Starbucks E-Station

Of its 15 ports, 6 are DC fast and 9 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 4 times the California average of 3.7 ports per station. The registry lists 3 connector types: J1772, the standard Level 1/2 AC connector; CCS, Combined Charging System — the J1772-based DC fast connector; NACS (Tesla), the North American Charging Standard connector.

Costa Mesa has 115 charging stations in the DOE registry with 409 ports. Starbucks E-Station accounts for 4% of the charging ports in Costa Mesa. It is the only EV Connect station in Costa Mesa. 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 Aug 26, 2026, one of 2,420 stations in California with a 2026 open date. The station's record was last updated at the source on Oct 12, 2026.