Slate Reality Check · Little Rock, AR
Slate truck in Little Rock, AR
Winter range, charging cost and how far it goes, worked out for Little Rock's weather, grid and prices.
Winter barely touches range in Little Rock: at a typical January's 41°F, a Slate gets an estimated 190 miles on a charge, within 7% of its 205-mile rating. Charging at home at Arkansas's average rate (14.3¢/kWh) costs about $52 a month for 38 miles a day, about a third of the $168 a gas Ford Maverick costs on the Gulf Coast's gas. On Little Rock's grid (SERC Mississippi Valley), about the US average, it makes 69% 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 Little Rock's typical October day, 63°F · 35% highway
Winter lowEstimated
190mi
January, 41°F · lows near 31°F
Home chargingEstimated
$52/mo
4.5¢ a mile at 14.3¢/kWh. Gas Ford Maverick: $168/mo
Little Rock's grid
0.74lb CO₂/kWh
SERC Mississippi Valley (EPA eGRID): about the US average, 69% less CO₂ than gas
Little Rock, 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 · 43°F
6% below its 205-mile rating · coldest week 190 mi
192mi
Spring Mar–May · 61°F
About its rating
202mi
Summer Jun–Aug · 80°F
About its rating
204mi
Fall Sep–Nov · 63°FNow
About its rating
202mi
A Slate's range through a Little Rock yearEstimated
Each month at Little Rock's 30-year normal temperature, 35% highway. No day of the year averages below freezing.
How far it goes from Little Rock, on real roadsEstimated
In October, from a full charge with 10% in reserve: about 92 mi out and back, 183 mi one way (January: 171 mi). Dots are DC fast chargers by network.
Fast charging around Little Rock
PlugLog's map of every public charger. Tesla-only Superchargers aren't counted.
- 18DC fast chargers within 25 mi
- 2.8 mito the nearest
- EV Connect17 in reach
- Tesla Supercharger16
- ChargePoint15
- Blink10
- EVgo9
Road trips in October, about, by road: Memphis (172 mi) and Fayetteville (172 mi) one way on a charge; Jackson (259 mi) with one fast stop.
Questions Little Rock drivers ask
How far can a Slate go in a Little Rock winter?
Little Rock's winters are mild: about 190 miles on a typical January day (41°F) and about the same in the coldest week (around January 7, 40°F), estimated from real EV drives at those temperatures. That's within 8% of its 205-mile rating.
How much does it cost to charge a Slate in Little Rock?
About $52 a month at home for 38 miles a day, at Arkansas's average home electricity rate of 14.3¢/kWh: about 4.5¢ a mile. A gas Ford Maverick on the Gulf Coast's average gas ($3.78 a gallon) costs about $168 a month for the same driving.
Can I charge a Slate on a regular 120 V outlet in Little Rock?
At 38 miles a day, yes, all year: a 120 V outlet adds about 47 miles in 12 hours even in Little Rock's coldest week, and about 50 on an average day.
Is it greener to drive electric on Little Rock's grid?
Yes. Little Rock's grid (SERC Mississippi Valley) is about the US average, and a Slate charged on it makes 69% 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 Little Rock
Sources: temperatures, 30-year normals (NOAA 1991–2020) at Little Rock Airport Adams Fld, AR; home electricity, EIA (Arkansas, July 2026); gas, EIA weekly (the Gulf 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.