Slate Reality Check · Akron, OH
Slate truck in Akron, OH
Winter range, charging cost and how far it goes, worked out for Akron's weather, grid and prices.
Akron's winters are cool rather than cold: on a typical January day (29°F) a Slate gets an estimated 164 miles, 20% under its 205-mile rating, about the same as in the coldest week (around January 19, when it averages 28°F). By April it's back to about 198. Charging at home at Ohio's average rate (19.4¢/kWh) costs about $74 a month for 38 miles a day, against $180 for a gas Ford Maverick on Ohio's gas. Akron's grid (RFC West) is 19% dirtier than the US average, but charging on it still makes 60% less CO₂ than gas.
Estimated. Almost no one's driving a Slate yet, so these come from 1,548 real drives in other EVs at each temperature (and Recurrent's winter study below freezing), applied to the Slate's rating. They switch to real Slate drives as owners log them.
October rangeEstimated
200mi
At Akron's typical October day, 54°F · 35% highway
Winter lowEstimated
163mi
January, 29°F · lows near 20°F
Home chargingEstimated
$74/mo
6.4¢ a mile at 19.4¢/kWh. Gas Ford Maverick: $180/mo
Akron's grid
0.91lb CO₂/kWh
RFC West (EPA eGRID): 19% dirtier than the US, 60% less CO₂ than gas
Akron, season by seasonEstimated
A Slate's range on a full charge, averaged over each season's months (30-year normal temperatures), at 35% highway.
Winter Dec–Feb · 31°F
17% below its 205-mile rating · coldest week 163 mi
169mi
Spring Mar–May · 51°F
4% below its rating
196mi
Summer Jun–Aug · 73°F
About its rating
204mi
Fall Sep–Nov · 54°FNow
3% below its rating
199mi
A Slate's range through a Akron yearEstimated
Each month at Akron's 30-year normal temperature, 35% highway. 58 days a year average below freezing.
How far it goes from Akron, on real roadsEstimated
In October, from a full charge with 10% in reserve: about 90 mi out and back, 180 mi one way (January: 147 mi). Dots are DC fast chargers by network.
Fast charging around Akron
PlugLog's map of every public charger. Tesla-only Superchargers aren't counted.
- 54DC fast chargers within 25 mi
- 0.5 mito the nearest
- ChargePoint122 in reach
- EVgo77
- Tesla Supercharger49
- Blink42
- EV Connect35
Road trips in October, about, by road: Detroit (152 mi) and Toledo (143 mi) one way on a charge; Dayton (209 mi) with one fast stop.
Questions Akron drivers ask
How far can a Slate go in a Akron winter?
About 164 miles on a typical January day (29°F) and about the same in the coldest week of the year (around January 19, 28°F on average), estimated from real EV drives at those temperatures. That's 20% below its 205-mile rating, mostly from heating the cabin and the battery. Akron averages 58 days a year below freezing.
How much does it cost to charge a Slate in Akron?
About $74 a month at home for 38 miles a day, at Ohio's average home electricity rate of 19.4¢/kWh: about 6.4¢ a mile. A gas Ford Maverick on Ohio's average gas ($4.05 a gallon) costs about $180 a month for the same driving.
Can I charge a Slate on a regular 120 V outlet in Akron?
At 38 miles a day, yes, all year: a 120 V outlet adds about 40 miles in 12 hours even in Akron's coldest week, and about 49 on an average day.
Is it greener to drive electric on Akron's grid?
Yes. Akron's grid (RFC West) is 19% dirtier than the US average, but a Slate charged on it still makes 60% less CO₂ than a gas Ford Maverick.
Check it for your own address
Your street, your daily miles, any temperature on the knob.
Slate Reality Check near Akron
Sources: temperatures, 30-year normals (NOAA 1991–2020) at Akron Fulton International Airport, OH; home electricity, EIA (Ohio, July 2026); gas, EIA weekly (Ohio); 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.