{"id":99848,"date":"2026-06-17T05:22:43","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T19:52:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/?p=99848"},"modified":"2026-06-16T15:33:48","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T06:03:48","slug":"ev-kerbside-charging-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/ev-kerbside-charging-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Kerbside EV Charging Options Surge Across Australia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-99850\" src=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ev-kerbside-charging-2026.jpg\" alt=\"EV kerbside charging 2026\" width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ev-kerbside-charging-2026.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ev-kerbside-charging-2026-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ev-kerbside-charging-2026-1024x538.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ev-kerbside-charging-2026-768x403.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Two years ago, SolarQuotes explored one of the trickier challenges facing would-be EV owners: how do you charge an electric car if you don&#8217;t have a driveway?<\/p>\n<p>The solutions ranged from cable covers and drainpipes to charge gullies and elevated cable systems. There was no shortage of ideas, and the comments section quickly filled with alternative suggestions, objections and debate.<\/p>\n<h2><!--more-->Is Kerbside EV Charging Now Possible?<\/h2>\n<p>So did any of those ideas suggested in 2024 catch on? Some managed to, while others evolved. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/street-ev-charging\/\">Back in 2024<\/a>, many of the proposed solutions were effectively workarounds.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_99852\" style=\"width: 1210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-99852\" class=\"wp-image-99852 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ev-kerbside-charging-2024.jpg\" alt=\"EV kerbside charging 2024\" width=\"1200\" height=\"626\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ev-kerbside-charging-2024.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ev-kerbside-charging-2024-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ev-kerbside-charging-2024-1024x534.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ev-kerbside-charging-2024-768x401.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-99852\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Some of the kerbside charging ideas discussed in SolarQuotes&#8217; 2024 article, ranging from simple cable covers to purpose-built charge gullies.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Rather than residents trying to find ways around council restrictions, some councils are now trialling and approving charging solutions themselves. In NSW alone, government-supported kerbside charging programs have funded more than 1,000 charge ports across 38 councils.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/conversations.merri-bek.vic.gov.au\/ev-charging-trial\">Merri-bek City Council<\/a> is currently trialling elevated charging systems that allow residents to charge street-parked EVs without trailing cables across footpaths. The council is also running a separate trial of pole-mounted public chargers.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.portphillip.vic.gov.au\/council-services\/traffic-management-and-transport\/electric-vehicle-chargers\/\">City of Port Phillip<\/a> has expanded its kerbside charging program beyond the Kerb Charge system featured in SolarQuotes&#8217; original article. Residents can now apply for a range of approved charging options, including kerb-integrated systems and elevated charging devices.<\/p>\n<p>In Sydney, <a href=\"https:\/\/mosman.nsw.gov.au\/news\/council-news\/new-policy-supports-fair-and-flexible-ev-charging-mosman\">Mosman Council<\/a> has adopted a resident-led policy framework that allows privately owned kerbside charging infrastructure to be proposed and assessed on a case-by-case basis.<\/p>\n<p>Sydney&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.innerwest.nsw.gov.au\/around-community\/ev-charging\">Inner West Council<\/a> is already well down the kerbside charging path, with 136 public chargers being rolled out in partnership with EVX.<\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-wrapper\"><iframe title=\"Sydney&#039;s New Kerbside EV Chargers (2025!)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lEp2fcvqg6I?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h2>More Than An EV Issue<\/h2>\n<p>None of this means the problem has been solved. In many areas, households still don&#8217;t have access to an approved solution, so improvised approaches aren&#8217;t going away any time soon.<\/p>\n<p>Even so, there are signs that the issue is being taken more seriously than it was two years ago.<\/p>\n<p>Councils and policymakers are now taking a far more active role. The challenge has gone beyond simply finding a way to charge a street-parked EV to figuring out how charging infrastructure can be rolled out across entire neighbourhoods.<\/p>\n<p>For inner-city areas with older housing stock and large numbers of vehicles parked on the street, kerbside charging is increasingly being viewed as an infrastructure challenge rather than simply an EV issue.<\/p>\n<p>That shift may help explain why some councils are trialling multiple approaches simultaneously. At this stage, nobody knows which solution \u2014 if any \u2014 will prove most practical at scale.<\/p>\n<h2>The Data On Kerbside EV Charging<\/h2>\n<p>Another sign of progress comes from the growing body of real-world charging data.<\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unsw.edu.au\/newsroom\/news\/2026\/05\/australia-needs-thousands-more-kerbside-ev-chargers-heres-how-to-roll-them-out-fast-and-fairly?\">recent UNSW study<\/a> analysed more than 27,000 charging sessions across council-owned kerbside chargers in Sydney&#8217;s eastern suburbs.<\/p>\n<p>Rather than asking whether kerbside charging is needed, researchers focused on how people actually use it.<\/p>\n<p>Among the findings was evidence that medium-power DC chargers in the 30\u201350 kW range may offer a sweet spot between cost, convenience and utilisation. The study also identified a rough planning benchmark of one kerbside charging space for every 70 locally parked EVs.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_99854\" style=\"width: 910px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-99854\" class=\"wp-image-99854 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/unsw-ev-charging-report-findings.jpg\" alt=\"UNSW kerbside charging report\" width=\"900\" height=\"456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/unsw-ev-charging-report-findings.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/unsw-ev-charging-report-findings-300x152.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/unsw-ev-charging-report-findings-768x389.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-99854\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Key findings from UNSW&#8217;s study of kerbside EV charging in Sydney&#8217;s eastern suburbs. Source: UNSW (University of New South Wales.)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Two years ago, much of the debate centred on whether kerbside charging was practical at all. Today, researchers are analysing how many chargers may be needed, where they should be installed and how they are being used.<\/p>\n<p>They&#8217;re even looking at ways to shift kerbside charging away from peak demand periods as EV numbers grow. But that&#8217;s a rabbit hole we&#8217;ll save for another article.<\/p>\n<h2>There&#8217;s No Home EV Charging Silver Bullet<\/h2>\n<p>If there is one conclusion from revisiting the topic, it&#8217;s that every solution comes with trade-offs.<\/p>\n<p>Home-connected charging systems <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/ev-chargers\/solar\/#Solar-EV-Charger-Calculator\">can make use of household electricity and rooftop solar<\/a>, but they often depend on residents being able to park close to home.<\/p>\n<p>Public kerbside chargers avoid that problem but require additional infrastructure investment and ongoing management.<\/p>\n<p>For now, councils appear content to trial multiple approaches rather than pick a winner.<\/p>\n<h2>The Search Continues<\/h2>\n<p>Not everyone has access to a driveway, garage or private charging point. For many apartment residents, renters and owners of older inner-city homes, charging remains one of the biggest practical barriers to EV ownership.<\/p>\n<p>At least we&#8217;ve now moved from asking &#8220;how do I run a cable across the footpath?&#8221; to &#8220;how do we make thousands of charging points work in real cities?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>And that&#8217;s probably progress.<\/p>\n<p>For more on home EV charging, see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/ev-chargers\/\">SolarQuotes&#8217; guide to EV chargers<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two years ago, SolarQuotes explored one of the trickier challenges facing would-be EV owners: how do you charge an electric car if you don&#8217;t have a driveway? The solutions ranged from cable covers and drainpipes to charge gullies and elevated cable systems. 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