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Workplace Charging Challenge

Mid-Program Review: Employees Plug In

U.S. Department of Energy’s EV Everywhere

Workplace
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Almost three years ago, we kicked off the Workplace Charging Challenge with the 

goal of having 500 U.S. employers commit to installing workplace plug-in electric 

vehicle (PEV) charging and joining the Challenge by 2018. I am pleased to share 

that with more than 250 participants in the Challenge, we are more than halfway 

there, and the adoption of workplace charging as a sustainable business practice 

is growing across the country. Thanks to engagement efforts by our internal team, 

18 ambassador organizations, our national Clean Cities coalitions, and city and state 

leaders, the Challenge has expanded its reach in 2015. Now, more than 600 workplaces 

have installed over 5,500 charging stations that are accessible to nearly one million 

employees. In addition to our partners, more than 200 other employers also offer 

charging, showing how the Challenge has acted as a catalyst for the growth of workplace charging even 

beyond Challenge participants. In fact, the Challenge welcomed the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) 

as the first federal agency partner this year. The DOT’s decision to provide charging access to the federal 

government’s workforce underscores its ongoing commitment to leadership in sustainable and innovative 

transportation alternatives. 

This Program Review takes an unprecedented look at the state of workplace charging in the United States—

a report made possible by U.S. Department of Energy (Energy Department) leadership and valuable support 

from our partners as they share their progress in developing robust workplace charging programs. 

In 2015, the Energy Department further committed to raising the profile of workplace 

charging by:

• Establishing the EV Everywhere Utility Partnership by signing a memorandum of understanding 

with Edison Electric Institute (EEI), which calls upon utilities to promote workplace charging among 

customers and their own employees

• Promoting the exceptional work of Challenge partners and ambassadors through the Energy 

Department’s social media channels and employer spotlights at workshops across the country

• Recognizing the strong leadership of the Pacific Northwest and welcoming 20 new partners 

to the Challenge at Drive Oregon’s EV Roadmap 8 conference.

To support employers’ workplace charging programs, we have:

• Launched a new webinar series to help employers with their workplace charging programs 

and share experiences among Challenge partners

• Shared technical resources and news through our website and quarterly newsletter

• Collaborated with cities, states, and ambassador organizations to execute workshops aimed 

at educating employers about the benefits of workplace charging in their communities.

Although 2015 was a year of low gasoline prices averaging $2.42 per gallon, it is more important than ever to 

support PEV adoption. With new efforts to limit greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, PEVs will continue to play a 

major role in increasing environmental and economic sustainability. This is a prime opportunity to make workplace 

charging a standard across the country instead of an exception. 

We would like to thank our partners and ambassadors who are making the transition to PEVs smoother for 

employees and boosting America’s role in the worldwide electrification revolution. With the momentum built 

since the launch of the Challenge, we are confident that many more U.S. workplaces will decide to make a 

difference and join the initiative.

Dr. David Danielson

Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

U.S. Department of Energy

A MESSAGE FROM THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY
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PLUGGING INTO THE CHALLENGE 

VALUE OF WORKPLACE 

CHARGING

An innovative employee motivator

According to survey results, employee satisfaction 

held steady, with 90% of employers indicating that 

their staff had provided positive feedback on their 

workplace charging programs. With the addition 

of workplace charging, PEV-driving employees 

can nearly double their vehicles’ all-electric daily 

commuting range and feel confident in being able 

to get where they need to go during and after work. 

Additionally, employees interested in buying a PEV 

can learn about the benefits of driving electric from 

their colleagues and may be more likely to consider 

a PEV, knowing they can conveniently charge up 

at work.

A valuable tool for reducing oil consumption 

and greenhouse gas emissions

In the 2015 survey period, partners used an average 

of 126 kilowatt hours (kWh) per workplace, per day,2

at employee charging stations. The respondents 

who provided both charging station counts and 

electricity utilization used an average of 9.6 kWh per 

charging station each day, which is representative 

of 33 miles of electric vehicle miles traveled by a 

Nissan Leaf. This electricity reduced about 1.3 million 

gallons of gasoline and about 13 million pounds of 

GHG emissions at those workplaces between 

June 2014 and May 2015. Partners who submitted 

data for both the 2014 and 2015 surveys reported a 

76% year-over-year increase in electricity utilization 

as a result of increased employee demand.

