Through Plug In America's most recent survey, commuters expressed significant interest in employee perks related to EV charging and incentives at work, highlighting the crucial role that employers can have on EV adoption nationwide.
LOS ANGELES, June 10, 2025 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Plug In America, a national nonprofit accelerating the shift to electric vehicles (EVs), published results from a recent workplace charging and incentives survey, which collected commuters' perspectives, preferences, opportunities, and challenges to embrace and implement EV charging and incentives at work.
"Reliable EV charging is still one of the most prominent barriers to EV adoption in the United States," said Joel Levin, executive director of Plug In America. "Since most Americans commute to work, parking their cars for hours each day, workplaces are excellent locations to charge, opening doors for anyone thinking about driving electric, especially those who cannot charge at home."
Key survey findings:
- While most respondents are aware of zero-emission transportation incentives, only 15% say their workplace offers them. 11% of respondents said they don't know if their employer provides incentives, revealing a need for workplaces to be more transparent and make greater efforts to remind employees of available incentives.
- Almost three-quarters of respondents who currently do not have access to EV workplace incentives and other forms of pollution-free transportation said they would be interested in having them, compared to about 12% of respondents who said they would not be. The latter indicated their home-charging setup as the primary reason for their lack of interest.
- 98% of respondents without access to workplace incentives said they would be interested or very interested in access to EV charging at work. Similarly, about 91% of respondents said the same about subsidies for EV purchasing and leasing. Other incentives listed in the survey included access to discounts for home-charging equipment, subsidies for public charging membership plans, discounts for EV rentals, e-bikes/scooters, and ride-share options, public transit incentives, and facilitated employee carpooling.
- About half of respondents said they have access to EV charging at work and are generally happy with the equipment. 76% of respondents said they are satisfied with the reliability of their workplace chargers, while 63% are satisfied with their accessibility.
Plug In America conducted the survey from March 31, 2025, through April 20, 2025. The organization received responses from more than 1,620 individuals, including a high percentage of EV drivers (82%) and a significant number of commuters (65%) who drove to work three days to five days a week.
This workplace EV charging and incentives survey was designed and implemented by Plug In America and made in partnership with Forth's EV Adoption Leadership certification program funded by the U.S. Department of Energy.
To learn more about this survey and download the detailed report, visit https://pluginamerica.org/survey/insights/
About Plug In America
Plug In America is the nation's leading nonprofit organization dedicated to accelerating the use of plug-in electric vehicles in the United States through education, advocacy and research. Formed in 2008, Plug In America provides practical, objective information to consumers and dealerships about EVs through various programs, including National Drive Electric Month, Drive Electric Earth Month, PlugStar.com, and other public outreach events. Learn more at PlugInAmerica.org.
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SOURCE Plug In America
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