Reality Check · Colorado Springs, CO
2024 Honda Prologue in Colorado Springs, CO
Winter range, charging cost and how far it goes, worked out for Colorado Springs's weather, grid and prices.
Colorado Springs's winters are cool rather than cold: on a typical January day (32°F) a Prologue gets an estimated 227 miles, 17% under its 273-mile rating, and about 224 in the coldest week (around December 19, when it averages 31°F). By May it's back to about 269. Charging at home at Colorado's average rate (17.0¢/kWh) costs about $78 a month for 38 miles a day, about a third of the $291 an average standard SUV costs on Colorado's gas. Colorado Springs's grid (WECC Rockies) is 35% dirtier than the US average, but charging on it still makes 65% 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
263mi
At Colorado Springs's typical October day, 51°F · 35% highway
Winter lowEstimated
224mi
January, 32°F; Dec 19–25 at 31°F · lows near 18°F
Home chargingEstimated
$78/mo
6.7¢ a mile at 17.0¢/kWh. Average standard SUV: $291/mo
Colorado Springs's grid
1.04lb CO₂/kWh
WECC Rockies (EPA eGRID): 35% dirtier than the US, 65% less CO₂ than gas
Colorado Springs, 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 224 mi
228mi
Spring Mar–May · 49°F
4% below its rating
261mi
Summer Jun–Aug · 70°F
About its rating
271mi
Fall Sep–Nov · 51°FNow
4% below its rating
261mi
A Prologue's range through a Colorado Springs yearEstimated
Each month at Colorado Springs's 30-year normal temperature, 35% highway. 57 days a year average below freezing.
How far it goes from Colorado Springs, on real roadsEstimated
In October, from a full charge with 10% in reserve: about 118 mi out and back, 237 mi one way (January: 204 mi). Dots are DC fast chargers by network.
Fast charging around Colorado Springs
PlugLog's map of every public charger. Tesla-only Superchargers aren't counted.
- 35DC fast chargers within 25 mi
- 3.3 mito the nearest
- ChargePoint125 in reach
- EVgo49
- Electrify America45
- Tesla Supercharger44
- EV Connect25
Road trips in October, about, by road: Denver (78 mi) one way on a charge; Albuquerque (350 mi) with one fast stop.
Questions Colorado Springs drivers ask
How far can a Prologue go in a Colorado Springs winter?
About 227 miles on a typical January day (32°F) and about 224 in the coldest week of the year (around December 19, 31°F on average), estimated from real EV drives at those temperatures. That's 17–18% below its 273-mile rating, mostly from heating the cabin and the battery. Colorado Springs averages 57 days a year below freezing.
How much does it cost to charge a Prologue in Colorado Springs?
About $78 a month at home for 38 miles a day, at Colorado's average home electricity rate of 17.0¢/kWh: about 6.7¢ a mile. An average standard SUV on Colorado's average gas ($4.27 a gallon) costs about $291 a month for the same driving.
Can I charge a Prologue on a regular 120 V outlet in Colorado Springs?
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 35 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 Colorado Springs's grid?
Yes. Colorado Springs's grid (WECC Rockies) is 35% dirtier than the US average, but a Prologue charged on it still makes 65% 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 Colorado Springs
Sources: temperatures, 30-year normals (NOAA 1991–2020) at Colorado Springs Muni Airport, CO; home electricity, EIA (Colorado, July 2026); gas, EIA weekly (Colorado); 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.