Home EV Charger Installation in Tasmania: Costs, Power and What to Expect

Electric cars have quietly become normal in Tasmania — you see them in Hobart car parks, on the Midland Highway and plugged in at Launceston shopping centres. If you’re weighing up solar, or already have it, a home charger is often the next question. Here’s what’s actually involved, in plain terms.

Do I need a wall charger, or can I just use a power point?

You can charge from an ordinary power point using the portable cable that comes with most cars, and plenty of Tasmanians do. But it’s slow, and a wall-mounted charger is the better long-term answer for most households — faster, safer on a dedicated circuit, and able to be controlled.

The portable-lead approach suits low-kilometre drivers who plug in every night. If you’re doing regular Hobart–Launceston runs, or charging two cars, you’ll feel the difference.

How much does a home EV charger cost in Tasmania?

Expect two separate costs: the charger itself and the electrical work. In Australia in 2026, the unit generally runs about $500 to $2,000 before installation, and installation typically costs about $500 to $2,500. A common supplied-and-installed total is roughly $1,250 to $4,500.

Part of the job	Typical range (2026)	What moves the price
The charger unit	about $500–$2,000	smart controls, load management, solar diversion
Installation	about $500–$2,500	distance from the switchboard, cable routing, switchboard condition
All-up, supplied and installed	about $1,250–$4,500	most straightforward installs sit at the lower end

The single biggest variable is distance. A charger on the garage wall a couple of metres from the switchboard is a short job. A charger at the far end of a long driveway, or through a brick wall and under a deck, is not. If your switchboard is older and needs upgrading, that sits on top.

How fast does a 7 kW charger actually charge?

A 7 kW single-phase wall charger — the common Australian home choice — adds roughly 38 to 45 km of driving range per hour, depending on the car. That’s about three times faster than a standard 10 amp portable charger in a power point.

For most households that’s more than enough. Overnight on a 7 kW charger covers far more than a typical day’s driving, which means you’re rarely waiting on the car.

Do I need three-phase power for an EV charger?

Almost certainly not. A 22 kW charger requires a three-phase supply, which many Tasmanian homes simply don’t have, and the cost of bringing three-phase in can dwarf the charger itself. A 7 kW single-phase unit is the practical choice for the great majority of homes here.

This mirrors the solar side of things: TasNetworks allows a 10 kW single-phase inverter in Tasmania, so most households don’t need three-phase for solar either.

Who’s allowed to install it, and what paperwork should I get?

A licensed electrician must do the work — a hard-wired charger is fixed electrical work, not a DIY job. For non-trivial electrical work in Tasmania, a Certificate of Electrical Compliance must be lodged with TechSafe Australia, the government-funded inspector.

Ask for that certificate. It’s your proof the job was done and documented properly, and it matters for insurance and when you eventually sell the house.

Are there any rebates for a home EV charger in Tasmania?

No. As at 2026 there is no Tasmanian or federal rebate specifically for a home EV charger. If someone tells you otherwise, ask them to point to the program.

What has existed is Tasmania’s Energy Saver Loan Scheme, which has offered 0% interest loans of $500 to $10,000 that can cover a charger among other upgrades. Its availability has changed over time, so check whether the scheme is currently open before you budget around it — and treat it as a loan to repay, not a rebate.

Worth knowing: the federal STC rebate (SRES) that discounts rooftop solar, with Tasmania in STC Zone 4, applies to the solar system, not the charger.

Which Tasmanian tariff suits an EV owner?

This is where real money moves, and where people get confused. Since 1 July 2024, every new or upgraded residential connection is assigned to Tariff 93, the default whole-of-home time-of-use tariff. Its peak is weekdays 7–10am and 4–9pm (8–11am and 5–10pm during daylight saving); everything else, including all weekend, is off-peak.

Tariff 97 is the newer opt-in residential consumer-energy-resources tariff, intended for homes with solar, a battery or an EV. Three things matter about it:

It’s the only Tasmanian residential tariff with a super off-peak rate, midnight to 4am every day, weekends included — which lines up neatly with a timer on a smart charger.
Its peak runs weekdays 7–10am and 4–10pm, an hour longer in the evening than Tariff 93.
It carries an excess demand charge above 8.5 kW, so stacking a 7 kW charger on top of an oven and a heat pump at the same moment can cost you. Load management or a simple start-time delay helps here.

Whether a Tariff 97 retail plan is available to you depends on your retailer, so that’s a conversation to have before switching. Tariffs 31 and 41 — the legacy flat-rate pair — closed to new installations on 30 June 2024; neither is time-of-use, and Tariff 41 is the separately metered hot water and heating tariff, not an EV tariff.

Can I charge the car from my own solar?

Yes, and it’s usually the cheapest energy your car will ever get. Aurora Energy’s regulated feed-in tariff is 9.276 c/kWh from 1 July 2026 (up from 8.782c in 2025-26), while importing power costs roughly 28–30 c/kWh — so energy you keep is worth far more than energy you export.

In practice, when you charge from excess solar the only thing you give up is that modest feed-in payment. Some smart chargers support solar diversion, using a current clamp on the mains to follow your actual excess output and ramp charging up and down with the sun. That suits people who are home during the day; night-shift and commuter households may do better on a super off-peak window instead.

If you’re sizing solar with an EV in mind, a system of around 13 kW of panels on a 10 kW inverter (the 133% oversizing rule) is a sensible, future-proof default for a home heading toward an EV, heat pump and induction cooking — a step up from the old 6.6 kW. A genuinely low-use home with no EV or electrification plans may be better served by something smaller.

The practical takeaway

Before you ask anyone to quote, sort out four things:

Where the car parks, and how far that is from the switchboard — measure it.
A photo of your switchboard, including the main switch rating and whether there’s spare space.
When you’ll charge — daytime from solar, or overnight on a cheap window. This decides whether you want solar diversion, a timer, or both.
Your current tariff, from a recent bill, so you can compare it against what’s available to you.

Get those four right and the rest of the decision becomes fairly simple.

This guide is part of a free community knowledge resource about Tasmanian solar, written by the Tasmanian solar team at Solar Generation Tasmania. We’re locals, we’re happy to answer questions, and we’d rather you made a well-informed decision than a fast one.

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Published by Solar Generation Tasmania. General information current as at publication — rebates, tariffs and prices change, so confirm current figures before deciding.