Reality Check · Baton Rouge, LA
2025 GMC Sierra EV in Baton Rouge, LA
Winter range, charging cost and how far it goes, worked out for Baton Rouge's weather, grid and prices.
Winter barely touches range in Baton Rouge: at a typical January's 52°F, a Sierra EV gets an estimated 378 miles on a charge, within 3% of its 390-mile rating. Charging at home at Louisiana's average rate (12.7¢/kWh) costs about $81 a month for 38 miles a day, about a third of the $274 a gas Sierra costs on the Gulf Coast's gas. On Baton Rouge's grid (SERC Mississippi Valley), about the US average, it makes 67% 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 range
369mi
At Baton Rouge's typical October day, 70°F · 35% highway
Winter lowEstimated
377mi
January, 52°F · lows near 41°F
Home chargingEstimated
$81/mo
7.0¢ a mile at 12.7¢/kWh. Gas Sierra: $274/mo
Baton Rouge's grid
0.74lb CO₂/kWh
SERC Mississippi Valley (EPA eGRID): about the US average, 67% less CO₂ than gas
Baton Rouge, 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 · 54°F
About its rating · coldest week 377 mi
380mi
Spring Mar–May · 69°F
5% below its rating
371mi
Summer Jun–Aug · 82°F
8% below its rating
358mi
Fall Sep–Nov · 69°FNow
5% below its rating
371mi
A Sierra EV's range through a Baton Rouge yearEstimated
Each month at Baton Rouge's 30-year normal temperature, 35% highway. No day of the year averages below freezing.
How far it goes from Baton Rouge, on real roads
In October, from a full charge with 10% in reserve: about 166 mi out and back, 332 mi one way (January: 340 mi). Dots are DC fast chargers by network.
Fast charging around Baton Rouge
PlugLog's map of every public charger. Tesla-only Superchargers aren't counted.
- 13DC fast chargers within 25 mi
- 1.0 mito the nearest
- Tesla Supercharger71 in reach
- ChargePoint68
- EVgo67
- EV Connect45
- Shell Recharge34
Road trips in October, about, by road: Houston (323 mi) and Jackson (176 mi) one way on a charge; Little Rock (381 mi) with one fast stop.
Questions Baton Rouge drivers ask
How far can a Sierra EV go in a Baton Rouge winter?
Baton Rouge's winters are mild: about 378 miles on a typical January day (52°F) and about the same in the coldest week (around January 7, 52°F), estimated from real EV drives at those temperatures. That's within 3% of its 390-mile rating.
How much does it cost to charge a Sierra EV in Baton Rouge?
About $81 a month at home for 38 miles a day, at Louisiana's average home electricity rate of 12.7¢/kWh: about 7.0¢ a mile. A gas Sierra on the Gulf Coast's average gas ($3.78 a gallon) costs about $274 a month for the same driving.
Can I charge a Sierra EV on a regular 120 V outlet in Baton Rouge?
Not at 38 miles a day: a 120 V outlet adds only about 28 miles in 12 hours on an average day (29 in the coldest week). Plan on 240 V, which fills it from 10% in about 10 hours.
Is it greener to drive electric on Baton Rouge's grid?
Yes. Baton Rouge's grid (SERC Mississippi Valley) is about the US average, and a Sierra EV charged on it makes 67% 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 Baton Rouge
Sources: temperatures, 30-year normals (NOAA 1991–2020) at Baton Rouge Ryan Airport, LA; home electricity, EIA (Louisiana, July 2026); gas, EIA weekly (the Gulf Coast); 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.