Reality Check · New Orleans, LA
2026 Chevrolet Silverado EV LT in New Orleans, LA
Winter range, charging cost and how far it goes, worked out for New Orleans's weather, grid and prices.
Winter barely touches range in New Orleans: at a typical January's 54°F, a Silverado EV LT gets an estimated 413 miles on a charge, about its 424-mile rating. Charging at home at Louisiana's average rate (12.7¢/kWh) costs about $71 a month for 38 miles a day, about a third of the $257 a gas Silverado costs on the Gulf Coast's gas. On New Orleans's grid (SERC Mississippi Valley), about the US average, it makes 69% 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
422mi
At New Orleans's typical October day, 73°F · 35% highway
Winter lowEstimated
413mi
January, 54°F · lows near 47°F
Home chargingEstimated
$71/mo
6.1¢ a mile at 12.7¢/kWh. Gas Silverado: $257/mo
New Orleans's grid
0.74lb CO₂/kWh
SERC Mississippi Valley (EPA eGRID): about the US average, 69% less CO₂ than gas
New Orleans, 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 · 56°F
About its rating · coldest week 413 mi
416mi
Spring Mar–May · 71°F
About its rating
421mi
Summer Jun–Aug · 84°F
About its rating
424mi
Fall Sep–Nov · 72°FNow
About its rating
422mi
A Silverado EV LT's range through a New Orleans yearEstimated
Each month at New Orleans's 30-year normal temperature, 35% highway. No day of the year averages below freezing.
How far it goes from New Orleans, on real roadsEstimated
In October, from a full charge with 10% in reserve: about 190 mi out and back, 380 mi one way (January: 372 mi). Dots are DC fast chargers by network.
Fast charging around New Orleans
PlugLog's map of every public charger. Tesla-only Superchargers aren't counted.
- 12DC fast chargers within 25 mi
- 11.1 mito the nearest
- ChargePoint65 in reach
- Tesla Supercharger45
- EV Connect39
- Blink24
- EVgo23
Road trips in October, about, by road: Birmingham (378 mi) and Jackson (196 mi) one way on a charge; Houston (409 mi) with one fast stop.
Questions New Orleans drivers ask
How far can a Silverado EV LT go in a New Orleans winter?
New Orleans's winters are mild: about 413 miles on a typical January day (54°F) and about the same in the coldest week (around January 9, 54°F), estimated from real EV drives at those temperatures. That's about its 424-mile rating.
How much does it cost to charge a Silverado EV LT in New Orleans?
About $71 a month at home for 38 miles a day, at Louisiana's average home electricity rate of 12.7¢/kWh: about 6.1¢ 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 New Orleans?
Not at 38 miles a day: a 120 V outlet adds only about 32 miles in 12 hours on an average day (32 in the coldest week). Plan on 240 V, which fills it from 10% in about 10 hours.
Is it greener to drive electric on New Orleans's grid?
Yes. New Orleans's grid (SERC Mississippi Valley) is about the US average, and a Silverado EV LT charged on it makes 69% 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 New Orleans
Sources: temperatures, 30-year normals (NOAA 1991–2020) at New Orleans Lakefront Airport, LA; home electricity, EIA (Louisiana, 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.