Reality Check · Austin, TX
2024 Chevrolet Silverado EV 3WT in Austin, TX
Winter range, charging cost and how far it goes, worked out for Austin's weather, grid and prices.
Winter barely touches range in Austin: at a typical January's 52°F, a Silverado EV 3WT gets an estimated 404 miles on a charge, about its 393-mile rating. Summer is the harder season here: at August's 87°F average (highs near 98°F), air conditioning trims it to about 388 miles. Charging at home at Texas's average rate (15.9¢/kWh) costs about $93 a month for 38 miles a day, against $252 for a gas Silverado on Texas's gas. On Austin's grid (ERCOT All), about the US average, it makes 68% less CO₂ than gas.
Partly estimated. 3 of 5 temperature bands are from 169 real drives of this model; the rest come from 1,548 real drives in EVs at each temperature (and Recurrent's winter study below freezing), applied to its 393-mile rating. Each band switches to its own drives once it has 20 from 3 drivers.
October range
387mi
At Austin's typical October day, 72°F · 35% highway
Winter low
404mi
January, 52°F · lows near 41°F
Home chargingEstimated
$93/mo
8.1¢ a mile at 15.9¢/kWh. Gas Silverado: $252/mo
Austin's grid
0.73lb CO₂/kWh
ERCOT All (EPA eGRID): about the US average, 68% less CO₂ than gas
Austin, season by seasonEstimated
A Silverado EV 3WT's range on a full charge, averaged over each season's months (30-year normal temperatures), at 35% highway.
Winter Dec–Feb · 54°F
About its rating · coldest week 405 mi
403mi
Spring Mar–May · 70°F
About its rating
388mi
Summer Jun–Aug · 85°F
About its rating
387mi
Fall Sep–Nov · 71°FNow
About its rating
389mi
A Silverado EV 3WT's range through a Austin yearEstimated
Each month at Austin's 30-year normal temperature, 35% highway. No day of the year averages below freezing.
How far it goes from Austin, on real roads
In October, from a full charge with 10% in reserve: about 174 mi out and back, 348 mi one way (January: 364 mi). Dots are DC fast chargers by network.
Fast charging around Austin
PlugLog's map of every public charger. Tesla-only Superchargers aren't counted.
- 85DC fast chargers within 25 mi
- 1.9 mito the nearest
- Tesla Supercharger174 in reach
- EVgo171
- ChargePoint117
- EV Connect68
- Shell Recharge48
Road trips in October, about, by road: Dallas (227 mi) and Houston (182 mi) one way on a charge; McAllen (354 mi) with one fast stop.
Questions Austin drivers ask
How far can a Silverado EV 3WT go in a Austin winter?
Austin's winters are mild: about 404 miles on a typical January day (52°F) and about the same in the coldest week (around January 2, 52°F), estimated from real EV drives at those temperatures. That's about its 393-mile rating. The harder season here is summer: about 388 miles in August, with the air conditioning on.
How much does it cost to charge a Silverado EV 3WT in Austin?
About $93 a month at home for 38 miles a day, at Texas's average home electricity rate of 15.9¢/kWh: about 8.1¢ a mile. A gas Silverado on Texas's average gas ($3.70 a gallon) costs about $252 a month for the same driving.
Can I charge a Silverado EV 3WT on a regular 120 V outlet in Austin?
Not at 38 miles a day: a 120 V outlet adds only about 30 miles in 12 hours on an average day (32 in the coldest week). Plan on 240 V, which fills it from 10% in about 10 hours.
Is it greener to drive electric on Austin's grid?
Yes. Austin's grid (ERCOT All) is about the US average, and a Silverado EV 3WT charged on it makes 68% less CO₂ than a gas Silverado.
Check it for your own address
Your street, your daily miles, any temperature on the knob.
Silverado EV 3WT Reality Check near Austin
Sources: temperatures, 30-year normals (NOAA 1991–2020) at Austin-Camp Mabry, TX; home electricity, EIA (Texas, July 2026); gas, EIA weekly (Texas); grid CO₂, EPA eGRID 2023; cold-weather range, PlugLog's real drives and Recurrent's winter study (Nov 2025); chargers, Open Charge Map and PlugLog. Updated Oct 22, 2026.