ALL of the Costco chargers in the Gilroy - San Jose - San Francisco - Novato bay area have been removed. I have checked reports by others, visited some sites myself and called the managers at other sites. http://www.evchargernews.com/regions/ch-bay-all.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
All of the Costco EV chargers have been removed using a Scorched Earth policy where they have entombed the conduit in concrete making it very difficult to out any of the chargers back, and this all despite a California grant to upgrade these stations to J1772 at no cost to Costco. Costco actually spent money to rip them out!
I've updated http://www.recargo.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; to indicate that the status of all of the San Francisco Bay Area sites is "Closed Permanently". I also updated http://www.evchargernews.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; aka http://www.evchargermaps.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; to indicate they are removed. Of course, many others already updated these sites, I just verified the last few and updated them.
I suggest the appropriate http://www.recargo.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; status for permanently removed sites is "Closed Permanently".
Using the "No Working Chargers" status suggests that there is a problem with all the chargers that might be fixed, say temprorarily blocked for rennovation or a master breaker needs to be reset, etc. And while the store may be open, for the purposes of charging a Plug In Vehicle, I think "Closed Permanently" is more accurate and informative - i.e. don't bother coming back, these chargers aren't coming back until you can produce a miracle - an act of Costco Corporate!
Costco received over 900 emails requesting to keep the chargers, numerous customer (member) comments in store, personal contacts with store managers, etc. They knew some of use value these chargers highly (It's why I joined Costco and have been a member for 10 years.), but now there gone.
Unfortunately, the Costco chargers provided the ONLY charging in some vital areas, like Gilroy, CA on Highway 101. The loss of these chargers has left some critical gaps in the charging network. We need to be extra appreciative and financially supportive of businesses that offer the only one or two charging locations in a critical corridor.
