EV Rebates and Incentives in Australia, State by State (September 2026)
Every state EV purchase rebate has closed. What is actually left in September 2026, state by state, with the government source for each and the date we checked it.
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There is no cash rebate for buying an electric car anywhere in Australia in September 2026. Every state purchase rebate has closed, the last of them in Western Australia on 10 May 2025. What is left is smaller and scattered: cheaper stamp duty in a few places, free registration in the Northern Territory until mid-2027, low-interest loans in the ACT, and the federal fringe benefits tax exemption, which is worth more than any of the old rebates if you can reach it through a novated lease. Incentives like these change often, so every row below carries its government source and the month we checked it.
What does each state and territory offer?
The table covers the four things a state can do for an EV buyer: a purchase rebate, a stamp duty break, a registration discount and help with home charging. Most cells now say “ended”. The source link in each row goes to the page we checked.
| State or territory | Purchase rebate | Stamp duty on an EV | Registration | Home charging help |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NSW (Revenue NSW, checked September 2026) | Ended 1 January 2024 | Full duty. The exemption on EVs up to $78,000 ended 1 January 2024 | No discount. A per-kilometre road user charge is due from 1 July 2027 | Home battery discount ended; the strata EV-ready buildings grant is closed |
| Victoria (SRO Victoria, checked September 2026) | $3,000 subsidy, now closed (June 2023) | “Green car” rate of $8.40 per $200 at any price; other cars pay more only above $80,809 | The $100 a year discount ended 1 January 2026 | Solar Victoria’s battery loans have closed |
| Queensland (QRIDA, checked September 2026) | Up to $6,000, closed 2 September 2024 | $2 per $100 up to $100,000, against $3 for a four-cylinder petrol car | No discount | None |
| South Australia (SA Treasury, checked September 2026) | $3,000, ended 1 January 2024 | Full duty | Three years free only for EVs under $68,750 first registered by 30 June 2025 | None |
| Western Australia (WA Government, checked September 2026) | $3,500 on EVs up to $70,000, bought by 10 May 2025 | No EV concession | No discount | Charge Up grants were for businesses; round 3 has closed |
| Tasmania (SRO Tasmania, checked September 2026) | EV rebates listed as closed | Full duty. The exemption ran to 30 June 2023, with a tail to 1 January 2024 for earlier contracts | No discount | None |
| ACT (ACT Revenue Office, checked September 2026) | None | Lowest band: $2.50 per $100 to $45,000, then $4 to $80,000 and $8 above. Fully exempt until 31 August 2025 | Moving to an emissions basis, zero-emission cars pay less; not free | Loans of $2,000 to $20,000 at 3 per cent for an EV or charger |
| Northern Territory (NT Government, checked September 2026) | None | Concession up to $1,500 on EVs up to $50,000, to 30 June 2027; 3 per cent on the amount above | Free registration fee to 30 June 2027, battery EVs and plug-in hybrids | The $1,000 home charger grant closed 31 December 2025 |
Two notes on the table. The Victorian registration discount’s end date comes from Drive’s report on the day it ended; VicRoads no longer has a page for it. And the ACT has not offered free registration on new EVs in the current scheme: registration there is cheaper for a zero-emission car, not waived.
Which of these actually saves you money?
On a $50,000 car, the sums are modest. In Queensland the EV rate saves $500 against a four-cylinder petrol car. In the Northern Territory the whole $1,500 of duty goes, plus the annual registration fee, which is the best deal in the country until mid-2027. In the ACT a $50,000 EV pays $1,325 in duty, where until August 2025 it paid nothing. Victoria’s green car rate only matters above $80,809, because below that line every passenger car pays the same rate.
None of these come close to the old $3,000 to $6,000 rebates. The incentive that does is federal, and it depends on how you pay for the car rather than where you live.