By extrapolating these benefits to include all partner 

workplace charging stations in operation by June 

2015, the Energy Department estimates partners 

used approximately 11.8 million kWh of electricity 

over the course of one year. Based on this estimate, 

Challenge partners will save a combined 1.7 million 

gallons of gasoline and 17 million pounds of GHGs 

each year. This is the equivalent of early workplace 

charging adopters each removing more than nine 

average gasoline cars from U.S. roads.3 This catalytic 

reduction will scale in two dimensions as Challenge 

partners expand the scope of their efforts and as 

new partners join the initiative. 

A signal of corporate and community 

leadership

Survey results proved that for a second year in 

a row, more than half of our partners expanded 

their PEV promotion activities beyond their own 

workplaces to help other employers in their 

workplace charging efforts. Challenge partners 

are leading change as charging infrastructure 

leaders in their communities. 

In June 2015, the Workplace Charging Challenge distributed a survey1 to 200 partners 

with the goal of tracking partners’ progress and identifying trends in workplace charging. 

The 2015 survey responses reflect partners’ workplace charging activities between 

June 2014 and May 2015. A response rate greater than 70% allowed the program to 

compare it to the 2014 results and highlight how both employers and employees are 

increasingly valuing workplace charging.

1 Paperwork Reduction Project (191-5174).

2 Average calculation reflects only those survey respondents that provided electricity utilization and is 

based on 250 annual workdays excluding weekends and holidays.

3 Extrapolation based on the ratio of charging stations at survey respondents’ workplaces that reported 

kilowatt hour (kWh) utilization to charging stations at all workplaces of all survey respondents.

90% OF PARTNER EMPLOYEES 

EXPRESS SATISFACTION WITH THEIR 

WORKSITE’S CHARGING PROGRAM.

THE NUMBER OF PLANNED AND 

INSTALLED PARTNER CHARGING 

STATIONS HAS INCREASED 

BY 70% SINCE JUNE 2014.
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Installed and Planned Partner Charging Stations 

6,000

5,000

4,000

3,000

2,000

1,000

0

After May 2015

86

509

Before June 2014

2,426

795

June 2014 - May 2015

1,431

196

Level 1 (120V AC) Level 2 (240V AC)

Cumulative Growth in Partner Workplace Locations with Charging Stations

600

500

400

300

200

100

0

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

605

496

316

228

100 32 3 3 10

Workplaces with Charging Stations

TRENDS

The number of workplaces with charging 

and the number of stations at those sites is 

increasing

Partner workplace locations with charging stations 

increased from 496 in 2014 to 605 in 2015. Further, 

the number of planned and installed charging 

stations has increased by 70% since June 2014, 

demonstrating a growing supply of workplace 

charging that can provide infrastructure for 

the increasing number of PEVs purchased by 

U.S. workers. 

PEV ownership is increasing at worksites 

and across the nation

Challenge partner employees are six times more 

likely to drive a PEV than the average worker.4

In total, employees commuting to Challenge 

partner workplaces now own more than 9,000 PEVs. 

4 One in 71 partners’ employees drive a PEV, while the national average is one in more than 438 employees. Ratio derived from June 2015 cumulative 

PEV sales (“Light Duty Electric Drive Vehicles Monthly Sales Updates,” Argonne National Laboratory, www.anl.gov/energy-systems/project/lightduty-electric-drive-vehicles-monthly-sales-updates) divided by 148,739,000 members of the workforce in June 2015 (“Data Tools,” Bureau of Labor 

Statistics, data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/surveymost).

Partners also have 94 installed or planned 

direct-current fast charging (DCFC) stations
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Based on the station occupancy reported by 

employers, half of workplaces may need to consider 

adding more stations to meet employee demand. 

If adding additional infrastructure is not possible, 

these employers may want to revisit their charging 

policy to encourage station sharing. Learn more 

about employee charging station sharing policies 

at energy.gov/eere/vehicles/workplace-chargingmanagement-policies-sharing.

