Fast charging grants

We’re working to make NSW the easiest place to own and operate an electric vehicle (EV) in Australia, with a $149 million investment to develop a world-class fast charging network across the state.

The EV fast charging grants program will add approximately 280 fast and ultra-fast charging stations across NSW. This will ensure that fast charging stations are no more than 5 km apart in metropolitan areas and no more than 100 km apart on major roads and highways across NSW.

As a key action under the NSW Electric Vehicle Strategy, investment in fast charging stations will stimulate the growth of the EV market by:  

• overcoming range anxiety through the development of a broad, visible and accessible fast charging network across NSW
• ensuring connectivity between metropolitan and regional areas
• future-proofing the EV charging network beyond 2030
• co-funding private industry to build, own and operate the charging stations
• maximising grid support
• Reduce emissions and accelerating our transition to net zero.

Results to date

The location of co-funded sites from previous rounds can be found on the map here.

Round 3 now open

Round 3 of the EV fast charging program aims to support charge point operators (CPOs) construct fast charging stations across regional and metropolitan NSW. Technical requirements and co-funding caps have been adjusted to encourage further charging station development in regional NSW.  

$54 million of co-funding is available for new charging stations across 140 zones. The funding is split across four distinct funding streams with different funding caps and requirements. These streams are standard metropolitan, fast track, standard regional and remote regional.  

All charging stations funded under round 3 will be constructed over an 18-24 month time period.

Round 3 information sessions

• Round 3 applicant briefing

Application Process

The Round 3 EV fast charging grant guidelines provide guidance to applicants who wish to apply in this round. Applicants should read these guidelines in conjunction with the frequently asked questions page.

All applicants must use the Department’s nominated online grant management system (GMS), SmartyGrants, to submit their bid including all relevant documentation.  

The GMS can be accessed here.

Instructions for how to use the GMS will be provided immediately after logging in to the platform.

Apply now

If you have any questions or comments about the EV fast charging grants, please contact our team at [email protected].

NSW needs site hosts for public EV fast charging

The NSW Government supports the development of public EV chargers in many ways. We’re currently looking for land owners and lease holders that may be interested in hosting EV fast charging stations, to provide a list of possible sites to potential developers, also known as charge point operators.  Learn more about becoming a site host here.

If you have one or more sites in NSW that would be suitable for public EV charging infrastructure, you can complete an online expression of interest (EOI) form.

NSW Electric Vehicle Public Charging Master Plan 

The NSW Electric Vehicle Public Charging Master Plan identifies optimal and priority zones that are ideal for public EV fast charging stations across metropolitan and regional NSW. It shows the current and planned future network of public EV fast chargers in NSW.  There are 140 optimal zones across metropolitan and regional NSW available for co-funding in round 3.

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