Buss Ford

Of its 8 ports, 4 are DC fast and 4 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 2.3 times the Illinois average of 3.4 ports per station. The registry lists 2 connector types: J1772, the standard Level 1/2 AC connector; CCS, Combined Charging System — the J1772-based DC fast connector. The site is listed as a public site location.

McHenry has 6 charging stations in the DOE registry with 25 ports. Buss Ford accounts for 32% of the charging ports in McHenry. It is the only Red E station in McHenry. Statewide, Illinois has 2,056 stations and 7,047 ports, the 14th-largest station count of the 51 states and DC. The biggest station in Illinois, Hanover Park Il Sdc in Hanover Park, has 110 ports.

Red E operates 1,105 stations in the registry across 47 states, with 2,240 DC fast and 2,633 Level 2 ports in total. 65 of those stations are in Illinois, 3% of the state's 2,056.

“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 Sep 27, 2024, one of 277 stations in Illinois with a 2024 open date. The station's record was last updated at the source on Oct 12, 2026.