I just sent off a letter to my employer to request to be able to plug in to existing 120V outlets that are open at work. The letter is below, but I'm posting it here to see if anyone else has gone through this process and what other questions will they be asking? Any other points I should bring up as to why they should allow it? Just looking for suggestions and what to expect. I should have asked before I sent the letter, but I really wanted to get it out there. (plus I thought it was pretty good for someone who doesn't write very well!)
The letter:
I am writing to request the authorization to allow Electric Vehicle plug in charging for employees at the blank blank. As you may know there has been a substantial increase in the amount of electric cars being sold. For example in the month of October Nissan has hit their 20th straight month of year over year increase in sales of the Nissan Leaf. The total sales of Nissan Leafs for 2014 hit 24,411 vehicles at the end of October which is greater than the amount sold for the entire year in 2013. Other manufacturers such as Ford (C-max and Fusion Energi plug in) and General Motors (Chevrolet Volt) have all seen similar growth. So as the prevalence of electric cars increase there is a greater need to have charging stations in the workplace.
I am requesting that employees be allowed to plug in their electric vehicles at outlets that already exist at the blank blank building. This allowance would show that the blank is forward thinking both for their employees and for the environment and at no additional cost of infrastructure. By allowing employees to plug in it shows a commitment to both them and the environment. This commitment is ideal for attracting and retaining highly skilled employees. It also can be used as proof of the school’s green image when applying for initiatives such as the blank Green Schools project. Other local schools (blanky blanky) already allow this and have provided 240V charging stations at their workplace for employees and the general public.
The chargers that plug into a standard 120V outlet only draw 11.5 amps at full power draw, once a car gets to 80% charge and above, the amperage drops to slow the charging of the battery. And then when the car gets to 100% charge it no longer “pulls” current from the outlet even though it is plugged in. At an electricity cost of $0.18 per kWh, which is the residential rate (and the school rate may be less), the total cost at 11.5 amps and 8 hours of charging is less than $2 a day. The cost of charging an EV would most likely be less than this because the car will reach full charge during the day and not “pull” any more current. This electricity usage is no different, if not less, than a standard coffee maker! So, as you can see the cost of this allowance is not much in comparison to what blank would receive in return.
As you can see there are many advantages to allowing employees to plug in their electric vehicles and very little cost involved. If you have any questions about the requested service, electricity usage or electric vehicles in general please call me at my personal cell phone. Also, if you agree to allow employees to charge their electric vehicles, please let me know how I may help with instituting a policy for this.
Thank you for your consideration,
The letter:
I am writing to request the authorization to allow Electric Vehicle plug in charging for employees at the blank blank. As you may know there has been a substantial increase in the amount of electric cars being sold. For example in the month of October Nissan has hit their 20th straight month of year over year increase in sales of the Nissan Leaf. The total sales of Nissan Leafs for 2014 hit 24,411 vehicles at the end of October which is greater than the amount sold for the entire year in 2013. Other manufacturers such as Ford (C-max and Fusion Energi plug in) and General Motors (Chevrolet Volt) have all seen similar growth. So as the prevalence of electric cars increase there is a greater need to have charging stations in the workplace.
I am requesting that employees be allowed to plug in their electric vehicles at outlets that already exist at the blank blank building. This allowance would show that the blank is forward thinking both for their employees and for the environment and at no additional cost of infrastructure. By allowing employees to plug in it shows a commitment to both them and the environment. This commitment is ideal for attracting and retaining highly skilled employees. It also can be used as proof of the school’s green image when applying for initiatives such as the blank Green Schools project. Other local schools (blanky blanky) already allow this and have provided 240V charging stations at their workplace for employees and the general public.
The chargers that plug into a standard 120V outlet only draw 11.5 amps at full power draw, once a car gets to 80% charge and above, the amperage drops to slow the charging of the battery. And then when the car gets to 100% charge it no longer “pulls” current from the outlet even though it is plugged in. At an electricity cost of $0.18 per kWh, which is the residential rate (and the school rate may be less), the total cost at 11.5 amps and 8 hours of charging is less than $2 a day. The cost of charging an EV would most likely be less than this because the car will reach full charge during the day and not “pull” any more current. This electricity usage is no different, if not less, than a standard coffee maker! So, as you can see the cost of this allowance is not much in comparison to what blank would receive in return.
As you can see there are many advantages to allowing employees to plug in their electric vehicles and very little cost involved. If you have any questions about the requested service, electricity usage or electric vehicles in general please call me at my personal cell phone. Also, if you agree to allow employees to charge their electric vehicles, please let me know how I may help with instituting a policy for this.
Thank you for your consideration,