Draft Policy for Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure

No longer on display. Expired on 12 August 2022, 05:00 PM

As outlined in its Climate Change Policy and Towards Zero Emissions - 2030 Action Plan, Council has adopted a target of supporting the local community to reach Net Zero emissions by 2040, or earlier. The Plan identifies zero emissions transport as a key component for Ku-ring-gai to achieve Net Zero, requiring increasing uptake of electric vehicles (EVs) over time. The Plan notes the provision of public EV chargers as a supporting action for this objective.

EVs are expected to become more established in the Australian market in the coming decades, with EVs predicted to be similar in terms of upfront costs as early as 2024. Research shows that the main barriers currently stalling greater uptake of EVs in Australia are the high cost of the vehicles, inadequate incentives, inadequate policy supports and the lack of public charging infrastructure away from home (this leads to ‘range anxiety’). A suitable network of EV charging infrastructure will be required across the Australia to support the use of EVs now and in the future.

Purpose and objectives

The purpose of the Policy is to provide conditions for the provision, installation, management, maintenance, and removal of Electric Vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure on public land in the Ku-ring-gai Council Local Government Area (LGA). This is to allow for consistency in approach and execution and ensure that providers are aware of Council’s requirements and expectations. The Policy outlines the principles for planning EV charging infrastructure on public land and to support the selection of the correct type of infrastructure at the right location.