Key information
Round 1 of EV destination charging grants closed 11 November 2022
Round 2 of EV destination charging grants closed 2 August 2024
Successful applicants will have received written confirmation of their grant application outcome with advice on how to complete their installation and claim their grant payment.
For questions or support in claiming your grant payment, please contact [email protected].
What was offered
The NSW Government funded the following for up to 4 EV charging ports per site:
- Up to 75% towards the cost of an eligible 7 kW and/or 22 kW electric vehicle charger(s)
- Up to 75% towards the cost of installation (capped at $3,000 per charging port)
- Up to 75% towards the first year of an eligible annual EV charger software subscription.
Who was eligible
To be eligible, sites needed to:
- be located in an eligible regional NSW local government area (LGA)
- be an approved destination type as listed in the guidelines
- be listed on the Australian Tourism Data Warehouse (ATDW)
- have no more than 4 existing EV charging ports installed.
Resources and support for applicants
Refer to the following guidelines and resources for more details on the previous rounds of destination charging grants.
These guidelines provided information about eligibility, funding details, application process, and terms and conditions.
This resource was provided to successful applicants to help them finalise their application through to acquittal.
This applicant handbook provided help for preparing and submitting a grant application.
The eligible EV charger and software list is a one stop shop of the EV chargers and software that are approved for funding under the grants. Only chargers and software in this list were able to be funded under rounds 1 and 2 of the grant.
EV destination charging grant information session for round 2
The information session that was available for applicants to learn how to participate in round 2. Duration: 40:16 minutes.
Learn more from the growing number of businesses that are already plugged in
Businesses across regional NSW have already taken advantage of the grant. With up to 75% of their costs covered, they now have chargers in the ground and the stories to show for it.
