10 July 2025

Home charging for company cars is more than plugging in — it requires a coordinated approach that addresses technical infrastructure, financial systems, compliance frameworks, user experience, and fairness. For fleet managers, crafting a robust home-charging policy is now critical as Europe’s corporate fleets transition quickly towards electrification.

ChargePoint’s latest innovation, the Flex Plus charger, is designed to make things easier for European fleet managers. Paired with ChargePoint’s Driver Management Solution (DMS), it tackles key pain points around reimbursement, convenience, and operational visibility. Andreas Blin, Director of Segments and Partnerships - CPOs, Fuel & Convenience and Solution Partners at ChargePoint, helps us understand what makes home charging challenging for fleet managers, and how the new ChargePoint tech helps.

The Only End-to-End EV Solutions Provider

Blin is a seasoned leader in Europe’s e-mobility landscape. He now spearheads strategic partnerships at ChargePoint in Europe, where the company is the largest provider of end to end EV charging solutions. ChargePoint in fact enjoys global leadership in this space, a position which in no small part is built on the fact that its products are built on open standards, and are modular in design. In addition, the company partners with global power management company Eaton for the hardware connecting chargers to the grid. “As a result, ChargePoint is the only EV charging provider that can truly say it can effectively manage charging needs for the entire EV ecosystem, from the charger to the grid,” Blin states.

That basically means ChargePoint offers both the hardware and the software, as well as the services required for EV charging. Their software solution for fleet managers, the ChargePoint Driver Management Solution (DMS) enables easy home charging reimbursement, complete visibility into the public and home charging of a fleet, group-based rules, and VAT-compliant accounting. Coupled with ChargePoint’s new Flex Plus charger, the DMS addresses several issues for fleet managers around home charging for company cars.

Home Charging: A Fleet Manager’s Headache

 “For Fleet Managers, home charging of company cars can be complex and time-consuming without the right tools,” says Blin. “Fleet managers need to ensure accurate reimbursement, international tax compliance (incl. VAT), and clear reporting across decentralized locations. Manual processes increase admin load and reduce transparency. Scalable, automated solutions that integrate with existing systems are becoming essential. The Driver Management System by ChargePoint provides all the aforementioned necessities: it automates reimbursement, ensuring VAT-compliant invoicing, and giving full visibility across any fleet. The new Flex Plus charger supports dynamic load management without upgrades to home infrastructure, and meters electricity dispensed in an Eichrecht-compliant manner. It's a scalable, future-proof system built to simplify fleet electrification.”

The benefits to company car owners are clear: The Flex Plus charger automatically tracks home charging sessions and ensures accurate reimbursement. They can charge overnight without the need to stop during the workday and drive worry-free.

Key features of the Flex Plus charger include:

1. Integrated Metering & Connectivity: Built-in metering (Eichrecht-compliant) ensures precise, tax-ready energy tracking—eliminating manual expense claims.
2. Load Management: AC power management adjusts charging rates dynamically, avoiding costly home grid upgrades.
3. Smart-Home Integration: Seamless compatibility with solar panels, batteries, and home energy systems optimises energy use.
4. Flexible Installations: A wall-mounted modular build allows easy relocation with employee moves, reducing CapEx disruption.
5. App-Driven User Experience.

Europe’s Electric Company Car Boom

The release of ChargePoint’s new charger for the European market comes at a time when corporate fleets dominate new car registrations on the continent—accounting for an estimated 60% of new vehicles. Uptake of EVs in this segment still lags behind private buyers but EU policy is catching up. The European Commission is phasing out tax advantages for conventional company cars with zero-emission mandates expected by 2035. This legislative shift is vital—fleet electrification drives nearly three-quarters of new car emissions in Europe and can unlock substantial CO₂ and economic gains.

According to Blin, the new generation of home charging technology, which includes Flex Plus at ChargePoint, is technologically ahead of both cars and home energy management in terms of capabilities, so they are futureproofed for many years. “ChargePoint’s role in the technology is twofold: developing innovative hardware that addresses the future demands of this nascent industry, and more importantly developing the software solutions to get the most of that hardware for a driver or a station owner. We are the only end-to-end EV solutions provider operating in Europe and North America, and our scale enables us to effectively cater to every segment and use case. This means we can offer one solution for anyone’s EV charging needs.”