Commercial EV Charger Installation Brisbane and Logan

Commercial EV charger installation in Brisbane and Logan typically costs $1,500 to $2,500 for a single 7 kW AC charger, $2,500 to $4,500 for a 22 kW three-phase charger and $8,000 to $20,000 for a bank of four to eight chargers with load management, with DC fast charging from around $25,000. Faze Electrical & Airconditioning designs and installs workplace, fleet, body corporate and customer charging across Brisbane southside, Logan and Ipswich under QLD Electrical Contractor Licence 90552, including switchboard capacity assessment, three-phase supply, dynamic load management, OCPP back-end billing and Energex notification.

Commercial EV charging Brisbane and Logan

Electric vehicles made up more than one in ten new car sales in Queensland by 2026, and staff, tenants, fleet drivers and customers now expect somewhere to plug in. Workplace charging is the second most used charging location after home, because a car parked for eight hours can fully recharge on an ordinary 7 kW AC charger.

We install commercial charging for offices and warehouses in Underwood, Springwood and Yatala, car dealerships and service centres, apartment buildings and townhouse complexes across Logan and Brisbane southside, and fleet depots that need reliable overnight charging. Because we already do the commercial electrical work on many of these sites, the charging is designed around the switchboard and supply that is actually there rather than a brochure assumption.

What does commercial EV charger installation cost?

Commercial pricing is driven by four things: the number and speed of chargers, the distance from the switchboard to the car parks, whether the existing supply has spare capacity, and whether you need networked billing. Typical 2026 ranges across Brisbane look like this, ex GST and before any site-specific civil work:

Installation	Typical cost (2026)	Suits
Single 7 kW AC charger, single phase, near the board	$1,500 to $2,500	Small business, one or two staff or fleet vehicles
Single 11 kW or 22 kW AC charger, three phase	$2,500 to $4,500	Fleet vans, dealerships, faster staff turnover
Four to eight AC chargers with dynamic load management	$8,000 to $20,000	Offices, apartment car parks, depots
Networked OCPP chargers with user billing (per charger uplift)	$400 to $1,200 per charger plus subscription	Body corporate, tenant and public charging
DC fast charger 25 kW to 50 kW	$25,000 to $60,000 plus	Fleet depots with short dwell times, destination sites
Three-phase supply upgrade or new sub-board	$3,500 to $15,000 plus Energex charges	Sites where capacity is the limit

These are typical market ranges to help you budget. Cable runs across a car park are usually the item that moves the price most, at roughly $30 to $50 per metre for cable and conduit, more where core drilling or trenching is needed. Every quote we issue separates hardware, electrical, civil and any Energex charges so you can see exactly where the money goes.

Workplace EV charging for staff and fleets

For most workplaces the right answer is AC charging at 7 kW or 11 kW per bay, not DC fast charging. Staff cars sit for a full shift, so slower and cheaper chargers deliver the same result at a fraction of the cost and with far less demand on the supply. Fleet depots are similar: vans and utes that return by 5 pm are full by morning on 7 kW. We typically recommend:

• Wall-mounted or bollard-mounted 7 kW to 22 kW chargers with tethered cables for fleets, or socketed units for mixed use.
• RFID or app access so only authorised drivers can charge, with usage reports for fringe benefits and fleet cost tracking.
• Dynamic load management from the first charger, so the site can grow without a supply upgrade later.

Every installation is notified to Energex as required for chargers above the connection standard thresholds, tested and certified with a Certificate of Test, and handed over with a wiring diagram and the load management settings documented. The residential side of this work is covered on our EV charger installation Brisbane page, and the electrician for EV charger installation guide explains the licensing and Energex requirements in more depth.

EV charging for body corporates and apartment buildings

Body corporate EV charging is the fastest growing part of our commercial work, and it is also the most political. In Queensland, a charger that connects to common property infrastructure is an improvement under the Body Corporate and Community Management Act 1997. The committee can approve an owner’s improvement where the total cost is under $3,000 and it does not affect the appearance of the building; anything larger, or any shared charging scheme, goes to a general meeting by ordinary resolution. Unlike New South Wales there is no deemed approval and no right-to-charge law, so a proposal that answers the committee’s questions up front is what gets a yes.

