{"id":2830,"date":"2026-10-06T15:20:29","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T13:20:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/certipower.be\/?post_type=kennisbank&#038;p=2830"},"modified":"2026-10-07T21:05:49","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T19:05:49","slug":"charging-costs-electric-fleet-podcast","status":"publish","type":"kennisbank","link":"https:\/\/certipower.be\/en\/kennisbank\/charging-costs-electric-fleet-podcast\/","title":{"rendered":"Charging costs of your electric fleet: who charges where, and what does it cost?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cpk\">\n<p class=\"cpk-lead\">What does it cost to drive 100 kilometres in your electric company car? With a diesel car, every fleet manager knew the answer. With electric, it depends on where the car is charged. In the Business Vlaanderen podcast, Geert Degroote (CEO) and Xavier De Laere (commercial manager) explain how companies get a grip on this.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"margin:8px 0 16px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/certipower.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/podcast-certipower-business-vlaanderen-laadkosten-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Geert Degroote, CEO of Certipower, and Xavier De Laere, commercial manager, in the Business Vlaanderen podcast on charging costs\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" class=\"wp-image-2764\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;border-radius:12px;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/certipower.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/podcast-certipower-business-vlaanderen-laadkosten-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/certipower.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/podcast-certipower-business-vlaanderen-laadkosten-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/certipower.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/podcast-certipower-business-vlaanderen-laadkosten-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/certipower.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/podcast-certipower-business-vlaanderen-laadkosten-1440x960.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/certipower.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/podcast-certipower-business-vlaanderen-laadkosten.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><figcaption style=\"font-size:13px;opacity:.7;margin-top:8px\">Geert Degroote (left) and Xavier De Laere in the Business Vlaanderen podcast (in Dutch).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><iframe style=\"border-radius:12px;margin:8px 0 24px\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/episode\/7uWOyQFmImFfwM7h2MwPkV\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Podcast Business Vlaanderen Certipower\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Prefer reading to listening? The podcast is in Dutch. Below you will find the core of the conversation, with figures you can use for your own fleet.<\/p>\n<h2>Three charging locations, three tariffs, three departments<\/h2>\n<p>An electric company car charges in three places. Each place has its own tariff, and in larger companies each invoice ends up with a different department.<\/p>\n<div class=\"cpk-pillars\">\n<div class=\"cpk-pillar\"><span class=\"cpk-lbl\">On the company site<\/span><strong>Usually the cheapest<\/strong><span class=\"cpk-pillar-txt\">The cost often sits with facilities.<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"cpk-pillar\"><span class=\"cpk-lbl\">At home<\/span><strong>The biggest saving<\/strong><span class=\"cpk-pillar-txt\">Reimbursed via HR or payroll.<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"cpk-pillar is-key\"><span class=\"cpk-lbl\">On the road<\/span><strong>The most expensive<\/strong><span class=\"cpk-pillar-txt\">The charging card sits with the fleet manager.<\/span><span class=\"cpk-pillar-tag\">This is where the biggest gain lies<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The result: nobody sees the total charging cost. Two identical cars with the same mileage can have very different energy bills, purely because of the driver\u2019s charging behaviour.<\/p>\n<div class=\"cpk-callout\">\n<p>Fuel cards were negotiated down to the tenth of a cent. Today charging costs are barely managed. Most companies are mainly glad there is a solution to charge at all.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>The figures from the conversation<\/h2>\n<div class=\"cpk-timeline\">\n<div class=\"cpk-tl is-now\"><span class=\"cpk-tl-date\">At 25,000 km per year<\/span><strong>\u20ac1,300 to \u20ac1,400<\/strong><span class=\"cpk-tl-sub\">Difference between 100% public and 100% home charging<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"cpk-tl is-next\"><span class=\"cpk-tl-date\">Home charge point<\/span><strong>Less than 2 years<\/strong><span class=\"cpk-tl-sub\">Payback time, based on consumption only<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"cpk-tl\"><span class=\"cpk-tl-date\">Customer with 500+ cars<\/span><strong>\u20ac5,000 to \u20ac10,000<\/strong><span class=\"cpk-tl-sub\">Recurring saving per quarter thanks to charging data<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Even in the most expensive scenario, where an employee charges only at public stations, an electric car is cheaper to run than a petrol car. Charging at home and on site widens the gap considerably. Read more about these price differences in our article on <a href=\"https:\/\/certipower.be\/en\/kennisbank\/hidden-costs-of-public-charging-for-fleets\/\">the hidden costs of public charging for fleets<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>A home charge point for everyone? Not always<\/h2>\n<p>A company with two sites recently asked us: do we give everyone a home charge point, or nobody? The figures gave a different answer.<\/p>\n<div class=\"cpk-pillars\" style=\"grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr\">\n<div class=\"cpk-pillar\"><span class=\"cpk-lbl\">Site 1<\/span><strong>Own high-voltage substation<\/strong><span class=\"cpk-pillar-txt\">Charging at less than 20 cents per kWh. A home charge point never pays for itself here.<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"cpk-pillar is-key\"><span class=\"cpk-lbl\">Site 2<\/span><strong>Office with public car park<\/strong><span class=\"cpk-pillar-txt\">Charging at 80 cents per kWh. A home charge point pays for itself in less than a year.<\/span><span class=\"cpk-pillar-tag\">Home charging pays off<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>That is why we always start with an analysis of the fleet and charging behaviour, not with a product. Mileage, the options on site and the employee\u2019s profile determine the best solution.