Ventana Big Sur - Tesla Destination
Big Sur, CA
Level 2Tesla Destination
1 station · 3 ports
Esalen Institute - Tesla Destination is a hotel in Big Sur, CA with 3 Level 2 charging ports up to 16 kW on the Tesla Destination network. Charging is free. 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. Public access. Listing data from NREL, last confirmed August 2026.
16 kW adds roughly 55 miles of range per hour for a typical EV.
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As of 2024, California had 1,981,000 plug-in vehicles registered — 1,533,900 fully battery-electric (77%) and 447,100 plug-in hybrid (23%). That ranks California #1 nationally and represents about 32.9% of all US plug-in registrations.
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From U.S. DOE AFDC · Public domain
| id | 112871 |
|---|---|
| zip | 93920 |
| city | Big Sur |
| plus4 | — |
| state | CA |
| ng_psi | — |
| cng_psi | — |
| country | US |
| latitude | 36.124239 |
| bd_blends | — |
| longitude | -121.637041 |
| open_date | 2015-04-08 |
| rd_blends | — |
| ev_network | Tesla Destination |
| ev_pricing | Free |
| updated_at | 2026-08-27T18:11:53Z |
| access_code | public |
| cng_has_rng | — |
| lng_has_rng | — |
| lpg_primary | — |
| status_code | E |
| bd_blends_fr | — |
| hy_is_retail | — |
| hy_pressures | — |
| hy_standards | — |
| rd_blends_fr | — |
| station_name | Esalen Institute - Tesla Destination |
| ev_other_evse | — |
| ev_pricing_fr | — |
| expected_date | — |
| facility_type | HOTEL |
| nps_unit_name | — |
| station_phone | 877-798-3752 |
| cards_accepted | — |
| ev_dc_fast_num | — |
| ev_network_web | https://www.tesla.com/destination-charging |
| fuel_type_code | ELEC |
| geocode_status | 200-9 |
| hy_status_link | — |
| street_address | 55000 Highway 1 |
| funding_sources | — |
| owner_type_code | P |
| access_days_time | 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. |
| e85_blender_pump | — |
| lpg_nozzle_types | — |
| ng_vehicle_class | — |
| related_stations | — |
| cng_dispenser_num | — |
| cng_total_storage | — |
| cng_vehicle_class | — |
| ev_charging_units | [
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}
},
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}
] |
| lng_vehicle_class | — |
| ng_fill_type_code | — |
| restricted_access | No |
| access_detail_code | — |
| cng_fill_type_code | — |
| ev_connector_types | TESLA |
| ev_level1_evse_num | — |
| ev_level2_evse_num | 3 |
| access_days_time_fr | — |
| date_last_confirmed | 2026-08-27 |
| ev_renewable_source | — |
| cng_renewable_source | — |
| lng_renewable_source | — |
| cng_total_compression | — |
| ev_workplace_charging | No |
| maximum_vehicle_class | — |
| rd_max_biodiesel_level | — |
| groups_with_access_code | Public |
| intersection_directions | — |
| e85_other_ethanol_blends | — |
| rd_blended_with_biodiesel | — |
| groups_with_access_code_fr | Public |
| intersection_directions_fr | — |