We prepare that proposal with you. It covers a capacity assessment of the building’s main switchboard and supply, a load management design that guarantees the building’s own loads are never at risk, metering and billing so each owner pays for their own energy through an OCPP platform, a by-law-ready allocation of bays, and staged pricing from a single owner charger through to a whole car park.

Load management and three-phase supply

The question every commercial client asks is whether the building can handle the extra load. Usually yes, with load management. A dynamic load management system meters the site’s incoming supply in real time and shares whatever capacity is spare across the connected chargers. It means a supply that would support two unmanaged 22 kW chargers can run eight managed ones, and the main switch never trips.

Three-phase is the second lever. Almost all commercial buildings already have it, but tenancies, sheds and older shopfronts sometimes only have a single phase brought to the tenancy board. For 11 kW and 22 kW chargers, or for more than two or three chargers on one site, we bring three-phase to the charger location, either from the building’s main board or via an Energex supply upgrade. Our three-phase power installation Brisbane page walks through that process, timing and costs. Where the main board itself is dated or full, a commercial switchboard upgrade is scoped and priced as part of the same job.

Grants and incentives (checked September 2026)

There is currently no Queensland Government rebate for workplace or commercial EV chargers; the state’s EV rebate scheme, which covered vehicle purchases only, closed in September 2024. At federal level, ARENA runs periodic co-funding rounds for public, destination and fleet charging under its Driving the Nation program, which suit larger multi-charger projects and are competitive. Chargers and installation are depreciable business assets, so ask your accountant about the treatment available in the financial year you install.

Why Faze for commercial EV charging

• Licensed electrical contractor (90552) with $20 million public liability, Form 16 and Certificate of Test documentation on every job.
• Experience with Tesla, Ocular, Wallbox, Schneider, Zappi and OCPP-compliant commercial chargers, so we recommend hardware on fit, not on margin.
• Load management designed in from the start, with capacity for expansion pre-wired.
• Fixed quotes that separate hardware, electrical, civil and Energex costs.
• One local team based in Woodridge covering Logan, Brisbane southside, Ipswich and the northern Gold Coast, with a 12-month workmanship warranty.

Frequently asked questions

How much does commercial EV charger installation cost in Brisbane?

In 2026, a single 7 kW AC charger on an existing commercial board typically costs $1,500 to $2,500 installed, a 22 kW three-phase charger $2,500 to $4,500, and a bank of four to eight chargers with load management $8,000 to $20,000 depending on cable runs and switchboard capacity. DC fast chargers start at around $25,000. We quote fixed after a site assessment.

Do we need three-phase power for workplace EV charging?

For one or two 7 kW chargers, no. For 11 kW or 22 kW chargers, or more than two or three chargers on one site, three-phase is strongly recommended and usually already present in commercial buildings. Where it is not, our three-phase power installation page explains the Energex process and typical costs.

Can a body corporate refuse an EV charger in Queensland?

Under the Body Corporate and Community Management Act a charger connected to common property is an improvement that needs approval. The committee can approve improvements under $3,000; larger ones go to a general meeting. Queensland has no right-to-charge law, so a well-prepared proposal with a load assessment and billing plan is what gets approval.

What is EV charger load management?

Load management, or dynamic load balancing, is software and metering that watches the building’s real-time electrical demand and shares the spare capacity across all the chargers. It lets a site run six or eight chargers on the supply that would otherwise support two, avoids costly supply upgrades and prevents the main switch tripping when everyone plugs in at 9 am.

Are there grants for workplace EV charging in Queensland?

As at September 2026 there is no Queensland Government rebate for workplace or commercial EV chargers. ARENA runs periodic co-funding rounds for public and fleet charging, which suit larger projects. Charging hardware and installation are depreciable business assets, so ask your accountant how they should be treated in the year you install.