Reality Check · Palm Bay, FL
2025 GMC Sierra EV in Palm Bay, FL
Winter range, charging cost and how far it goes, worked out for Palm Bay's weather, grid and prices.
Winter barely touches range in Palm Bay: at a typical January's 62°F, a Sierra EV gets an estimated 382 miles on a charge, about its 390-mile rating. Charging at home at Florida's average rate (15.0¢/kWh) costs about $97 a month for 38 miles a day, about a third of the $288 a gas Sierra costs on Florida's gas. On Palm Bay's grid (FRCC All), about the US average, it makes 64% 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
358mi
At Palm Bay's typical October day, 76°F · 35% highway
Winter lowEstimated
382mi
January, 62°F · lows near 51°F
Home chargingEstimated
$97/mo
8.4¢ a mile at 15.0¢/kWh. Gas Sierra: $288/mo
Palm Bay's grid
0.78lb CO₂/kWh
FRCC All (EPA eGRID): about the US average, 64% less CO₂ than gas
Palm Bay, 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 · 63°F
About its rating · coldest week 383 mi
379mi
Spring Mar–May · 72°F
6% below its rating
365mi
Summer Jun–Aug · 81°F
8% below its rating
358mi
Fall Sep–Nov · 75°FNow
7% below its rating
362mi
A Sierra EV's range through a Palm Bay yearEstimated
Each month at Palm Bay's 30-year normal temperature, 35% highway. No day of the year averages below freezing.
How far it goes from Palm Bay, on real roads
In October, from a full charge with 10% in reserve: about 161 mi out and back, 322 mi one way (January: 344 mi). Dots are DC fast chargers by network.
Fast charging around Palm Bay
PlugLog's map of every public charger. Tesla-only Superchargers aren't counted.
- 23DC fast chargers within 25 mi
- 3.5 mito the nearest
- Tesla Supercharger213 in reach
- ChargePoint122
- EVgo84
- Electrify America60
- EV Connect50
Road trips in October, about, by road: Jacksonville (219 mi) and Miami (192 mi) one way on a charge; Charleston (424 mi) with one fast stop.
Questions Palm Bay drivers ask
How far can a Sierra EV go in a Palm Bay winter?
Palm Bay's winters are mild: about 382 miles on a typical January day (62°F) and about the same in the coldest week (around January 15, 61°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 Palm Bay?
About $97 a month at home for 38 miles a day, at Florida's average home electricity rate of 15.0¢/kWh: about 8.4¢ a mile. A gas Sierra on Florida's average gas ($3.98 a gallon) costs about $288 a month for the same driving.
Can I charge a Sierra EV on a regular 120 V outlet in Palm Bay?
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 Palm Bay's grid?
Yes. Palm Bay's grid (FRCC All) is about the US average, and a Sierra EV charged on it makes 64% 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 Palm Bay
Sources: temperatures, 30-year normals (NOAA 1991–2020) at Melbourne International Airport, FL; home electricity, EIA (Florida, July 2026); gas, EIA weekly (Florida); 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.