Slate Reality Check · Knoxville, TN
Slate truck in Knoxville, TN
Winter range, charging cost and how far it goes, worked out for Knoxville's weather, grid and prices.
Winter barely touches range in Knoxville: at a typical January's 39°F, a Slate gets an estimated 187 miles on a charge, within 9% of its 205-mile rating. Charging at home at Tennessee's average rate (13.7¢/kWh) costs about $50 a month for 38 miles a day, about a third of the $184 a gas Ford Maverick costs on the Midwest's gas. Knoxville's grid (SERC Tennessee Valley) is 17% dirtier than the US average, but charging on it still makes 62% 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 Knoxville's typical October day, 60°F · 35% highway
Winter lowEstimated
186mi
January, 39°F · lows near 30°F
Home chargingEstimated
$50/mo
4.3¢ a mile at 13.7¢/kWh. Gas Ford Maverick: $184/mo
Knoxville's grid
0.90lb CO₂/kWh
SERC Tennessee Valley (EPA eGRID): 17% dirtier than the US, 62% less CO₂ than gas
Knoxville, 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 · 41°F
7% below its 205-mile rating · coldest week 186 mi
190mi
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 Knoxville yearEstimated
Each month at Knoxville's 30-year normal temperature, 35% highway. No day of the year averages below freezing.
How far it goes from Knoxville, on real roadsEstimated
In October, from a full charge with 10% in reserve: about 91 mi out and back, 183 mi one way (January: 168 mi). Dots are DC fast chargers by network.
Fast charging around Knoxville
PlugLog's map of every public charger. Tesla-only Superchargers aren't counted.
- 19DC fast chargers within 25 mi
- 1.6 mito the nearest
- ChargePoint58 in reach
- Tesla Supercharger39
- EV Connect19
- EVgo17
- Electrify America13
Road trips in October, about, by road: Greenville (149 mi) and Chattanooga (120 mi) one way on a charge; Atlanta (194 mi) with one fast stop.
Questions Knoxville drivers ask
How far can a Slate go in a Knoxville winter?
Knoxville's winters are mild: about 187 miles on a typical January day (39°F) and about the same in the coldest week (around January 10, 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 Knoxville?
About $50 a month at home for 38 miles a day, at Tennessee's average home electricity rate of 13.7¢/kWh: about 4.3¢ 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 Knoxville?
At 38 miles a day, yes, all year: a 120 V outlet adds about 46 miles in 12 hours even in Knoxville's coldest week, and about 50 on an average day.
Is it greener to drive electric on Knoxville's grid?
Yes. Knoxville's grid (SERC Tennessee Valley) is 17% dirtier than the US average, but a Slate charged on it still makes 62% 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 Knoxville
Sources: temperatures, 30-year normals (NOAA 1991–2020) at Knoxville Mcghee Tyson Airport, TN; home electricity, EIA (Tennessee, 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.