Home Charging
Since January 2026, companies must reimburse home charging electricity for company cars based on actual consumption – the German Federal Ministry of Finance (BMF) abolished the flat rate. fleetster Home Charging automatically captures every charging session, calculates the exact costs, and makes billing legally compliant.
Home Charging Features
GPS Detection
Charging sessions are automatically matched to the employee's home address via GPS – no manual input or extra effort for drivers or admins.
Charging Data
fleetster obtains the relevant charging data from telematics and manufacturer data, making all charging times and amounts available in an audit-proof way.
Legally Compliant Billing from 2026
From 2026, only actually measured consumption in kWh may be reimbursed tax-free. fleetster automatically provides the required proof.
New obligation from 2026: actual consumption instead of flat rate
Until the end of 2025, employers could reimburse home charging electricity with a flat rate of up to €70 per month, without any individual proof. That's over: the BMF letter of 11 November 2025 abolished this simplification as of 1 January 2026.
Since then, tax-free reimbursement is only possible if the actually charged kilowatt-hours are fully measured and documented – via wallbox meter or vehicle electronics. That's exactly what fleetster Home Charging delivers: automatically, audit-proof, and without extra effort.
When determining the price, employers can choose between the employee's individual electricity tariff or the average price published by the Federal Statistical Office per kWh – the measured kWh amount remains the basis for reimbursement in both cases.
fleetster obtains the consumption data directly from the vehicle manufacturer (OEM) and automatically matches every charging session to the correct home address. The result: seamless, audit-proof documentation for payroll.
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Home Charging
Automatically capture home charging sessions and prove actual consumption in a legally compliant way – as required by the BMF from 2026. For fleets of 10+ vehicles.
* BMF letter: Tax exemption pursuant to § 3 No. 46 EStG and flat-rate income tax pursuant to § 40 Para. 2 Sentence 1 No. 6 EStG
Automatic capture via OEM data
GPS-based home address detection
Compliant billing based on actual consumption
Documented proof & export function
Export for payroll
Legally compliant billing per BMF letter
Web interface & smartphone app
How automatic capture works
As soon as a vehicle is charged at an employee's home address, fleetster automatically detects the charging session via GPS. The energy amount and charging time are taken directly from the vehicle manufacturer's OEM data – without additional hardware or manual input.
The admin enters employees' home addresses once in the system. Only charging sessions at these verified addresses are recognized as home charging and released for reimbursement.
New legal situation 2026: why fleets need to act now
For fleets without the right software, this means manual effort and the risk of tax-free reimbursements being disallowed in a payroll audit. fleetster Home Charging automates exactly this proof – without extra effort for drivers or admins.
fleetster Home Charging is designed for fleets of 10+ vehicles and supports vehicles from leading manufacturers such as Ford, Mercedes-Benz, VW, BMW, Audi, Toyota, Volvo, Kia and Tesla.