The DRIVEN Charger Rebate Stream grant opportunity will provide $40 million for EV chargers to car dealerships and repairers.

The objective of the grant opportunity is to provide co-funding for dealerships and repairers to install EV chargers.

The intended outcomes of the grant opportunity are to:

• increase in the number of EV charging stations throughout the country including remote and regional areas
• increase the number of EVs on the roads.

This grant opportunity forms part of the DRIVEN Program.

The DRIVEN program will run over 4 years from 2024-25 to 2027-28. The program was announced as part of the Driving the Nation Fund.

The Australian Government will provide $60 million to co-fund the installation of Electric Vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure at Australian automotive dealerships and repairers across the country, including regional and remote areas.

The objectives of the program are to support automotive businesses selling passenger and light commercial vehicles and their role in decarbonising the transport sector through:

• selling and repairing a higher proportion of EVs in response to theNew Vehicle Efficiency Standard Act 2024(Cth), and
• increasing awareness and knowledge of EVs and EV charging technologies for staff and customers.

Additionally, the objective is to support the automotive sector by:

• distributing appropriate funding to as many eligible businesses as possible, and
• supporting the timely deployment of charging solutions to meet the immediate needs of the sector.

The intended outcomes of the program are:

• a supported Australian automotive sector as it transitions to selling and repairing more EVs
• increased uptake of EVs, including regional and remote areas by providing more EV charging stations
• reduced transport emissions to assist in achieving Australia's economy-wide net zero emissions target by 2050.

• Phone: 13 28 46
• Email: DRIVENrebate@industry.gov.au