<\/p>\n<h2>Three levers to manage your charging costs<\/h2>\n<div class=\"cpk-qs\">\n<div class=\"cpk-q\">\n<div class=\"cpk-q-nr\">01<\/div>\n<div class=\"cpk-q-body\">\n<h3>Measure every charging session, at every location<\/h3>\n<p>Our data shows that 80% of employees with a home charge point do more than 80% of their charging at home. Excellent. But there are also employees who received a home charge point and still almost always use an expensive fast charger. Without data you do not see that.<\/p>\n<div class=\"cpk-q-do\"><strong>How to go about it:<\/strong> bring home, site and on-the-road charging together in one overview. With Certitool you see this at three levels: employees with and without a home charger, the most used charge points and their cost, and per employee whether public charging costs stay limited.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cpk-q\">\n<div class=\"cpk-q-nr\">02<\/div>\n<div class=\"cpk-q-body\">\n<h3>Use your car policy as a management tool<\/h3>\n<p>Employees with a home charge point need less budget on their charging card. A lower budget for that group naturally steers towards home charging. And employees who are spoken to about expensive charging behaviour change it in nine out of ten cases. More tips in our article on <a href=\"https:\/\/certipower.be\/en\/kennisbank\/drafting-an-internal-charging-policy-8-questions-you-must-answer-in-advance\/\">drafting an internal charging policy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"cpk-q-do\"><strong>How to go about it:<\/strong> link the charging card budget to the employee\u2019s profile, not to one fixed amount for everyone.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cpk-q\">\n<div class=\"cpk-q-nr\">03<\/div>\n<div class=\"cpk-q-body\">\n<h3>Bring your employees along<\/h3>\n<p>The employee does not sign the contract, but does decide where charging happens. Questions about the capacity tariff sometimes mean a home charge point is barely used. Smart charging prevents the company car from raising the peak at home.<\/p>\n<div class=\"cpk-q-do\"><strong>How to go about it:<\/strong> organise an information session at the start of electrification, so every employee knows how charging and reimbursement work.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cpk-cta-mini\">\n<div class=\"cpk-cta-mini-txt\"><strong>Already have charging infrastructure?<\/strong>We also analyse installations not fitted by Certipower.<\/div>\n<div class=\"cpk-cta-mini-act\"><a class=\"cpk-btn cpk-btn-primary cpk-btn-arrow\" href=\"https:\/\/certipower.be\/en\/schedule-a-call\/\">Have your charging costs analysed<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Two examples from practice<\/h2>\n<p><strong>A consultancy firm with 50 to 60 cars.<\/strong> The electric cars had already been ordered, home charging was not yet arranged. In a short time we drew up and rolled out a plan. Result: every employee had a home charge point before their car was delivered.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A company with five pool cars.<\/strong> The plan was to charge on site, but without a high-voltage substation the available power was too limited. After analysing the drivers\u2019 profiles, home charging turned out to be the best and cheapest solution.<\/p>\n<h2>How Certipower gives you that insight<\/h2>\n<p>We evolved from installer to partner that gives companies insight into their full charging cost. From advice to installation, management and reporting.<\/p>\n<div class=\"cpk-feats\">\n<div class=\"cpk-feat cpk-ic-plug\"><strong>Install<\/strong>At the employee\u2019s home, on the company site and on the road.<\/div>\n<div class=\"cpk-feat cpk-ic-meter\"><strong>Measure<\/strong>Consumption per user and per location, without estimates.<\/div>\n<div class=\"cpk-feat cpk-ic-bill\"><strong>Split billing<\/strong>Your employee is reimbursed for home consumption every month, outside payroll. <a href=\"https:\/\/certipower.be\/en\/services\/split-billing\/\">How split billing works<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"cpk-feat cpk-ic-chart\"><strong>Certitool<\/strong>Insight into what electric driving really costs: per group, per location and per employee.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Read more about our approach under <a href=\"https:\/\/certipower.be\/en\/solutions\/fleet-hr\/\">Fleet and HR solutions<\/a>. The full conversation (in Dutch) can be read and heard on <a href=\"https:\/\/businessvlaanderen.be\/algemeen\/elektrisch-rijden-zo-krijgen-bedrijven-grip-op-hun-laadkosten\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Business Vlaanderen<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"cpk-cta\">\n<div class=\"cpk-eyebrow\">No obligation, existing installations too<\/div>\n<p class=\"cpk-cta-title\">What does charging cost your fleet today?<\/p>\n<p>We map your charging costs and show where you can save.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"cpk-checks\">\n<li>Analysis of your fleet and charging behaviour<\/li>\n<li>Total charging cost: home, site and on the road<\/li>\n<li>Proposal with savings in euros<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"cpk-cta-actions\"><a class=\"cpk-btn cpk-btn-primary cpk-btn-arrow\" href=\"https:\/\/certipower.be\/en\/schedule-a-call\/\">Schedule a call<\/a><a class=\"cpk-btn cpk-btn-ghost cpk-btn-tel\" href=\"tel:+3251153015\">+32 51 15 30 15<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"cpk-cta-alt\">Prefer email? <a href=\"mailto:sales@certipower.be\">sales@certipower.be<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"cpk-proof\">\n<div><strong>6,000+<\/strong>charge points<\/div>\n<div><strong>98%<\/strong>customer satisfaction<\/div>\n<div><strong>7\/7<\/strong>support<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"cpk-note\">The figures in this article come from the Business Vlaanderen podcast (October 2026) and are average values. Your actual saving depends on your fleet, the tariffs on your site and your employees\u2019 charging behaviour.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At home, on site or on the road: every charging location has its own tariff and often a different department that sees the invoice. In the Business Vlaanderen podcast, Geert Degroote and Xavier De Laere explain how to get a grip on your fleet\u2019s total charging cost.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"slim_seo":{"title":"Charging costs of electric company cars under control","description":"At 25,000 km a year, home charging saves \u20ac1,300 compared with public charging. 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