Charles Gabus Ford - DCFC

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 one connector type: 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. Charles Gabus Ford - DCFC accounts for 3% of the charging ports in Des Moines. Blink runs 4 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.

Blink Charging's public network — largely Level 2. Blink operates 6,186 stations in the registry across 52 states, with 2,086 DC fast and 21,012 Level 2 ports in total. 55 of those stations are in Iowa, 10% 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 May 20, 2025, one of 61 stations in Iowa with a 2025 open date. The station's record was last updated at the source on Oct 12, 2026.