The Orchard Inn, a Select Registry Property - Tesla Destination

Of its 2 ports, 2 are Level 2. Level 2 ports are 240-volt AC chargers, typically used where a car is parked for an hour or more. That is about 37% below the North Carolina average of 3.2 ports per station. The registry lists one connector type: NACS (Tesla), the North American Charging Standard connector. Pricing as reported to the registry: “Free”. The site is listed as a inn location.

Saluda has 3 charging stations in the DOE registry with 5 ports. The Orchard Inn, a Select Registry Property - Tesla Destination accounts for 40% of the charging ports in Saluda. It is the only Tesla Destination station in Saluda. Statewide, North Carolina has 2,050 stations and 6,462 ports, the 15th-largest station count of the 51 states and DC. The biggest station in North Carolina, Fort Bragg in Fayettville, has 138 ports.

Tesla's Level 2 destination chargers at hotels, restaurants and resorts. Tesla Destination operates 4,513 stations in the registry across 51 states, with 18,149 Level 2 ports in total. 125 of those stations are in North Carolina, 6% of the state's 2,050.

“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 Oct 27, 2014, one of 18 stations in North Carolina with a 2014 open date. The station's record was last updated at the source on Aug 27, 2026.