EV Charging Stations and Roadside Assistance in Launceston

Launceston is a Chargefox town. Within 25 km of the centre, Open Charge Map lists nine public charging locations as of September 2026, five of them DC fast, and seven of the nine run through the Chargefox app, including the 350 kW ultra-rapid station at Kings Meadows that RACT had installed in 2020 as Tasmania’s first. Evie arrived in 2026 with a four-bay site at Legana. There is no Tesla Supercharger in the city, and the club, RACT, publishes no EV-specific roadside terms, which is unusual and worth knowing before you rely on it. The highways out are in good shape: Hobart is one stop away, Devonport and the ferry are well within a single charge.

EV charging stations in Launceston

The headline site is the Chargefox ultra-rapid station at Kings Meadows, at Meadow Mews Plaza on the southern edge of the city. Chargefox installed it on behalf of RACT and opened it in February 2020, the first ultra-rapid charger in the state, and it is rated at 350 kW on two CCS2 plugs with 100 kW CHAdeMO alongside. Like every Chargefox charger it is priced by the site owner; RACT members get 10 per cent off by linking their membership in the Chargefox app. On a car that can accept it, 15 minutes here is a few hundred kilometres, which is why it anchors both the Hobart run and the Bass Highway west.

The city centre is served by council-hosted Chargefox units: a 50 kW charger with CCS2 and CHAdeMO in the Paterson Street East car park, a block from the mall, and 22 kW AC at the Inveresk QVMAG car park across the river. Jackson Volkswagen in South Launceston hosts another 50 kW Chargefox unit that is open to the public. Open Charge Map lists a 22 kW unit in the York Street West car park as free, with a Tesla connector and a Type 2 socket, but that listing was last verified in 2020, so treat it as a pleasant surprise rather than a plan.

Down the West Tamar, Evie opened a four-bay 75 kW site at Legana in 2026, 10 km north of the centre, the network’s first in the Launceston area, and Electric Highway Tasmania runs an 80 kW CCS2 and CHAdeMO unit at Exeter, 22 km out, one of the local operator’s sites that run through the Chargefox app. Further afield, Hill Street Grocer at Longford has four 22 kW Chargefox sockets, and the Cataract Gorge basin car park has a 7 kW post for a long walk.

What Launceston does not have, as of September 2026, is a Tesla Supercharger. Tesla’s two Tasmanian sites are at Devonport, near the Spirit of Tasmania terminal, and Glenorchy in Hobart. Tesla has flagged Launceston as a future site, but planned dates slip, so Tesla drivers here use Kings Meadows and the council chargers like everyone else, which the CCS2 port makes straightforward.

The state-wide picture, including every fast charger in the north, is on our Launceston and the north charger page. If the apps-and-plugs side of public charging is new to you, our guide to public EV charging in Australia covers how each network works and what fast charging costs, typically between about 50 and 80 cents per kWh as of August 2026.

EV roadside assistance options in Launceston

RACT is Tasmania’s club and the default roadside choice in Launceston, and here the honest answer comes first: RACT does not publish EV-specific roadside terms, and as of mid-2026 its roadside pages do not mention electric vehicles at all, in either direction. There is no advertised exclusion, and the bread-and-butter services that make up most real-world EV callouts, 12-volt jump starts, tyre changes, lockouts and towing, apply to any registered car. But unlike every mainland club, RACT has not said what it does when a battery electric vehicle runs flat.

That matters because Tasmania’s official EV guidance notes that roadside providers may not support on-road charging, so an empty traction battery generally means a tow to a charger. RACT’s Advantage plan tows up to 15 km in the metro area and 32 km in the country, with six callouts a year; Ultimate has unlimited callouts and unlimited towing. For an EV owner, Ultimate is the plan that fits, because 15 km does not reach a fast charger from everywhere in the Tamar Valley. Confirm coverage directly with RACT before joining, and ask specifically how an out-of-charge callout is handled. Our RACT EV roadside guide sets out what is and is not verifiable.

For how club cover compares with insurer add-ons and the manufacturer programs bundled with new EVs, see our complete guide to EV roadside assistance in Australia. Manufacturer roadside programs operate in Tasmania as they do on the mainland, and for a new EV they may be the clearer cover in the first years. Keep the risk in proportion: the bulk of EV roadside work remains flat 12-volt batteries, tyres and lockouts, identical to petrol cars.

Mobile EV charging in Launceston

We are not aware of any verified mobile EV charging operator serving Tasmania at the time of writing. RACT has not announced one, and the mainland commercial operator Mobile EV Charging does not list Tasmania among its service areas. For a flat battery in Launceston the realistic outcome is a tow to a fast charger, and the good news is that it is a short one anywhere in the urban area, with Kings Meadows and Paterson Street both a few minutes from the centre. The national state of play is in our mobile EV charging guide.

Charging on Launceston’s main routes

Midland Highway (A1) south to Hobart. About 198 km, and the best-charged road in the state. Evie’s 350 kW site at Campbell Town is roughly 90 km out, near the halfway point, then Electric Highway Tasmania’s 80 kW at Oatlands, a 50 kW unit at Kempton, and Evie’s 350 kW at Brighton on the Hobart side. On our Hobart to Launceston route data the longest gap between chargers is 58 km. Ross, the pretty stop in the middle, has nothing, so charge at Campbell Town if you want to linger there. Our Hobart EV charging and roadside guide picks up at the other end.

Bass Highway (A1) west to Devonport and Burnie. About 100 km to Devonport and 145 km to Burnie, stepped with fast chargers: Evie’s 350 kW at Westbury 30 km out, NRMA’s 180 kW at Deloraine at around 50 km, a pair of 22 kW units at Latrobe, then the Devonport Supercharger at 250 kW plus a 50 kW council charger in the multi-storey car park, and a 50 kW unit on North Terrace in Burnie. If you are arriving on the Spirit of Tasmania, Devonport’s Supercharger is next to the terminal and the run to Launceston needs no stop. Our north-west Tasmania charger page lists the lot.

West Tamar Highway (A7) north. Evie’s Legana site at 10 km and the 80 kW Exeter unit at 22 km, then nothing on our data at Beaconsfield or Beauty Point. Short distances, so top up at Legana or Exeter and the peninsula looks after itself.

East Tamar Highway (A8) to George Town. About 50 km with a 75 kW Chargefox unit at the George Town council chambers at the far end, and Bridport’s 22 kW visitor centre charger a detour east. Nothing on the highway itself.

Tasman Highway (A3) east to Scottsdale and St Helens. The winding one. Scottsdale, about 65 km, has a 50 kW Chargefox at the art gallery cafe; Derby has a 24 kW Electric Highway Tasmania unit; St Helens, about 165 km, has a 50 kW unit. The road climbs and twists through the Sideling and the hills beyond Scottsdale, which costs more range than the distance suggests. Leave with a comfortable margin and top up at Scottsdale. Our east coast Tasmania charger page covers the coast from there.