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Plug-in Electric Vehicles (PEVs) have been transforming the fossil fueled transportation system into a sustainable and emission free transportation system. This paper studies the integration of electric vehicles and associated complexities involved with energy management in a distribution level microgrid. The microgrid is situated at University of California Riverside College of Engineering-Center for Environmental Research and Technology (UCR CE-CERT). Efficiency issues of electric vehicles in comparison to conventional gasoline engine vehicles have been discussed from the source of energy viewpoint. The real time charging characteristics for different types of electric vehicles have been addressed considering level II and level III chargers. The charging impacts on building load and distribution grid of the system are also shown to assess the future challenges of large scale EV integration.