Most employers offer free charging

Consistent with 2014 survey results, the majority 

of partners (80%) provide free PEV charging, 

compared to 20% who charge their employees 

a fee. Free employee charging can be a factor in 

an employee’s decision to drive electric. However, 

survey responses show similar occupancy rates of 

charging stations at workplaces that provide free 

charging and those that charge a fee. Additionally, 

as the number of PEV-driving employees increases, 

employers may need to consider implementing a 

fee. If an employer institutes a payment system, it 

is important to develop a fee structure that is not 

a major barrier to use. In fact, a fee structure may 

help relieve charging station congestion. Learn 

more about employee charging pricing policy at 

energy.gov/eere/vehicles/workplace-chargingmanagement-policies-pricing. 

By driving electric, these employees collectively 

save four million gallons of gasoline and 50 million 

pounds of GHG each year—the equivalent of 

removing more than 5,000 average gasoline cars 

from U.S. roads. The workplace is often referred to 

as the “second showroom” for PEVs—a place where 

workers can learn about the benefits of PEVs from 

their peers. Employers’ outreach efforts to educate 

their staff about PEVs is helping more people realize 

that driving electric can be a practical and attractive 

vehicle option. 

Stations at workplaces are often 

fully occupied

Employers observed that the occupancy of 

charging stations was consistent throughout the 

week. Eighty-five percent of Challenge partners’ 

PEV drivers plug in at worksites where charging 

stations are occupied five days a week or more. 

Partner Charging Stations With and Without Fees Have Similar Occupancy Rates

50%

40%

30%

20%

10%

0%

% of Workplaces

Days Per Week Stations are Fully Occupied Free Charging Fee-based Charging

0

25%

20%

6

1%

9%

7

5%

1%

1

5%

8%

2

5% 3%

3

10%

7%

4

8% 7%

5

41%

45%

IN 2015, CHALLENGE PARTNER 

EMPLOYEES WERE SIX TIMES MORE 

LIKELY TO DRIVE A PEV THAN 

THE AVERAGE WORKER.
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Workplaces with charging stations are 

distributed among a number of regions 

across the country 

The map above depicts the geographic reach of 

the program, extending to most major areas of the 

country. The size of the circles indicates the number 

of workplaces offering charging in each zip code. 

Distribution of charging at workplaces in states like 

Kansas and Alabama is largely due to the leadership 

shown there by the electric utility sector. 

While employers often do not take advantage 

of them, the majority of workplace stations 

have been installed in states with charging 

infrastructure incentives

For workplace charging installed between June 2014 

and May 2015, the majority of stations were solely 

funded by the employer. However, partner worksites 

with charging infrastructure are far more likely to 

be located in states with charging infrastructure 

incentives than states without access to incentives. 

Of the nearly 5,000 workplace charging stations 

installed before June 2015, 94% were installed in 

states with charging station incentives. 

In states with charging station incentives, 58 PEVs 

are registered for every workplace charging station, 

compared to 41 registered PEVs for every workplace 

charging station in states without a charging station 

incentive. It is likely that workplaces are responding 

to interest in PEVs from their employees, whose 

purchase decisions are often influenced by financial 

incentives such as tax credits for both vehicles 

and charging stations. In addition, many of these 

states have also made efforts to promote PEVs and 

lower barriers to their adoption. Learn more about 

charging station incentives at energy.gov/eere/

eveverywhere/ev-everywhere-tax-credits-and-otherincentives.

Partner Workplace Locations with Charging Stations

Funding Mechanisms Used By 

Partners to Install Charging 

Stations from June 2014-2015

As reported 

in June 2015

Partners and Grants 

5% Grants 

4%

Partners and Tax

Incentives

Partners and 2%

Utility Incentives

1%

Partners

88%

1

2

4

6

8

10

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Number of 

Workplaces
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City of Beaverton

The City of Beaverton, Oregon has a goal to 

meet 100% of the demand from its PEV-driving 

employees by 2018 at all major worksites. Beaverton 

hopes to increase employee use of PEVs as well as 

add more PEVs to its fleet. Other efforts include 

adopting consistent signage for charging stations, 

and supporting PEV-related businesses.

