1. Workplace Charging – Employer EV Initiative
June 5, 2013
John Boesel – CALSTART
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2. Can double daily
driving range,
enabling even
long distance
commuters to use
EVs.
Adds flexibility to
work day and
range comfort.
Workplace Charging

3. Commuters Can Charge at Work
» 60% of vehicles on
road are commuter
vehicles
» We need to focus on
workplace charging
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4.  Fills a critical gap in PEV
Infrastructure needs
 Extends the range of PEVs
and builds the market
 Allows for more electric
only miles for PHEV’s
 Creates local ‘PEV
showrooms’ for info sharing
on vehicles
 EV’s can act as ‘employee
pool cars’ for day trips
Importance of Workplace Charging

5. Employer Benefits of Workplace
Charging
• Employee benefit
• Attraction and retention
of employees
• Green corporate image
• Leadership
• GHG reduction
• LEED points

6. 1 Workplace Charger for Every 3 PEVs
= Need 300,000 workplace EVSE by 2017
210,000
350,000

7. Numbers
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Source Navigant
TARGET
• Year 4 (2013) ~ 35,000
workplace EVSEs
• Year 8 (2017) ~ 300,000
workplace chargers
CURRENT NUMBERS - ?
DOE’s Alt Fuel Station Locator
7,500 EV stations total
6,100 EV private

8. Program Goals
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1) Increase workplace charging to 300,000 by 2017
Rule of thumb – annually double the number of
workplace EVSEs
2) Ensure affordable workplace charging -
maintain the advantage of “cheaper fuel cost”
3) Streamline and simplify installing and
permitting nationwide

9. Program Steps to Grow Workplace
Charging
Regional Workshops to Launch/Encourage Regional Activity
Develop a Database of Current Efforts per Region
Understand Barriers to Growth of Workplace Charging
Develop Tools to Assist Employers and Simplify Process
Create Advisory Council – Support National Strategy
Measure Progress
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10. CALSTARTs Workplace Charging
Outreach Projects and Workshops
CALIFORNIA
• Workplace Charging
workshop #1 (Google
July 2012)
• Employer EV Monthly
Forum
MICHIGAN partnership
with Next Energy
• Workplace charging
workshop #2 June 18
2013
OHIO partnership with
Clean Fuels Ohio
• Outreach and survey
with Ohio Employers
• Workshop #3 in Fall
2013
CALSTART workplace charging projects & partnerships

11. Regional Workshop
• Launch/support regional effort
• Evaluate the level of interest
• Identify leading companies in region
• Relationship with local partners
• Start a database of workplace charging in region

12. Barriers, Tools and Resources
Understand Barriers to faster growth
Identify process steps that are too costly
and/or lengthy
Identify successfully implemented programs –
what makes them special
Toolkit for Workplace Charging – Best
Practices Guideline with regular updates
Website to share resources across regions and
showcase case studies

13. EEVI
Advisory Council
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 Work with stakeholders – utilities, OEMs,
policy-makers, large employers, real estate
manager… to support national strategy
promoting workplace charging
 Define needs for funding support and in what
form

14. Some EEVI Activities to Date
 2 Workshops - CA and MI
 7 monthly web meetings of EEVI – employer to employer
exchange of experiences, solutions, ideas, questions
 First dedicated website (evworkplace.org) and it’s revisions
 Coming Soon ! Best Practices Guide for Workplace Charging
Motivators for employers
Barriers and Solutions
How to install and implement workplace charging
Employer policies supportive of PEVs
Costs and Taxes
Case studies
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15. CALSTART
Clean Transportation
Technologies
and Solutions
Jasna Tomic
jtomic@calstart.org