Where to Charge your Telsa Car, or EV in Tahoe City, CA

So you’ve gone green and if you’re wondering where to charge your Telsa car, or Electric Vehicle (EV) in the greater Tahoe City, CA, you may be surprised at how many charging stations options you have in the Lake Tahoe area.

From what I have read on-line, the Telsa Model S can go about 300 miles on a full charge using an 85-kilowatt-hour battery and the Telsa Supercharge stations can deliver a half charge in as little as twenty (20) minutes and in the greater Tahoe City area, we have several options for you.

Here is a list of locations that have charging stations in the Tahoe City, Truckee, and greater Lake Tahoe area for Telsa cars and EVs:

Tahoe City:

221 Fairway Drive, Tahoe City, CA – Tahoe City Public Utility Department

Public Use – 2 Ports/Bays Electric Vehicles (one hour of charging time at the TCPUD equals about 30 miles for the Telsa car)

Cost: Free

319 West Lake Blvd., Tahoe City, CA – Oliver Luxury Real Estate

Public Use – 2 Telsa (Model S)- 2 Ports/Bays

Cost: Free

Tahoe Vista:

6589 North Lake Blvd. Tahoe Vista, CA – Cedar Glen Lodge

Private Use – 2 Ports/Bays – 1 Tesla HPWC – 80 A and 1 Clipper Creek 48 A

Cost: Free – Check in at front desk for use.

7035 North Lake Blvd. Tahoe Vista, CA – Firelite Lodge 530-546-7222 (Reservations Needed)

Public Use – 1 Port – Level 2: J1772

Cost: $15/night, or $3/hour – Only one space – reservations a must!

701 National Avenue, Tahoe Vista, CA – Liberty Utilities (formerly Liberty Energy) 800-742-2506

Public Use – 2 Ports/Bays – Level 2: J1772, 6.6 kw

Cost: Free – via ChargePoint www.ChargePoint.com for more information

Truckee:

11290 Donner Pass Road, Truckee, CA – Behind the Safeway Grocery Store

Public Use – 6 Ports/Bays Super Charger Station – Telsa Model S (can provide a half battery charge in about 20 minutes)

Cost: Free

10918 Brockway Road, Truckee, CA – Cedar House Sport Hotel 530-582-5655

Private Use – Free to hotel guests and EV drivers needing a charge. Call in advance if you need a charge.

3 Ports/Bays – 2 Regular EV ports, and 1 Telsa Model S port/bay

Cost: Free

11331 Brockway Road, Truckee, CA – Hotel Truckee Tahoe 530-587-4525

Private Use – Free to hotel guests

1 Port/Bay – 1 Wall Outlet (120 v)

Cost: Free

10115 Donner Pass Road, Truckee, CA – Meadow Park (next to the Truckee Donner Historical Society) Maintained by the Truckee Donner Public Utility District – subject to the parking lot being cleared of snow. Check out the Super Charger Station behind the Safeway Grocery Store as an alternative location.

Public Use – 2 Ports/Bays 1 – EV Plug (J1772) and 1 wall outlet (120V)

Cost: Free

Note: Truckee Donner Public Utility District has plans to put in a couple of new stations this summer 2015, locations have yet to be announced.

Northstar:

13031 Ritz Carlton Highlands Court, Truckee, CA – Ritz Carlton, Lake Tahoe, 530-562-3000

Private Use – Guests Only through the Valet

3 Ports/Bays 1 – Telsa HPWC (Model S)Super Charger Station, 1 – Wall Outlet (120v), 1 Nema 12-50

Cost: Free

5001 Northstar Drive, Truckee, CA – Northstar Ski Resort 800-466-6784

Private Use – Guests / Owners / Resort Users Only

1 Port/Bay Wall Outlet (120 V)

Cost: Free

Squaw Valley, Olympic Valley:

1960 Squaw Valley Road, Olympic Valley, CA – Squaw Valley Ski Resort – Village at Squaw Valley by the Cornice Cantina Mexican Grill, 800-403-0206 / 530-452-4331 which is at the western edge of the far east corner of the Village parking lot.

