Electrify America Charging Station

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Electrify America Charging Station in College Area, San Diego, operates in the Target T1846 parking lot at 3424 College Avenue in the 92115 ZIP, providing DC fast charging through three CCS Level 3 connectors at $0.43 per kilowatt-hour and one J1772 Level 2 port at $0.03 per minute. The station is part of the Electrify America network, founded in 2017 and now spanning over 900 locations and 4,000 individual chargers across the United States, with Hyper-Fast stalls capable of delivering up to 350 kilowatts on compatible vehicles. College Avenue runs north-south through the eastern edge of College Area, and the Target lot sits at the border where College Area meets Lemon Grove — a transitional zone between SDSU-adjacent residential blocks and the commercial corridor extending south. Rental fleet operators returning EVs and plug-in hybrids to Easy Rent A Car in College Area use the Electrify America stalls to top off battery charge before return, as rental agreements often require a minimum state of charge at drop-off. The station accepts the Electrify America mobile app, RFID cards, Visa, and Mastercard at each unit, and the network participates in Plug&Charge ISO 15118 authentication on supported vehicles. Ultra-Fast CCS stalls deliver up to 150 kilowatts, adding roughly 200 miles of range in 20 minutes on vehicles with 800-volt battery architecture like the Hyundai Ioniq 5, Kia EV6, and Porsche Taycan. The location operates around the clock, and the adjacent Target store provides restrooms, a cafe, and retail browsing during the 20-to-40-minute charge window. Vehicles requiring post-charge cosmetic repair — bumper scuffs, paint chips, or curb rash on alloy wheels — are routed to Caliber Collision in Allied Gardens, which handles both insurance-claim and out-of-pocket body work. Electrify America's 85-percent state-of-charge limit at this station throttles power delivery above that threshold to protect battery longevity, a protocol the network expanded to select California locations in 2024.