Reality Check · Memphis, TN
2024 Honda Prologue in Memphis, TN
Winter range, charging cost and how far it goes, worked out for Memphis's weather, grid and prices.
Winter barely touches range in Memphis: at a typical January's 42°F, a Prologue gets an estimated 255 miles on a charge, within 6% 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. Memphis's grid (SERC Tennessee Valley) is 17% 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
271mi
At Memphis's typical October day, 65°F · 35% highway
Winter lowEstimated
255mi
January, 42°F · lows near 33°F
Home chargingEstimated
$60/mo
5.1¢ a mile at 13.7¢/kWh. Average standard SUV: $282/mo
Memphis's grid
0.90lb CO₂/kWh
SERC Tennessee Valley (EPA eGRID): 17% dirtier than the US, 71% less CO₂ than gas
Memphis, 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 · 44°F
6% below its 273-mile rating · coldest week 255 mi
257mi
Spring Mar–May · 63°F
About its rating
270mi
Summer Jun–Aug · 82°F
About its rating
274mi
Fall Sep–Nov · 64°FNow
About its rating
269mi
A Prologue's range through a Memphis yearEstimated
Each month at Memphis's 30-year normal temperature, 35% highway. No day of the year averages below freezing.
How far it goes from Memphis, on real roadsEstimated
In October, from a full charge with 10% in reserve: about 122 mi out and back, 244 mi one way (January: 230 mi). Dots are DC fast chargers by network.
Fast charging around Memphis
PlugLog's map of every public charger. Tesla-only Superchargers aren't counted.
- 27DC fast chargers within 25 mi
- 2.0 mito the nearest
- ChargePoint67 in reach
- EV Connect47
- Tesla Supercharger31
- EVgo28
- Blink21
Road trips in October, about, by road: Jackson (242 mi) and Nashville (242 mi) one way on a charge; Birmingham (264 mi) with one fast stop.
Questions Memphis drivers ask
How far can a Prologue go in a Memphis winter?
Memphis's winters are mild: about 255 miles on a typical January day (42°F) and about the same in the coldest week (around January 9, 42°F), estimated from real EV drives at those temperatures. That's within 7% of its 273-mile rating.
How much does it cost to charge a Prologue in Memphis?
About $60 a month at home for 38 miles a day, at Tennessee's average home electricity rate of 13.7¢/kWh: about 5.1¢ 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 Memphis?
At 38 miles a day, yes, all year: a 120 V outlet adds about 40 miles in 12 hours even in Memphis's coldest week, and about 42 on an average day.
Is it greener to drive electric on Memphis's grid?
Yes. Memphis'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 Memphis
Sources: temperatures, 30-year normals (NOAA 1991–2020) at Memphis International 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.