Esalen Institute - Tesla Destination
Big Sur, CA
Level 2Tesla Destination
1 station · 3 ports16 kW
The Esalen Institute is an EV charging location in Big Sur, CA with 2 Level 2 charging ports up to 16 kW on the Tesla network. By appointment. Listing data from OpenChargeMap, last refreshed September 2026.
2 Tesla Connectors, up to 16kW.Available for patrons only. Please see front desk.
Source · OpenChargeMap
16 kW adds roughly 55 miles of range per hour for a typical EV.
For a typical EV (75 kWh battery) charging from 10% to 80%. Real-world times vary with vehicle, temperature, and station load. Estimate for your 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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Big Sur, CA
Big Sur, CA
Big Sur, CA
Big Sur, CA
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| ID | 81531 |
|---|---|
| UUID | 36A0BC27-B217-4C5A-960C-7817119C8CF6 |
| OperatorID | 23 |
| AddressInfo | {
"ID": 81877,
"Town": "Big Sur",
"Title": "The Esalen Institute",
"Latitude": 36.124239,
"Postcode": "93920",
"CountryID": 2,
"Longitude": -121.637041,
"AddressLine1": "55000 California 1",
"DistanceUnit": 0,
"StateOrProvince": "CA",
"ContactTelephone1": "(888) 837-2536"
} |
| Connections | [
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"LevelID": 2,
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"Quantity": 2,
"StatusTypeID": 50,
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}
] |
| DateCreated | 2017-02-02T22:30:00Z |
| UsageTypeID | 6 |
| OperatorInfo | {
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"Title": "Tesla (Tesla-only charging)",
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"BookingURL": null,
"WebsiteURL": "http://www.teslamotors.com",
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"ContactEmail": null,
"FaultReportEmail": null,
"IsRestrictedEdit": false,
"IsPrivateIndividual": false,
"PhonePrimaryContact": null,
"PhoneSecondaryContact": null
} |
| StatusTypeID | 50 |
| DataProviderID | 1 |
| NumberOfPoints | 2 |
| GeneralComments | 2 Tesla Connectors, up to 16kW.Available for patrons only. Please see front desk. |
| DateLastVerified | 2017-02-16T10:49:00Z |
| OperatorsReference | 8301 |
| DateLastStatusUpdate | 2017-02-16T10:49:00Z |
| SubmissionStatusTypeID | 200 |