Reality Check · El Paso, TX
2025 GMC Sierra EV in El Paso, TX
Winter range, charging cost and how far it goes, worked out for El Paso's weather, grid and prices.
Winter barely touches range in El Paso: at a typical January's 47°F, a Sierra EV gets an estimated 371 miles on a charge, within 5% of its 390-mile rating. Summer is the harder season here: at July's 84°F average (highs near 96°F), air conditioning trims it to about 359 miles. Charging at home at Texas's average rate (15.9¢/kWh) costs about $102 a month for 38 miles a day, against $268 for a gas Sierra on Texas's gas. On El Paso's grid (WECC Southwest), about the US average, it makes 68% 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
374mi
At El Paso's typical October day, 67°F · 35% highway
Winter lowEstimated
369mi
January, 47°F · lows near 33°F
Home chargingEstimated
$102/mo
8.8¢ a mile at 15.9¢/kWh. Gas Sierra: $268/mo
El Paso's grid
0.70lb CO₂/kWh
WECC Southwest (EPA eGRID): about the US average, 68% less CO₂ than gas
El Paso, 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 · 48°F
4% below its 390-mile rating · coldest week 369 mi
372mi
Spring Mar–May · 67°F
4% below its rating
373mi
Summer Jun–Aug · 84°F
8% below its rating
358mi
Fall Sep–Nov · 66°FNow
5% below its rating
370mi
A Sierra EV's range through a El Paso yearEstimated
Each month at El Paso's 30-year normal temperature, 35% highway. No day of the year averages below freezing.
How far it goes from El Paso, on real roadsEstimated
In October, from a full charge with 10% in reserve: about 168 mi out and back, 336 mi one way (January: 333 mi). Dots are DC fast chargers by network.
Fast charging around El Paso
PlugLog's map of every public charger. Tesla-only Superchargers aren't counted.
- 16DC fast chargers within 25 mi
- 4.4 mito the nearest
- ChargePoint44 in reach
- Tesla Supercharger20
- EVgo16
- Electrify America11
- Francis Energy9
Road trips in October, about, by road: Tucson (326 mi) and Albuquerque (282 mi) one way on a charge; Phoenix (437 mi) with one fast stop.
Questions El Paso drivers ask
How far can a Sierra EV go in a El Paso winter?
El Paso's winters are mild: about 371 miles on a typical January day (47°F) and about the same in the coldest week (around December 24, 45°F), estimated from real EV drives at those temperatures. That's within 5% of its 390-mile rating. The harder season here is summer: about 359 miles in July, with the air conditioning on.
How much does it cost to charge a Sierra EV in El Paso?
About $102 a month at home for 38 miles a day, at Texas's average home electricity rate of 15.9¢/kWh: about 8.8¢ a mile. A gas Sierra on Texas's average gas ($3.70 a gallon) costs about $268 a month for the same driving.
Can I charge a Sierra EV on a regular 120 V outlet in El Paso?
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 El Paso's grid?
Yes. El Paso's grid (WECC Southwest) is about the US average, and a Sierra EV charged on it makes 68% 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 El Paso
Sources: temperatures, 30-year normals (NOAA 1991–2020) at El Paso International Airport, TX; home electricity, EIA (Texas, July 2026); gas, EIA weekly (Texas); 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.