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RAA’s State Budget submission builds on its Growth without Gridlock election platform, which outlines a suite of policies to support South Australia’s growth while maintaining liveability.
Central to the submission is a call for a competitive grants program to fund public DC fast charging, targeting regional areas, key tourism routes and growth corridors. RAA estimates South Australia needs 100 new public DC chargers installed per year just to keep pace with current EV growth, with sales running 50 per cent above last year.
South Australia’s EV transition is already delivering real fuel security dividends — with more than 21,000 battery electric vehicles registered in the state, displacing an estimated 20 million litres of petrol and diesel from fuel demand every year.
RAA is also urging the state government to invest in other key measures to improve transport and support South Australia’s growing population, including:
RAA Chief Executive Officer Nick Reade said the budget was an opportunity to back South Australia’s ambition with the investment the state’s growth demands.
“As South Australia’s population climbs toward 2 million in the next five years, the time for investment to support that growth is now,” Mr Reade said.
“Our Growth without Gridlock platform is clear — you can support growth and protect liveability, but it takes deliberate investment to do both,” he said.
“We’re looking forward to seeing the government’s pre-election commitments reflected in this budget, including planning for the expansion of rail services in the northern suburbs and ensuring real-time fuel pricing is here to stay.
“With more than 1,000 EVs hitting SA roads each month so far this year, South Australia needs to keep expanding public charging — particularly in regional towns and along key tourism routes — so we stay ahead of demand and ensure no community is left behind.
“South Australia has a once-in-a-generation opportunity to get ahead of its own growth — and this budget is the moment to act.”
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