District Maintenance Bus Yard

Of its 5 ports, 3 are DC fast and 2 are Level 2. DC fast ports deliver direct current straight to the battery and are the ones used for quick stops on longer trips. Level 2 ports are 240-volt AC chargers, typically used where a car is parked for an hour or more. That is about 33% above the California average of 3.7 ports per station. The registry lists 3 connector types: CHAdeMO, Legacy DC fast connector (Nissan Leaf era); J1772, the standard Level 1/2 AC connector; CCS, Combined Charging System — the J1772-based DC fast connector.

South El Monte has 2 charging stations in the DOE registry with 6 ports. District Maintenance Bus Yard accounts for 83% of the charging ports in South El Monte. It is the only EV Connect station in South El Monte. 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.

EV Connect operates 1,601 stations in the registry across 50 states, with 1,835 DC fast and 3,902 Level 2 ports in total. 227 of those stations are in California, 1% of the state's 21,814.

“Available” means the station is open and in service according to the DOE registry. Its access code is public, meaning it is listed as open to any driver. It opened on May 31, 2025, one of 2,781 stations in California with a 2025 open date. The station's record was last updated at the source on Oct 12, 2026.