Reality Check · Kansas City, MO
2024 Honda Prologue in Kansas City, MO
Winter range, charging cost and how far it goes, worked out for Kansas City's weather, grid and prices.
Kansas City's winters are cool rather than cold: on a typical January day (31°F) a Prologue gets an estimated 225 miles, 18% under its 273-mile rating, about the same as in the coldest week (around January 12, when it averages 31°F). By April it's back to about 268. Charging at home at Missouri's average rate (16.1¢/kWh) costs about $72 a month for 38 miles a day, about a third of the $282 an average standard SUV costs on the Midwest's gas. Kansas City's grid (SPP North) is 12% dirtier than the US average, but charging on it still makes 71% 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
270mi
At Kansas City's typical October day, 58°F · 35% highway
Winter lowEstimated
224mi
January, 31°F · lows near 22°F
Home chargingEstimated
$72/mo
6.2¢ a mile at 16.1¢/kWh. Average standard SUV: $282/mo
Kansas City's grid
0.86lb CO₂/kWh
SPP North (EPA eGRID): 12% dirtier than the US, 71% less CO₂ than gas
Kansas City, 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 · 34°F
14% below its 273-mile rating · coldest week 224 mi
234mi
Spring Mar–May · 57°F
About its rating
266mi
Summer Jun–Aug · 79°F
About its rating
273mi
Fall Sep–Nov · 58°FNow
About its rating
267mi
A Prologue's range through a Kansas City yearEstimated
Each month at Kansas City's 30-year normal temperature, 35% highway. 32 days a year average below freezing.
How far it goes from Kansas City, on real roadsEstimated
In October, from a full charge with 10% in reserve: about 122 mi out and back, 243 mi one way (January: 202 mi). Dots are DC fast chargers by network.
Fast charging around Kansas City
PlugLog's map of every public charger. Tesla-only Superchargers aren't counted.
- 43DC fast chargers within 25 mi
- 4.2 mito the nearest
- ChargePoint65 in reach
- Chargelab23
- Tesla Supercharger22
- EV Connect20
- EVgo19
Road trips in October, about, by road: Wichita (226 mi) and Des Moines (220 mi) one way on a charge; Fayetteville (265 mi) with one fast stop.
Questions Kansas City drivers ask
How far can a Prologue go in a Kansas City winter?
About 225 miles on a typical January day (31°F) and about the same in the coldest week of the year (around January 12, 31°F on average), estimated from real EV drives at those temperatures. That's 18% below its 273-mile rating, mostly from heating the cabin and the battery. Kansas City averages 32 days a year below freezing.
How much does it cost to charge a Prologue in Kansas City?
About $72 a month at home for 38 miles a day, at Missouri's average home electricity rate of 16.1¢/kWh: about 6.2¢ 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 Kansas City?
At 38 miles a day, most of the year: a 120 V outlet adds about 42 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 Kansas City's grid?
Yes. Kansas City's grid (SPP North) is 12% dirtier than the US average, but a Prologue charged on it still makes 71% 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 Kansas City
Sources: temperatures, 30-year normals (NOAA 1991–2020) at Kansas City Downtown Airport, MO; home electricity, EIA (Missouri, 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.