Two electric vehicle charging stations were uprooted from their Point Reyes Station location in January due to the cost of maintenance and financial woes. “Basically, we weren’t making enough money,” Richard Sachen, owner of Sunspeed Enterprises, said. “We tried to get investors but there weren’t enough… and I’ve exhausted my funds.” Mr. Sachen founded the Point Reyes Station-based company in 2013 and envisioned a network of charging stations that would run along the California coast to serve the growing number of electric vehicles. He chose Point Reyes Station as his leading hub, installing the two stations in January 2014, because of the town’s proximity to Highway 1. They were his first stations, and though he plotted nine others between Jenner and San Luis Obispo, Sunspeed never built them. The two stations, which were adjacent to the Livery Stable and compatible with most electric vehicles, charged users $7.50 for a full charge. (There was a medium-speed and a fast-speed station, which could deliver a full charge in 30 minutes.) Marshall Livingston, who owns the property, said he made sure the electronic conduits remained underground so that another investor could come in and reinstall the stations. “I understand the need and I hope somebody takes over,” he said. “I think Richard was ahead of his time, and that was his problem.” (Mr. Livingston added that he himself recently purchased an electric vehicle.) Laurie Rubin, a Sebastopol resident and an English learning coordinator for Shoreline Unified School District, relied on the station for recharging her Volt when she taught at the West Marin School. “I can’t drive those 68 miles in one charge,” she said, adding, “West Marin is the first place I’ve seen where charging stations have been taken out.” There are several public stations in West Marin, including at the Bear Valley Visitor Center, the Stinson Beach parking lot and at Muir Woods National Monument.