L2 Charging between LA and Santa Barbara?

[EricH]

On a trip to Santa Barbara (in my backup ICE, alas) on July 30, we stopped by the Camarillo Premium Outlets, located just off the 101 freeway and just within Leaf-range of most of the Los Angeles basin. We followed the signs along the street to "Electric Vehicle Charging Station", only to find the old paddle/Avcon chargers.

I used the Camarillo Outlet website to submit a comment about the outdated EVSE's, and got this prompt reply:

Thank you for your email regarding Camarillo Premium Outlets. We are currently working with the Ventura County Transportation Department and have plans on updating the car charging units by the end of 2011.

Please let us know if we may be of any further assistance.

Sincerely,


Brian Sikoff
Assistant General Manager
Camarillo Premium Outlets®
740 E. Ventura Blvd., # 504, Camarillo, CA 93010

So let's keep an eye on this location - I think there was infrastructure for at least 3 chargers, and two large outlet malls (and a movie theater) within easy walking distance. This would be an outstanding L2 location, based on the shopping (easily 2-3 hours without a movie) and the geographic location. I could reach Santa Barbara easily with a 'boost' charge here.

[haykinson]

On a trip to Santa Barbara (in my backup ICE, alas) on July 30, we stopped by the Camarillo Premium Outlets...

While this is great news (and would indeed make a trip to Santa Barbara possible), I found myself temporarily confused. I really thought that there was a place that had premium electrical outlets in Camarillo... in which case, it'd be silly of them to have old-style chargers if that's the sole purpose of their business

[TomT]

Yeah, but you want to be particularly careful to avoid those streets that are signed, "No Outlet"

On a trip to Santa Barbara (in my backup ICE, alas) on July 30, we stopped by the Camarillo Premium Outlets...

While this is great news (and would indeed make a trip to Santa Barbara possible), I found myself temporarily confused. I really thought that there was a place that had premium electrical outlets in Camarillo... in which case, it'd be silly of them to have old-style chargers if that's the sole purpose of their business

[TangoKilo]

We live in Ventura County and drive our LEAF to Santa Barbara multiple times. The trip would not be possible without an AVCON adapter, where there are several sites to chose from when needing a charge along the way. We appreciate everyone's efforts to have places like the Camirillo Outlet update their EVSEs. In the meantime, I'll keep my adapter... So much for the EV Project...

[garygid]

One QC on the way, one in LA, and a third in Santa Barbara would be even better.

[Devin]

It can be done. There are two options...

Stop in Malibu
It's 72.6 miles from Malibu to Santa Barbara. There are 3x J1772 EVSEs in Malibu; 2x ClipperCreek units at the Malibu courthouse and 1x AeroVironment unit at the Malibu Country Mart. At the Santa Barbara Downtown Lot #7 there are L1 sockets next to the Avcons (which hopefully will be upgraded). Just a little further out in Goleta there are J1772 plugs at the Rabobank and at Santa Barbara Nissan. Both those destinations are about 80 miles from the courthouse in Malibu.

Stop in Ventura
ChargePoint also shows two J1772 chargers in Ventura which is 34 miles from Santa Barbara and 60 miles from LA. I haven't been there so can't verify these stations but ChargePoint is fairly accurate.

[TangoKilo]

It can be done. There are two options...

Stop in Malibu
It's 72.6 miles from Malibu to Santa Barbara. There are 3x J1772 EVSEs in Malibu; 2x ClipperCreek units at the Malibu courthouse and 1x AeroVironment unit at the Malibu Country Mart. At the Santa Barbara Downtown Lot #7 there are L1 sockets next to the Avcons (which hopefully will be upgraded). Just a little further out in Goleta there are J1772 plugs at the Rabobank and at Santa Barbara Nissan. Both those destinations are about 80 miles from the courthouse in Malibu.

Stop in Ventura
ChargePoint also shows two J1772 chargers in Ventura which is 34 miles from Santa Barbara and 60 miles from LA. I haven't been there so can't verify these stations but ChargePoint is fairly accurate.

I wasn't aware of the AeroVironment J plug at the Malibu Country Mart (see the updates on Recargo, EV Charger Finder and PlugShare). Good stuff. I'll have to investigate. I spoke with the Santa Barbara superintendent of parking, Victor Garza, and he said they hoped to have J1772s installed soon. In the meantime, an AVCON adapter is nice to have so we can take advantage of the multiple sites along the 101 freeway corridor.

[KeiJidosha]

It can be done. There are two options...

Stop in Ventura
ChargePoint also shows two J1772 chargers in Ventura which is 34 miles from Santa Barbara and 60 miles from LA. I haven't been there so can't verify these stations but ChargePoint is fairly accurate.

These chargers are part of a condo complex aimed at tech savvy owners. They are for residents, and frequently iced, as no signage.

Management has requested removing visibility from locator software. You should use only in an emergency and get permission from the management. All other J1772 EVSEs in Ventura County are at Nissan Dealers.

[Devin]

I wasn't aware of the AeroVironment J plug at the Malibu Country Mart (see the updates on Recargo, EV Charger Finder and PlugShare). Good stuff. I'll have to investigate. I spoke with the Santa Barbara superintendent of parking, Victor Garza, and he said they hoped to have J1772s installed soon. In the meantime, an AVCON adapter is nice to have so we can take advantage of the multiple sites along the 101 freeway corridor.

Great news about the SB J1772 upgrade!

I'm going to submit an update for the additional Malibu station to carstations.com as well. In the meantime, here's a picture...

These chargers are part of a condo complex aimed at tech savvy owners. They are for residents, and frequently iced, as no signage.

Management has requested removing visibility from locator software. You should use only in an emergency and get permission from the management. All other J1772 EVSEs in Ventura County are at Nissan Dealers.

Figured it might be too good to be true. The charger at Rabobank in Goleta has been converted from a Tesla connector to J1772 now so that'd be the only current non-Nissan-dealer.

[KeiJidosha]

These chargers are part of a condo complex aimed at tech savvy owners. They are for residents, and frequently iced, as no signage.

Management has requested removing visibility from locator software. You should use only in an emergency and get permission from the management. All other J1772 EVSEs in Ventura County are at Nissan Dealers.

Figured it might be too good to be true. The charger at Rabobank in Goleta has been converted from a Tesla connector to J1772 now so that'd be the only current non-Nissan-dealer.

Legacy chargers at Thousand Oaks Transit, National Parks Department, Ventura Mall, and in Ojai are also in process for upgrade.