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Big Sur, CA
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1 station · 3 ports16 kW
Ventana Inn & Spa is a hotel in Big Sur, CA with 3 Level 2 charging ports up to 8 kW on the Tesla network. Customers only. Listing data from OpenChargeMap, last refreshed September 2026.
3 Tesla Connectors, up to 16kW.Available for customers. Please call ahead.
Source · OpenChargeMap
8 kW adds roughly 30 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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Big Sur, CA
Big Sur, CA
Big Sur, CA
Big Sur, CA
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| ID | 81753 |
|---|---|
| UUID | 41BF5372-0A7A-4917-9354-A0B692FE0598 |
| OperatorID | 23 |
| AddressInfo | {
"ID": 82099,
"Town": "Big Sur",
"Title": "Ventana Inn & Spa",
"Latitude": 36.2289982,
"Postcode": "93920",
"CountryID": 2,
"Longitude": -121.764704,
"AddressLine1": "48123 Hwy 1",
"DistanceUnit": 0,
"StateOrProvince": "California",
"ContactTelephone1": "(831) 667-2331"
} |
| Connections | [
{
"ID": 116511,
"Amps": 32,
"LevelID": 2,
"PowerKW": 8,
"Voltage": 230,
"Quantity": 3,
"StatusTypeID": 50,
"CurrentTypeID": 20,
"ConnectionTypeID": 30
}
] |
| DateCreated | 2017-02-03T11:54:00Z |
| UsageTypeID | 4 |
| OperatorInfo | {
"ID": 23,
"Title": "Tesla (Tesla-only charging)",
"Comments": null,
"BookingURL": null,
"WebsiteURL": "http://www.teslamotors.com",
"AddressInfo": null,
"ContactEmail": null,
"FaultReportEmail": null,
"IsRestrictedEdit": false,
"IsPrivateIndividual": false,
"PhonePrimaryContact": null,
"PhoneSecondaryContact": null
} |
| StatusTypeID | 50 |
| DataProviderID | 1 |
| NumberOfPoints | 3 |
| GeneralComments | 3 Tesla Connectors, up to 16kW.Available for customers. Please call ahead. |
| DateLastVerified | 2019-10-31T06:40:00Z |
| OperatorsReference | 23901 |
| DateLastStatusUpdate | 2019-10-31T06:40:00Z |
| SubmissionStatusTypeID | 200 |