DIRECTV

DIRECTV has installed 24 charging stations for 

employee vehicles, four of which are solar powered, 

and will install eight charging stations this year. 

DIRECTV has reduced its U.S. direct emissions 

and those from purchased electricity by 16% since 

2011 and its indirect (Scope 3) emissions by 

7% since 2012. 

El Camino Real Charter High School

El Camino Real Charter High School in Los Angeles, 

California, is integrating sustainability throughout 

the school, both in the physical campus and the 

curriculum. The school has installed two charging 

stations for employees, which also generate 

data that the school uses in its math and 

science curriculum. 

Florida Power & Light Company

Florida Power & Light Company’s 70 charging 

stations are accessible by fleet, employee, and other 

PEV drivers as part of a pilot program to assess 

the impact of workplace charging on the electric 

system. The company is holding workshops to share 

its experience and engage businesses and their 

employees across Florida. 

Freudenberg-NOK

Freudenberg-NOK aims to be an innovation 

leader and is committed to reducing emissions. 

As a producer of advanced sealing technologies 

used in PEVs, providing employee charging at its 

headquarters fits clearly into Freudenberg-NOK’s 

Guiding Principles.

Hewlett Packard (HP) 

HP employee commuting accounts for close to 30% 

of the company’s carbon footprint from operations. 

HP recognizes that a shift to PEV commuting can 

lower its indirect emissions and help it achieve 

its carbon reduction goals. In 2014, HP provided 

employees with more than 70 Level 2 charging 

outlets. Several worksites offer Level 1 charging and 

one provides direct-current fast charging (DCFC).

Intel

Intel is committed to being at the forefront of 

sustainable energy initiatives. The company 

supports employee electric vehicle use by supplying 

more than 100 charging stations at eight of its 

campuses in the United States. It is also piloting a 

new EV4 ETM Charging Station at its Santa Clara, 

California headquarters, with smart Intel technology 

and DCFC capability. Understanding the integration 

of these types of technologies will help advance 

the development and support the best solutions for 

implementation.

JEA

JEA is actively engaged with its community to 

increase the awareness and education of the 

benefits of driving electric. Workplace charging 

allows JEA to demonstrate its leadership and assist 

its customers with achieving their own workplace 

charging initiatives.

PARTNER RECOGNITION

Workplace Charging Challenge partners are leading charging infrastructure deployment in 

their communities and driving PEV adoption among their staff. To help other employers and 

to measure the progress of the Challenge, partners share their best practices by publishing 

profiles on the Challenge website, submitting a workplace charging plan, and completing an 

annual survey. The Energy Department recognizes the following employers for executing all 

three of these actions for the first time in 2015.
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Kohl’s

Kohl’s is committed to protecting and conserving 

the environment by seeking innovative solutions that 

encourage long-term sustainability. Kohl’s provides 

employee charging at four corporate locations, 

including its headquarters in Menomonee Falls, 

Wisconsin, and provides free charging for associates 

and customers at 83 retail locations across 22 states.

Lane Regional Air Protection Agency 

(LRAPA)

LRAPA is committed to ensuring clean air for 

everyone in Lane County, Oregon. By joining the 

Challenge and promoting the use of PEVs, LRAPA 

is setting an example in the community. Employees 

and the public are encouraged to charge their 

vehicles at LRAPA’s office. LRAPA has three Level 2 

charging stations.

Legrand

Legrand is committed to sustainability and believes 

that supporting PEV market growth will reduce its 

GHG emissions. By providing free access to PEV 

charging stations installed at its facilities, Legrand 

aims to provide added refueling confidence to 

employees considering purchasing PEVs. Legrand 

has installed seven charging stations to date at its 

three largest facilities and has allocated charging 

stations to its other North American facilities, to be 

installed as demand arises.

Lewis and Clark Community College

Lewis and Clark Community College is committed to 

reaching campus carbon neutrality by 2058. Lewis & 

Clark views workplace charging as a key component 

of reducing commuter emissions. With funds from 

the student body-approved “Student Green Fee,” 

the college installed two charging stations at the 

main campus and one at the National Great Rivers 

Research and Education Center. 

