Esalen Institute - Tesla Destination
Big Sur, CA
Level 2Tesla Destination
1 station · 3 ports16 kW
Ventana Big Sur - Tesla Destination is a inn in Big Sur, CA with 3 Level 2 charging ports on the Tesla Destination network. Charging power is not listed for this location; Level 2 chargers are typically 6 to 11 kW, which adds roughly 20 to 40 miles of range per hour for a typical EV. Public access. Listing data from NREL, last refreshed September 2026.
Rating not listed. Level 2 chargers are typically 6 to 11 kW. That adds roughly 20 to 40 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 | 112870 |
|---|---|
| zip | 93920 |
| city | Big Sur |
| plus4 | — |
| state | CA |
| ng_psi | — |
| cng_psi | — |
| country | US |
| latitude | 36.228998 |
| bd_blends | — |
| longitude | -121.764704 |
| open_date | 2016-12-23 |
| rd_blends | — |
| ev_network | Tesla Destination |
| ev_pricing | — |
| updated_at | 2025-02-12T00:16:32Z |
| 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 | Ventana Big Sur - Tesla Destination |
| ev_other_evse | — |
| ev_pricing_fr | — |
| expected_date | — |
| facility_type | INN |
| 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 | 48123 Hwy 1 |
| funding_sources | — |
| owner_type_code | P |
| access_days_time | — |
| 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 | — |
| 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 | 2024-07-01 |
| 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 | — |