Slate Reality Check · Kansas City, MO
Slate truck in Kansas City, MO
Winter range, charging cost and how far it goes, worked out for Kansas City's weather, grid and prices.
Kansas City's winters are cool rather than cold: on a typical January day (31°F) a Slate gets an estimated 169 miles, 18% under its 205-mile rating, about the same as in the coldest week (around January 12, when it averages 31°F). By April it's back to about 201. Charging at home at Missouri's average rate (16.1¢/kWh) costs about $60 a month for 38 miles a day, about a third of the $184 a gas Ford Maverick costs on the Midwest's gas. Kansas City's grid (SPP North) is 12% dirtier than the US average, but charging on it still makes 63% 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 Kansas City's typical October day, 58°F · 35% highway
Winter lowEstimated
168mi
January, 31°F · lows near 22°F
Home chargingEstimated
$60/mo
5.2¢ a mile at 16.1¢/kWh. Gas Ford Maverick: $184/mo
Kansas City's grid
0.86lb CO₂/kWh
SPP North (EPA eGRID): 12% dirtier than the US, 63% less CO₂ than gas
Kansas City, 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 · 34°F
14% below its 205-mile rating · coldest week 168 mi
176mi
Spring Mar–May · 57°F
About its rating
200mi
Summer Jun–Aug · 79°F
About its rating
204mi
Fall Sep–Nov · 58°FNow
About its rating
200mi
A Slate's range through a Kansas City yearEstimated
Each month at Kansas City's 30-year normal temperature, 35% highway. 32 days a year average below freezing.
How far it goes from Kansas City, on real roadsEstimated
In October, from a full charge with 10% in reserve: about 91 mi out and back, 182 mi one way (January: 152 mi). Dots are DC fast chargers by network.
Fast charging around Kansas City
PlugLog's map of every public charger. Tesla-only Superchargers aren't counted.
- 43DC fast chargers within 25 mi
- 4.2 mito the nearest
- ChargePoint34 in reach
- Tesla Supercharger16
- EVgo13
- EV Connect10
- Francis Energy8
Road trips in October, about, by road: Omaha (210 mi) with one fast stop.
Questions Kansas City drivers ask
How far can a Slate go in a Kansas City winter?
About 169 miles on a typical January day (31°F) and about the same in the coldest week of the year (around January 12, 31°F on average), estimated from real EV drives at those temperatures. That's 18% below its 205-mile rating, mostly from heating the cabin and the battery. Kansas City averages 32 days a year below freezing.
How much does it cost to charge a Slate in Kansas City?
About $60 a month at home for 38 miles a day, at Missouri's average home electricity rate of 16.1¢/kWh: about 5.2¢ a mile. A gas Ford Maverick on the Midwest's average gas ($4.14 a gallon) costs about $184 a month for the same driving.
Can I charge a Slate on a regular 120 V outlet in Kansas City?
At 38 miles a day, yes, all year: a 120 V outlet adds about 41 miles in 12 hours even in Kansas City's coldest week, and about 50 on an average day.
Is it greener to drive electric on Kansas City's grid?
Yes. Kansas City's grid (SPP North) is 12% dirtier than the US average, but a Slate charged on it still makes 63% 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 Kansas City
Sources: temperatures, 30-year normals (NOAA 1991–2020) at Kansas City Downtown Airport, MO; home electricity, EIA (Missouri, July 2026); gas, EIA weekly (the Midwest); 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.