National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)

NREL staff use workplace charging stations to help 

meet federal indirect GHG goals, minimize the lab’s 

environmental footprint, and support its sustainable 

campus vision. The Energy Department’s 1,800-car 

parking garage at the lab’s campus includes 

36 charging stations, and enables researchers to 

test various charging scenarios on the utility 

electrical distribution network. 

Nissan

Nissan offers PEV charging to its employees at 

its headquarters, regional offices, and vehicle 

assembly plants, with a significant number of the 

charging units running off of solar power. Nissan 

has worked with more than 130 major corporations 

and universities throughout the United States to 

encourage the installation of PEV chargers on their 

campuses. 

North Central College

North Central College in Illinois has two 

charging stations that may be used free of charge 

by students, faculty, staff, and campus visitors. 

Committed in its efforts to reduce vehicle emissions, 

the college hopes its charging stations will 

encourage a trend toward employee and student 

use of PEVs on its campus. In addition, the college 

owns two PEVs that utilize the charging stations. 

Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E)

PG&E employees now have an opportunity to 

charge PEVs at 16 locations. To date, PG&E has 

installed 511 workplace charging stations. Future 

plans include installing approximately 200 charging 

stations per year over the next five years, with 

10% of charging stations designated specifically 

for employee use. PG&E also offers its employees 

$2,000 to purchase a PEV. 

Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s (ORNL) 

ORNL’s Sustainable Campus Initiative includes a 

roadmap for the development of electric vehicle 

charging stations, indicating that PEV charging 

is part of a broad sustainability focus for the 

laboratory. ORNL has 44 charging stations on 

campus, 25 of which are solar-assisted. At the end 

of 2014, almost 40 employees were driving PEVs to 

work at ORNL.

Prairie State College

Prairie State College has made two Level 2 charging 

stations with three outlets available for employee, 

student, and community use. As part of the college’s 

PEV initiative, eight parking spots in front of the 

main entrance were converted to green parking. 

The school has been working with other community 

colleges to further charging station and PEV 

research.
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Salt River Project (SRP)

SRP’s mission is to encourage greater use of clean 

energy transportation. As part of this program SRP 

installed two workplace charging stations in 2010. 

In response to increasing employee demand, SRP 

now has more than 90 Level 2 charging stations in 

total, with 35 of those stations spread across eight 

facilities dedicated to employee charging. 

SAS Institute

SAS Institute assigns top priority to minimizing 

energy consumption and related emissions from 

its operations. The SAS Eco-Commuter Parking 

Program includes 100 designated PEV spaces with 

access to 48 charging stations. At the beginning of 

2015, employees at SAS headquarters in Cary, North 

Carolina, represented approximately 4% of PEVs in 

the state.

Sears Holdings

Sears Holdings first installed two charging stations 

at their corporate campus in 2012, and installed 

seven more chargers in 2013. The company 

hosts a PEV group on an internal social media 

site that allows PEV drivers to notify each other 

when chargers are full or available, as well as let 

management know if chargers are malfunctioning.

SolarWorld

SolarWorld’s commitment to sustainability is 

embedded in every aspect of its business and 

documented in its annual report. SolarWorld 

installed its first workplace charging station at its 

U.S. manufacturing headquarters in 2011. It installed 

its second station, a DCFC, in 2014. SolarWorld has 

committed to reducing its company-wide GHG 

emissions 35% by 2020.

Southern Company

Southern Company offers free charging stations 

for employees at office locations across Georgia, 

Alabama, Mississippi, and Florida for its four 

operating units—Georgia Power, Alabama Power, 

Mississippi Power, and Gulf Power. More than 350 

Southern employees drive electric vehicles.

Suffolk County Community College

Suffolk County Community College is the largest 

community college in New York, with approximately 

27,000 students enrolled at three campuses in 

Selden, Brentwood, and Riverhead. The college has 

installed four charging stations at each of its three 

campuses. The charging stations are used by faculty, 

staff, students, and the general public.

Thomas College

Thomas College is committed to supporting 

employee and student sustainability efforts. It 

encourages employees to drive electric by offering 

designated PEV parking. In 2013, Thomas College 

installed two Level 1 chargers that are free for 

employee use. In November of 2015, Thomas College 

added an additional two Level 2 chargers for student 

and employee use.

