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.

You can apply at any time while the rebate opportunity remains open. The rebate opportunity will open for applications on 22 January 2025 and will remain open until 30 April in each financial year unless funding is exhausted prior. If funding is exhausted, the rebate opportunity will close for applications and will reopen the following financial year. You may not receive your rebate in the same financial year as you have applied for it. If your rebate cannot be paid until the next financial year, your application will be prioritised for assessment in the next financial year.

Eligibility:

You can apply if you:

• have an Australian business number (ABN)
• have an account with an Australian financial institution
• are an entity, incorporated in Australia.

You must also be one of the following:

• a licenced motor dealer/trader
• a service centre associated with a licenced motor dealer/trader
• an automotive repair business, compliant with Australian Standards 5732:202 2 (EV operations - maintenance and repair) and which has at least one current member of staff suitably qualified to undertake work on EVs.

You can't apply if you are:

• any organisation not included in eligible entities listed above
• a business operating out of a residential premises
• an organisation, or your project partner is an organisation, included on the National Redress Scheme's list of Institutions that have not joined or signified their intent to join the Scheme.

To be eligible for a rebate, you must have purchased and installed at least one eligible smart EV charger(s) at an eligible site (listed in section 4.2 of the grant opportunity Guidelines) on or after 26 March 2024.

Eligible smart EV chargers include:

• AC plugs with 7 kW charging speed (single phase)
• AC plugs with 11-22 kW charging speed
• DC plugs with 50 kW or less charging speed.

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