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EV charging in Charleston, South Carolina

The federal register lists 75 charging locations in and around Charleston, offering 186 ports between them. Of those, 9 sites have DC fast charging. That is the 1st highest count in South Carolina.

Charging locations
75
Total ports
186
DC fast share
12.9%
24 fast ports
Ports per 10k residents
11.7
population 159,423 (2025)

Overview

Of the 75 charging locations on file in Charleston, SC, 9 offer DC fast charging.

9 of the 75 locations have at least one DC fast port, or 12.0% of sites.

71 of the 75 locations are recorded as publicly accessible; the rest are restricted to residents, staff or fleet use.

Per head the figure is 11.70 ports per 10,000 people, though charging tends to follow traffic and retail rather than residents.

Charging networks

ChargePoint 36 4 fast
48%
Tesla Destination 17
23%
Not part of a network 11 4 fast
15%
ABM 4
5%
EV Connect 2 4 fast
3%
Blink 2
3%
Vialynk 1
1%
Tesla 1 12 fast
1%

Connector availability

how many sites list each connector
J1772 AC 58
64%
Tesla / NACS AC or DC 18
20%
CCS (J1772 Combo) DC fast 8
9%
CHAdeMO DC fast 6
7%
NEMA 14-50 AC 1
1%

Charging locations

largest 25 of 75
Site Network Ports DC fast Access
Charleston, SC - Tesla Supercharger Tesla 12 12 Public
Tech Center Garage ABM 12 Public
Gaillard Garage ABM 8 Public
61 West - Tesla Destination Tesla Destination 6 Public
Charleston, SC - Citadel Haven Dr - Tesla Destination Tesla Destination 6 Public
Charleston, SC - Tesla Destination Tesla Destination 5 Public
Point Hope EV Connect 4 4 Public
Gildan HQ - Tesla Destination Tesla Destination 4 Private
Blackbaud - 65 Fairchild St Blink 4 Public
Queen St. Garage ABM 4 Public
Visitors Center Garage ABM 4 Public
Nowell Creek Village - Building 3000 - Tesla Destination Tesla Destination 4 Public
Nowell Creek Village - Building 7000 - Tesla Destination Tesla Destination 4 Public
Nowell Creek Village - Building 1000 - Tesla Destination Tesla Destination 4 Public
Nowell Creek Village - Building 4000 - Tesla Destination Tesla Destination 4 Public
Nowell Creek Village - Building 6000 - Tesla Destination Tesla Destination 4 Public
Hudson Nissan Not part of a network 3 2 Public
Palmetto Ford Lincoln Not part of a network 3 Public
Grand Bohemian Charleston Hotel - Tesla Destination Tesla Destination 3 Public
Hudson Nissan Not part of a network 2 1 Private
Station 1 Half Mile North ChargePoint 2 Public
Holiday Inn Charleston-Riverview - Tesla Destination Tesla Destination 2 Public
Renaissance Charleston Historic District - Tesla Destination Tesla Destination 2 Public
Publix #1599 Not part of a network 2 Public
The Ashley Building 3 ChargePoint 2 Public

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About this data

Data comes from the Alternative Fuels Data Center's public station register. It covers publicly reported charging infrastructure; home chargers and unreported private installations do not appear. Port counts describe configured capacity, not live availability.