Electric vehicle (EV) chargers
Electric vehicle (EV) ownership is growing quickly as the cost to purchase an EV goes down and the range of EVs goes up. About one of every 50 registered vehicles in Hobart is now an EV, twice the amount it was the year prior.
Public EV chargers
We have installed multiple electric vehicle charging stations in our car parks.
Find more information on these EV charging stations, as well as others in the Hobart area, on the PlugShare website.
Argyle Street Car Park
There are two 22kW electric vehicle charging stations in Argyle Street Car Park. These are located on Levels 1 and 2, next to the entry lift and stairwell.
Centrepoint Car Park
There is a 7.4kW electric vehicle charging station in Centrepoint Car Park. This is located on Level 1, in the space on the left after you enter.
Hobart Central Car Park
There are two 7.4kW electric vehicle charging stations in the Hobart Central Car Park. These are located in the first spaces on the right after you enter.
Dunn Place Car Park
The electric vehicle fast charging station in Dunn Place Car Park is currently out of order. We are investigating replacement options for the future.
Lefroy Street Car Park
The electric vehicle charging stations in Lefroy Street Car Park are currently out of order. We are investigating replacement options for the future.
Private EV chargers
Surveys of TasNetworks customers shows that most owners of EVs want to charge their vehicles at home. Most residents have access to off-street parking and can install their own EV chargers. However, we understand that some residents do not have this access and cannot use home electricity to charge their vehicle most cost-effectively.
You can use the following information as a guide to safely charge your EV at home.
Install your own charger
The Tasmanian Government's Energy Saver Loan Scheme is currently offering 0 per cent interest loans for homeowners, small businesses community organisations and landlords to install EV chargers.
Solar panels and battery storage are also eligible under the scheme, and when combined with an EV charger it can increase cost-effectiveness.
If you're a small business, school or community organisation, this can be a great way to offer charging for your employees, customers and/or members of the public. If you operate an apartment building, there are options like InCharge who are starting to tackle the challenge of managing shared EV charging and payment for tenants.
Arrange a shared charger
EV chargers can be shared with a friend or neighbour.
Through the crowd-sourced resource PlugShare, community members can choose to share the location of their home charger, potentially connecting neighbours without home-charging set up with one who does.
EV charging policy
We have a policy which defines our role in enabling the EV transition while protecting our public realm.
Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Policy(PDF, 228KB)
This policy meets commitments made in our Transport Strategy and the Climate Ready Hobart Strategy.