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Reality Check · Knoxville, TN

2024 Chevrolet Silverado EV 3WT in Knoxville, TN

Winter range, charging cost and how far it goes, worked out for Knoxville's weather, grid and prices.

Winter barely touches range in Knoxville: at a typical January's 39°F, a Silverado EV 3WT gets an estimated 399 miles on a charge, about its 393-mile rating. Charging at home at Tennessee's average rate (13.7¢/kWh) costs about $80 a month for 38 miles a day, about a third of the $282 a gas Silverado costs on the Midwest's gas. Knoxville's grid (SERC Tennessee Valley) is 17% dirtier than the US average, but charging on it still makes 61% less CO₂ than gas.

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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

398mi

At Knoxville's typical October day, 60°F · 35% highway

Winter low

397mi

January, 39°F · lows near 30°F

Home chargingEstimated

$80/mo

6.9¢ a mile at 13.7¢/kWh. Gas Silverado: $282/mo

Knoxville's grid

0.90lb CO₂/kWh

SERC Tennessee Valley (EPA eGRID): 17% dirtier than the US, 61% less CO₂ than gas

Knoxville, 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 · 41°F

4% above its rating · coldest week 397 mi

407mi

Spring Mar–May · 59°F

About its rating

398mi

Summer Jun–Aug · 77°F

About its rating

382mi

Fall Sep–Nov · 60°FNow

About its rating

397mi

A Silverado EV 3WT's range through a Knoxville yearEstimated

Each month at Knoxville's 30-year normal temperature, 35% highway. No day of the year averages below freezing.

399
Jan39°
411
Feb43°
405
Mar51°
399
Apr60°
390
May68°
383
Jun75°
382
Jul79°
382
Aug78°
386
Sep72°
398
Now60°
406
Nov49°
412
Dec42°

How far it goes from Knoxville, on real roads

In October, from a full charge with 10% in reserve: about 179 mi out and back, 358 mi one way (January: 359 mi). Dots are DC fast chargers by network.

Fast charging around Knoxville

PlugLog's map of every public charger. Tesla-only Superchargers aren't counted.

  • 19DC fast chargers within 25 mi
  • 1.6 mito the nearest
  • ChargePoint415 in reach
  • Tesla Supercharger243
  • EVgo188
  • EV Connect175
  • Electrify America76

Road trips in October, about, by road: Birmingham (292 mi) and Greensboro (288 mi) one way on a charge.

Questions Knoxville drivers ask

How far can a Silverado EV 3WT go in a Knoxville winter?

Knoxville's winters are mild: about 399 miles on a typical January day (39°F) and about the same in the coldest week (around January 10, 39°F), estimated from real EV drives at those temperatures. That's about its 393-mile rating.

How much does it cost to charge a Silverado EV 3WT in Knoxville?

About $80 a month at home for 38 miles a day, at Tennessee's average home electricity rate of 13.7¢/kWh: about 6.9¢ a mile. A gas Silverado on the Midwest's average gas ($4.14 a gallon) costs about $282 a month for the same driving.

Can I charge a Silverado EV 3WT on a regular 120 V outlet in Knoxville?

Not at 38 miles a day: a 120 V outlet adds only about 31 miles in 12 hours on an average day (31 in the coldest week). Plan on 240 V, which fills it from 10% in about 10 hours.

Is it greener to drive electric on Knoxville's grid?

Yes. Knoxville's grid (SERC Tennessee Valley) is 17% dirtier than the US average, but a Silverado EV 3WT charged on it still makes 61% 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 Knoxville

Sources: temperatures, 30-year normals (NOAA 1991–2020) at Knoxville Mcghee Tyson Airport, TN; home electricity, EIA (Tennessee, July 2026); gas, EIA weekly (the Midwest); 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.