Reality Check · Riverside, CA
2025 GMC Sierra EV in Riverside, CA
Winter range, charging cost and how far it goes, worked out for Riverside's weather, grid and prices.
Winter barely touches range in Riverside: at a typical January's 56°F, a Sierra EV gets an estimated 382 miles on a charge, about its 390-mile rating. Charging at home at California's average rate (33.6¢/kWh) costs about $213 a month for 38 miles a day, against $436 for a gas Sierra on California's gas. And Riverside'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 range
370mi
At Riverside's typical October day, 69°F · 35% highway
Winter lowEstimated
381mi
January, 56°F · lows near 43°F
Home chargingEstimated
$213/mo
18.4¢ a mile at 33.6¢/kWh. Gas Sierra: $436/mo
Riverside's grid
0.43lb CO₂/kWh
WECC California (EPA eGRID): 44% cleaner than the US, 81% less CO₂ than gas
Riverside, 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 · 56°F
About its rating · coldest week 381 mi
382mi
Spring Mar–May · 63°F
About its rating
379mi
Summer Jun–Aug · 77°F
8% below its rating
359mi
Fall Sep–Nov · 69°FNow
5% below its rating
370mi
A Sierra EV's range through a Riverside yearEstimated
Each month at Riverside's 30-year normal temperature, 35% highway. No day of the year averages below freezing.
How far it goes from Riverside, on real roads
In October, from a full charge with 10% in reserve: about 166 mi out and back, 333 mi one way (January: 344 mi). Dots are DC fast chargers by network.
Fast charging around Riverside
PlugLog's map of every public charger. Tesla-only Superchargers aren't counted.
- 199DC fast chargers within 25 mi
- 0.9 mito the nearest
- EVgo391 in reach
- ChargePoint285
- Tesla Supercharger244
- Electrify America152
- EVCS89
Road trips in October, about, by road: Fresno (298 mi) and Las Vegas (249 mi) one way on a charge; Phoenix (382 mi) with one fast stop.
Questions Riverside drivers ask
How far can a Sierra EV go in a Riverside winter?
Riverside's winters are mild: about 382 miles on a typical January day (56°F) and about the same in the coldest week (around December 15, 54°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 Riverside?
About $213 a month at home for 38 miles a day, at California's average home electricity rate of 33.6¢/kWh: about 18.4¢ a mile. A gas Sierra on California's average gas ($6.03 a gallon) costs about $436 a month for the same driving.
Can I charge a Sierra EV on a regular 120 V outlet in Riverside?
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 Riverside's grid?
Yes, more than most places. Riverside'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 Riverside
Sources: temperatures, 30-year normals (NOAA 1991–2020) at Riverside Muni Airport, CA; home electricity, EIA (California, July 2026); gas, EIA weekly (California); 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.