Reality Check · Des Moines, IA
2024 Honda Prologue in Des Moines, IA
Winter range, charging cost and how far it goes, worked out for Des Moines's weather, grid and prices.
In a typical Des Moines January (22°F), a Prologue gets an estimated 199 miles on a charge, 27% less than its 273-mile rating, and about the same in the coldest week of the year (around January 15, when it averages 22°F). By April it's back to about 264. Charging at home at Iowa's average rate (16.0¢/kWh) costs about $75 a month for 38 miles a day, about a third of the $282 an average standard SUV costs on the Midwest's gas. Des Moines's grid (MRO West) is 20% dirtier than the US average, but charging on it still makes 68% 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
265mi
At Des Moines's typical October day, 53°F · 35% highway
Winter lowEstimated
198mi
January, 22°F · lows near 13°F
Home chargingEstimated
$75/mo
6.5¢ a mile at 16.0¢/kWh. Average standard SUV: $282/mo
Des Moines's grid
0.92lb CO₂/kWh
MRO West (EPA eGRID): 20% dirtier than the US, 68% less CO₂ than gas
Des Moines, 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 · 26°F
24% below its 273-mile rating · coldest week 198 mi
209mi
Spring Mar–May · 51°F
4% below its rating
261mi
Summer Jun–Aug · 74°F
About its rating
272mi
Fall Sep–Nov · 53°FNow
4% below its rating
262mi
A Prologue's range through a Des Moines yearEstimated
Each month at Des Moines's 30-year normal temperature, 35% highway. 87 days a year average below freezing.
How far it goes from Des Moines, on real roadsEstimated
In October, from a full charge with 10% in reserve: about 119 mi out and back, 239 mi one way (January: 179 mi). Dots are DC fast chargers by network.
Fast charging around Des Moines
PlugLog's map of every public charger. Tesla-only Superchargers aren't counted.
- 47DC fast chargers within 25 mi
- 1.2 mito the nearest
- Chargelab51 in reach
- ChargePoint34
- Shell Recharge31
- EV Connect18
- Blink16
Road trips in October, about, by road: Kansas City (220 mi) and Omaha (160 mi) one way on a charge; Minneapolis (294 mi) with one fast stop.
Questions Des Moines drivers ask
How far can a Prologue go in a Des Moines winter?
About 199 miles on a typical January day (22°F) and about the same in the coldest week of the year (around January 15, 22°F on average), estimated from real EV drives at those temperatures. That's 27% below its 273-mile rating, mostly from heating the cabin and the battery. Des Moines averages 87 days a year below freezing.
How much does it cost to charge a Prologue in Des Moines?
About $75 a month at home for 38 miles a day, at Iowa's average home electricity rate of 16.0¢/kWh: about 6.5¢ a mile. An average standard SUV on the Midwest's average gas ($4.14 a gallon) costs about $282 a month for the same driving.
Can I charge a Prologue on a regular 120 V outlet in Des Moines?
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 31 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 Des Moines's grid?
Yes. Des Moines's grid (MRO West) is 20% dirtier than the US average, but a Prologue charged on it still makes 68% 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 Des Moines
Sources: temperatures, 30-year normals (NOAA 1991–2020) at Des Moines International Airport, IA; home electricity, EIA (Iowa, July 2026); gas, EIA weekly (the Midwest); 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.