6500 Grand Ave West

Of its 4 ports, 4 are DC fast. DC fast ports deliver direct current straight to the battery and are the ones used for quick stops on longer trips. That is about 50% above the Iowa average of 2.7 ports per station. The registry lists 2 connector types: CHAdeMO, Legacy DC fast connector (Nissan Leaf era); CCS, Combined Charging System — the J1772-based DC fast connector.

Des Moines has 46 charging stations in the DOE registry with 120 ports, the 2nd-most of 131 cities and towns in Iowa. 6500 Grand Ave West accounts for 3% of the charging ports in Des Moines. ChargeLab runs 6 stations in Des Moines. Statewide, Iowa has 528 stations and 1,404 ports, the 33rd-largest station count of the 51 states and DC. The biggest station in Iowa, Wells Fargo West Des Moines Campus in West Des Moines, has 24 ports.

ChargeLab operates 406 stations in the registry across 38 states, with 325 DC fast and 1,312 Level 2 ports in total. 50 of those stations are in Iowa, 9% of the state's 528.

“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 Jan 17, 2023, one of 72 stations in Iowa with a 2023 open date. The station's record was last updated at the source on Oct 12, 2026.