Slate Reality Check · Columbia, SC
Slate truck in Columbia, SC
Winter range, charging cost and how far it goes, worked out for Columbia's weather, grid and prices.
Winter barely touches range in Columbia: 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 South Carolina's average rate (15.5¢/kWh) costs about $56 a month for 38 miles a day, about a third of the $172 a gas Ford Maverick costs on the Lower Atlantic's gas. And Columbia's grid (SERC Virginia/Carolina), 23% cleaner than the US average, makes it 75% 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 Columbia's typical October day, 66°F · 35% highway
Winter lowEstimated
195mi
January, 47°F · lows near 37°F
Home chargingEstimated
$56/mo
4.8¢ a mile at 15.5¢/kWh. Gas Ford Maverick: $172/mo
Columbia's grid
0.59lb CO₂/kWh
SERC Virginia/Carolina (EPA eGRID): 23% cleaner than the US, 75% less CO₂ than gas
Columbia, 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
196mi
Spring Mar–May · 65°F
About its rating
203mi
Summer Jun–Aug · 82°F
About its rating
205mi
Fall Sep–Nov · 66°FNow
About its rating
203mi
A Slate's range through a Columbia yearEstimated
Each month at Columbia's 30-year normal temperature, 35% highway. No day of the year averages below freezing.
How far it goes from Columbia, 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 Columbia
PlugLog's map of every public charger. Tesla-only Superchargers aren't counted.
- 26DC fast chargers within 25 mi
- 3.5 mito the nearest
- ChargePoint91 in reach
- Tesla Supercharger86
- EV Connect75
- EVgo54
- Electrify America18
Road trips in October, about, by road: Greenville (124 mi) and Charleston (124 mi) one way on a charge; Winston-Salem (184 mi) with one fast stop.
Questions Columbia drivers ask
How far can a Slate go in a Columbia winter?
Columbia'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 Columbia?
About $56 a month at home for 38 miles a day, at South Carolina's average home electricity rate of 15.5¢/kWh: about 4.8¢ 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 Columbia?
At 38 miles a day, yes, all year: a 120 V outlet adds about 48 miles in 12 hours even in Columbia's coldest week, and about 50 on an average day.
Is it greener to drive electric on Columbia's grid?
Yes, more than most places. Columbia's grid (SERC Virginia/Carolina) is 23% cleaner than the US average, so a Slate charged on it makes 75% 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 Columbia
Sources: temperatures, 30-year normals (NOAA 1991–2020) at Columbia Owens Dwtn Airport, SC; home electricity, EIA (South Carolina, 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.