Slate Reality Check · El Paso, TX
Slate truck in El Paso, TX
Winter range, charging cost and how far it goes, worked out for El Paso's weather, grid and prices.
Winter barely touches range in El Paso: 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 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 El Paso's grid (WECC Southwest), about the US average, it makes 71% 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 El Paso's typical October day, 67°F · 35% highway
Winter lowEstimated
194mi
January, 47°F · lows near 33°F
Home chargingEstimated
$57/mo
5.0¢ a mile at 15.9¢/kWh. Gas Ford Maverick: $165/mo
El Paso's grid
0.70lb CO₂/kWh
WECC Southwest (EPA eGRID): about the US average, 71% less CO₂ than gas
El Paso, 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 · 48°F
4% below its 205-mile rating · coldest week 194 mi
196mi
Spring Mar–May · 67°F
About its rating
204mi
Summer Jun–Aug · 84°F
About its rating
205mi
Fall Sep–Nov · 66°FNow
About its rating
203mi
A Slate's range through a El Paso yearEstimated
Each month at El Paso's 30-year normal temperature, 35% highway. No day of the year averages below freezing.
How far it goes from El Paso, on real roadsEstimated
In October, from a full charge with 10% in reserve: about 92 mi out and back, 183 mi one way (January: 175 mi). Dots are DC fast chargers by network.
Fast charging around El Paso
PlugLog's map of every public charger. Tesla-only Superchargers aren't counted.
- 16DC fast chargers within 25 mi
- 4.4 mito the nearest
- ChargePoint15 in reach
- Tesla Supercharger9
- Electrify America4
- EVgo4
- Francis Energy4
Road trips in October, about, by road: Albuquerque (282 mi) with one fast stop.
Questions El Paso drivers ask
How far can a Slate go in a El Paso winter?
El Paso's winters are mild: about 195 miles on a typical January day (47°F) and about the same in the coldest week (around December 24, 45°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 El Paso?
About $57 a month at home for 38 miles a day, at Texas's average home electricity rate of 15.9¢/kWh: about 5.0¢ 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 El Paso?
At 38 miles a day, yes, all year: a 120 V outlet adds about 48 miles in 12 hours even in El Paso's coldest week, and about 50 on an average day.
Is it greener to drive electric on El Paso's grid?
Yes. El Paso's grid (WECC Southwest) is about the US average, and a Slate charged on it makes 71% 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 El Paso
Sources: temperatures, 30-year normals (NOAA 1991–2020) at El Paso International Airport, 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.