Western Australia’s Labor government has announced a third round of its Charge Up Grants program, with $7 million to be made available to support not-for-profits, small businesses, and local governments install charging infrastructure.
Through the first two rounds of the Charge Up Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Grants, the Western Australia government delivered over $4.5 million in grant funding helping organisations, businesses, and local governments to install 611 EV chargers in 341 locations as disparate as Port Hedland in the far north and Walpole in the far south.
The third round of Charge Up Grants will continue to increase the availability of EV chargers throughout the state at locations as varied as workplaces, local attractions and tourist destinations, and public charging along key travel routes.
Eligible recipients can expect grants to cover up to 50 per cent of the purchase, installation, and maintenance of EV charging hardware, mandatory software subscriptions, and network upgrade costs if required.
Type of chargers covered include single or dual port AC or DC chargers, ranging from 7kW to 350kW, as long as they are on the Round 3 Approved List of Software and Hardware. Up to four dual port chargers or up to 8 single port chargers per site are eligible for co-funding, with up to five sites per applicant.
“This funding is available to support a wide range of users to install EV charging infrastructure where there is growing demand, including at workplaces and local tourist attractions,” said Reece Whitby, Western Australia minister for energy, environment, and climate action.
Joshua S. Hill is a Melbourne-based journalist who has been writing about climate change, clean technology, and electric vehicles for over 15 years. He has been reporting on electric vehicles and clean technologies for Renew Economy and The Driven since 2012. His preferred mode of transport is his feet.
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