University of Maine

The University of Maine’s 100,000 square-foot 

Advanced Structures and Composites Center was 

the first LEED-certified building on the campus. 

As part of the LEED Gold certification awarded for 

the Offshore Wind Lab expansion, the center is in 

process of installing four charging stations adjacent 

to its main entrance with financial support provided 

by the university’s Class of 1944. 

University of North Carolina at Pembroke

The University of North Carolina at Pembroke 

views workplace charging as one of the commuting 

transportation strategies that supports the campus’ 

sustainability goal of becoming carbon neutral by 

the year 2050. GHG emissions from the off-campus 

production of purchased electricity utilized by PEV 

drivers plugged in to any one of the campus’ four 

charging stations are offset by the four kilowatts of 

dedicated solar photovoltaic capacity elsewhere on 

campus—creating a net-zero installation.
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Workplace Charging Challenge partners commit to assessing employee demand for PEV 

charging at the workplace and developing and executing a plan to provide PEV charging 

access for employees. As of November 2015, 255 employers have joined as partners in 

the Challenge.

Education

Appalachian State University

Bard College

Clarkson University

College of Lake County ~

Colorado State University

Eastern Connecticut State 

University

Eastern Washington 

University

El Camino Real Charter High 

School *

Georgia Institute of 

Technology ~*

Gonzaga University

Harvard University ~*

Heartland Community 

College ~*

Kankakee Community 

College ~*

Kansas State University *

Kaskaskia College ~*

Lewis & Clark College 

Lewis and Clark Community 

College *

Louisiana State University

North Central College *

Northern Illinois University *

Oregon State University

Owensboro Community and 

Technical College

Pomona College

Portland State University

Prairie State College ~*

Purchase College *

Rhode Island College

Stanford University

Suffolk County Community 

College *

SUNY Empire State College

SUNY New Paltz *

Swarthmore College

Thomas College *

Township High School 

District 214 *

University at Albany (SUNY 

Albany)

University at Buffalo

University of Alaska 

Southeast

University of California Davis

University of California 

Fullerton

University of California Santa 

Barbara*

University of California Los 

Angeles - Smart Grid Energy 

Research Center

University of Connecticut *

University of Hawaii - Hilo

University of Louisville ~

University of Maine *

University of Massachusetts 

Lowell

University of North Carolina 

Pembroke ~*

University of Pittsburgh

University of Rhode Island

University of Vermont

State and Local

Atlanta Regional Commission

City of Atlanta

City of Auburn Hills ~*

City of Beaverton ~*

City of Benicia

City of Fort Collins 

City of Hillsboro ~*

City of Palm Springs *

City of Sacramento ~*

County of Alameda ~*

County of Broward, FL ~*

Lane Regional Air Protection 

Agency~*

State of Illinois

State of Oregon

Ulster County, NY

Utilities/Energy 

Companies

Austin Energy *

Avista Utilities*

Clark Public Utilities

ComEd

Consumers Energy (ConEd)

Dominion Resources ~*

DTE Energy *

Duke Energy ~

Florida Power & Light 

Company *

Great River Energy *

Green Mountain Power ~*

JEA *

Kansas City Power and 

Light Company

Los Angeles Department of 

Water and Power 

National Grid

New York Power Authority *

NYSERDA *

NRG Energy

Orlando Utilities Commission

Pacific Gas & Electric *

Pepco Holdings 

PJM Interconnection

PNM Resources *

Portland General Electric

PPL Electric Utilities

PSE&G (Public Service 

Electric and Gas Company)

