Slate Reality Check · Dallas, TX
Slate truck in Dallas, TX
Winter range, charging cost and how far it goes, worked out for Dallas's weather, grid and prices.
Winter barely touches range in Dallas: at a typical January's 48°F, a Slate gets an estimated 196 miles on a charge, within 5% of its 205-mile rating. Summer is the harder season here: at July's 87°F average (highs near 97°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 Dallas'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 Dallas's typical October day, 69°F · 35% highway
Winter lowEstimated
195mi
January, 48°F · lows near 38°F
Home chargingEstimated
$57/mo
4.9¢ a mile at 15.9¢/kWh. Gas Ford Maverick: $165/mo
Dallas's grid
0.73lb CO₂/kWh
ERCOT All (EPA eGRID): about the US average, 70% less CO₂ than gas
Dallas, 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 · 50°F
4% below its 205-mile rating · coldest week 195 mi
197mi
Spring Mar–May · 67°F
About its rating
204mi
Summer Jun–Aug · 86°F
About its rating
205mi
Fall Sep–Nov · 69°FNow
About its rating
203mi
A Slate's range through a Dallas yearEstimated
Each month at Dallas's 30-year normal temperature, 35% highway. No day of the year averages below freezing.
How far it goes from Dallas, 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 Dallas
PlugLog's map of every public charger. Tesla-only Superchargers aren't counted.
- 137DC fast chargers within 25 mi
- 1.4 mito the nearest
- Tesla Supercharger77 in reach
- EVgo76
- EV Connect30
- ChargePoint29
- Electrify America21
Road trips in October, about, by road: Austin (227 mi) with one fast stop.
Questions Dallas drivers ask
How far can a Slate go in a Dallas winter?
Dallas's winters are mild: about 196 miles on a typical January day (48°F) and about the same in the coldest week (around January 2, 47°F), estimated from real EV drives at those temperatures. That's within 5% of its 205-mile rating. The harder season here is summer: about 205 miles in July, with the air conditioning on.
How much does it cost to charge a Slate in Dallas?
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 Dallas?
At 38 miles a day, yes, all year: a 120 V outlet adds about 48 miles in 12 hours even in Dallas's coldest week, and about 50 on an average day.
Is it greener to drive electric on Dallas's grid?
Yes. Dallas's grid (ERCOT All) 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 Dallas
Sources: temperatures, 30-year normals (NOAA 1991–2020) at Dallas Love Fld, 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.