The New South Wales Government is investing $39.4 million in the first round of its Fast Charging Grants to co-fund 86 new fast and ultra-fast electric vehicle (EV) charging stations.
Treasurer and Minister for Energy Matt Kean said the investment would provide the largest, fastest, and most comprehensive public EV charging network in the country.
“Each of these stations will contain a minimum of two ultra-fast EV charging bays of 350-kilowatt capacity, and two fast charging bays of 175 kilowatts, with some stations containing up to 15 bays,” he said.
“The ultra-fast chargers will be able to charge modern EVs from 20 per cent to 80 per cent in around 15 minutes, and all stations will be fully powered with renewable energy.
“This is the first of an expected three funding rounds, with hundreds more stations set to be built over the coming years.”
The successful applicants from this round are Ampol, BP, Evie Networks, Tesla, the NRMA, and Zeus Renewables.
All stations will be built over the next 24 months at a mix of highway and inner-city sites.
The New South Wales Government has a target to add approximately 250 charging stations in total across the state, to ensure chargers are no more than five kilometres apart in metropolitan areas, and no more than 100 kilometres apart on major roads and highways across New South Wales.
The second round of co-funding is expected to open towards the end of 2022.
For more information, visit: www.energy.nsw.gov.au
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