Slate Reality Check · Colorado Springs, CO
Slate truck in Colorado Springs, CO
Winter range, charging cost and how far it goes, worked out for Colorado Springs's weather, grid and prices.
Colorado Springs's winters are cool rather than cold: on a typical January day (32°F) a Slate gets an estimated 170 miles, 17% under its 205-mile rating, about the same as in the coldest week (around December 19, when it averages 31°F). By May it's back to about 202. Charging at home at Colorado's average rate (17.0¢/kWh) costs about $65 a month for 38 miles a day, against $190 for a gas Ford Maverick on Colorado's gas. Colorado Springs's grid (WECC Rockies) is 35% dirtier than the US average, but charging on it still makes 55% 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
198mi
At Colorado Springs's typical October day, 51°F · 35% highway
Winter lowEstimated
168mi
January, 32°F · lows near 18°F
Home chargingEstimated
$65/mo
5.6¢ a mile at 17.0¢/kWh. Gas Ford Maverick: $190/mo
Colorado Springs's grid
1.04lb CO₂/kWh
WECC Rockies (EPA eGRID): 35% dirtier than the US, 55% less CO₂ than gas
Colorado Springs, 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 · 32°F
16% below its 205-mile rating · coldest week 168 mi
172mi
Spring Mar–May · 49°F
4% below its rating
196mi
Summer Jun–Aug · 70°F
About its rating
204mi
Fall Sep–Nov · 51°FNow
4% below its rating
196mi
A Slate's range through a Colorado Springs yearEstimated
Each month at Colorado Springs's 30-year normal temperature, 35% highway. 57 days a year average below freezing.
How far it goes from Colorado Springs, on real roadsEstimated
In October, from a full charge with 10% in reserve: about 89 mi out and back, 178 mi one way (January: 153 mi). Dots are DC fast chargers by network.
Fast charging around Colorado Springs
PlugLog's map of every public charger. Tesla-only Superchargers aren't counted.
- 35DC fast chargers within 25 mi
- 3.3 mito the nearest
- ChargePoint94 in reach
- EVgo48
- Electrify America42
- Tesla Supercharger36
- EV Connect21
Road trips in October, about, by road: Denver (78 mi) one way on a charge.
Questions Colorado Springs drivers ask
How far can a Slate go in a Colorado Springs winter?
About 170 miles on a typical January day (32°F) and about the same in the coldest week of the year (around December 19, 31°F on average), estimated from real EV drives at those temperatures. That's 17% below its 205-mile rating, mostly from heating the cabin and the battery. Colorado Springs averages 57 days a year below freezing.
How much does it cost to charge a Slate in Colorado Springs?
About $65 a month at home for 38 miles a day, at Colorado's average home electricity rate of 17.0¢/kWh: about 5.6¢ a mile. A gas Ford Maverick on Colorado's average gas ($4.27 a gallon) costs about $190 a month for the same driving.
Can I charge a Slate on a regular 120 V outlet in Colorado Springs?
At 38 miles a day, yes, all year: a 120 V outlet adds about 42 miles in 12 hours even in Colorado Springs's coldest week, and about 49 on an average day.
Is it greener to drive electric on Colorado Springs's grid?
Yes. Colorado Springs's grid (WECC Rockies) is 35% dirtier than the US average, but a Slate charged on it still makes 55% 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 Colorado Springs
Sources: temperatures, 30-year normals (NOAA 1991–2020) at Colorado Springs Muni Airport, CO; home electricity, EIA (Colorado, July 2026); gas, EIA weekly (Colorado); 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.