Slate Reality Check · Birmingham, AL
Slate truck in Birmingham, AL
Winter range, charging cost and how far it goes, worked out for Birmingham's weather, grid and prices.
Winter barely touches range in Birmingham: at a typical January's 45°F, a Slate gets an estimated 194 miles on a charge, within 6% of its 205-mile rating. Charging at home at Alabama's average rate (16.4¢/kWh) costs about $59 a month for 38 miles a day, against $168 for a gas Ford Maverick on the Gulf Coast's gas. Birmingham'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
203mi
At Birmingham's typical October day, 65°F · 35% highway
Winter lowEstimated
193mi
January, 45°F · lows near 35°F
Home chargingEstimated
$59/mo
5.1¢ a mile at 16.4¢/kWh. Gas Ford Maverick: $168/mo
Birmingham's grid
0.84lb CO₂/kWh
SERC South (EPA eGRID): 10% dirtier than the US, 65% less CO₂ than gas
Birmingham, 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 · 47°F
5% below its 205-mile rating · coldest week 193 mi
195mi
Spring Mar–May · 64°F
About its rating
203mi
Summer Jun–Aug · 80°F
About its rating
204mi
Fall Sep–Nov · 65°FNow
About its rating
202mi
A Slate's range through a Birmingham yearEstimated
Each month at Birmingham's 30-year normal temperature, 35% highway. No day of the year averages below freezing.
How far it goes from Birmingham, on real roadsEstimated
In October, from a full charge with 10% in reserve: about 92 mi out and back, 183 mi one way (January: 174 mi). Dots are DC fast chargers by network.
Fast charging around Birmingham
PlugLog's map of every public charger. Tesla-only Superchargers aren't counted.
- 37DC fast chargers within 25 mi
- 1.1 mito the nearest
- ChargePoint152 in reach
- Tesla Supercharger67
- EVgo59
- Electrify America29
- EV Connect23
Road trips in October, about, by road: Chattanooga (173 mi) and Atlanta (172 mi) one way on a charge; Nashville (228 mi) with one fast stop.
Questions Birmingham drivers ask
How far can a Slate go in a Birmingham winter?
Birmingham's winters are mild: about 194 miles on a typical January day (45°F) and about the same in the coldest week (around January 13, 44°F), estimated from real EV drives at those temperatures. That's within 6% of its 205-mile rating.
How much does it cost to charge a Slate in Birmingham?
About $59 a month at home for 38 miles a day, at Alabama's average home electricity rate of 16.4¢/kWh: about 5.1¢ 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 Birmingham?
At 38 miles a day, yes, all year: a 120 V outlet adds about 48 miles in 12 hours even in Birmingham's coldest week, and about 50 on an average day.
Is it greener to drive electric on Birmingham's grid?
Yes. Birmingham'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 Birmingham
Sources: temperatures, 30-year normals (NOAA 1991–2020) at Birmingham Airport, AL; home electricity, EIA (Alabama, 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.