Slate Reality Check · Baton Rouge, LA
Slate truck in Baton Rouge, LA
Winter range, charging cost and how far it goes, worked out for Baton Rouge's weather, grid and prices.
Winter barely touches range in Baton Rouge: at a typical January's 52°F, a Slate gets an estimated 198 miles on a charge, within 3% of its 205-mile rating. Charging at home at Louisiana's average rate (12.7¢/kWh) costs about $46 a month for 38 miles a day, about a third of the $168 a gas Ford Maverick costs on the Gulf Coast's gas. On Baton Rouge's grid (SERC Mississippi Valley), 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 Baton Rouge's typical October day, 70°F · 35% highway
Winter lowEstimated
198mi
January, 52°F · lows near 41°F
Home chargingEstimated
$46/mo
3.9¢ a mile at 12.7¢/kWh. Gas Ford Maverick: $168/mo
Baton Rouge's grid
0.74lb CO₂/kWh
SERC Mississippi Valley (EPA eGRID): about the US average, 70% less CO₂ than gas
Baton Rouge, 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 · 69°F
About its rating
204mi
Summer Jun–Aug · 82°F
About its rating
205mi
Fall Sep–Nov · 69°FNow
About its rating
204mi
A Slate's range through a Baton Rouge yearEstimated
Each month at Baton Rouge's 30-year normal temperature, 35% highway. No day of the year averages below freezing.
How far it goes from Baton Rouge, 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 Baton Rouge
PlugLog's map of every public charger. Tesla-only Superchargers aren't counted.
- 13DC fast chargers within 25 mi
- 1.0 mito the nearest
- ChargePoint15 in reach
- EV Connect14
- Tesla Supercharger13
- Blink11
- EVgo8
Road trips in October, about, by road: Jackson (176 mi) and New Orleans (95 mi) one way on a charge; Houston (323 mi) with one fast stop.
Questions Baton Rouge drivers ask
How far can a Slate go in a Baton Rouge winter?
Baton Rouge's winters are mild: about 198 miles on a typical January day (52°F) and about the same in the coldest week (around January 7, 52°F), estimated from real EV drives at those temperatures. That's within 3% of its 205-mile rating.
How much does it cost to charge a Slate in Baton Rouge?
About $46 a month at home for 38 miles a day, at Louisiana's average home electricity rate of 12.7¢/kWh: about 3.9¢ a mile. A gas Ford Maverick on the Gulf Coast's average gas ($3.78 a gallon) costs about $168 a month for the same driving.
Can I charge a Slate on a regular 120 V outlet in Baton Rouge?
At 38 miles a day, yes, all year: a 120 V outlet adds about 49 miles in 12 hours even in Baton Rouge's coldest week, and about 50 on an average day.
Is it greener to drive electric on Baton Rouge's grid?
Yes. Baton Rouge's grid (SERC Mississippi Valley) is about the US average, and a Slate charged on it makes 70% less CO₂ than a gas Ford Maverick.
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Slate Reality Check near Baton Rouge
Sources: temperatures, 30-year normals (NOAA 1991–2020) at Baton Rouge Ryan 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.