Slate Reality Check · Augusta, GA
Slate truck in Augusta, GA
Winter range, charging cost and how far it goes, worked out for Augusta's weather, grid and prices.
Winter barely touches range in Augusta: at a typical January's 47°F, a Slate gets an estimated 195 miles on a charge, within 5% of its 205-mile rating. Charging at home at Georgia's average rate (16.3¢/kWh) costs about $59 a month for 38 miles a day, against $172 for a gas Ford Maverick on the Lower Atlantic's gas. Augusta's grid (SERC South) is 10% dirtier than the US average, but charging on it still makes 65% 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
204mi
At Augusta's typical October day, 66°F · 35% highway
Winter lowEstimated
195mi
January, 47°F · lows near 35°F
Home chargingEstimated
$59/mo
5.1¢ a mile at 16.3¢/kWh. Gas Ford Maverick: $172/mo
Augusta's grid
0.84lb CO₂/kWh
SERC South (EPA eGRID): 10% dirtier than the US, 65% less CO₂ than gas
Augusta, 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 · 49°F
4% below its 205-mile rating · coldest week 195 mi
197mi
Spring Mar–May · 65°F
About its rating
203mi
Summer Jun–Aug · 81°F
About its rating
205mi
Fall Sep–Nov · 66°FNow
About its rating
203mi
A Slate's range through a Augusta yearEstimated
Each month at Augusta's 30-year normal temperature, 35% highway. No day of the year averages below freezing.
How far it goes from Augusta, on real roadsEstimated
In October, from a full charge with 10% in reserve: about 92 mi out and back, 183 mi one way (January: 176 mi). Dots are DC fast chargers by network.
Fast charging around Augusta
PlugLog's map of every public charger. Tesla-only Superchargers aren't counted.
- 16DC fast chargers within 25 mi
- 8.5 mito the nearest
- ChargePoint163 in reach
- Tesla Supercharger87
- EVgo70
- EV Connect42
- Electrify America26
Road trips in October, about, by road: Charlotte (182 mi) and Atlanta (173 mi) one way on a charge; Knoxville (261 mi) with one fast stop.
Questions Augusta drivers ask
How far can a Slate go in a Augusta winter?
Augusta's winters are mild: about 195 miles on a typical January day (47°F) and about the same in the coldest week (around January 9, 47°F), estimated from real EV drives at those temperatures. That's within 5% of its 205-mile rating.
How much does it cost to charge a Slate in Augusta?
About $59 a month at home for 38 miles a day, at Georgia's average home electricity rate of 16.3¢/kWh: about 5.1¢ a mile. A gas Ford Maverick on the Lower Atlantic's average gas ($3.86 a gallon) costs about $172 a month for the same driving.
Can I charge a Slate on a regular 120 V outlet in Augusta?
At 38 miles a day, yes, all year: a 120 V outlet adds about 48 miles in 12 hours even in Augusta's coldest week, and about 50 on an average day.
Is it greener to drive electric on Augusta's grid?
Yes. Augusta's grid (SERC South) is 10% dirtier than the US average, but a Slate charged on it still makes 65% 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 Augusta
Sources: temperatures, 30-year normals (NOAA 1991–2020) at Augusta Bush Fld Airport, GA; home electricity, EIA (Georgia, July 2026); gas, EIA weekly (the Lower Atlantic); 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.