Slate Reality Check · Austin, TX
Slate truck in Austin, TX
Winter range, charging cost and how far it goes, worked out for Austin's weather, grid and prices.
Winter barely touches range in Austin: at a typical January's 52°F, a Slate gets an estimated 199 miles on a charge, within 3% of its 205-mile rating. Summer is the harder season here: at August's 87°F average (highs near 98°F), air conditioning trims it to about 205 miles. Charging at home at Texas's average rate (15.9¢/kWh) costs about $57 a month for 38 miles a day, against $165 for a gas Ford Maverick on Texas's gas. On Austin's grid (ERCOT All), about the US average, it makes 70% 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 Austin's typical October day, 72°F · 35% highway
Winter lowEstimated
198mi
January, 52°F · lows near 41°F
Home chargingEstimated
$57/mo
4.9¢ a mile at 15.9¢/kWh. Gas Ford Maverick: $165/mo
Austin's grid
0.73lb CO₂/kWh
ERCOT All (EPA eGRID): about the US average, 70% less CO₂ than gas
Austin, 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 · 54°F
About its rating · coldest week 198 mi
200mi
Spring Mar–May · 70°F
About its rating
204mi
Summer Jun–Aug · 85°F
About its rating
205mi
Fall Sep–Nov · 71°FNow
About its rating
204mi
A Slate's range through a Austin yearEstimated
Each month at Austin's 30-year normal temperature, 35% highway. No day of the year averages below freezing.
How far it goes from Austin, on real roadsEstimated
In October, from a full charge with 10% in reserve: about 92 mi out and back, 183 mi one way (January: 179 mi). Dots are DC fast chargers by network.
Fast charging around Austin
PlugLog's map of every public charger. Tesla-only Superchargers aren't counted.
- 85DC fast chargers within 25 mi
- 1.9 mito the nearest
- ChargePoint75 in reach
- Tesla Supercharger75
- EVgo65
- Shell Recharge25
- EV Connect24
Road trips in October, about, by road: Houston (182 mi) and San Antonio (92 mi) one way on a charge; Dallas (227 mi) with one fast stop.
Questions Austin drivers ask
How far can a Slate go in a Austin winter?
Austin's winters are mild: about 199 miles on a typical January day (52°F) and about the same in the coldest week (around January 2, 52°F), estimated from real EV drives at those temperatures. That's within 3% of its 205-mile rating. The harder season here is summer: about 205 miles in August, with the air conditioning on.
How much does it cost to charge a Slate in Austin?
About $57 a month at home for 38 miles a day, at Texas's average home electricity rate of 15.9¢/kWh: about 4.9¢ a mile. A gas Ford Maverick on Texas's average gas ($3.70 a gallon) costs about $165 a month for the same driving.
Can I charge a Slate on a regular 120 V outlet in Austin?
At 38 miles a day, yes, all year: a 120 V outlet adds about 49 miles in 12 hours even in Austin's coldest week, and about 50 on an average day.
Is it greener to drive electric on Austin's grid?
Yes. Austin's grid (ERCOT All) is about the US average, and a Slate charged on it makes 70% 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 Austin
Sources: temperatures, 30-year normals (NOAA 1991–2020) at Austin-Camp Mabry, TX; home electricity, EIA (Texas, July 2026); gas, EIA weekly (Texas); 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.