Overview

Listed at 4545 Merle Hay Road in Des Moines, IA, Charles Gabus Ford offers 10 Level 2 ports.

This is a Level 2 site with no DC fast charging. Level 2 delivers a few hours for a substantial charge, so it suits places where the car is parked anyway — workplaces, hotels, long errands.

All charging here is AC: J1772. No DC fast charging is recorded at this location.

Blink operates 55 sites across Iowa, so the same app or card should work at the others.

The nearest other charging location is 87 m to the WSW, and there are 65 others within 10 km.

The site has been on the register for about 3 years.

Charging equipment

Type	Ports	Typical power
Level 2	10	Typically 6–19 kW

Connectors

J1772 AC: The standard AC connector on North American EVs other than Tesla. Every non-Tesla EV sold in the US can use it directly, and Teslas can with the adapter that ships with the car.

Location

Coordinates

41.64322, -93.69574

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Station record

as reported to the AFDC

Address	4545 Merle Hay Road
City	Des Moines, IA 50310
Network	Blink
Access	Public
Hours	24 hours daily
Opened	14 Aug 2023
Coordinates	41.64322, -93.69574
AFDC station ID	320492
Last confirmed by AFDC	28 Aug 2026

Nearest charging locations

Distance	Bearing	Site	DC fast
87 m	WSW	Charles Gabus Ford - DCFC	4
392 m	SSW	Brixmor-Haymarket Square (Des Moines, IA)	4
569 m	NNW	Hummel's Nissan
569 m	NNW	Hummel's Nissan
1.2 km (0.8 mi)	N	L195 Lvl 3 Expp 1	2

About this record

Details are drawn from the federal alternative-fuel station register (station ID 320492). The register records what operators report; it does not verify whether individual ports are working right now.

Port counts describe how the site is configured, not whether a given port is free right now. Check the operator's own app before setting out if you are relying on a specific charger.