Reality Check · Fayetteville, AR
2025 GMC Sierra EV in Fayetteville, AR
Winter range, charging cost and how far it goes, worked out for Fayetteville's weather, grid and prices.
Fayetteville's winters are cool rather than cold: on a typical January day (36°F) a Sierra EV gets an estimated 339 miles, 13% under its 390-mile rating, about the same as in the coldest week (around January 7, when it averages 36°F). By April it's back to about 384. Charging at home at Arkansas's average rate (14.3¢/kWh) costs about $93 a month for 38 miles a day, about a third of the $274 a gas Sierra costs on the Gulf Coast's gas. Fayetteville's grid (SPP South) is 14% dirtier than the US average, but charging on it still makes 60% 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
385mi
At Fayetteville's typical October day, 58°F · 35% highway
Winter lowEstimated
337mi
January, 36°F · lows near 25°F
Home chargingEstimated
$93/mo
8.0¢ a mile at 14.3¢/kWh. Gas Sierra: $274/mo
Fayetteville's grid
0.87lb CO₂/kWh
SPP South (EPA eGRID): 14% dirtier than the US, 60% less CO₂ than gas
Fayetteville, 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 · 39°F
10% below its 390-mile rating · coldest week 337 mi
350mi
Spring Mar–May · 57°F
3% below its rating
378mi
Summer Jun–Aug · 76°F
8% below its rating
359mi
Fall Sep–Nov · 58°FNow
4% below its rating
376mi
A Sierra EV's range through a Fayetteville yearEstimated
Each month at Fayetteville's 30-year normal temperature, 35% highway. No day of the year averages below freezing.
How far it goes from Fayetteville, on real roadsEstimated
In October, from a full charge with 10% in reserve: about 173 mi out and back, 347 mi one way (January: 305 mi). Dots are DC fast chargers by network.
Fast charging around Fayetteville
PlugLog's map of every public charger. Tesla-only Superchargers aren't counted.
- 9DC fast chargers within 25 mi
- 2.2 mito the nearest
- Francis Energy100 in reach
- EV Energy Group (FCN)97
- ChargePoint82
- Tesla Supercharger70
- EV Connect52
Road trips in October, about, by road: Dallas (338 mi) and Memphis (306 mi) one way on a charge; St. Louis (349 mi) with one fast stop.
Questions Fayetteville drivers ask
How far can a Sierra EV go in a Fayetteville winter?
About 339 miles on a typical January day (36°F) and about the same in the coldest week of the year (around January 7, 36°F on average), estimated from real EV drives at those temperatures. That's 13% below its 390-mile rating, mostly from heating the cabin and the battery.
How much does it cost to charge a Sierra EV in Fayetteville?
About $93 a month at home for 38 miles a day, at Arkansas's average home electricity rate of 14.3¢/kWh: about 8.0¢ 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 Fayetteville?
Not at 38 miles a day: a 120 V outlet adds only about 29 miles in 12 hours on an average day (26 in the coldest week). Plan on 240 V, which fills it from 10% in about 10 hours.
Is it greener to drive electric on Fayetteville's grid?
Yes. Fayetteville's grid (SPP South) is 14% dirtier than the US average, but a Sierra EV charged on it still makes 60% 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 Fayetteville
Sources: temperatures, 30-year normals (NOAA 1991–2020) at Fayetteville Drake Fld, AR; home electricity, EIA (Arkansas, 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.