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Reality Check · Greensboro, NC

2024 Honda Prologue in Greensboro, NC

Winter range, charging cost and how far it goes, worked out for Greensboro's weather, grid and prices.

Winter barely touches range in Greensboro: at a typical January's 40°F, a Prologue gets an estimated 251 miles on a charge, within 8% of its 273-mile rating. Charging at home at North Carolina's average rate (15.2¢/kWh) costs about $66 a month for 38 miles a day, about a third of the $263 an average standard SUV costs on the Lower Atlantic's gas. And Greensboro's grid (SERC Virginia/Carolina), 23% cleaner than the US average, makes it 81% less CO₂ than gas.

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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 Greensboro's typical October day, 60°F · 35% highway

Winter lowEstimated

250mi

January, 40°F · lows near 30°F

Home chargingEstimated

$66/mo

5.7¢ a mile at 15.2¢/kWh. Average standard SUV: $263/mo

Greensboro's grid

0.59lb CO₂/kWh

SERC Virginia/Carolina (EPA eGRID): 23% cleaner than the US, 81% less CO₂ than gas

Greensboro, 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 · 42°F

7% below its 273-mile rating · coldest week 250 mi

254mi

Spring Mar–May · 59°F

About its rating

268mi

Summer Jun–Aug · 77°F

About its rating

272mi

Fall Sep–Nov · 60°FNow

About its rating

268mi

A Prologue's range through a Greensboro yearEstimated

Each month at Greensboro's 30-year normal temperature, 35% highway. No day of the year averages below freezing.

251
Jan40°
256
Feb43°
263
Mar50°
271
Apr59°
271
May68°
272
Jun75°
273
Jul79°
272
Aug77°
271
Sep71°
271
Now60°
262
Nov50°
256
Dec43°

How far it goes from Greensboro, on real roadsEstimated

In October, from a full charge with 10% in reserve: about 122 mi out and back, 244 mi one way (January: 226 mi). Dots are DC fast chargers by network.

Fast charging around Greensboro

PlugLog's map of every public charger. Tesla-only Superchargers aren't counted.

  • 32DC fast chargers within 25 mi
  • 1.0 mito the nearest
  • Tesla Supercharger138 in reach
  • ChargePoint114
  • EV Connect98
  • EVgo98
  • Electrify America35

Road trips in October, about, by road: Greenville (209 mi) and Richmond (204 mi) one way on a charge; Virginia Beach (270 mi) with one fast stop.

Questions Greensboro drivers ask

How far can a Prologue go in a Greensboro winter?

Greensboro's winters are mild: about 251 miles on a typical January day (40°F) and about the same in the coldest week (around January 12, 39°F), estimated from real EV drives at those temperatures. That's within 9% of its 273-mile rating.

How much does it cost to charge a Prologue in Greensboro?

About $66 a month at home for 38 miles a day, at North Carolina's average home electricity rate of 15.2¢/kWh: about 5.7¢ a mile. An average standard SUV on the Lower Atlantic's average gas ($3.86 a gallon) costs about $263 a month for the same driving.

Can I charge a Prologue on a regular 120 V outlet in Greensboro?

At 38 miles a day, yes, all year: a 120 V outlet adds about 39 miles in 12 hours even in Greensboro's coldest week, and about 42 on an average day.

Is it greener to drive electric on Greensboro's grid?

Yes, more than most places. Greensboro's grid (SERC Virginia/Carolina) is 23% cleaner than the US average, so a Prologue charged on it makes 81% 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 Greensboro

Sources: temperatures, 30-year normals (NOAA 1991–2020) at Piedmont Triad International Airport, NC; home electricity, EIA (North Carolina, July 2026); gas, EIA weekly (the Lower Atlantic); 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.