Reality Check · Wichita, KS
2025 GMC Sierra EV in Wichita, KS
Winter range, charging cost and how far it goes, worked out for Wichita's weather, grid and prices.
Wichita's winters are cool rather than cold: on a typical January day (33°F) a Sierra EV gets an estimated 322 miles, 17% under its 390-mile rating, about the same as in the coldest week (around January 5, when it averages 33°F). By April it's back to about 383. Charging at home at Kansas's average rate (15.3¢/kWh) costs about $100 a month for 38 miles a day, about a third of the $300 a gas Sierra costs on the Midwest's gas. Wichita's grid (SPP North) is 12% 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
387mi
At Wichita's typical October day, 59°F · 35% highway
Winter lowEstimated
320mi
January, 33°F · lows near 22°F
Home chargingEstimated
$100/mo
8.7¢ a mile at 15.3¢/kWh. Gas Sierra: $300/mo
Wichita's grid
0.86lb CO₂/kWh
SPP North (EPA eGRID): 12% dirtier than the US, 60% less CO₂ than gas
Wichita, 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 · 35°F
14% below its 390-mile rating · coldest week 320 mi
334mi
Spring Mar–May · 57°F
4% below its rating
376mi
Summer Jun–Aug · 79°F
8% below its rating
357mi
Fall Sep–Nov · 59°FNow
4% below its rating
374mi
A Sierra EV's range through a Wichita yearEstimated
Each month at Wichita's 30-year normal temperature, 35% highway. No day of the year averages below freezing.
How far it goes from Wichita, on real roadsEstimated
In October, from a full charge with 10% in reserve: about 174 mi out and back, 348 mi one way (January: 290 mi). Dots are DC fast chargers by network.
Fast charging around Wichita
PlugLog's map of every public charger. Tesla-only Superchargers aren't counted.
- 14DC fast chargers within 25 mi
- 3.7 mito the nearest
- Francis Energy106 in reach
- EV Energy Group (FCN)97
- ChargePoint81
- Tesla Supercharger55
- EV Connect44
Road trips in October, about, by road: Omaha (320 mi) and Fayetteville (260 mi) one way on a charge; Des Moines (417 mi) with one fast stop.
Questions Wichita drivers ask
How far can a Sierra EV go in a Wichita winter?
About 322 miles on a typical January day (33°F) and about the same in the coldest week of the year (around January 5, 33°F on average), estimated from real EV drives at those temperatures. That's 17% below its 390-mile rating, mostly from heating the cabin and the battery.
How much does it cost to charge a Sierra EV in Wichita?
About $100 a month at home for 38 miles a day, at Kansas's average home electricity rate of 15.3¢/kWh: about 8.7¢ a mile. A gas Sierra on the Midwest's average gas ($4.14 a gallon) costs about $300 a month for the same driving.
Can I charge a Sierra EV on a regular 120 V outlet in Wichita?
Not at 38 miles a day: a 120 V outlet adds only about 29 miles in 12 hours on an average day (24 in the coldest week). Plan on 240 V, which fills it from 10% in about 10 hours.
Is it greener to drive electric on Wichita's grid?
Yes. Wichita's grid (SPP North) is 12% 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 Wichita
Sources: temperatures, 30-year normals (NOAA 1991–2020) at Wichita, KS; home electricity, EIA (Kansas, July 2026); gas, EIA weekly (the Midwest); 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.