The U.S. Department of Energy’s Workplace Charging Challenge began in early 2013 and currently has about 150 businesses/universities/organizations that are partners in the Challenge. A survey of these partners in August 2014 showed that the availability of workplace electric vehicle (EV) charging increased to about 275 workplaces in 2014, a 345% growth from 2011. Of those partner companies responding to the survey, 80% provided the EV charging to the employees without any fees, another 15% had fees associated with the amount of charging, and 5% had a fixed fee.
Number of Partner Workplaces with Electric Vehicle Charging Stations, November 2014
Supporting Information
| Year | Number of Workplaces |
|---|---|
| 2007 | 3 |
| 2008 | 3 |
| 2009 | 8 |
| 2010 | 21 |
| 2011 | 60 |
| 2012 | 132 |
| 2013 | 184 |
| 2014 | 237 |
| Share of Workplaces Charging Fees | |
| Fixed Fee | 5% |
| Usage Fees | 15% |
| No Fees | 80% |
Source: U.S. Department of Energy's EV Everywhere: Workplace Charging Challenge Progress Update 2014: Employers Take Charge, DOE/GO-102014-4561, November 2014. Website accessed December 10, 2014. | |