Reality Check · Houston, TX
2024 Honda Prologue in Houston, TX
Winter range, charging cost and how far it goes, worked out for Houston's weather, grid and prices.
Winter barely touches range in Houston: at a typical January's 55°F, a Prologue gets an estimated 267 miles on a charge, about its 273-mile rating. Charging at home at Texas's average rate (15.9¢/kWh) costs about $68 a month for 38 miles a day, about a third of the $252 an average standard SUV costs on Houston's gas. On Houston's grid (ERCOT All), about the US average, it makes 76% 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
272mi
At Houston's typical October day, 73°F · 35% highway
Winter lowEstimated
267mi
January, 55°F · lows near 46°F
Home chargingEstimated
$68/mo
5.9¢ a mile at 15.9¢/kWh. Average standard SUV: $252/mo
Houston's grid
0.73lb CO₂/kWh
ERCOT All (EPA eGRID): about the US average, 76% less CO₂ than gas
Houston, 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 · 57°F
About its rating · coldest week 267 mi
269mi
Spring Mar–May · 71°F
About its rating
271mi
Summer Jun–Aug · 84°F
About its rating
275mi
Fall Sep–Nov · 72°FNow
About its rating
272mi
A Prologue's range through a Houston yearEstimated
Each month at Houston's 30-year normal temperature, 35% highway. No day of the year averages below freezing.
How far it goes from Houston, on real roadsEstimated
In October, from a full charge with 10% in reserve: about 122 mi out and back, 244 mi one way (January: 240 mi). Dots are DC fast chargers by network.
Fast charging around Houston
PlugLog's map of every public charger. Tesla-only Superchargers aren't counted.
- 171DC fast chargers within 25 mi
- 1.0 mito the nearest
- Tesla Supercharger109 in reach
- EVgo101
- ChargePoint95
- Shell Recharge42
- EV Connect41
Road trips in October, about, by road: San Antonio (237 mi) and Austin (182 mi) one way on a charge; Dallas (279 mi) with one fast stop.
Questions Houston drivers ask
How far can a Prologue go in a Houston winter?
Houston's winters are mild: about 267 miles on a typical January day (55°F) and about the same in the coldest week (around January 6, 55°F), estimated from real EV drives at those temperatures. That's about its 273-mile rating.
How much does it cost to charge a Prologue in Houston?
About $68 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 Houston's average gas ($3.71 a gallon) costs about $252 a month for the same driving.
Can I charge a Prologue on a regular 120 V outlet in Houston?
At 38 miles a day, yes, all year: a 120 V outlet adds about 41 miles in 12 hours even in Houston's coldest week, and about 42 on an average day.
Is it greener to drive electric on Houston's grid?
Yes. Houston's grid (ERCOT All) is about the US average, and a Prologue charged on it makes 76% 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 Houston
Sources: temperatures, 30-year normals (NOAA 1991–2020) at Houston Hobby Airport, TX; home electricity, EIA (Texas, July 2026); gas, EIA weekly (Houston); 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.