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Charging company cars at home

Billing charging processes for company car drivers at home - convenient and legally compliant.

High-quality hardware ensures the technically flawless operation of the charging stations.
The reev software complies with the open source communication standard OCPP (Open Charge Point Protocol). The reev Platform is compatible with charging stations from a wide range of hardware manufacturers. Here you can find an overview of all currently compatible hardware models.

reev offers two options for convenient and legally compliant charging of company cars at employees’ homes: At a wallbox with reev software or with the LinkOne intelligent charging cable. A combination of the two solutions is also possible.

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Charging at a wallbox with reev software

This is how it works:
Users' private and business charging processes are separated and consumption is recorded per kWh (e.g. using RFID-enabled employee ID cards or the reev app).
Home charging processes are automatically transmitted to the employer for billing.
Billing is either fully automated or as part of the monthly reimbursement of expenses.
The prerequisite is:
The employee has a wallbox with integrated reev software.
The employee has a software-enabled wallbox on which the reev software can be installed.
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Charging cable

Charging with the intelligent charging cable from LinkOne

As an alternative to the software-enabled wallbox, reev offers employees the option of charging via the LinkOne intelligent charging cable. The two solutions can also be combined.

LinkOne use case: An employee does not have a smart wallbox at home and cannot/will not install one

Costs

Charge at home and save costs

Save more than €820 per year* - with a single company car!

Because of the significantly cheaper electricity tariffs at home, you pay considerably less to charge your company cars there (compared to charging at public charging stations).

With just 12 company cars, costs can be saved in the five-figure range every year!

*Assumptions for the calculation: VW ID3 with 48 kWh gross capacity. Costs for public charging: 0.59 euro/kWh, costs for home charging: 0.44 euro/kWh. Vehicle is charged at 80% (80% * 48 kWh = 38.4 kWh), 12 charging processes per month.

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Charge company car at home

01 Where and how can company car drivers register for home charging?
Home charging should be agreed with the employer in advance to ensure reimbursement of costs. Company car drivers then register using an online form. The following information is required: Address, contact details, electricity price (as well as proof of this, e.g. an electricity bill or the electricity contract). Once submitted, the information will be checked by the reev support team.
At the local electricity price at the place of residence. When registering, the driver enters the local electricity price and uploads proof (e.g. electricity bill, contract), which is then checked for authenticity.
Authentication takes place directly at the charging station, e.g. using an RFID-enabled employee ID card, the reev app or a separate RFID card.
No. The company continues to use the reev dashboard to manage the charging solution at the company site. The reev app is available to employees. Among other things, charging processes can be controlled there via remote start and stop and the charging history can be viewed.

In principle, the financing of company car charging at home must be agreed individually between the company car driver and the employer. The assumption of costs can also be generally formulated in a company eCar policy.

To ensure legally compliant billing, the hardware used must have an MID meter and be software-compatible. The charging station does not necessarily have to comply with calibration law. The reev software is compatible with all common hardware manufacturers and models. You can find a detailed list here.

Network reception must be ensured at the installation site, as the charging station communicates via SIM card. Contact an electrician who specializes in eMobility to commission you with the installation.

If the charging station meets the technical requirements, the reev software can also be retrofitted to an existing charging station at home. To do this, order a reev Connect Set (consisting of a setup kit and one or more license key(s)) to use the reev software.

Charging company cars at home - for companies

01 Which software license is required for the company car charging at home feature?
Companies can use the company car charging at home feature within the reev Compact and reev Pro license. Company car drivers need the reev Pro license to use the feature at their home charging station.

Please contact the reev team at sales@reev.com. Please provide us with the names and e-mail addresses of the authorized company car drivers.

