Reality Check · Birmingham, AL
2024 Honda Prologue in Birmingham, AL
Winter range, charging cost and how far it goes, worked out for Birmingham's weather, grid and prices.
Winter barely touches range in Birmingham: at a typical January's 45°F, a Prologue gets an estimated 258 miles on a charge, within 6% of its 273-mile rating. Charging at home at Alabama's average rate (16.4¢/kWh) costs about $71 a month for 38 miles a day, about a third of the $257 an average standard SUV costs on the Gulf Coast's gas. Birmingham'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 Birmingham's typical October day, 65°F · 35% highway
Winter lowEstimated
257mi
January, 45°F · lows near 35°F
Home chargingEstimated
$71/mo
6.1¢ a mile at 16.4¢/kWh. Average standard SUV: $257/mo
Birmingham's grid
0.84lb CO₂/kWh
SERC South (EPA eGRID): 10% dirtier than the US, 73% less CO₂ than gas
Birmingham, 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 · 47°F
5% below its 273-mile rating · coldest week 257 mi
260mi
Spring Mar–May · 64°F
About its rating
270mi
Summer Jun–Aug · 80°F
About its rating
273mi
Fall Sep–Nov · 65°FNow
About its rating
270mi
A Prologue's range through a Birmingham yearEstimated
Each month at Birmingham's 30-year normal temperature, 35% highway. No day of the year averages below freezing.
How far it goes from Birmingham, on real roadsEstimated
In October, from a full charge with 10% in reserve: about 122 mi out and back, 244 mi one way (January: 232 mi). Dots are DC fast chargers by network.
Fast charging around Birmingham
PlugLog's map of every public charger. Tesla-only Superchargers aren't counted.
- 37DC fast chargers within 25 mi
- 1.1 mito the nearest
- ChargePoint246 in reach
- Tesla Supercharger109
- EVgo90
- Electrify America41
- EV Connect37
Road trips in October, about, by road: Nashville (228 mi) and Chattanooga (173 mi) one way on a charge; Memphis (264 mi) with one fast stop.
Questions Birmingham drivers ask
How far can a Prologue go in a Birmingham winter?
Birmingham's winters are mild: about 258 miles on a typical January day (45°F) and about the same in the coldest week (around January 13, 44°F), estimated from real EV drives at those temperatures. That's within 6% of its 273-mile rating.
How much does it cost to charge a Prologue in Birmingham?
About $71 a month at home for 38 miles a day, at Alabama's average home electricity rate of 16.4¢/kWh: about 6.1¢ a mile. An average standard SUV on the Gulf Coast's average gas ($3.78 a gallon) costs about $257 a month for the same driving.
Can I charge a Prologue on a regular 120 V outlet in Birmingham?
At 38 miles a day, yes, all year: a 120 V outlet adds about 40 miles in 12 hours even in Birmingham's coldest week, and about 42 on an average day.
Is it greener to drive electric on Birmingham's grid?
Yes. Birmingham'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 Birmingham
Sources: temperatures, 30-year normals (NOAA 1991–2020) at Birmingham Airport, AL; home electricity, EIA (Alabama, July 2026); gas, EIA weekly (the Gulf Coast); 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.