NSW has no purchase rebate or stamp duty exemption for electric cars any more. The $100 rego discount applies to every private car, and a road user charge is planned but uncertain.
| Incentive | Who gets it | Details |
|---|---|---|
| NSW registration discount | Privately registered vehicles, electric cars included | $100 off a car and $80 off a motorcycle, for rego due from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2027. Applied automatically. |
| EV Fleets Incentive | Businesses with up to 10 vehicles, used mainly in NSW | $13 million program for electric vehicles up to 4.5 tonnes and a smart charging port for each. Closes 5pm on 30 November 2026. |
| Incentive | Details |
|---|---|
| $3,000 NSW EV rebate | For the first 25,000 new battery and hydrogen electric cars, from 1 September 2021. Ended 31 December 2023. People who bought or paid a deposit before 1 January 2024 and were waiting for delivery kept their eligibility. |
| Stamp duty exemption or refund | For new and used battery and hydrogen electric cars with a dutiable value up to $78,000, from 1 September 2021 to 31 December 2023. Plug-in hybrids were never included. Together with the rebate it saved buyers an average of $5,540. |
| EV Fleets Incentive, competitive bid round | $7 million for fleets of 21 or more vehicles. Closed. |
| Electric Vehicle Destination Grants and EV Ready Building Grant | Closed. |
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| EV road user charge | Planned at 3.095 cents per km for battery and hydrogen cars and 2.476 cents per km for plug-in hybrids (2026-27 rates, indexed each year), from 1 July 2027 or sooner if electric cars reach 30% of new car sales. The NSW Government page, updated 1 July 2026, says NSW is still assessing the effect of the 2023 High Court decision against Victoria’s similar charge. NRMA’s June 2026 summary lists the NSW charge as scrapped. At 12,000 km a year the charge would be about $371. |
| Incentive | Who gets it | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Fringe benefits tax (FBT) exemption | Employees leasing a zero or low emission car through a novated lease, under the luxury car tax threshold | Makes novated leasing cheaper. The 2026 Federal Budget plans to reduce the full exemption over three years, so check what applies to your lease. |
| Higher luxury car tax threshold | Buyers of fuel-efficient cars, including electric cars | $91,387 in 2025-26, rising to $91,661 in 2026-27. Petrol and diesel cars face the tax above $80,567, rising to $80,809. |
| Customs duty removed | Battery electric, plug-in hybrid and hydrogen cars under the luxury car tax threshold | In place since July 2022. |
| DRIVEN Charger Rebate Scheme | Licensed motor dealers, service centres and repairers with qualified EV staff | Up to $2,500 per smart charger, capped at $20,000 per site. $40 million in total. Closes 5pm AEST on 30 April 2028. |
Planned: New luxury car tax category for zero emission cars. A $120,000 threshold from 1 July 2027, under the Australia-EU free trade agreement signed on 24 March 2026. It depends on legislation passing.
The NSW calculator charges stamp duty on electric cars at the same rates as any other car and includes the $100 rego discount. The comparison has a box to include the planned road user charge.