New South Wales Parliament’s Legislative Assembly Committee on Transport and Infrastructure has released its Final Report upon infrastructure for electric and alternative energy source vehicles.
The NSW Electric Vehicle Strategy has set a target of 50 per cent of new light vehicle sales to be electric in 2030 and delivering enough electric vehicle charging infrastructure (EVCI) to service the entire NSW population is a critical step to increasing the uptake of Electric Vehicles (EV’s) and achieving our state’s emissions reduction targets. In May 2026, EV’s accounted for 1 in 5 new car sales.
Challenges exist to ensure the equitable rollout of EVCI, particularly when it comes to strata-owned apartments. To address these concerns, the Committee has recommended that the NSW Government updates its current building and housing policies to ensure new multi-dwelling buildings have access to EV chargers; and develop a model Development Control Plan and supporting guidance for Local Government for the upgrade of existing buildings for EVCI.
Other key recommendations call upon the NSW Government to consult more widely with Local Government and EV experts in the rollout of future EV infrastructure and that grant eligibility be amended to address high costs, the lack of technical capacity, accessibility and targeted incentives, particularly across regional and rural locations across the state.
The report can be read here.