At the home charging station, private and business charging processes by company car drivers are recorded separately and according to consumption. Only charging processes with prior authentication appear on the receipt to the employer for reimbursement. Authentication methods are the reev app, RFID cards or RFID-enabled employee ID cards.
Yes, access to the home charging station must be restricted in order to ensure individual consumption recording and legally compliant billing of charging processes. The access restriction must also be set up if the wallbox is installed in a closed garage and no other users (e.g. family members, neighbors) can charge at the charging station. The access restriction can be set up by the reev support team.
The reimbursement of loading costs is a standard, tax-free reimbursement of expenses. No invoices or credit notes are issued between reev and the employees and/or reev and the company or employer for the reimbursement of charging costs. This means that employees do not become service providers (e.g. electricity sales). The electricity costs for the legally recorded business charging processes may therefore be reimbursed tax-free.

The specified contact person in the company receives the various receipts by e-mail each month.

  • An overview of the total costs for the month, i.e. an overview of the charging processes of all company car drivers
  • A separate receipt per company car driver: the processes and costs per driver. The individual receipts can then be used for internal individual billing.
  • If the company uses the automatic refund, it also receives a payment overview.

Company car drivers also receive a monthly e-mail receipt about their own charging processes.

Yes. The “charge company car at home” solution from reev is a tax-free reimbursement of business expenses based on a consumption-based receipt. The tax-free reimbursement is made directly between the employer and employee. No invoices or credit notes are issued between the electricity provider and employee and/or electricity provider and employer for the reimbursement of charging costs. This means that the employee does not provide any service by selling electricity. The electricity costs for the legally recorded business charging processes may therefore be reimbursed tax-free. Yes. The “charge company car at home” solution from reev is a tax-free reimbursement of business expenses based on a consumption-based receipt. The tax-free reimbursement is made directly between the employer and employee. No invoices or credit notes are issued between the electricity provider and employee and/or electricity provider and employer for the reimbursement of charging costs. This means that the employee does not provide any service by selling electricity. The electricity costs for the legally recorded business charging processes may therefore be reimbursed tax-free.
The employer receives a monthly digital receipt for all home charging transactions carried out for business purposes. The receipt serves as the basis for the tax-free reimbursement of expenses through the salary payment.

This procedure depends on whether the wallbox is a) owned by the company or b) owned by the employee. In principle, a company-specific regulation is recommended here, which can also be defined in an eCar policy if necessary.

In case a), for example, the employee can be paid off.

In case b), the wallbox remains the property of the employee after termination of the employment relationship.

Charging of company cars at home - for company car drivers

01 Can the reev software also be integrated into already installed charging stations?

Yes, with the reev Connect Set, the software can also be retrofitted to an already installed home charging station.

In principle, an access restriction must be set up at the charging station at home in order to ensure individual consumption recording and legally compliant billing. In the case of shared use of the home charging station, other users may also be authorized to charge at this station, e.g. partners, neighbors or guests. In this case, an authentication system coordinated with the employer is recommended.

Example:

  • Company car driver authorizes himself at the charging station for company charging processes via the reev app.
  • Company car driver authorizes himself/herself at the charging station for private charging processes using a separate RFID card.
  • Other users also authorize themselves using a separate RFID card.

This enables shared use with separate and accurate recording of charging processes. The employer is only charged the charging costs incurred by the company car driver for business-related charging processes.

Authentication takes place directly at the charging station, e.g. using an RFID-enabled employee ID card, the reev app or a separate RFID card.
Yes, access to the home charging station must be restricted in order to ensure individual consumption recording and legally compliant billing of charging processes. The access restriction must also be set up if the wallbox is installed in a closed garage and no other users (e.g. family members, neighbors) can charge at the charging station. The access restriction can be set up by the reev support team.
Drivers can use the reev app to view receipts and charging history as well as start and stop charging processes. The reev app can also be used as an authentication option at the charging stations.
Company car drivers receive a monthly e-mail receipt of their own charging processes and charging costs at the charging station at home. A digital duplicate is sent to the employer.
If reev company car charging at home is handled by the employer and the employer bears the costs for the reev software license, a contract is entered into between reev and the employer. Therefore, in this case there is no contract between the company car driver and reev. Company car drivers must then only agree to the terms of use.
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