Ruge’s Ford

Of its 7 ports, 4 are DC fast and 3 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 77% above the New York average of 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.

Rhinebeck has 9 charging stations in the DOE registry with 25 ports. Ruge’s Ford accounts for 28% of the charging ports in Rhinebeck. Blink runs 3 stations in Rhinebeck. Statewide, New York has 6,091 stations and 24,076 ports, the 2nd-largest station count of the 51 states and DC. The biggest station in New York, Sky Three Residences in Brooklyn, has 154 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. 185 of those stations are in New York, 3% of the state's 6,091.

“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 Nov 22, 2023, one of 822 stations in New York with a 2023 open date. The station's record was last updated at the source on Oct 12, 2026.