Reality Check · Birmingham, AL
2026 Chevrolet Silverado EV LT in Birmingham, AL
Winter range, charging cost and how far it goes, worked out for Birmingham's weather, grid and prices.
Winter barely touches range in Birmingham: at a typical January's 45°F, a Silverado EV LT gets an estimated 400 miles on a charge, within 6% of its 424-mile rating. Charging at home at Alabama's average rate (16.4¢/kWh) costs about $92 a month for 38 miles a day, against $257 for a gas Silverado on the Gulf Coast's gas. Birmingham's grid (SERC South) is 10% dirtier than the US average, but charging on it still makes 64% less CO₂ than gas.
Estimated. This model doesn't have enough real drives at each temperature yet, so these come from 1,548 real drives in EVs (98 of them this model's) at each temperature (and Recurrent's winter study below freezing), as a share of their own EPA ratings, applied to its 424-mile rating. Each temperature band switches to this model's own drives once it has 20 from 3 drivers.
October rangeEstimated
421mi
At Birmingham's typical October day, 65°F · 35% highway
Winter lowEstimated
400mi
January, 45°F · lows near 35°F
Home chargingEstimated
$92/mo
8.0¢ a mile at 16.4¢/kWh. Gas Silverado: $257/mo
Birmingham's grid
0.84lb CO₂/kWh
SERC South (EPA eGRID): 10% dirtier than the US, 64% less CO₂ than gas
Birmingham, season by seasonEstimated
A Silverado EV LT's range on a full charge, averaged over each season's months (30-year normal temperatures), at 35% highway.
Winter Dec–Feb · 47°F
5% below its 424-mile rating · coldest week 400 mi
403mi
Spring Mar–May · 64°F
About its rating
419mi
Summer Jun–Aug · 80°F
About its rating
423mi
Fall Sep–Nov · 65°FNow
About its rating
419mi
A Silverado EV LT's range through a Birmingham yearEstimated
Each month at Birmingham's 30-year normal temperature, 35% highway. No day of the year averages below freezing.
How far it goes from Birmingham, on real roadsEstimated
In October, from a full charge with 10% in reserve: about 189 mi out and back, 379 mi one way (January: 360 mi). Dots are DC fast chargers by network.
Fast charging around Birmingham
PlugLog's map of every public charger. Tesla-only Superchargers aren't counted.
- 37DC fast chargers within 25 mi
- 1.1 mito the nearest
- ChargePoint381 in reach
- Tesla Supercharger190
- EVgo135
- EV Connect117
- Electrify America64
Road trips in October, about, by road: New Orleans (378 mi) and Augusta (341 mi) one way on a charge; Louisville (409 mi) with one fast stop.
Questions Birmingham drivers ask
How far can a Silverado EV LT go in a Birmingham winter?
Birmingham's winters are mild: about 400 miles on a typical January day (45°F) and about the same in the coldest week (around January 13, 44°F), estimated from real EV drives at those temperatures. That's within 6% of its 424-mile rating.
How much does it cost to charge a Silverado EV LT in Birmingham?
About $92 a month at home for 38 miles a day, at Alabama's average home electricity rate of 16.4¢/kWh: about 8.0¢ a mile. A gas Silverado on the Gulf Coast's average gas ($3.78 a gallon) costs about $257 a month for the same driving.
Can I charge a Silverado EV LT on a regular 120 V outlet in Birmingham?
Not at 38 miles a day: a 120 V outlet adds only about 32 miles in 12 hours on an average day (31 in the coldest week). Plan on 240 V, which fills it from 10% in about 10 hours.
Is it greener to drive electric on Birmingham's grid?
Yes. Birmingham's grid (SERC South) is 10% dirtier than the US average, but a Silverado EV LT charged on it still makes 64% less CO₂ than a gas Silverado.
Check it for your own address
Your street, your daily miles, any temperature on the knob.
Silverado EV LT Reality Check near Birmingham
Sources: temperatures, 30-year normals (NOAA 1991–2020) at Birmingham Airport, AL; home electricity, EIA (Alabama, 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.