My EV charging cost at home is 35c kWh, which is $5.25 to travel 100km.
Charging my EV at my local AC public charger is 35c/kWh, or $5.25 to travel 100km and charging at my local Exploren 60kW DC charger is 45c/kWh, or $6.75 per 100km
Charging my EV at public Tesla Superchargers, is a median price of 53c/kWh which is $7.95 per 100km
My EV charging cost, using a variety of public chargers, for my trip to Townsville from Sydney 4,849km return, was $7.35 per 100km, ($356.35).
Australia is a very large continent, so there are different EV charging costs for each person, depending on where you drive and where you charge.
My Tesla 3 AWD LR EV uses 15kWh each 100km.
Here are some examples of observed EV charging costs in Australia – updated as at 19 November 2025.
Sample DC Charging Costs for EVs
* The $/kWh price is the most common method used by EV charging networks, but some use a range of other methods, in addition to or instead of a kW/hr rate. DC Pricing may include an hourly fee while charging, or when congested, like 50c/minute, or an Idle Fee if you remain parked after charging. Some DC Idle fees are from 3c to $2/minute, so always good to move the car when finished charging.
^^As at 19 November 2025 Of the 139 Tesla Supercharger sites, 91 are flat rate, 48 are ToU. Tesla prices shown are for Tesla vehicles. A Supercharger Membership ($9.99mth), allows other vehicles same price as Tesla vehicles at those Superchargers which are open to non Teslas. *Wevolt at Moama Bowling Club is free. **Jolt Free plan has ≤7kWh free then ToU or fixed rate depending on location. Jolt has other plans with different pricing. ***Chargefox at Cobblebank Vic, Urbnsrf Tullamarine Vic, Waddamana Tas are free. ****Evie give 4cKWh discount to RACQ members at Chargers in Qld. ++ Chargefox gives members of motoring organisations a discount at 21 selected DC locations. RAA SA Members get 10% at all RAA locations. +++NRMA Members get 5c kWh off if they use NRMA App.
* The $/kWh price is the most common method used by EV charging networks, but some use a range of other methods, in addition to or instead of a kW/hr rate. DC Pricing may include an hourly fee while charging, or when congested, like 50c/minute, or an Idle Fee if you remain parked after charging. Some DC Idle fees are from 3c to $2/minute, so always good to move the car when finished charging.
^^As at 19 November 2025 Of the 139 Tesla Supercharger sites, 91 are flat rate, 48 are ToU. Tesla prices shown are for Tesla vehicles. A Supercharger Membership ($9.99mth), allows other vehicles same price as Tesla vehicles at those Superchargers which are open to non Teslas. *Wevolt at Moama Bowling Club is free. **Jolt Free plan has ≤7kWh free then ToU or fixed rate depending on location. Jolt has other plans with different pricing. ***Chargefox at Cobblebank Vic, Urbnsrf Tullamarine Vic, Waddamana Tas are free. ****Evie give 4cKWh discount to RACQ members at Chargers in Qld. ++ Chargefox gives members of motoring organisations a discount at 21 selected DC locations. RAA SA Members get 10% at all RAA locations. +++NRMA Members get 5c kWh off if they use NRMA App.
Table: Sample EV AC Charging Costs*
| wdt_ID | wdt_created_by | wdt_created_at | wdt_last_edited_by | wdt_last_edited_at | AC Charging Options | c/kWh price | $ per 100km (15kWh) | Idle c/min | Duration c/min | Numbering |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | maitland1 | 29/10/2024 04:18 PM | maitland1 | 09/10/2025 11:30 AM | Residential Solar/ToU AC | 0 - 30 | $0.00-$4.50 | 2 | ||
| 6 | maitland1 | 29/10/2024 04:29 PM | maitland1 | 07/08/2025 12:26 PM | Residential General Default Rate 35-50c | 35 - 50 | $5.25-$7.50 | 4 | ||
| 7 | maitland1 | 29/10/2024 04:30 PM | maitland1 | 07/08/2025 12:26 PM | AC free destination charging | 0 | $0.00 | 1 | ||
| 8 | maitland1 | 29/10/2024 04:30 PM | maitland1 | 09/10/2025 11:43 AM | AC paid destination charging mostly 30-50c | 11 - 110 | $1.65-$16.50 | 3 |
* The $/kWh price is the most common method used by EV charging networks, but some use a range of other methods, in addition to or instead of a kW/hr rate. Pricing may include an hourly Duration Fee while charging, or an Idle Fee if you remain parked after charging. Some AC duration fees are 20c/minute and some AC idle fees are up to $1/minute. So always good to move the car when finished charging.
At most sites you can use an EV Charging App or RFID card to charge your EV.
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