Slate Reality Check · Harrisburg, PA
Slate truck in Harrisburg, PA
Winter range, charging cost and how far it goes, worked out for Harrisburg's weather, grid and prices.
Harrisburg's winters are cool rather than cold: on a typical January day (33°F) a Slate gets an estimated 172 miles, 16% under its 205-mile rating, about the same as in the coldest week (around January 19, when it averages 32°F). By April it's back to about 200. Charging at home at Pennsylvania's average rate (21.7¢/kWh) costs about $81 a month for 38 miles a day, against $192 for a gas Ford Maverick on the Central Atlantic's gas. And Harrisburg's grid (RFC East), 22% cleaner than the US average, makes it 74% 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
202mi
At Harrisburg's typical October day, 57°F · 35% highway
Winter lowEstimated
171mi
January, 33°F · lows near 24°F
Home chargingEstimated
$81/mo
7.0¢ a mile at 21.7¢/kWh. Gas Ford Maverick: $192/mo
Harrisburg's grid
0.60lb CO₂/kWh
RFC East (EPA eGRID): 22% cleaner than the US, 74% less CO₂ than gas
Harrisburg, 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 · 35°F
14% below its 205-mile rating · coldest week 171 mi
177mi
Spring Mar–May · 54°F
3% below its rating
199mi
Summer Jun–Aug · 75°F
About its rating
204mi
Fall Sep–Nov · 57°FNow
About its rating
200mi
A Slate's range through a Harrisburg yearEstimated
Each month at Harrisburg's 30-year normal temperature, 35% highway. No day of the year averages below freezing.
How far it goes from Harrisburg, on real roadsEstimated
In October, from a full charge with 10% in reserve: about 91 mi out and back, 181 mi one way (January: 155 mi). Dots are DC fast chargers by network.
Fast charging around Harrisburg
PlugLog's map of every public charger. Tesla-only Superchargers aren't counted.
- 38DC fast chargers within 25 mi
- 1.7 mito the nearest
- Tesla Supercharger207 in reach
- EVgo180
- ChargePoint165
- Electrify America90
- Blink75
Road trips in October, about, by road: Washington (119 mi) and Philadelphia (118 mi) one way on a charge; New York (196 mi) with one fast stop.
Questions Harrisburg drivers ask
How far can a Slate go in a Harrisburg winter?
About 172 miles on a typical January day (33°F) and about the same in the coldest week of the year (around January 19, 32°F on average), estimated from real EV drives at those temperatures. That's 16% below its 205-mile rating, mostly from heating the cabin and the battery.
How much does it cost to charge a Slate in Harrisburg?
About $81 a month at home for 38 miles a day, at Pennsylvania's average home electricity rate of 21.7¢/kWh: about 7.0¢ a mile. A gas Ford Maverick on the Central Atlantic's average gas ($4.31 a gallon) costs about $192 a month for the same driving.
Can I charge a Slate on a regular 120 V outlet in Harrisburg?
At 38 miles a day, yes, all year: a 120 V outlet adds about 42 miles in 12 hours even in Harrisburg's coldest week, and about 50 on an average day.
Is it greener to drive electric on Harrisburg's grid?
Yes, more than most places. Harrisburg's grid (RFC East) is 22% cleaner than the US average, so a Slate charged on it makes 74% 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 Harrisburg
Sources: temperatures, 30-year normals (NOAA 1991–2020) at Harrisburg Cptl Cy Airport, PA; home electricity, EIA (Pennsylvania, July 2026); gas, EIA weekly (the Central 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.