EV Charging Stations and Roadside Assistance in Perth

Perth’s EV infrastructure has grown up fast. The metro area has fast chargers from Chargefox, Evie, Tesla, BP Pulse and JOLT spread across its shopping centres, forecourts and kerbsides, and Western Australia now hosts one of the world’s longest connected EV charging routes: the state-backed WA EV Network, running from Kununurra to the South Australian border. For rescues, RAC covers EVs on its roadside assistance and runs an electric patrol van that can recharge a stranded EV at the roadside in the metro area.

Public charging in Perth

The networks you will use in Perth:

By area: the northern suburbs have Tesla charging at Karrinyup plus network sites at the big coastal shopping centres; south of the river, North Coogee hosts a Tesla Supercharger and the Cockburn corridor is filling out with DC sites; and the CBD and inner suburbs lean on car park AC charging and JOLT kerbside units. Between the freeways, council car parks and shopping centres carry most of the AC load, which suits drivers topping up while parked anyway. Petrol retailers are part of the story too, with bp pulse rolling out high-powered chargers in WA as part of its national push.

Two local notes. RAC pioneered public charging here with its Electric Highway program; that project has formally wrapped up, but chargers remain at selected locations and the baton has passed to the WA EV Network, delivered by Synergy and Horizon Power as part of the state’s $43.5 million charging investment. And RAC members get 20 per cent off Chargefox charging, which covers many WA sites. The club also publishes a handy interactive map of WA charging stations.

On cost: as of mid-2026, DC fast charging in Perth generally lands somewhere between about 40 and 65 cents per kWh depending on the network and speed, AC destination charging is cheaper and occasionally free for customers, and JOLT’s daily 7kWh costs nothing. Charging at home overnight remains the cheapest option by a wide margin. EV uptake here has grown fastest in the outer suburbs, including Wanneroo, Joondalup and Cockburn, and the charging map is following the drivers, so expect new sites to keep appearing along the freeway corridors.

For the national picture on plugs, apps and pricing, see our guide to finding public EV charging in Australia.

EV roadside assistance options in Perth

Perth is RAC territory. RAC’s roadside assistance covers electric vehicles, and if you run out of charge the standard response is a tow to the nearest charger. More interestingly, RAC put an all-electric patrol van on the road fitted with a 7 kW charger that can give a stranded EV around 15 km of range in about 20 minutes, available to roadside members across the metro area as part of existing cover. That is usually enough to reach a fast charger under your own power instead of going up on a truck. We unpack the detail in our guide to RAC roadside assistance for EV owners.

The other layers are the same as everywhere: insurer roadside assistance bundled with comprehensive policies (check how out-of-charge callouts are treated before you need one) and manufacturer programs that come free with most new EVs, with Tesla handling its own roadside through its app. For the full comparison, see our complete guide to EV roadside assistance in Australia.

One Perth-specific reality: WA is big, and club coverage is strongest in the metro area and the populated south-west. If you are heading into genuinely remote country, your plan should be route planning and charge discipline, not the assumption that rescue is 35 minutes away.

Mobile EV charging in Perth

Mobile EV charging is a young industry across Australia, and in Perth the verifiable options are short.

RAC’s electric rescue van, described above, is the standout: a club-operated van that recharges stranded EVs at the roadside, included with metro roadside membership. Club Assist, the battery and equipment supplier that works with Australia’s motoring clubs, has also trialled mobile EV charging hardware with customers in WA, which suggests broader club coverage is coming.

Commercially, Mobile EV Charging lists Western Australia among its service areas, offering 24/7 emergency and pre-booked DC charging from 60 kW trucks. As with any callout service, confirm availability and price for your suburb before relying on it, and have your exact location and battery percentage ready when you call.

Beyond those, treat claims of on-demand mobile charging with healthy scepticism. Our guide to how mobile EV charging works in Australia explains what these services can realistically deliver.

Charging on Perth’s main routes

Perth’s geography makes route planning matter more than in the eastern capitals, but the corridors are covered.

Kwinana Freeway and Forrest Highway, south. The run to Bunbury and the South West is the best-charged route in WA, with fast charging in the regional centres and a Tesla Supercharger at Eaton near Bunbury. Much of RAC’s original Electric Highway was built through the South West, and the region remains the best-covered part of regional WA. Margaret River and the wider South West are comfortably reachable with one planned stop.

Mitchell Freeway and Indian Ocean Drive, north. The coastal run towards Lancelin, Cervantes and on to Geraldton is covered by WA EV Network sites in the towns along the way. Gaps are longer than down south, so leave the metro area with a healthy buffer.

Great Eastern Highway, east. Heading for Northam, the Wheatbelt and the Goldfields, charger spacing stretches out and planning each leg becomes essential. The WA EV Network extends all the way to Mundrabilla near the SA border, which has made the Nullarbor crossing possible in an EV, with discipline.

The state network’s 110 charge points across 49 locations were built precisely so regional WA is not a no-go zone, and some of its most remote sites run on standalone solar-and-battery power systems where the grid does not reach. The rule of thumb for all three corridors: know your next two chargers, not just your next one, and check they are online in the app before committing to a remote stretch.