Reality Check · El Paso, TX
2024 Chevrolet Silverado EV 3WT in El Paso, TX
Winter range, charging cost and how far it goes, worked out for El Paso's weather, grid and prices.
Winter barely touches range in El Paso: at a typical January's 47°F, a Silverado EV 3WT gets an estimated 408 miles on a charge, within 4% of its 393-mile rating. Summer is the harder season here: at July's 84°F average (highs near 96°F), air conditioning trims it to about 387 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 El Paso's grid (WECC Southwest), about the US average, it makes 69% 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
391mi
At El Paso's typical October day, 67°F · 35% highway
Winter low
408mi
January, 47°F · lows near 33°F
Home chargingEstimated
$93/mo
8.0¢ a mile at 15.9¢/kWh. Gas Silverado: $252/mo
El Paso's grid
0.70lb CO₂/kWh
WECC Southwest (EPA eGRID): about the US average, 69% less CO₂ than gas
El Paso, 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 · 48°F
4% above its rating · coldest week 409 mi
407mi
Spring Mar–May · 67°F
About its rating
391mi
Summer Jun–Aug · 84°F
About its rating
386mi
Fall Sep–Nov · 66°FNow
About its rating
392mi
A Silverado EV 3WT's range through a El Paso yearEstimated
Each month at El Paso's 30-year normal temperature, 35% highway. No day of the year averages below freezing.
How far it goes from El Paso, on real roads
In October, from a full charge with 10% in reserve: about 176 mi out and back, 352 mi one way (January: 367 mi). Dots are DC fast chargers by network.
Fast charging around El Paso
PlugLog's map of every public charger. Tesla-only Superchargers aren't counted.
- 16DC fast chargers within 25 mi
- 4.4 mito the nearest
- ChargePoint54 in reach
- Tesla Supercharger23
- EVgo17
- Electrify America16
- Francis Energy10
Road trips in October, about, by road: Tucson (326 mi) and Albuquerque (282 mi) one way on a charge; Phoenix (437 mi) with one fast stop.
Questions El Paso drivers ask
How far can a Silverado EV 3WT go in a El Paso winter?
El Paso's winters are mild: about 408 miles on a typical January day (47°F) and about the same in the coldest week (around December 24, 45°F), estimated from real EV drives at those temperatures. That's within 4% of its 393-mile rating. The harder season here is summer: about 387 miles in July, with the air conditioning on.
How much does it cost to charge a Silverado EV 3WT in El Paso?
About $93 a month at home for 38 miles a day, at Texas's average home electricity rate of 15.9¢/kWh: about 8.0¢ 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 El Paso?
Not at 38 miles a day: a 120 V outlet adds only about 31 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 El Paso's grid?
Yes. El Paso's grid (WECC Southwest) is about the US average, and a Silverado EV 3WT charged on it makes 69% 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 El Paso
Sources: temperatures, 30-year normals (NOAA 1991–2020) at El Paso International Airport, 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.