Video: Charging the Federal Government Up About Electric Vehicles

The Energy Department wants to encourage more people to use electric vehicles for their commutes. To do that, the agency has begun the Workplace Charging Challenge to further the adoption of the more environmentally friendly mode of transportation.

The challenge aims to partner with 500 U.S. employers offering workplace charging by 2018. Currently, 380 employers are on board. Federal agencies are coming on board as well, too: 18 have already provided more than 200 charging stations to employees.

"Federal employees can serve as prime candidates as adopters of electric vehicles," said Nay Chehab, of the Energy Department's vehicle technologies office. "In fact, workers are six times more likely to drive an electric vehicle if they have access to charging stations at their workplaces."

To learn more, check out the video below from the Energy Department: