Until we receive a Supercharger in Fresno (only a rumor, but sensible) there are a few more places to charge for those heading here or through here:
The DMV at Olive and Golden State has a free L2 charger. ChargePoint membership is required. Olive is an exit off SR99. Not much to do around there other than DMV business. The Fresno Zoo is across Golden State Blvd.
Best Western on Shaw (north side of street) just east of Fresno Street has a HPWC, but it is dialed down to 40A. I visited there several months ago to plug in for 15 minutes to test it, and the manager said is was free for guests but $5 otherwise. Fashion Fair Mall is directly across the street from this Best Western.
Best Western near the Fresno Airport off Peach just south of McKinley. Convenient access from Freeway 168 and Freeway 180. Charge rate is 48A max. Free to guests; $3/hour for others.
I would not try to use the L2 chargers at the Air Pollution Control Board's parking lot or the ones near the airport at Schneider Electric or Grundfos Pumps.
The new installations are at Fresno State on Shaw Avenue about 2 miles east of Freeway 41 at Woodrow Avenue (north side of Shaw). There are four L2 chargers and two L3 CHAdeMO chargers. Parking lot PS2 on the west side of the SaveMart Center. It costs $1/hour to charge, and I assume that is per clock hour and not kilowatt-hour.
Finally, in downtown Fresno, four L2 stations opened at the Fresno Area Hispanic Foundation Business Hub at 1444 Fulton St. It looks like the stations are operated by NRG eV-Go, so I do not know what the fee structure is. The location is off SR99 at the corner of Stanislaus St. Downtown Fresno is not the greatest location for places to eat or things to do, but if all you need is 25 miles, you can walk around for 90 minutes before resuming your journey on 99.
Hope this helps any possible charging situations for out-of-towners!
The DMV at Olive and Golden State has a free L2 charger. ChargePoint membership is required. Olive is an exit off SR99. Not much to do around there other than DMV business. The Fresno Zoo is across Golden State Blvd.
Best Western on Shaw (north side of street) just east of Fresno Street has a HPWC, but it is dialed down to 40A. I visited there several months ago to plug in for 15 minutes to test it, and the manager said is was free for guests but $5 otherwise. Fashion Fair Mall is directly across the street from this Best Western.
Best Western near the Fresno Airport off Peach just south of McKinley. Convenient access from Freeway 168 and Freeway 180. Charge rate is 48A max. Free to guests; $3/hour for others.
I would not try to use the L2 chargers at the Air Pollution Control Board's parking lot or the ones near the airport at Schneider Electric or Grundfos Pumps.
The new installations are at Fresno State on Shaw Avenue about 2 miles east of Freeway 41 at Woodrow Avenue (north side of Shaw). There are four L2 chargers and two L3 CHAdeMO chargers. Parking lot PS2 on the west side of the SaveMart Center. It costs $1/hour to charge, and I assume that is per clock hour and not kilowatt-hour.
Finally, in downtown Fresno, four L2 stations opened at the Fresno Area Hispanic Foundation Business Hub at 1444 Fulton St. It looks like the stations are operated by NRG eV-Go, so I do not know what the fee structure is. The location is off SR99 at the corner of Stanislaus St. Downtown Fresno is not the greatest location for places to eat or things to do, but if all you need is 25 miles, you can walk around for 90 minutes before resuming your journey on 99.
Hope this helps any possible charging situations for out-of-towners!