What federal incentives are left?
| Measure | What it does | Status, checked September 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| FBT exemption | An eligible EV provided by an employer, including on a novated lease, attracts no fringe benefits tax | In force. Full exemption to 31 March 2027; a $75,000 cap from 1 April 2027 and a 25 per cent discount from 1 April 2029 are announced but not yet law |
| Luxury car tax threshold | Fuel-efficient cars, which includes EVs, get a higher threshold before LCT applies | $91,661 for 2026-27 |
| Cheaper Home Batteries Program | Around 30 per cent off a stationary home battery of 5 to 100 kWh | Open since 1 July 2025, discount reduced from 1 May 2026 and falling every six months. Does not cover EVs or chargers |
For a salaried employee on around $120,000, the FBT exemption is the one that matters. Packaging an eligible EV through a novated lease means the car and its running costs come out of pre-tax pay, which on published examples is worth several thousand dollars a year. Our EV novated lease guide works through the numbers, and our page on the 2027 and 2029 changes tracks the phase-down. If the car costs between $75,000 and $91,661, signing before 31 March 2027 keeps the full exemption for the lease term, on the government’s announcement.
The battery program often gets reported as an EV incentive. It is not one. It pays for a battery bolted to the wall, and its eligibility rules exclude EVs and chargers, which is why our guide to using an EV as a home battery treats the missing rebate as a real cost difference.
Is there a grant for a home EV charger?
Not for a typical household in September 2026. The last one, the Northern Territory’s grant of up to $1,000, took its final applications on 31 December 2025 and required approved chargers to be installed by 31 May 2026. NSW’s grant for apartment buildings, which co-funded 80 per cent of the wiring up to $80,000 per building, is closed to new applications. WA’s Charge Up grants were for businesses, councils and not-for-profits, and round 3 has closed.
That leaves the ACT loan. The Sustainable Household Scheme lends $2,000 to $20,000 over up to 10 years at 3 per cent with no fees, and both EVs and “electric vehicle charging infrastructure” are on the list. It is open to ACT homeowners, and to licence holders applying for an EV loan. Concession card holders can get part of it interest-free. A wall charger typically costs $1,200 to $2,500 installed, as our charger installation guide explains, so for most people the cheaper route is a good off-peak electricity plan rather than a subsidy.
What is coming the other way?
Incentives are winding down while charges are being planned. NSW has legislated a per-kilometre road user charge on EVs from 1 July 2027, with the rate set at 3.095 cents a kilometre for 2026-27, and the federal government is working on a national scheme. Our guide to the EV road user charge covers what has been announced, what is law and what you pay today, which is nothing per kilometre. Put that next to the incentives above when you work out the cost of running an EV.
How to check before you buy
Rebate pages go stale faster than almost anything else on the web, including this one. Before you sign a contract on the strength of any incentive:
- Open the government page linked in the table for your state, not a dealer’s or comparison site’s summary.
- Check the dates. The NT concessions end on 30 June 2027 and the full FBT exemption on 31 March 2027 for cars over $75,000.
- Check your delivery date as well as your contract date. Several schemes, including the FBT change for plug-in hybrids in 2025, turned on when the car was delivered or registered.
- Ask the dealer to show any stamp duty concession on the quote. It is applied at registration, not refunded later.
Every figure on this page was checked against the linked government source in September 2026. We review it when a scheme opens or closes.
Frequently asked questions
Is there an electric car rebate in Australia in 2026?
Not a cash one. Every state purchase rebate has closed (the territories never had one). Victoria closed its scheme in June 2023, NSW and South Australia on 1 January 2024, Queensland on 2 September 2024 and Western Australia on 10 May 2025. What remains is lower stamp duty in some states, free registration in the Northern Territory to 30 June 2027, low-interest loans in the ACT, and the federal FBT exemption for EVs on a novated lease.
Is there a government grant for a home EV charger?
For most households, no. The Northern Territory's $1,000 home charger grant closed on 31 December 2025, and the federal Cheaper Home Batteries Program covers stationary batteries, not chargers. The ACT's Sustainable Household Scheme will lend up to $20,000 at 3 per cent for an EV or a home charger, which is a loan rather than a grant.
Which state is cheapest to buy an EV in?
On government charges alone, the Northern Territory, which waives registration fees and up to $1,500 of stamp duty on EVs up to $50,000 until 30 June 2027. Queensland charges EVs 2 per cent duty against 3 per cent for a four-cylinder petrol car, and the ACT has the lowest duty band for zero-emission cars, though it stopped exempting them on 1 September 2025.
Does the FBT exemption count as an EV rebate?
In practice it is the biggest EV incentive left, though it only reaches you through a novated lease or a car provided by your employer. An eligible EV under the luxury car tax threshold for fuel-efficient cars, $91,661 for 2026-27, is fully exempt from fringe benefits tax until 31 March 2027, after which the government has announced a phase-down that is not yet law.