Reality Check · Knoxville, TN
2026 Chevrolet Silverado EV LT in Knoxville, TN
Winter range, charging cost and how far it goes, worked out for Knoxville's weather, grid and prices.
Winter barely touches range in Knoxville: at a typical January's 39°F, a Silverado EV LT gets an estimated 386 miles on a charge, within 9% of its 424-mile rating. Charging at home at Tennessee's average rate (13.7¢/kWh) costs about $78 a month for 38 miles a day, about a third of the $282 a gas Silverado costs on the Midwest's gas. Knoxville's grid (SERC Tennessee Valley) is 17% dirtier than the US average, but charging on it still makes 62% 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
420mi
At Knoxville's typical October day, 60°F · 35% highway
Winter lowEstimated
385mi
January, 39°F · lows near 30°F
Home chargingEstimated
$78/mo
6.8¢ a mile at 13.7¢/kWh. Gas Silverado: $282/mo
Knoxville's grid
0.90lb CO₂/kWh
SERC Tennessee Valley (EPA eGRID): 17% dirtier than the US, 62% less CO₂ than gas
Knoxville, 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 · 41°F
7% below its 424-mile rating · coldest week 385 mi
394mi
Spring Mar–May · 59°F
About its rating
417mi
Summer Jun–Aug · 77°F
About its rating
422mi
Fall Sep–Nov · 60°FNow
About its rating
416mi
A Silverado EV LT's range through a Knoxville yearEstimated
Each month at Knoxville's 30-year normal temperature, 35% highway. No day of the year averages below freezing.
How far it goes from Knoxville, on real roadsEstimated
In October, from a full charge with 10% in reserve: about 189 mi out and back, 378 mi one way (January: 348 mi). Dots are DC fast chargers by network.
Fast charging around Knoxville
PlugLog's map of every public charger. Tesla-only Superchargers aren't counted.
- 19DC fast chargers within 25 mi
- 1.6 mito the nearest
- ChargePoint409 in reach
- Tesla Supercharger246
- EVgo190
- EV Connect173
- Electrify America77
Road trips in October, about, by road: Birmingham (292 mi) and Greensboro (288 mi) one way on a charge.
Questions Knoxville drivers ask
How far can a Silverado EV LT go in a Knoxville winter?
Knoxville's winters are mild: about 386 miles on a typical January day (39°F) and about the same in the coldest week (around January 10, 39°F), estimated from real EV drives at those temperatures. That's within 9% of its 424-mile rating.
How much does it cost to charge a Silverado EV LT in Knoxville?
About $78 a month at home for 38 miles a day, at Tennessee's average home electricity rate of 13.7¢/kWh: about 6.8¢ a mile. A gas Silverado on the Midwest's average gas ($4.14 a gallon) costs about $282 a month for the same driving.
Can I charge a Silverado EV LT on a regular 120 V outlet in Knoxville?
Not at 38 miles a day: a 120 V outlet adds only about 32 miles in 12 hours on an average day (30 in the coldest week). Plan on 240 V, which fills it from 10% in about 10 hours.
Is it greener to drive electric on Knoxville's grid?
Yes. Knoxville's grid (SERC Tennessee Valley) is 17% dirtier than the US average, but a Silverado EV LT charged on it still makes 62% 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 Knoxville
Sources: temperatures, 30-year normals (NOAA 1991–2020) at Knoxville Mcghee Tyson Airport, TN; home electricity, EIA (Tennessee, 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.