Ames Research Center

Of its 63 ports, 12 are Level 2 and 51 are Level 1. Level 2 ports are 240-volt AC chargers, typically used where a car is parked for an hour or more. Level 1 ports are standard 120-volt outlets, the slowest way to charge. That is about 16.8 times the California average of 3.7 ports per station. The registry lists 2 connector types: NEMA 14-50, 240V outlet (RV-style plug); NEMA 5-20, 20A 120V wall outlet. Pricing as reported to the registry: “Free”. The site is listed as a federal government location. It is flagged as workplace charging.

Mountain View has 169 charging stations in the DOE registry with 1,269 ports, the 20th-most of 812 cities and towns in California. Ames Research Center accounts for 5% of the charging ports in Mountain View. Statewide, California has 21,814 stations and 81,788 ports, the largest station count of the 51 states and DC. The biggest station in California, Viejas Casino and Resort in Alpine, has 432 ports.

Ames Research Center is listed as non-networked: its chargers are not run through a charging-network account. California has 1,389 non-networked stations, 6% of its total.

“Available” means the station is open and in service according to the DOE registry. Its access code is private, meaning use is restricted, for example to a fleet, employees or residents. It opened on Jan 15, 2021, one of 5,186 stations in California with a 2021 open date. The station's record was last updated at the source on Jul 27, 2026.