RAC (WA) Roadside Assistance for EV Owners

Yes, RAC roadside assistance covers electric vehicles. Western Australia’s motoring club puts it plainly: petrol, diesel or electric, you’re covered, and that applies across all four tiers from Standard to Ultimate Plus with no EV surcharge. What’s changed recently is the charging side of the story: RAC wound up its pioneering Electric Highway network in 2025, so the club’s EV offer is now about roadside cover, member charging discounts and services like EV battery health checks rather than running its own chargers.

RAC is the club for Western Australia, so this page is for EV drivers in Perth, Mandurah, Bunbury and the regions. WA’s distances make roadside cover decisions different from the east coast: tier choice matters more here than almost anywhere else in the country.

What do RAC’s plans cost, and how far will they tow an EV?

RAC sells four tiers. EV cover is identical on all of them; towing distance is the real difference, and for an EV owner in WA it’s the difference that counts.

All tiers include up to two tows per incident outside business hours, plus the usual flat battery, flat tyre and lockout help. Check RAC’s roadside assistance page for current pricing, as these figures are indicative as of mid-2026.

Why towing distance matters so much in WA: an out-of-charge EV can’t be refuelled from a can. RAC doesn’t advertise mobile roadside charging, so a drained battery means a tow to a charger. In metropolitan Perth, Standard’s 20 km will usually reach one. On the South Western Highway or heading to Kalgoorlie, fast chargers can be 70 to 200 km apart, and Classic’s 200 km of country towing is the realistic minimum for regional EV driving. Anyone doing serious WA road trips should look hard at Ultimate Plus.

What happened to the RAC Electric Highway?

For about ten years, RAC ran the Electric Highway, a chain of chargers through Perth and the South West that was genuinely ahead of its time when it launched. That program concluded in 2025. RAC announced the wind-up in mid-2025 and handed responsibility for most stations to the eight local governments that hosted them, with the chargers continuing to operate on the Chargefox network under council ownership.

Two honest notes on the transition. First, RAC kept the chargers at its own sites, including its West Perth office, selected RAC parks and resorts, and RAC Auto Service Centres. Second, the handover hasn’t been seamless everywhere: some council-run sites have had outages, and WA EV forums noted at least one South West charger going offline shortly after the transition. The state’s WA EV Network of government-backed fast chargers has picked up much of the long-distance load, but it pays to check PlugShare before relying on any single regional site.

What EV-specific services does RAC actually offer?

Three things stand out as of mid-2026:

• Roadside cover with no EV carve-outs. Patrol attendance, 12V jump starts, tyre changes and towing all work for EVs the same as combustion cars.
• A 20 percent member discount on Chargefox charging. With the Electric Highway gone, this is RAC’s main ongoing charging perk, and since most WA public chargers bill through Chargefox it’s worth real money to frequent public chargers. Details are on RAC’s member benefits page.
• EV battery health checks. RAC offers a battery health check service, useful when buying a used EV or checking degradation before warranty expiry.

What RAC doesn’t offer is roadside charging trucks or a published out-of-charge towing bonus like RACV’s 200 km allowance. The model is simple: good towing entitlements, applied equally to EVs.

For WA touring, two habits cover the gap. Carry your full cable kit plus a portable charger that can run from a standard power point, because in the regions a roadhouse socket is sometimes the only electricity for 100 km. And check PlugShare for recent check-ins before committing to a remote charger, particularly the ex-Electric Highway council sites, where maintenance responsibility is newer and outages have been reported since the handover.

How does RAC compare for WA EV owners?

In WA you don’t have much club choice; RAC is the only full-service motoring club in the state, and the alternatives are insurer add-ons that mostly say nothing about EVs. The genuine decision is which RAC tier to buy, and whether an insurer add-on is enough for a city-only EV. Our best roadside assistance for EV owners guide compares RAC against the insurer and manufacturer options, and the complete guide to EV roadside assistance in Australia explains what EV breakdowns actually involve, which makes the tier choice easier.

The verdict for WA EV drivers

If your EV lives in Perth and rarely leaves it, RAC Standard plus the 20 percent Chargefox discount is solid value. The moment your driving includes the South West, the Wheatbelt or the Goldfields, buy towing distance: Classic at minimum, Ultimate Plus if you tour. RAC covers your EV without fuss on any tier; in WA, the only real question is how far you need to be towed when the map runs out of chargers. Figures here are accurate as of mid-2026, so confirm current pricing with RAC before joining.