Reality Check · Dallas, TX
2024 Chevrolet Silverado EV 4WT in Dallas, TX
Winter range, charging cost and how far it goes, worked out for Dallas's weather, grid and prices.
Winter barely touches range in Dallas: at a typical January's 48°F, a Silverado EV 4WT gets an estimated 447 miles on a charge, about its 450-mile rating. Summer is the harder season here: at July's 87°F average (highs near 97°F), air conditioning trims it to about 464 miles. Charging at home at Texas's average rate (15.9¢/kWh) costs about $98 a month for 38 miles a day, against $252 for a gas Silverado on Texas's gas. On Dallas's grid (ERCOT All), about the US average, it makes 66% less CO₂ than gas.
Partly estimated. 3 of 5 temperature bands are from 167 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 450-mile rating. Each band switches to its own drives once it has 20 from 3 drivers.
October range
445mi
At Dallas's typical October day, 69°F · 35% highway
Winter lowEstimated
447mi
January, 48°F · lows near 38°F
Home chargingEstimated
$98/mo
8.5¢ a mile at 15.9¢/kWh. Gas Silverado: $252/mo
Dallas's grid
0.73lb CO₂/kWh
ERCOT All (EPA eGRID): about the US average, 66% less CO₂ than gas
Dallas, season by seasonEstimated
A Silverado EV 4WT's range on a full charge, averaged over each season's months (30-year normal temperatures), at 35% highway.
Winter Dec–Feb · 50°F
About its rating · coldest week 447 mi
449mi
Spring Mar–May · 67°F
About its rating
447mi
Summer Jun–Aug · 86°F
About its rating
460mi
Fall Sep–Nov · 69°FNow
About its rating
448mi
A Silverado EV 4WT's range through a Dallas yearEstimated
Each month at Dallas's 30-year normal temperature, 35% highway. No day of the year averages below freezing.
How far it goes from Dallas, on real roads
In October, from a full charge with 10% in reserve: about 200 mi out and back, 400 mi one way (January: 402 mi). Dots are DC fast chargers by network.
Fast charging around Dallas
PlugLog's map of every public charger. Tesla-only Superchargers aren't counted.
- 137DC fast chargers within 25 mi
- 1.4 mito the nearest
- Tesla Supercharger222 in reach
- EVgo196
- ChargePoint168
- Francis Energy107
- EV Energy Group (FCN)106
Road trips in October, about, by road: Little Rock (358 mi) and Fayetteville (338 mi) one way on a charge; Wichita (425 mi) with one fast stop.
Questions Dallas drivers ask
How far can a Silverado EV 4WT go in a Dallas winter?
Dallas's winters are mild: about 447 miles on a typical January day (48°F) and about the same in the coldest week (around January 2, 47°F), estimated from real EV drives at those temperatures. That's about its 450-mile rating. The harder season here is summer: about 464 miles in July, with the air conditioning on.
How much does it cost to charge a Silverado EV 4WT in Dallas?
About $98 a month at home for 38 miles a day, at Texas's average home electricity rate of 15.9¢/kWh: about 8.5¢ 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 4WT on a regular 120 V outlet in Dallas?
Not at 38 miles a day: a 120 V outlet adds only about 29 miles in 12 hours on an average day (29 in the coldest week). Plan on 240 V, which fills it from 10% in about 11 hours.
Is it greener to drive electric on Dallas's grid?
Yes. Dallas's grid (ERCOT All) is about the US average, and a Silverado EV 4WT charged on it makes 66% less CO₂ than a gas Silverado.
Check it for your own address
Your street, your daily miles, any temperature on the knob.
Silverado EV 4WT Reality Check near Dallas
Sources: temperatures, 30-year normals (NOAA 1991–2020) at Dallas Love Fld, 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.