Salt River Project *

San Diego Gas & Electric *

Southern California Edison *

Southern Company *

TECO Energy *

Westar Energy *

Wisconsin Public Service 

Corporation*

Xcel Energy *

Other

200 Market Associates

3M ~*

ABB ~*

Advanced Micro Devices

Advocate Health Care

AeroVironment ~*

American Honda Motor Co.*

American Lung Association 

- Colorado

American Spraytech

APEI ~*

Argonne National Laboratory

Atomic Auto

AVL~*

Bah-Fo Studio

Baxter Healthcare 

Corporation ~*

Bayer

BECO South

Bentley Systems ~*

Biogen Idec ~

Black & Veatch

Bloomberg LP ~*

BMW North America

BookFactory ~*

Bosch Automotive Service 

Solutions

Brendle Group *

Capital One ~*

CFV Solar Test Laboratory *

ChargePoint ~*

Cigna *

Cisco ~*

Classique Floors *

Clipper Creek ~*

Concurrent Design ~*

Conrad N Hilton Foundation

Continental Electrical 

Construction Company *

CravenSpeed

Dell ~*

DIRECTV *

Duro-Last *

Eaton

Electric Applications *

Electric Power Research 

Institute *

Eli Lilly ~

EMC Corporation ~

EMD Serono *

Envision Solar *

EV4Oregon *

EV Connect

EV Grid

Evolution Marketing

Facebook ~*

FCA US ~*

FEV ~

Ford ~*

Fraunhofer Center for 

Sustainable Energy 

Systems ~*

Freedom Solar

Freudenberg-NOK *

FreeWire

Fuji Electric Corp. of America

General Electric ~

General Motors ~*

Google ~*

Green Cab VT

Green Wheels

Greenlots ~

Hannah Solar

Harris Civil Engineers *

Hawthorne Auto Clinic

Hertz

Hewlett-Packard *

Hollywood Woodwork *

IBEW #48

IDEXX Laboratories *

Innova UEV

Intel ~*

Intertek

JLA Public Involvement ~*

Kaiser Permanente ~

KEMET

Ken’s Muffler & Automotive

Kia Motors America

Kohl’s ~*

Law Office of Karen Dalglish 

Seal

Lawrence Berkeley National 

Laboratory ~*

Legrand *

Leviton

Lynda.com ~*

Marshall Auto Body *

Mast Collaborative

Melink Corp ~*

Mentor Graphics ~

MetLife

Mitsubishi

MOM’s Organic Market

NASCAR ~*

National Renewable Energy 

Laboratory *

Neil Kelly Company

NetApp ~

Nissan *

Northwest Evaluation 

Association

Oak Ridge National 

Laboratory *

Odell Brewing Company *

OpConnect ~

Organic Valley *

OSRAM SYLVANIA ~*

Owens Corning

Paired Power

Pat’s Garage

Pentair Water Pool and Spa *

Phil Haupt Electric ~

Port of Portland

Posty Cards

Providence Health & 

Services ~

Puget Sound Solar

Raytheon ~*

Realty Trust Group

Rinehart Motion Systems

Rockwood Lithium

Rogue Rovers

Samsung Electronics ~*

SAP ~*

SAS Institute ~*

Schneider Electric ~*

Sears Holdings *

SemaConnect ~*

Shorepower Technologies ~*

Siemens

Sierra Nevada ~*

SIT World Learning

SolarWorld *

Spirae *

Sprint *

Straus Family Creamery *

Telefonix *

Territo Electric

Tesla

The Coca-Cola Company ~*

The Hartford ~*

The Venetian and The 

Palazzo

Tube Art Group

UL LLC ~*

University of MarylandBaltimore Washington 

Medical Center ~*

Unum

U.S. Department of 

Transportation

Utah Paperbox *

Utilidata

Verizon ~*

Vermont Energy Investment 

Corp ~*

Vernier Software

Volkswagen Group of 

America

Washington Area New Auto 

Dealers Association *

WESCO

World Wildlife Fund ~

Zappos ~*

Zenith Motors

Zero Motorcycles 

* partners who completed

 the survey in 2015

~ partners who completed

 the survey in 2014

PARTNERS
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Ambassador recruitment of new Challenge 

partners:

• The Edison Electric Institute (EEI) joined 

the Energy Department in a partnership to 

accelerate widespread PEV adoption. As part of 

this agreement, many EEI member utilities are 

promoting PEVs among their own employees 

and helping their commercial customers deploy 

charging infrastructure at their worksites.

• For the second year, Drive Oregon has recruited 

more new Challenge partners than any other 

ambassador organization. In July, it recognized 

20 new Oregon Workplace Charging Challenge 

partners at EV Roadmap 8. 

