Reality Check · Boston, MA
2024 Honda Prologue in Boston, MA
Winter range, charging cost and how far it goes, worked out for Boston's weather, grid and prices.
Boston's winters are cool rather than cold: on a typical January day (30°F) a Prologue gets an estimated 221 miles, 19% under its 273-mile rating, about the same as in the coldest week (around January 19, when it averages 29°F). By May it's back to about 270. Charging at home at Massachusetts's average rate (30.5¢/kWh) costs about $139 a month for 38 miles a day, against $289 for an average standard SUV on Boston's gas. On the US average grid it makes 74% 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
267mi
At Boston's typical October day, 55°F · 35% highway
Winter lowEstimated
220mi
January, 30°F · lows near 22°F
Home chargingEstimated
$139/mo
12.0¢ a mile at 30.5¢/kWh. Average standard SUV: $289/mo
Boston's grid
0.77lb CO₂/kWh
The US average (EPA eGRID): 74% less CO₂ than gas
Boston, 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 · 32°F
16% below its 273-mile rating · coldest week 220 mi
229mi
Spring Mar–May · 48°F
5% below its rating
259mi
Summer Jun–Aug · 72°F
About its rating
271mi
Fall Sep–Nov · 55°FNow
About its rating
265mi
A Prologue's range through a Boston yearEstimated
Each month at Boston's 30-year normal temperature, 35% highway. 46 days a year average below freezing.
How far it goes from Boston, on real roadsEstimated
In October, from a full charge with 10% in reserve: about 120 mi out and back, 240 mi one way (January: 199 mi). Dots are DC fast chargers by network.
Fast charging around Boston
PlugLog's map of every public charger. Tesla-only Superchargers aren't counted.
- 194DC fast chargers within 25 mi
- 1.6 mito the nearest
- ChargePoint286 in reach
- EVgo118
- Tesla Supercharger114
- Red E Charge64
- EV Connect50
Road trips in October, about, by road: New York (238 mi) and Poughkeepsie (194 mi) one way on a charge; Allentown (326 mi) with one fast stop.
Questions Boston drivers ask
How far can a Prologue go in a Boston winter?
About 221 miles on a typical January day (30°F) and about the same in the coldest week of the year (around January 19, 29°F on average), estimated from real EV drives at those temperatures. That's 19% below its 273-mile rating, mostly from heating the cabin and the battery. Boston averages 46 days a year below freezing.
How much does it cost to charge a Prologue in Boston?
About $139 a month at home for 38 miles a day, at Massachusetts's average home electricity rate of 30.5¢/kWh: about 12.0¢ a mile. An average standard SUV on Boston's average gas ($4.25 a gallon) costs about $289 a month for the same driving.
Can I charge a Prologue on a regular 120 V outlet in Boston?
At 38 miles a day, most of the year: a 120 V outlet adds about 41 miles in 12 hours on an average day, but about 34 in the coldest week, so it can fall a little behind then. A 240 V outlet fills it from 10% in about 9 hours.
Is it greener to drive electric on Boston's grid?
Yes. The US average grid is about the US average, and a Prologue charged on it makes 74% 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 Boston
Sources: temperatures, 30-year normals (NOAA 1991–2020) at Boston Logan International Airport, MA; home electricity, EIA (Massachusetts, July 2026); gas, EIA weekly (Boston); 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.