Private Use – Guests / Owners / Resort Users – 4 Ports/Bays Super Charger Station – Level 2: J1772

Cost: Free

400 Squaw Creek Road, Olympic Valley, CA – Resort at Squaw Creek

Private Use – Guests / Owners / Resort Users – Wall Outlet (120v)

Cost: Free

Incline Village:

955 Fairways Blvd., Incline Village. NV – Diamond Peak Ski Resort and Incline Village Championship Golf Course (IVGID)

ChargePoint Membership to Use (estimated to be free to the public for a 5 year period beginning 2014 – 2019) – 4 Ports/Bays Level 2: J1772 16.8 kw70-amp, 240 volt ChargePoint ports www.ChargePoint.com

1210 Ski Way, Incline Village. NV – Diamond Peak Ski Resort and Championship Golf Course

ChargePoint Membership to Use (estimated to be free to the public for a 5 year period beginning 2014 – 2019) – 4 Bays 70-amp, 240 volt www.ChargePoint.com for more information.

111 Country Club Drive, Incline, NV – Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe 775-832-1234

Private Use – Free to hotel guests and resort users.

6 – Ports/Bays – 3 Telsa HPWC (Model S), 2 – EV Plugs (J1772), 1 – Nema 14-50

Cost: Free

South Lake Tahoe:

18 US 50 Stateline, South Lake Tahoe, NV – Harvey’s Lake Tahoe 775-588-2411

Public Use – 8 Ports/Bays EV Plug (J1772) located on the 3^rd level of the self-parking garage on the backside of wall facing the hotel – section 3-I

Cost: Free, but must be a ChargePoint member

South Lake Tahoe, NV – Harrah’s Lake Tahoe

Public Use – 4 Ports/Bays EV Plug (J1772) valet parking area

Cost: Free, but must be a ChargePoint member

4143 Cedar Avenue, South Lake Tahoe, NV – Basecamp Hotel 530-208-0180

Private Use – 3 Ports/Bays 2 – Telsa HPWC’s and 1 – EV Plug (J1772)

Cost: Guests – Free

1001 Heavenly Village Way, South Lake Tahoe, NV – Grand Residences Marriott 530-542-8400

Public / Private Use – 3 Ports/Bays 1 – Telsa HPWC’s and 2 – EV Plug (J1772)

Cost: Guests – Free, Public/Non-Guest $11/1 hour, $14/1-3 hours, $26/6 hours/overnight – Access via Valet Only

933 Eloise Avenue, South Lake Tahoe, NV – Liberty Utilities (formerly Liberty Energy)

Public Use – 2 Ports/Bays 2 – EV Plugs (J1772)

Cost: Free, but ChargePoint Membership required

South Lake Tahoe, CA – Tahoe Valley Campground

Private Use – Some sites have a 14-50 outlet

Cost: $50/night for a site with outlet.

1855 Lake Tahoe Blvd., South Lake Tahoe, CA – Cardinal Way Toyota

Private/Public Use – 1 Port/Bay 1 – EV Plugs (J1772)

Cost: Unknown

Currently most of the Telsa, and/or EV stations in the greater Lake Tahoe area are free-to-charge, but as market conditions change, I would expect more fee/charging stations.

Two good sources of locating charging stations in Lake Tahoe are www.Chargepoint.com and www.PlugShare.com with up-to-date locations of available for EV/Telsa stations.

Last October 2014, Telsa announced that it would be building a $5 billion “Gigafactory” just outside of Reno, Nevada, which would produce batteries to power Tesla’s unreleased Model 3 car. Just one more sign of why we expect to see more Telsa cars in the greater Tahoe City – Lake Tahoe area in the coming years.

As electrical vehicles become more popular in Northern California, where to charge your Telsa Car, or EV car in Tahoe City, CA will be as easy as filling up your gas tank!

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All information is deemed reliable, but is subject to change, and/or correction without notice.

Where to Charge your Telsa Car, or EV in Tahoe City, CA