Charles Hotel - Harvard Square
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Overview
Open since 2010, Charles Hotel - Harvard Square in Cambridge, MA provides 4 Level 2 ports and 1 Level 1 port.
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.
Connectors on site: J1772, NEMA 5-15. 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.
Access is listed as public, available 24 hours daily; pay lot; drivers must bring their own j1772 cordset for level 1 charging.
The nearest other charging location is 62 m to the ENE, and there are 1,530 others within 10 km.
Of the 418 charging locations in Cambridge, MA, 2 offer DC fast charging.
Charging equipment
| Type | Ports | Typical power |
|---|---|---|
| Level 2 | 4 | Typically 6–19 kW |
| Level 1 | 1 | About 1.4 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.
- NEMA 5-15 AC
- An ordinary 120-volt wall outlet. This is Level 1 charging — a few miles of range per hour, useful overnight and not much else.
Location
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Station record
as reported to the AFDC| Address | 1 Bennett St |
|---|---|
| City | Cambridge, MA 02138 |
| Network | Not part of a network |
| Access | Public |
| Hours | 24 hours daily; pay lot; Drivers must bring their own J1772 cordset for Level 1 charging |
| Pricing | Free |
| Opened | 13 Sept 2010 |
| Coordinates | 42.37244, -71.12288 |
| AFDC station ID | 38525 |
| Last confirmed by AFDC | 13 Feb 2023 |
Nearest charging locations
| Distance | Bearing | Site | DC fast |
|---|---|---|---|
| 62 m | ENE | Hertz Cambridge HLE - Tesla Destination | |
| 744 m | ESE | Harvard University | |
| 758 m | NNE | Cityofcambridge Mass Ave - 1 | |
| 784 m | NNE | Cityofcambridge Mass Ave - 3 | |
| 785 m | NE | Harvard University |
About this record
Source: the AFDC public station register. Availability changes faster than the register does, so treat port counts as the configured capacity rather than a live status — this record was last confirmed on 2023-02-13.
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.