New EV Charging Station Data: Downtown Portland, OR - 28 stations within 5km

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Summary

I conducted a community-sourced survey of EV charging stations in the downtown Portland, Oregon area (within ~5km radius of coordinates 45.5159, -122.6822) and want to contribute this data to the PlugPulseEV/OpenChargeMap ecosystem.

Location Details

• Area: Downtown Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon (97205)
• Search Radius: 5,000 meters
• Total Stations Found: 28
• Survey Date: 2025 (based on OSM/PlugShare data)

Stations by Operator

Blink (10 stations)

Station	Distance from Center	Connector Types	Capacity	Access	Fee	Notes
Blink (SW Broadway area)	~328m	J-1772	Unknown	Public	Yes
Blink (SW Broadway)	~427m	J-1772	4	Public	Unknown	Level 2
Blink (SW Block)	~487m	Unknown	Unknown	Public	Unknown
Blink (SW Broadway)	~488m	Unknown	Unknown	Public	Unknown
Blink (SE Powell Blvd)	~3,942m	Type 1	Unknown	Public	Unknown	Currently inaccessible due to outdoor seating
Blink (covered)	~4,115m	Unknown	Unknown	Public	Unknown	Covered station
Blink (SE Hawthorne area)	~3,847m	Type 1	2	Public	Yes	240V, 60Hz
Blink (private)	~1,321m	Unknown	Unknown	Private	Unknown	Employees only

Tesla Supercharger (4 stations)

Station	Distance	Connectors	Capacity	Power	Access	Hours
Tesla Supercharger (SW Broadway, 805)	~394m	NACS (4), output (250kW)	4	22kW	Customers	24/7
Tesla Supercharger (NE Weidler, 3030)	~3,888m	NACS (12), output (250kW)	12	44kW	Public	24/7
Tesla Supercharger (SW Beaverton Hillsdale, 4439)	~4,720m	NACS (8), output (325kW)	8	92kW	Public	24/7
Tesla Supercharger (SE Belmont, 4520)	~4,921m	NACS (10), output (250kW)	10	56kW	Public	24/7

EVgo (2 stations)

Station	Distance	Connectors	Capacity	Power	Access	Hours
EVgo (NW Raleigh St, 2170)	~2,464m	CHAdeMO (1), CCS (1)	1	480kW	Public	24/7
EVgo (SE area)	~4,171m	CHAdeMO (1), CCS (1)	1	Unknown	Public	Unknown

Other Operators

Station	Operator	Distance	Connectors	Capacity	Access
ChargePoint	ChargePoint	~462m	Unknown	Unknown	Public
Electrify America	Electrify America	~4,235m	CHAdeMO (1), CCS (4)	4	Public
OpConnect	OpConnect	~1,559m	Unknown	Unknown	Public
Electric Island	Unknown	~5,063m	ABB/ChargePoint/BTC/Proterra	Unknown	Public
Several unnamed stations	Unknown	Various	Various	Various	Public/Private

Key Observations

1. Strong coverage in downtown core: Multiple Blink and Tesla stations within 500m of the city center
2. Limited non-Tesla fast charging: Only 2 EVgo stations and 1 Electrify America station within 5km — this is a gap the community could help address
3. Connector diversity: Stations offer J-1772 (Level 2), NACS/Tesla, CHAdeMO, and CCS/SAE connectors
4. Data freshness concerns: Several stations lack detailed connector information or have outdated status (e.g., the Blink station noted as "currently inaccessible due to outdoor seating")
5. Private stations: At least 2 stations are private (employees-only), which should be tagged appropriately in the database

Suggested Contributions to PlugPulseEV

• Station verification: Several unnamed stations need field verification for connector types and operational status
• Freshness scoring: The Blink station at SE Powell Blvd is explicitly noted as inaccessible — this should be reflected in reliability scores
• New station additions: The OBS奶茶店 area and SE Hawthorne Electrify America station could be added to the OpenChargeMap database
• Connector detail updates: Many stations list "Unknown" for connectors — community verification could fill these gaps

Sources

• OpenStreetMap / PlugShare community data
• OSM tags: amenity=charging_station, brand=Blink, brand=Tesla Supercharger, brand=EVgo, brand=ChargePoint, brand=Electrify America, brand=OpConnect