The number of Electric Vehicle (EV) chargers will soar to 30,000 across the State by 2026 under a re-elected NSW Liberal and Nationals Government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The NSW Liberals and Nationals will fast track the rollout of its public and private EV charging plans by:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00b7 Reforming strata laws to make it easier for people living in apartments to charge their EV<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00b7 Installing EV chargers throughout NSW transport hubs including commuter carparks and train, bus and ferry stations<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00b7 Streamlining planning laws to accelerate the construction of chargers in public places like on power poles and parking meters<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Treasurer Matt Kean said with more than one million EVs expected to hit NSW roads by 2030, the Government is already investing $209 million to ensure a comprehensive world-class charging network across NSW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe want all drivers to be able to recharge whenever and wherever they need to, whether it\u2019s on a road trip, commuting to work or at home,\u201d Mr Kean said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Minister for Planning and Homes Anthony Roberts said that the Liberal and Nationals Government is only days away from streamlining planning laws to make it easier to install EV chargers in public places like on power poles and parking meters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe know that 30 per cent of drivers can\u2019t access off-street parking and will rely on public chargers, which is why we are cutting red tape to roll them out even faster,\u201d Mr Roberts said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Minister for Fair Trading Victor Dominello said a re-elected Liberal and Nationals Government will work closely with stakeholders on developing \u201cRight to Charge\u201d strata reforms, meaning where apartment owners are willing to pay the cost and comply with strict safety requirements, their requests to install EV chargers cannot be unreasonably refused.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThese reforms will make it as easy as possible for people living in one of the 84,000 apartment buildings in NSW to install a charger, without passing on unfair costs to other residents,\u201d Mr Dominello said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Minister for Transport, Veterans and Western Sydney David Elliott said the Government was set to roll out EV chargers in transport hubs across our train, bus and ferry network. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cCommuter carparks are a great option for EV drivers to recharge while at work, making sure they can hit the road fully charged by the end of the day,\u201d Mr Elliott said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Switching to an EV can save motorists about $1,000 in running costs each year. There are currently about 1,000 public chargers in NSW. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The 30,000 EV chargers will be more than twice the number of existing petrol pumps in NSW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
These reforms build on the NSW Government\u2019s nation leading Electric Vehicle Strategy, ranked equal 1st<\/sup> in the country, which includes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00b7 $209 million for EV charging infrastructure<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00b7 No stamp duty on EVs under $78,000<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00b7 $3,000 rebates for EVs under $68,750<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00b7 Transitioning the State\u2019s entire 8,000 plus bus fleet to zero emissions<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00b7 Allowing EVs to drive in transit lanes<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sites for the first stage of the transport hubs EV chargers:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00b7 Barclay Road (North Rocks) commuter carpark<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00b7 Beverly Hills commuter carpark<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00b7 Emu Plains commuter carpark<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00b7 Revesby commuter carpark<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00b7 Riverwood commuter carpark<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00b7 St Marys commuter carpark<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00b7 Warwick Farm commuter carpark<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00b7 West Ryde commuter carpark<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The number of Electric Vehicle (EV) chargers will soar to 30,000 across the State by 2026 under a re-elected NSW Liberal and Nationals Government. The NSW Liberals and Nationals will fast track the rollout of its public and private EV charging plans by: \u00b7 Reforming strata laws to make it easier for people living in apartments … Continue reading “30,000 EV chargers across NSW by 2026”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20169","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nswnews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20169","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20169"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20169\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20170,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20169\/revisions\/20170"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20169"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20169"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20169"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}