General Overview
- This grant covers both purchases of EV’s and 1 x smart charger per BEV purchased
- BEV’s must be purchased brand new
- Only BEV’s are included in funding; other vehicle types like petrol, diesel and hybrids are not eligible
- EV charging Hardware and software must be listed on NSW approved list
- Minimum fleet size of 3 or more to be eligible
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Eligible organisations include but are not limited to:
Non-gov / not for profit organisations
Local councils
State owned corporations
Gov agencies in NSW
Car rentals
Car share companies
Taxi owners, including individuals or organisations that operate 1 or more licensed taxis
Main purpose of this grant
- Bridge initial CAPEX investment towards EV’s to make them more affordable to match the upfront costs of owning and operating petrol/diesel vehicles. This should help accelerate state uptake of EV’s amongst fleet operators.
- Achieve greatest levels of emissions abatement at the lowest cost to the NSW Government.
- Support the development of a strong second-hand market for EV’s.
- Promote uptake of smart charging measures across the network.
EV Vehicle Criteria
- PV’s, SUV’s, light commercial vehicle’s up to 4.5 Tonnes and light duty trucks up to 4.5 tonnes.
- Price capped at $89,332 incl. GST
- It may be used for a combination of fleet ops + commercial although most of the usage must be for fleet ops.
- The vehicle is to be ordered on or after the 12th of November 2024.
- They must be outright purchases; they cannot be novated leased.
EV Charger criteria
- Chargers can be installed either at the business or at home.
- Chargers can either be purchased outright or CaaS.
- Level 2 chargers and above only. Level 1 “trickle” chargers not included.
There are 2 types of funding available as follows:
You can only apply for rebates under one of the two funds: not both.
Applications are per BEV and its rego; if the same BEV has had an application in a previous round, it is now ineligible for funding under this grant.
Kick-Start funding
- Awarded on first come, first serve basis with capped funding apply early.
- Targeted at smaller fleets and organisation looking to pilot BEVs before a larger transition.
- Open to organisations with a fleet of at least 3 registered vehicles (operated fir at least 6 months) or at least 1 registered truck all with a valid ABN.
- Maximum of 15 BEVS and smart charging ports combined across all rounds and allocations.
- Previously funded organisations can still apply, provided they haven’t reached the 15-vehicle cap. For example, if you received funding for 8 vehicles in a prior round, you could apply for up to 7 more.
- Funding covers both the vehicle purchase and smart charging installation (one port per BEV)
- Vehicles must be brand new BEVs ordered on or after the launch of the current funding allocation.
- PVs and SUVs must have an RRP between $40,000 and $91,387 (incl. GST). No price limits apply to light or heavy commercial vehicles.
- Capped incentive payouts per vehicle as follows (FY 2025-26):
Competitive Bid Funding
Competitive bid funding round 6 is now closed. The next round is planned for 2026, and the updated guidelines will be published at that time.
This was the original grant under Round 3 last year and is targeted at fleets seeking a larger transition into EV’s – i.e. 11 or more
Eligibility criteria for this bid:
- A minimum fleet size of 21 vehicles up from 10 in the last round.
- Funding is available for 11 or more EVs within that fleet.
- No need to finish POs for your purchases as part of the application
process, though the department may request fleet operators to provide
this information along the process or at a later date. - Vehicles used for a reasonable amount of personal use are eligible if the
vehicle registered is under a company name & ABN. - No longer need to be powered by renewable energy as an evaluation
criterion. - Capped incentive payouts per vehicle as follows:
Kick-Start Funding Continued
Funding is awarded on a first come, first served basis. The allocation closes when funds are exhausted or the closing date is reached whichever comes first.
A new application cannot be submitted until your pervious application is fully processed and acquitted or withdrawn.
Smart Charging Incentives (per port installed, FY 2025-26):
If Installing AC or DC chargers only :
If installing a mix of AC and DC chargers:
The application window for kick-start funding FY26 has been extended from 29 May 2026 until 30 November 2026, and the funding allocation has increased from $5 million to $9 million.
As of 5 June 2026, there is $2,055,000 in funding remaining out of the $9 million financial year 2025-26 kick-start allocation.
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