• In total, standout ambassadors Advanced 

Energy, the California Plug-In Electric 

Vehicle Collaborative, Drive Oregon, EEI, the 

Electric Drive Transportation Association, the 

Electrification Coalition, and Plug-In America

helped recruit 26 new Challenge partners in 

2015. 

• Clean Cities Ambassadors, including the Alamo 

Area, Chicago Area, Greater New Haven, Kansas 

City Regional, Ocean State, and the Greater 

Washington Region Clean Cities Coalitions, 

helped sign up 10 new Challenge partners. 

Ambassador-produced workplace charging 

informational resources:

• Advanced Energy developed nine new support 

pieces for use by employers and employees who 

are interested in workplace charging.

• CALSTART developed a workplace charging 

cost calculator to help employers determine 

the feasibility of offering workplace charging 

and released a summary of workplace charging 

policies and incentives.

• Drive Electric Minnesota has developed 

resources for Minnesota employers, including a 

guide to funding sources in the state.

• The Transportation and Climate Initiative has 

developed resources to assist with charging 

station siting and installation.

Ambassador workplace charging outreach 

efforts:

• The California Plug-In Electric Vehicle 

Collaborative held Drive the Dream 2015 

with California Governor Jerry Brown to spur 

workplace charging among California employers. 

The Collaborative also held educational webinars 

focused on small businesses and managing 

charging stations at the workplace. 

• Clean Fuels Ohio, CALSTART, and the 

International Parking Institute held workplace 

charging webinars for employers.

• Through the Center for Sustainable Energy 

(CSE) Experience Electric – the Better Ride 

program, CSE held a variety of PEV educational 

events throughout the San Francisco Bay Area, 

including at workplaces. Among CSE’s partners 

in conducting these ride-and-drive events is 

fellow Challenge ambassador Plug In America

(PIA). PIA is one of the team members behind 

National Drive Electric Week, which included 

events on workplace campuses in 2015.

• Drive Electric Vermont launched DRIVE THE 

DREAM VERMONT with Vermont Governor 

Peter Shumlin to recognize the commitments 

of Vermont employers who pledged to support 

workplace charging, PEV fleet purchases, and/or 

employee incentives to purchase PEVs.

• As part of the Drive Electric Northern Colorado 

partnership, the Electrification Coalition

launched a recognition effort for local employers 

who commit to providing workplace charging. 

They also held an educational workshop for 

employers interested in workplace charging.

• Drive Oregon and various Clean Cities 

Coalitions, including the Lone Star Clean 

Fuel Alliance, Alamo Area, Dallas-Fort Worth, 

Houston-Galveston, Chicago Area, Denver Metro, 

and Virginia coalitions, held workplace charging 

workshops during the past year. 

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AMBASSADORS

The Challenge’s success so far would not have occurred without the efforts of the 

program’s ambassadors. Ambassadors are stakeholder organizations that commit to 

developing and executing a plan to support and promote deployment of workplace 

charging infrastructure.
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JOIN THE CHARGE: BECOME 

A WORKPLACE CHARGING 

CHALLENGE PARTNER

The Energy Department’s Workplace Charging 

Challenge is open to employers of all sizes 

and industry types, in all regions of the United 

States. Taking the Challenge offers benefits to 

employers who are considering installing PEV 

charging stations, as well as those who have 

already launched workplace charging programs. 

Becoming a partner in the Challenge allows your 

organization to gain access to informational 

resources, peer-to-peer networking, one-onone technical assistance, and recognition for 

your workplace charging efforts. More than 

60% of partners surveyed reported receiving 

recognition for their workplace charging efforts. 

Survey respondents also noted that they are 

receiving positive staff feedback, with 90% 

of partners’ employees expressing satisfaction 

with their workplace charging program. 

To learn more and join the Challenge, 

contact WorkplaceCharging@ee.doe.gov.

Sign the Workplace Charging 

Challenge Pledge

The Energy Department is inviting employers 

to advance the deployment of PEVs by signing 

the Workplace Charging Challenge Pledge, a 

commitment to providing employee charging. 

Learn more about the Challenge and how to 

join at energy.gov/eere/vehicles/ev-everywhereworkplace-charging-challenge.

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