Federal Home-to-Work Electric Vehicle Program Guide

The Federal Home-to-Work Electric Vehicle Program Guide was developed to serve as a guide for Federal agencies in developing their own internal program documents to manage government-owned electric vehicles (EVs) used for home-to-work travel. Federal agencies should consult their counsel and consider their own policies and authorities in the implementation of any policies or best practices regarding government-owned EVs used for home-to-work travel.

The guide provides key considerations for agencies, including launching a pilot program to fine-tune best practices, conducting a cost-benefit analysis to compare home versus public charging, and exploring cost-effective solutions, such as installing standard outlets instead of dedicated charging stations. 

The guide underscores the importance of legal and financial considerations, such as verifying agency authority to install home charging infrastructure at an employee's home, ensuring the availability and appropriateness of using agency funds for home charging infrastructure, and understanding the tax implications of reimbursements.

Given the unique challenges of charging these vehicles at an employee's residence, this guide also provides information to help an agency determine the need for EV charging infrastructure at an employee’s home to support government EV charging. It outlines alternative methods for collecting charging data for reporting purposes and reimbursing employees for the electricity used.