Reality Check · Augusta, GA
2024 Honda Prologue in Augusta, GA
Winter range, charging cost and how far it goes, worked out for Augusta's weather, grid and prices.
Winter barely touches range in Augusta: at a typical January's 47°F, a Prologue gets an estimated 260 miles on a charge, within 5% of its 273-mile rating. Charging at home at Georgia's average rate (16.3¢/kWh) costs about $70 a month for 38 miles a day, about a third of the $263 an average standard SUV costs on the Lower Atlantic's gas. Augusta's grid (SERC South) is 10% dirtier than the US average, but charging on it still makes 73% less CO₂ than gas.
Partly estimated. 1 of 5 temperature bands are from 83 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 273-mile rating. Each band switches to its own drives once it has 20 from 3 drivers.
October rangeEstimated
271mi
At Augusta's typical October day, 66°F · 35% highway
Winter lowEstimated
260mi
January, 47°F · lows near 35°F
Home chargingEstimated
$70/mo
6.1¢ a mile at 16.3¢/kWh. Average standard SUV: $263/mo
Augusta's grid
0.84lb CO₂/kWh
SERC South (EPA eGRID): 10% dirtier than the US, 73% less CO₂ than gas
Augusta, season by seasonEstimated
A Prologue's range on a full charge, averaged over each season's months (30-year normal temperatures), at 35% highway.
Winter Dec–Feb · 49°F
4% below its 273-mile rating · coldest week 260 mi
262mi
Spring Mar–May · 65°F
About its rating
271mi
Summer Jun–Aug · 81°F
About its rating
274mi
Fall Sep–Nov · 66°FNow
About its rating
270mi
A Prologue's range through a Augusta yearEstimated
Each month at Augusta's 30-year normal temperature, 35% highway. No day of the year averages below freezing.
How far it goes from Augusta, on real roadsEstimated
In October, from a full charge with 10% in reserve: about 122 mi out and back, 244 mi one way (January: 234 mi). Dots are DC fast chargers by network.
Fast charging around Augusta
PlugLog's map of every public charger. Tesla-only Superchargers aren't counted.
- 16DC fast chargers within 25 mi
- 8.5 mito the nearest
- ChargePoint226 in reach
- Tesla Supercharger130
- EVgo108
- EV Connect85
- Electrify America40
Road trips in October, about, by road: Charlotte (182 mi) and Atlanta (173 mi) one way on a charge; Knoxville (261 mi) with one fast stop.
Questions Augusta drivers ask
How far can a Prologue go in a Augusta winter?
Augusta's winters are mild: about 260 miles on a typical January day (47°F) and about the same in the coldest week (around January 9, 47°F), estimated from real EV drives at those temperatures. That's within 5% of its 273-mile rating.
How much does it cost to charge a Prologue in Augusta?
About $70 a month at home for 38 miles a day, at Georgia's average home electricity rate of 16.3¢/kWh: about 6.1¢ a mile. An average standard SUV on the Lower Atlantic's average gas ($3.86 a gallon) costs about $263 a month for the same driving.
Can I charge a Prologue on a regular 120 V outlet in Augusta?
At 38 miles a day, yes, all year: a 120 V outlet adds about 40 miles in 12 hours even in Augusta's coldest week, and about 42 on an average day.
Is it greener to drive electric on Augusta's grid?
Yes. Augusta's grid (SERC South) is 10% dirtier than the US average, but a Prologue charged on it still makes 73% less CO₂ than an average standard SUV.
Check it for your own address
Your street, your daily miles, any temperature on the knob.
Prologue Reality Check near Augusta
Sources: temperatures, 30-year normals (NOAA 1991–2020) at Augusta Bush Fld Airport, GA; home electricity, EIA (Georgia, July 2026); gas, EIA weekly (the Lower Atlantic); 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.