Elkhornridge EV 1

Of its 1 port, 1 is 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 65% below the South Dakota average of 2.8 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.

Spearfish has 5 charging stations in the DOE registry with 11 ports, the 5th-most of 30 cities and towns in South Dakota. Elkhornridge EV 1 accounts for 9% of the charging ports in Spearfish. ChargePoint runs 4 stations in Spearfish. Statewide, South Dakota has 120 stations and 339 ports, the 49th-largest station count of the 51 states and DC. The biggest station in South Dakota, Sioux Falls Regional Airport (Level 4) in Sioux Falls, has 17 ports.

The largest US charging network by station count — mostly Level 2 at workplaces, retail and municipal sites. ChargePoint operates 48,998 stations in the registry across 52 states, with 5,017 DC fast and 83,427 Level 2 ports in total. 45 of those stations are in South Dakota, 38% of the state's 120.

“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 Aug 30, 2025, one of 10 stations in South Dakota with a 2025 open date. The station's record was last updated at the source on Oct 12, 2026.