Reality Check · El Paso, TX
2024 Honda Prologue in El Paso, TX
Winter range, charging cost and how far it goes, worked out for El Paso's weather, grid and prices.
Winter barely touches range in El Paso: at a typical January's 47°F, a Prologue gets an estimated 259 miles on a charge, within 5% of its 273-mile rating. Charging at home at Texas's average rate (15.9¢/kWh) costs about $69 a month for 38 miles a day, about a third of the $252 an average standard SUV costs on Texas's gas. On El Paso's grid (WECC Southwest), about the US average, it makes 77% 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 El Paso's typical October day, 67°F · 35% highway
Winter lowEstimated
258mi
January, 47°F · lows near 33°F
Home chargingEstimated
$69/mo
5.9¢ a mile at 15.9¢/kWh. Average standard SUV: $252/mo
El Paso's grid
0.70lb CO₂/kWh
WECC Southwest (EPA eGRID): about the US average, 77% less CO₂ than gas
El Paso, 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 · 48°F
4% below its 273-mile rating · coldest week 258 mi
261mi
Spring Mar–May · 67°F
About its rating
271mi
Summer Jun–Aug · 84°F
About its rating
275mi
Fall Sep–Nov · 66°FNow
About its rating
270mi
A Prologue's range through a El Paso yearEstimated
Each month at El Paso's 30-year normal temperature, 35% highway. No day of the year averages below freezing.
How far it goes from El Paso, on real roadsEstimated
In October, from a full charge with 10% in reserve: about 122 mi out and back, 244 mi one way (January: 233 mi). Dots are DC fast chargers by network.
Fast charging around El Paso
PlugLog's map of every public charger. Tesla-only Superchargers aren't counted.
- 16DC fast chargers within 25 mi
- 4.4 mito the nearest
- ChargePoint21 in reach
- Tesla Supercharger11
- Francis Energy7
- Electrify America5
- EVgo4
Road trips in October, about, by road: Albuquerque (282 mi) with one fast stop.
Questions El Paso drivers ask
How far can a Prologue go in a El Paso winter?
El Paso's winters are mild: about 259 miles on a typical January day (47°F) and about the same in the coldest week (around December 24, 45°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 El Paso?
About $69 a month at home for 38 miles a day, at Texas's average home electricity rate of 15.9¢/kWh: about 5.9¢ a mile. An average standard SUV on Texas's average gas ($3.70 a gallon) costs about $252 a month for the same driving.
Can I charge a Prologue on a regular 120 V outlet in El Paso?
At 38 miles a day, yes, all year: a 120 V outlet adds about 40 miles in 12 hours even in El Paso's coldest week, and about 42 on an average day.
Is it greener to drive electric on El Paso's grid?
Yes. El Paso's grid (WECC Southwest) is about the US average, and a Prologue charged on it makes 77% 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 El Paso
Sources: temperatures, 30-year normals (NOAA 1991–2020) at El Paso International Airport, TX; home electricity, EIA (Texas, July 2026); gas, EIA weekly (Texas); 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.