Reality Check · Atlanta, GA
2025 GMC Sierra EV in Atlanta, GA
Winter range, charging cost and how far it goes, worked out for Atlanta's weather, grid and prices.
Winter barely touches range in Atlanta: at a typical January's 44°F, a Sierra EV gets an estimated 367 miles on a charge, within 6% of its 390-mile rating. Charging at home at Georgia's average rate (16.3¢/kWh) costs about $104 a month for 38 miles a day, against $279 for a gas Sierra on the Lower Atlantic's gas. Atlanta's grid (SERC South) is 10% dirtier than the US average, but charging on it still makes 62% less CO₂ than gas.
Partly estimated. 2 of 5 temperature bands are from 116 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 390-mile rating. Each band switches to its own drives once it has 20 from 3 drivers.
October rangeEstimated
380mi
At Atlanta's typical October day, 63°F · 35% highway
Winter lowEstimated
366mi
January, 44°F · lows near 33°F
Home chargingEstimated
$104/mo
9.0¢ a mile at 16.3¢/kWh. Gas Sierra: $279/mo
Atlanta's grid
0.84lb CO₂/kWh
SERC South (EPA eGRID): 10% dirtier than the US, 62% less CO₂ than gas
Atlanta, season by seasonEstimated
A Sierra EV's range on a full charge, averaged over each season's months (30-year normal temperatures), at 35% highway.
Winter Dec–Feb · 46°F
5% below its 390-mile rating · coldest week 366 mi
370mi
Spring Mar–May · 62°F
3% below its rating
377mi
Summer Jun–Aug · 79°F
8% below its rating
357mi
Fall Sep–Nov · 63°FNow
4% below its rating
373mi
A Sierra EV's range through a Atlanta yearEstimated
Each month at Atlanta's 30-year normal temperature, 35% highway. No day of the year averages below freezing.
How far it goes from Atlanta, on real roadsEstimated
In October, from a full charge with 10% in reserve: about 171 mi out and back, 342 mi one way (January: 330 mi). Dots are DC fast chargers by network.
Fast charging around Atlanta
PlugLog's map of every public charger. Tesla-only Superchargers aren't counted.
- 193DC fast chargers within 25 mi
- 1.5 mito the nearest
- ChargePoint404 in reach
- Tesla Supercharger236
- EVgo153
- EV Connect131
- Electrify America73
Road trips in October, about, by road: Charleston (331 mi) and Charlotte (285 mi) one way on a charge; Winston-Salem (357 mi) with one fast stop.
Questions Atlanta drivers ask
How far can a Sierra EV go in a Atlanta winter?
Atlanta's winters are mild: about 367 miles on a typical January day (44°F) and about the same in the coldest week (around January 9, 43°F), estimated from real EV drives at those temperatures. That's within 6% of its 390-mile rating.
How much does it cost to charge a Sierra EV in Atlanta?
About $104 a month at home for 38 miles a day, at Georgia's average home electricity rate of 16.3¢/kWh: about 9.0¢ a mile. A gas Sierra on the Lower Atlantic's average gas ($3.86 a gallon) costs about $279 a month for the same driving.
Can I charge a Sierra EV on a regular 120 V outlet in Atlanta?
Not at 38 miles a day: a 120 V outlet adds only about 29 miles in 12 hours on an average day (28 in the coldest week). Plan on 240 V, which fills it from 10% in about 10 hours.
Is it greener to drive electric on Atlanta's grid?
Yes. Atlanta's grid (SERC South) is 10% dirtier than the US average, but a Sierra EV charged on it still makes 62% less CO₂ than a gas Sierra.
Check it for your own address
Your street, your daily miles, any temperature on the knob.
Sierra EV Reality Check near Atlanta
Sources: temperatures, 30-year normals (NOAA 1991–2020) at Atlanta Fulton Co Airport, GA; home electricity, EIA (Georgia, 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.