Slate Reality Check · Las Vegas, NV
Slate truck in Las Vegas, NV
Winter range, charging cost and how far it goes, worked out for Las Vegas's weather, grid and prices.
Winter barely touches range in Las Vegas: at a typical January's 49°F, a Slate gets an estimated 196 miles on a charge, within 4% of its 205-mile rating. Summer is the harder season here: at July's 92°F average (highs near 104°F), air conditioning trims it to about 206 miles. Charging at home at Nevada's average rate (12.8¢/kWh) costs about $46 a month for 38 miles a day, about a third of the $223 a gas Ford Maverick costs on the West Coast's gas. On Las Vegas's grid (WECC Southwest), about the US average, it makes 71% 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 Las Vegas's typical October day, 69°F · 35% highway
Winter lowEstimated
195mi
January, 49°F · lows near 37°F
Home chargingEstimated
$46/mo
4.0¢ a mile at 12.8¢/kWh. Gas Ford Maverick: $223/mo
Las Vegas's grid
0.70lb CO₂/kWh
WECC Southwest (EPA eGRID): about the US average, 71% less CO₂ than gas
Las Vegas, 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 · 49°F
4% below its 205-mile rating · coldest week 195 mi
197mi
Spring Mar–May · 67°F
About its rating
204mi
Summer Jun–Aug · 89°F
About its rating
205mi
Fall Sep–Nov · 69°FNow
About its rating
203mi
A Slate's range through a Las Vegas yearEstimated
Each month at Las Vegas's 30-year normal temperature, 35% highway. No day of the year averages below freezing.
How far it goes from Las Vegas, on real roadsEstimated
In October, from a full charge with 10% in reserve: about 92 mi out and back, 183 mi one way (January: 177 mi). Dots are DC fast chargers by network.
Fast charging around Las Vegas
PlugLog's map of every public charger. Tesla-only Superchargers aren't counted.
- 79DC fast chargers within 25 mi
- 0.9 mito the nearest
- Tesla Supercharger45 in reach
- ChargePoint24
- Electrify America20
- EVgo19
- EV Connect6
Road trips in October, about, by road: Riverside (249 mi) with one fast stop.
Questions Las Vegas drivers ask
How far can a Slate go in a Las Vegas winter?
Las Vegas's winters are mild: about 196 miles on a typical January day (49°F) and about the same in the coldest week (around December 18, 46°F), estimated from real EV drives at those temperatures. That's within 5% of its 205-mile rating. The harder season here is summer: about 206 miles in July, with the air conditioning on.
How much does it cost to charge a Slate in Las Vegas?
About $46 a month at home for 38 miles a day, at Nevada's average home electricity rate of 12.8¢/kWh: about 4.0¢ a mile. A gas Ford Maverick on the West Coast's average gas ($5.01 a gallon) costs about $223 a month for the same driving.
Can I charge a Slate on a regular 120 V outlet in Las Vegas?
At 38 miles a day, yes, all year: a 120 V outlet adds about 48 miles in 12 hours even in Las Vegas's coldest week, and about 50 on an average day.
Is it greener to drive electric on Las Vegas's grid?
Yes. Las Vegas's grid (WECC Southwest) is about the US average, and a Slate charged on it makes 71% 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 Las Vegas
Sources: temperatures, 30-year normals (NOAA 1991–2020) at Las Vegas Air Terminal, NV; home electricity, EIA (Nevada, July 2026); gas, EIA weekly (the West Coast); 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.