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EV charging in South Padre Island, Texas

The federal register lists 20 charging locations in and around South Padre Island, offering 29 ports between them. Of those, 1 sites have DC fast charging. That is the 28th highest count in Texas.

Charging locations
20
Total ports
29
DC fast share
6.9%
2 fast ports
Ports per 10k residents
139.0
population 2,086 (2025)

Overview

20 charging locations are on file in South Padre Island, TX, run between 5 networks.

Only 6.9% of ports here are DC fast. Most of the capacity is Level 2, which suits workplaces, hotels and apartment parking rather than a quick stop mid-journey.

5 different charging networks operate in South Padre Island, TX, which in practice means carrying more than one app or card.

Per head the figure is 139 ports per 10,000 people, though charging tends to follow traffic and retail rather than residents.

Charging networks

ChargePoint 14
70%
Tesla Destination 3
15%
Tesla 1 2 fast
5%
Chargelab 1
5%
Ampup 1
5%

Connector availability

how many sites list each connector
J1772 AC 16
80%
Tesla / NACS AC or DC 4
20%

Charging locations

Site Network Ports DC fast Access
Holiday Inn Resort South Padre Island-Beach Front - Tesla Destination Tesla Destination 6 Public
South Padre Island, TX - Tesla Supercharger Tesla 2 2 Public
Hilton Garden Inn South Padre Island - Tesla Destination Tesla Destination 2 Public
Island Metro Mm Station 01 ChargePoint 2 Public
Solare - Bahia Mar Chargelab 2 Public
Hilton Garden Inn South PaDre Island Ampup 1 Public
Holiday Inn Express & Suites South Padre Island - Tesla Destination Tesla Destination 1 Public
La Copa Lacopa Left 1 ChargePoint 1 Public
Hgi Hgi Right One ChargePoint 1 Public
Courtyard Court Right Two ChargePoint 1 Public
La Copa Lacopa Left One ChargePoint 1 Public
La Copa Lacopa Rightone ChargePoint 1 Public
La Copa Lacopa Right 1 ChargePoint 1 Public
Courtyard Court Right One ChargePoint 1 Public
Courtyard Court Left Two ChargePoint 1 Public
Courtyard Court Left One ChargePoint 1 Public
Hgi Hgi Left One ChargePoint 1 Public
Lacopa Vacation Lcv Right One ChargePoint 1 Public
Lacopa Vacation Lcv Left One ChargePoint 1 Public
Home2 Sj Courtyard Sgl 2 ChargePoint 1 Public

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.