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EV charging in San Luis Obispo, CA

123 charging stations in San Luis Obispo, California — networks, port mixes and a page for every station.

Dataset updated . Refreshed weekly from the US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center.

At a glance

San Luis Obispo, California has 123 EV charging stations in the US DOE registry (119 public) with 371 charging ports: 101 DC fast and 269 Level 2. That is the 31st-most of 812 cities and towns in California. ChargePoint runs the most stations here (97).

Stations
123
Public
119
DC fast ports
101
Level 2 ports
269

Port ranking

Biggest stations in San Luis Obispo

#StationPortsNetwork
1Cuesta Community College Lot 2AAvailable40Blink
2San Luis Obispo, CA - Higuera Street - Tesla SuperchargerAvailable20Tesla Supercharger
3San Luis Obispo, CA - Madonna Road - Tesla SuperchargerAvailable18Tesla Supercharger
4San Luis Obispo, CA - Los Osos Valley Road - Tesla SuperchargerAvailable16Tesla Supercharger
5J&R SLO Properties INCAvailable12Evolv Charging
6Lamplighter Inn & SuitesAvailable12Evolv Charging
7Costco San Luis Obispo (San Luis Obispo, CA)Available10Electrify America
8San Luis Obispo, CA - Tesla DestinationAvailable9Tesla Destination
9Quality Suites - Downtown SLOAvailable8EVCS
10SLO Ranch Farms and Marketplace - Tesla DestinationAvailable8Tesla Destination
11TargetAvailable6Non-networked
12Home DepotAvailable5Non-networked
13Coast NissanAvailable5Non-networked
14Marigold CenterAvailable3EVgo
15Marsh Street Parking StructureAvailable2Non-networked

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Operators

Networks here

Growth

Stations opened by year

2011
1
2012
2
2014
1
2015
3
2018
3
2019
1
2020
6
2021
26
2022
24
2023
9
2024
5
2025
14
2026
25

How many public EV charging stations are in San Luis Obispo?

Of the 123 stations the registry lists in San Luis Obispo, 119 are open to the public and 4 are private (fleet, workplace or residential). The average station here has 3 ports, about 20% below the California average of 3.7. San Luis Obispo holds under 1% of California's 21,814 charging stations.

Where is DC fast charging in San Luis Obispo?

San Luis Obispo has 101 DC fast ports (often called Level 3 charging) at 18 public stations. The largest are San Luis Obispo, CA - Higuera Street - Tesla Supercharger (20 DC fast), San Luis Obispo, CA - Madonna Road - Tesla Supercharger (18 DC fast), San Luis Obispo, CA - Los Osos Valley Road - Tesla Supercharger (16 DC fast) and J&R SLO Properties INC (8 DC fast). 3 of them are Tesla Supercharger sites. Across the public stations, 14 list CCS, 9 list NACS (Tesla) and 10 list CHAdeMO connectors.

What kinds of places have EV chargers in San Luis Obispo?

Where the registry records the site type, the most common hosts are hotel (3), shopping center (3), grocery store (1), office building (1) and inn (1). 4 public stations in San Luis Obispo are tagged as a hotel or inn in the registry: San Luis Obispo, CA - Madonna Road - Tesla Supercharger, Lamplighter Inn & Suites, San Luis Obispo, CA - Tesla Destination and Madonna Inn. 8 public stations list their pricing as free in the registry.

Which charging networks operate in San Luis Obispo?

By station count, the networks in San Luis Obispo are led by ChargePoint (97), Tesla Destination (6), Tesla Supercharger (3) and Blink (2). 9 stations are non-networked. 10 networks in all have stations here.

How fast is EV charging growing in San Luis Obispo?

The earliest station open year on record in San Luis Obispo is 2000. 14 stations opened in 2025, compared with 5 in 2024. 25 more have opened so far in 2026.

Directory

All 119 public charging stations in San Luis Obispo

Sorted by port count (figure after each name).

Frequently asked questions

How many EV charging stations are in San Luis Obispo, CA?

The US DOE registry lists 123 charging stations in San Luis Obispo, California (119 public), with 371 charging ports: 101 DC fast and 269 Level 2.

Where can I fast-charge in San Luis Obispo?

San Luis Obispo has 101 DC fast ports. The biggest DC fast sites are San Luis Obispo, CA - Higuera Street - Tesla Supercharger (20 ports), San Luis Obispo, CA - Madonna Road - Tesla Supercharger (18 ports) and San Luis Obispo, CA - Los Osos Valley Road - Tesla Supercharger (16 ports).

Which charging networks operate in San Luis Obispo?

By station count: ChargePoint (97), Non-networked (9), Tesla Destination (6), Tesla Supercharger (3) and Blink (2).

Are there Tesla Superchargers in San Luis Obispo?

Yes. The registry lists 3 public Tesla Supercharger sites in San Luis Obispo: San Luis Obispo, CA - Higuera Street - Tesla Supercharger (20 DC fast ports), San Luis Obispo, CA - Madonna Road - Tesla Supercharger (18 DC fast ports) and San Luis Obispo, CA - Los Osos Valley Road - Tesla Supercharger (16 DC fast ports).

Which hotels in San Luis Obispo have EV charging?

San Luis Obispo, CA - Madonna Road - Tesla Supercharger, Lamplighter Inn & Suites, San Luis Obispo, CA - Tesla Destination and Madonna Inn are tagged as a hotel or inn with public EV charging in the DOE registry. Many hotel chargers carry no site tag, so the full station list on this page may include more.

Is there free EV charging in San Luis Obispo?

8 public stations in San Luis Obispo list their pricing as free in the DOE registry. Pricing is self-reported by the site and can change.

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About this data

Source: US Department of Energy Alternative Fuels Data Center (AFDC) station registry, as published October 12, 2026 — ChargeCensus refreshes it weekly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.

Cite as: ChargeCensus, “EV charging in San Luis Obispo, CA”, https://chargecensus.com/ev-charging/california/san-luis-obispo (data as of October 12, 2026).