The NRMA EV Charging Network: Costs, Locations and the Member Discount
NRMA prices each charging site individually, from 69c/kWh up to 99c at remote sites. The 5c member discount only works in the My NRMA app, not through Chargefox.
The NRMA runs one of Australia’s most useful regional fast-charging networks, and one of its most misunderstood. It stopped being free for members in late 2023, it now prices every site individually, and the member discount that replaced the old free charging only works if you pay the right way.
What NRMA charging costs
There is no single NRMA rate to quote, because the club prices each site on its own. The rates it lists publicly are 69 to 99c/kWh, and 75 cents is the figure that appears most often across its listed sites.
The top of that range belongs to remote locations, where the cost of getting power to the site is genuinely higher. NRMA’s own pricing update cites 99 cents per kWh at Erldunda Roadhouse in the Northern Territory, several hundred kilometres from anywhere. That is the most expensive charging on this site’s entire tariff dataset, and it is defensible: the alternative at Erldunda is not cheaper charging, it is no charging.
For a typical 50 kWh top-up you are looking at about $37.50 at the common 75c rate, or a little under $35 at a 69c site.
The member discount, and the catch
Until August 2025 NRMA members got 10 per cent off. That became a flat saving of 5 cents per kWh, which at the common 75c rate is a slightly worse deal than the old percentage, and at a 99c remote site is a noticeably worse one.
The part that catches people out is how you pay. The 5 cent saving applies through the My NRMA app or an on-site card reader. Many NRMA sites also appear in the Chargefox app, because Chargefox is the platform underneath, and starting a session there is perfectly possible. You just will not get the member rate. If you are an NRMA member standing at an NRMA charger, open the right app.
Where the chargers are
NRMA built this network to fill regional gaps rather than to compete in city centres, which is what makes it worth knowing about on a road trip.
| State | Sites on our map |
|---|---|
| NSW | 49 |
| VIC | 6 |
| NT | 4 |
| SA | 4 |
| QLD, TAS, WA | 1 each |
Those counts are what appears on our charger map, drawn from Open Charge Map, not NRMA’s own site total. Treat them as a floor rather than a census.
See NRMA chargers on the map →
NRMA charging versus NRMA roadside assistance
These are two different products that happen to share a brand, and conflating them is the most common mistake we see.
The charging network is open to anyone. You do not need to be a member to use an NRMA charger, you just pay more without the 5c saving. NRMA roadside assistance is the separate membership product that covers breakdowns, towing and, in parts of NSW and the ACT, a mobile EV charging van that will get you moving again.
If you are here for the membership rather than the chargers, our guide to NRMA roadside assistance for EVs covers the plans, what each tier tows and how it compares with the other state clubs.
How it compares
Against the commercial networks, NRMA sits at the dearer end on paper. Its common 75c is above Evie’s 350 kW rate and level with RAA’s evening peak, and its remote sites go higher than anything else in the country.
That comparison is a little unfair, though, because NRMA’s network is doing a different job. Its sites are where the commercial operators have not gone, and a 75c charger in a regional town beats a 58c charger three hundred kilometres away. For a fuller picture of what the other networks charge, see our guide to public EV charging in Australia or work out your own cost with the calculator in what it costs to charge an electric car.
Sources
Prices and the member discount are taken from NRMA’s charging network page and its EV charging price update, checked August 2026. Charger locations come from Open Charge Map under CC-BY-4.0. Rates change, so check the app before you plug in.
Frequently asked questions
How much does NRMA EV charging cost?
NRMA prices each site individually rather than running one national rate. The prices it lists publicly are 69, 75 and 79 cents per kWh, with 75 cents the most common. Remote sites cost more, and NRMA's own pricing update cites 99 cents per kWh at Erldunda in the Northern Territory. The My NRMA app shows the rate for each site before you plug in.
Do NRMA members get a discount on charging?
Yes, a flat 5 cents per kWh since August 2025, which replaced the old 10 per cent discount. There is a catch worth knowing: it only applies when you pay through the My NRMA app or at an on-site card reader. Start the session in the Chargefox app instead and the member saving does not apply, even though many NRMA sites appear there.
Is NRMA charging still free for members?
No. It was free for members for years, which is why a lot of older advice still says so. NRMA introduced payments across the network in late 2023, partly to deal with charger squatting, and moved to location-based pricing in August 2025.
Where are NRMA's EV chargers?
NRMA built one of Australia's most significant regional fast-charging networks, concentrated in New South Wales and the ACT with a scattering of sites interstate. Our charger map carries 66 NRMA locations, 49 of them in NSW. The network is deliberately regional, filling highway gaps between towns rather than clustering in city centres.