410 S. Almaden Blvd.
San Jose
95110

Chargers (lg paddle): 1
Map grid: 834-B7
Lat: 37.33001
Lon: -121.88975

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101 South to the Guadalupe Parkway/87 Exit. Continue on Guadalupe Parkway/87 Exit. Take Park Avenue/San Carlos Street Exit, turn left. Turn right on Almaden Boulevard. Convention Center parking entrance will be on the left. Turn left at the first stop light into Convention Center parking entrance. Proceed straight past the toll booth.

Turn left on aisle red S11. Cross the garage to far wall at the end of the aisle. The charger is on the wall 2 stalls to the right by the lobby entry doors. It is EV only space striped green. There is an Electric Vehicle Only parking sign on the wall. The charger can be accessed from one adjacent space if that space is unoccupied.

-- Mike Thompson 6/20/01

It is on the left hand side next to an walk-in entrance to the center. It is at least half way down the lot as you drive in and you need to stay to the right for a bit b/c the left side doesn't go all the way through end to end.

-- Steve Oddo 6/20/2001

Enter the Convention center parking garage. Take the ramp up one level. Charger is on the wall in area red S11 by the lobby entry doors.

-- Mike Thompson 6/21/2001

There are three ways to get in, Market St., Almaden Blvd. and San Carlos Street. Forget about San Carlos, that is the Hilton Hotel parking area. You need to move barriers if you go in that way.

Almaden St. Entrance (Recommended)
Enter the parking structure at S1. Keep right until S11. Make a left at first pole with S11. Go down all the way and make a right. The EV charging spot is next to the second S11 pole on the left. It's a green striped spot with an electric vehicle parking only sign Charger is mounted on the wall between two spots. The right hand spot could be used if it's not iced.

Market Street Entrance
As you enter from Market, make an immediate left. You are at L4. Make a right at the yellow public parking sign about 9 parking spaces down. Go up the ramp to the next level. Make a right at the top of the ramp and go down about 14 spaces and turn left into the stall right next to the second pole with S11 on it.

The charger is a large paddle GEN1 charger and is functioning.

-- Michael Schwabe 6/21/01

There is excellent access to downtown San Jose with many shops and restaurants within a short walking distance, particularly along Park Avenue. The Montgomery Theater, Center for Performing Arts, Parkside Hall, Civic Auditorium are all within a block.

The sexiestgeekalive and EV1 driver Ellen Spertus drove her EV1 and charged here on the day she won the pageant! http://www.spertus.com/ellen/

If you have the AB71 HOV access sticker there is free parking in downtown San Jose for the next two years including this garage. I got this from the parking manager for the city of San Jose. Apparently, the free parking took affect on the day the city council passed the resolution.

When you enter, tell the attendant you are driving an Clean Air Electric Vehicle and show him the Clean Air Vehicle decal on your vehicle. The attendant will ask you to fill out an Exception Ticket with your name and phone number. The attendant will fill in your license plate number. Took me about 30 seconds, including directions to the charger :-)

-- Mike Thompson

-- Steve Oddo / Mike Thompson / Michael Schwabe / Greg West / Tom Dowling 6/25/2001