Slate Reality Check · Greensboro, NC
Slate truck in Greensboro, NC
Winter range, charging cost and how far it goes, worked out for Greensboro's weather, grid and prices.
Winter barely touches range in Greensboro: at a typical January's 40°F, a Slate gets an estimated 188 miles on a charge, within 8% of its 205-mile rating. Charging at home at North Carolina's average rate (15.2¢/kWh) costs about $55 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 Greensboro'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
203mi
At Greensboro's typical October day, 60°F · 35% highway
Winter lowEstimated
187mi
January, 40°F · lows near 30°F
Home chargingEstimated
$55/mo
4.8¢ a mile at 15.2¢/kWh. Gas Ford Maverick: $172/mo
Greensboro's grid
0.59lb CO₂/kWh
SERC Virginia/Carolina (EPA eGRID): 23% cleaner than the US, 75% less CO₂ than gas
Greensboro, 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 · 42°F
7% below its 205-mile rating · coldest week 187 mi
191mi
Spring Mar–May · 59°F
About its rating
201mi
Summer Jun–Aug · 77°F
About its rating
204mi
Fall Sep–Nov · 60°FNow
About its rating
201mi
A Slate's range through a Greensboro yearEstimated
Each month at Greensboro's 30-year normal temperature, 35% highway. No day of the year averages below freezing.
How far it goes from Greensboro, on real roadsEstimated
In October, from a full charge with 10% in reserve: about 91 mi out and back, 183 mi one way (January: 169 mi). Dots are DC fast chargers by network.
Fast charging around Greensboro
PlugLog's map of every public charger. Tesla-only Superchargers aren't counted.
- 32DC fast chargers within 25 mi
- 1.0 mito the nearest
- Tesla Supercharger80 in reach
- EV Connect66
- ChargePoint64
- EVgo55
- Electrify America21
Road trips in October, about, by road: Charlotte (104 mi) and Raleigh (86 mi) one way on a charge; Columbia (193 mi) with one fast stop.
Questions Greensboro drivers ask
How far can a Slate go in a Greensboro winter?
Greensboro's winters are mild: about 188 miles on a typical January day (40°F) and about the same in the coldest week (around January 12, 39°F), estimated from real EV drives at those temperatures. That's within 9% of its 205-mile rating.
How much does it cost to charge a Slate in Greensboro?
About $55 a month at home for 38 miles a day, at North Carolina's average home electricity rate of 15.2¢/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 Greensboro?
At 38 miles a day, yes, all year: a 120 V outlet adds about 46 miles in 12 hours even in Greensboro's coldest week, and about 50 on an average day.
Is it greener to drive electric on Greensboro's grid?
Yes, more than most places. Greensboro'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 Greensboro
Sources: temperatures, 30-year normals (NOAA 1991–2020) at Piedmont Triad International Airport, NC; home electricity, EIA (North 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.