trying to persuade the right people to simply let one person charge theirs up as he's spending £400 a month just to get to work and he more than makes up for what the electric would cost in the work he does! I've got to do it as a 'whole of company' solution though, to keep it fair rolleyes!!! I

think, if it goes ahead, it's going to be rare that anyone except this one bloke needs to charge it, so it'll be more of an outside plug jobbie than a charging point.