Reality Check · Little Rock, AR
2025 GMC Sierra EV in Little Rock, AR
Winter range, charging cost and how far it goes, worked out for Little Rock's weather, grid and prices.
Winter barely touches range in Little Rock: at a typical January's 41°F, a Sierra EV gets an estimated 362 miles on a charge, within 7% of its 390-mile rating. Charging at home at Arkansas's average rate (14.3¢/kWh) costs about $92 a month for 38 miles a day, about a third of the $274 a gas Sierra costs on the Gulf Coast's gas. On Little Rock's grid (SERC Mississippi Valley), about the US average, it makes 66% 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
381mi
At Little Rock's typical October day, 63°F · 35% highway
Winter lowEstimated
360mi
January, 41°F · lows near 31°F
Home chargingEstimated
$92/mo
8.0¢ a mile at 14.3¢/kWh. Gas Sierra: $274/mo
Little Rock's grid
0.74lb CO₂/kWh
SERC Mississippi Valley (EPA eGRID): about the US average, 66% less CO₂ than gas
Little Rock, 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 · 43°F
6% below its 390-mile rating · coldest week 360 mi
365mi
Spring Mar–May · 61°F
3% below its rating
376mi
Summer Jun–Aug · 80°F
8% below its rating
357mi
Fall Sep–Nov · 63°FNow
4% below its rating
373mi
A Sierra EV's range through a Little Rock yearEstimated
Each month at Little Rock's 30-year normal temperature, 35% highway. No day of the year averages below freezing.
How far it goes from Little Rock, on real roadsEstimated
In October, from a full charge with 10% in reserve: about 171 mi out and back, 342 mi one way (January: 326 mi). Dots are DC fast chargers by network.
Fast charging around Little Rock
PlugLog's map of every public charger. Tesla-only Superchargers aren't counted.
- 18DC fast chargers within 25 mi
- 2.8 mito the nearest
- ChargePoint83 in reach
- Tesla Supercharger78
- EV Connect63
- EVgo62
- Francis Energy57
Road trips in October, about, by road: Tulsa (277 mi) and Jackson (259 mi) one way on a charge; Dallas (358 mi) with one fast stop.
Questions Little Rock drivers ask
How far can a Sierra EV go in a Little Rock winter?
Little Rock's winters are mild: about 362 miles on a typical January day (41°F) and about the same in the coldest week (around January 7, 40°F), estimated from real EV drives at those temperatures. That's within 8% of its 390-mile rating.
How much does it cost to charge a Sierra EV in Little Rock?
About $92 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 Little Rock?
Not at 38 miles a day: a 120 V outlet adds only about 29 miles in 12 hours on an average day (27 in the coldest week). Plan on 240 V, which fills it from 10% in about 10 hours.
Is it greener to drive electric on Little Rock's grid?
Yes. Little Rock's grid (SERC Mississippi Valley) is about the US average, and a Sierra EV charged on it makes 66% 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 Little Rock
Sources: temperatures, 30-year normals (NOAA 1991–2020) at Little Rock Airport Adams 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.