Reality Check · Los Angeles, CA
2025 GMC Sierra EV in Los Angeles, CA
Winter range, charging cost and how far it goes, worked out for Los Angeles's weather, grid and prices.
Winter barely touches range in Los Angeles: at a typical January's 57°F, a Sierra EV gets an estimated 384 miles on a charge, about its 390-mile rating. Charging at home at California's average rate (33.6¢/kWh) costs about $210 a month for 38 miles a day, against $435 for a gas Sierra on Los Angeles's gas. And Los Angeles's grid (WECC California), 44% cleaner than the US average, makes it 81% 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
375mi
At Los Angeles's typical October day, 66°F · 35% highway
Winter lowEstimated
383mi
January, 57°F · lows near 47°F
Home chargingEstimated
$210/mo
18.1¢ a mile at 33.6¢/kWh. Gas Sierra: $435/mo
Los Angeles's grid
0.43lb CO₂/kWh
WECC California (EPA eGRID): 44% cleaner than the US, 81% less CO₂ than gas
Los Angeles, 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 · 57°F
About its rating · coldest week 383 mi
384mi
Spring Mar–May · 61°F
About its rating
384mi
Summer Jun–Aug · 68°F
5% below its rating
371mi
Fall Sep–Nov · 65°FNow
4% below its rating
376mi
A Sierra EV's range through a Los Angeles yearEstimated
Each month at Los Angeles's 30-year normal temperature, 35% highway. No day of the year averages below freezing.
How far it goes from Los Angeles, on real roadsEstimated
In October, from a full charge with 10% in reserve: about 169 mi out and back, 337 mi one way (January: 346 mi). Dots are DC fast chargers by network.
Fast charging around Los Angeles
PlugLog's map of every public charger. Tesla-only Superchargers aren't counted.
- 440DC fast chargers within 25 mi
- 0.5 mito the nearest
- EVgo391 in reach
- ChargePoint291
- Tesla Supercharger242
- Electrify America151
- EVCS93
Road trips in October, about, by road: Las Vegas (293 mi) and Fresno (258 mi) one way on a charge; San Jose (370 mi) with one fast stop.
Questions Los Angeles drivers ask
How far can a Sierra EV go in a Los Angeles winter?
Los Angeles's winters are mild: about 384 miles on a typical January day (57°F) and about the same in the coldest week (around December 16, 57°F), estimated from real EV drives at those temperatures. That's about its 390-mile rating.
How much does it cost to charge a Sierra EV in Los Angeles?
About $210 a month at home for 38 miles a day, at California's average home electricity rate of 33.6¢/kWh: about 18.1¢ a mile. A gas Sierra on Los Angeles's average gas ($6.02 a gallon) costs about $435 a month for the same driving.
Can I charge a Sierra EV on a regular 120 V outlet in Los Angeles?
Not at 38 miles a day: a 120 V outlet adds only about 29 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 Los Angeles's grid?
Yes, more than most places. Los Angeles's grid (WECC California) is 44% cleaner than the US average, so a Sierra EV charged on it makes 81% 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 Los Angeles
Sources: temperatures, 30-year normals (NOAA 1991–2020) at Santa Monica Muni Airport, CA; home electricity, EIA (California, July 2026); gas, EIA weekly (Los Angeles); 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.