Slate Reality Check · Houston, TX
Slate truck in Houston, TX
Winter range, charging cost and how far it goes, worked out for Houston's weather, grid and prices.
Winter barely touches range in Houston: at a typical January's 55°F, a Slate gets an estimated 200 miles on a charge, about 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 Houston's gas. On Houston'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 Houston's typical October day, 73°F · 35% highway
Winter lowEstimated
200mi
January, 55°F · lows near 46°F
Home chargingEstimated
$57/mo
4.9¢ a mile at 15.9¢/kWh. Gas Ford Maverick: $165/mo
Houston's grid
0.73lb CO₂/kWh
ERCOT All (EPA eGRID): about the US average, 70% less CO₂ than gas
Houston, 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 · 57°F
About its rating · coldest week 200 mi
202mi
Spring Mar–May · 71°F
About its rating
204mi
Summer Jun–Aug · 84°F
About its rating
205mi
Fall Sep–Nov · 72°FNow
About its rating
204mi
A Slate's range through a Houston yearEstimated
Each month at Houston's 30-year normal temperature, 35% highway. No day of the year averages below freezing.
How far it goes from Houston, on real roadsEstimated
In October, from a full charge with 10% in reserve: about 92 mi out and back, 183 mi one way (January: 180 mi). Dots are DC fast chargers by network.
Fast charging around Houston
PlugLog's map of every public charger. Tesla-only Superchargers aren't counted.
- 171DC fast chargers within 25 mi
- 1.0 mito the nearest
- EVgo59 in reach
- Tesla Supercharger56
- ChargePoint45
- Shell Recharge36
- Graviti Energy30
Road trips in October, about, by road: Austin (182 mi) one way on a charge; San Antonio (237 mi) with one fast stop.
Questions Houston drivers ask
How far can a Slate go in a Houston winter?
Houston's winters are mild: about 200 miles on a typical January day (55°F) and about the same in the coldest week (around January 6, 55°F), estimated from real EV drives at those temperatures. That's about its 205-mile rating.
How much does it cost to charge a Slate in Houston?
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 Houston's average gas ($3.71 a gallon) costs about $165 a month for the same driving.
Can I charge a Slate on a regular 120 V outlet in Houston?
At 38 miles a day, yes, all year: a 120 V outlet adds about 49 miles in 12 hours even in Houston's coldest week, and about 50 on an average day.
Is it greener to drive electric on Houston's grid?
Yes. Houston's grid (ERCOT All) is about the US average, and a Slate charged on it makes 70% 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 Houston
Sources: temperatures, 30-year normals (NOAA 1991–2020) at Houston Hobby Airport, TX; home electricity, EIA (Texas, July 2026); gas, EIA weekly (Houston); 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.