The Australian Government is providing $40 million to help deliver nationwide public kerbside and fast EV charge points as part of its net zero plan.
The government plans to boost Australia’s EV charger network by leveraging the complementary strengths of electricity networks and charging providers.
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Funding will help unlock the potential of electricity networks to accelerate deployment of kerbside and fast EV chargers, including by:
- progressing initiatives which identify suitable places to connect charging infrastructure and provide options to reduce the time and cost to connect
- identifying new models to support deployment in black spots, such as regional areas
- kickstarting Australia’s kerbside charging ecosystem on existing electricity poles.
This new work will target urban and regional locations with immediate and short-term need for charging, with delivery informed by consultation in the coming months with governments, market bodies, distribution networks, charging providers and other groups.
Australian Minister for Climate Change and Energy Chris Bowen said, “We’ve delivered more choice of cheaper-to-run cars and now we’re going to help make sure it’s easier to charge in the suburbs and the region.
“We want to make connecting EV chargers faster and cheaper and kickstart the kerbside charging potential on poles to expand our EV charging network and that will help more Australians choose an EV.
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“Industry analysis shows the most common EV buyers using the Electric Car Discount are working Australians, including teachers, nurses and tradies.
“Top EV adoption areas are in our outer suburban centres such as Werribee in south-west Melbourne, Baulkham Hills in north-west Sydney and Springfield south-west of Brisbane.”
