Charging my EV at my local AC public charger is 35c/kWh, or $7.00 per 100km and charging at my local Exploren 60kW DC charger is 45c/kWh, or $9.00 per 100km
Charging my EV at public Tesla Superchargers, is a median price of 51c/kWh which is $10.20 per 100km
The rate/100km is based on 20kWh/100km. My EV sedan only uses 15kWh/100km but larger SUV type EVs use a bit more, also if charging at a DC charger a little extra energy is consumed by the charger, or car itself during charging or when parked, so I have used 20kWh to allow for those extras.
My real full 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, where you charge and what systems you leave running when you park.
There are over 5,201 EV charging sites in Australia, about 1,579 are DC charging sites and 3,622 are AC charging sites.
Here are some examples of observed EV charging costs in Australia – updated as at 28 March 2026.
Charging Costs for EVs
EV Charging Network
c/kWh lowest price
c/kWh highest price
$ per 100km (20kWh)
AC at home (Solar)
0
0
$0
AC at home (Grid)
0
35
$0-$7.00
AC Public e.g EVX Pole Chargers
39
50
$7.80-$10.00
Tesla Flat Rate^^ DC
28
52
$5.60-$10.40
Jolt Daily plan ** DC
62
69
$12.40-$13.80
Noodoe DC
35
60
$7.00-$12.00
Charge Hub DC
42
109
$8.40-$21.80
Wevolt DC
35
73
$7.00-$14.60
Sonic Charge DC
65
75
$13.00-$15.00
Casacharge DC
60
70
$12.00-$14.00
Jolt Pro Plan** DC
43
62
$8.60-$12.40
Tesla ToU^^ DC
24
69
$4.80-$13.80
OTR EV DC
70
70
$14.00
RAA SA++ DC
64
73
$12.80-$14.60
AmpCharge DC
75
75
$15.00
BP Pulse DC^
61
79
$12.20-$15.80
Elu DC
85
85
$17.00
Everty DC
45
85
$9.00-$17.00
Evie**** DC
40
85
$8.00-$17.00
Elanga DC
39
89
$7.80-$17.80
NRMA+++ DC
69
99
$13.80-$19.80
Exploren DC
30
104
$6.00-$20.80
Chargefox++ DC
30
104
$6.00-$20.80
EV Charging Network
c/kWh lowest price
c/kWh highest price
$ per 100km (20kWh)
* The $/kWh price is the most common method used by DC 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.
The rate/100km is based on 20kWh/100km. My EV sedan only uses 15kWh/100km but larger SUV type EVs use a bit more, also if charging at a DC charger a little extra energy is consumed by the charger, or car itself during charging or when parked, so I have used 20kWh to allow for those extras.
^^As at 28 March 2026 Of the 150 Tesla Supercharger sites, 95 are flat rate, 55 are ToU. Currently the Tesla median flat rate is 51c/kWh. Tesla prices shown are for Tesla Owners or Members. A Supercharger Membership ($9.99mth), allows other vehicles same price as Tesla vehicles at those Superchargers which are open to non Teslas. **Jolt Daily plan has $1.99 service fee which includes first 7kWh then fixed rate depending on speed and location. Jolt Pro plan has no service fee and different pricing, including ToU. ****Evie give 4cKWh discount to RACQ members at Chargers in Qld. ^BP Pulse is 5% more if you activate via your Chargefox account. ++ Chargefox gives members of motoring organisations a discount at selected DC locations. RAA SA Members get 10% at all RAA locations. +++NRMA app has lower pricing than using Chargefox RFID or app at NRMA chargers and members get a further 5c/kWh discount if they use NRMA App. Some networks also have some free chargers in some locations.
