In brief
Home charging means charging a company car through the driver’s private electricity connection. The company reimburses the resulting electricity costs either at a flat rate or according to actual consumption.
Why is home charging so important for fleets?
Because it is the cheapest and most reliable place to charge. Vehicles are parked at the driver's home overnight anyway, domestic electricity rates are significantly lower than public charging rates, and availability does not depend on finding an open charge point. For vehicles assigned to individual drivers, the share charged at home has a major effect on energy costs for the entire fleet.
How is the electricity reimbursed?
Two methods are common. Tax-free reimbursement for charging electricity through monthly flat rates requires no metering and is simple for tax purposes, but only approximates actual consumption. Reimbursement based on measured consumption requires a wallbox with a meter that complies with calibration law and is calculated by kilowatt-hour.
The second method is worthwhile for high-mileage vehicles because the flat rate is then regularly below the actual costs.
What needs to be settled organizationally?
Who pays for and owns the wallbox, what happens if the driver moves or leaves the company, how meter readings are captured, and how often reimbursement is processed. The departure of an employee is often left unresolved: removing a company-funded wallbox from private property is rarely economical.
The number of vehicles adds complexity. With 100 vehicles, there are 100 reimbursement transactions each month. Without automatic capture and transfer to payroll, this means substantial manual work.
Further reading
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