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Reality Check · Knoxville, TN

2024 Honda Prologue in Knoxville, TN

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

Winter barely touches range in Knoxville: at a typical January's 39°F, a Prologue gets an estimated 249 miles on a charge, within 9% of its 273-mile rating. Charging at home at Tennessee's average rate (13.7¢/kWh) costs about $60 a month for 38 miles a day, about a third of the $282 an average standard SUV costs on the Midwest's gas. Knoxville's grid (SERC Tennessee Valley) is 17% dirtier than the US average, but charging on it still makes 71% 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 Knoxville's typical October day, 60°F · 35% highway

Winter lowEstimated

248mi

January, 39°F · lows near 30°F

Home chargingEstimated

$60/mo

5.2¢ a mile at 13.7¢/kWh. Average standard SUV: $282/mo

Knoxville's grid

0.90lb CO₂/kWh

SERC Tennessee Valley (EPA eGRID): 17% dirtier than the US, 71% less CO₂ than gas

Knoxville, 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 · 41°F

7% below its 273-mile rating · coldest week 248 mi

253mi

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 Knoxville yearEstimated

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

249
Jan39°
256
Feb43°
263
Mar51°
271
Apr60°
271
May68°
272
Jun75°
272
Jul79°
272
Aug78°
271
Sep72°
271
Now60°
262
Nov49°
255
Dec42°

How far it goes from Knoxville, on real roadsEstimated

In October, from a full charge with 10% in reserve: about 122 mi out and back, 244 mi one way (January: 224 mi). Dots are DC fast chargers by network.

Fast charging around Knoxville

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

  • 19DC fast chargers within 25 mi
  • 1.6 mito the nearest
  • ChargePoint148 in reach
  • Tesla Supercharger91
  • EVgo79
  • EV Connect48
  • Electrify America35

Road trips in October, about, by road: Charlotte (229 mi) and Louisville (223 mi) one way on a charge; Winston-Salem (258 mi) with one fast stop.

Questions Knoxville drivers ask

How far can a Prologue go in a Knoxville winter?

Knoxville's winters are mild: about 249 miles on a typical January day (39°F) and about the same in the coldest week (around January 10, 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 Knoxville?

About $60 a month at home for 38 miles a day, at Tennessee's average home electricity rate of 13.7¢/kWh: about 5.2¢ 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 Knoxville?

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

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

Yes. Knoxville's grid (SERC Tennessee Valley) is 17% 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 Knoxville

Sources: temperatures, 30-year normals (NOAA 1991–2020) at Knoxville Mcghee Tyson Airport, TN; home electricity, EIA (Tennessee, 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.