Who gets access: employees, tenants or visitors?
Access can be configured according to how the property wants the program to work. Some locations are restricted to employees or tenants; others are open to visitors as well.
Workplace
Workplace EV charging
Support the shift to electric for employees, tenants and visitors, while keeping control of access and charging economics.
The opportunity
The most predictable charging pattern on any property
Workplace charging tends to follow a schedule: vehicles arrive in the morning, park for hours and leave in the evening. That predictability makes it one of the more practical places for a property to start.
The decisions that matter are about access and cost recovery: who is allowed to charge, and who pays.
Common concerns
What property teams ask us first
Straight answers to the questions that decide whether charging happens.
Do we have to give charging away free?
No. Charging can be priced, offered at no cost, or differentiated between user groups. A free session still uses a recorded $0.00 tariff rather than an absent one, so every session remains accounted for.
What does it cost us to deploy?
You fund the chargers and installation and own them. Govian charges a monthly platform fee, a per-port charge and a per-session fee. Where you choose to charge employees or visitors, that income is the property’s, settled into the property’s own account.
How do we see whether it’s being used?
Authorized property partners are given visibility into their charging locations, charger state and charging-session activity, including delivered energy.
Commercial structure
You own the chargers. Payments go straight to you.
The property purchases the equipment and is the seller of the charging. Driver payments settle into the property’s own account, and Govian is paid through a fee schedule agreed in writing before the site goes live.
Thinking about co-investment? Govian is developing structures in which Govian funds part or all of the equipment cost for qualified projects and recovers it through agreed fees. These structures are not open yet, and availability would depend on site evaluation, project economics, applicable approvals and a final written agreement. If that is the direction you want to explore, say so in your property assessment request and we will tell you honestly where it stands.
Questions
Workplace charging questions
If yours isn’t here, the general FAQ covers more, or just ask us.
Can we charge employees a different price than visitors?
Pricing can be configured according to the property and the applicable commercial arrangement. What is possible for a specific site is confirmed during the property assessment.
Does workplace charging need DC fast charging?
Usually not. Vehicles parked for a full working day can add substantial range on Level 2 charging, which is typically less demanding on the property’s electrical service. See the charging glossary for the difference.
What if we lease the building rather than own it?
The commercial structure depends on who controls the parking and the electrical service. Govian evaluates that as part of the property assessment.
Can we expand later?
Where the site and electrical design support it, Govian structures deployments with future expansion in mind.
Other property types
Charging for every kind of property
Let’s look at your property
Tell us about the site and we’ll evaluate the charging opportunity with you.