Slate Reality Check · Los Angeles, CA
Slate truck in Los Angeles, CA
Winter range, charging cost and how far it goes, worked out for Los Angeles's weather, grid and prices.
Winter barely touches range in Los Angeles: at a typical January's 57°F, a Slate gets an estimated 202 miles on a charge, about its 205-mile rating. Charging at home at California's average rate (33.6¢/kWh) costs about $121 a month for 38 miles a day, against $268 for a gas Ford Maverick on Los Angeles's gas. And Los Angeles's grid (WECC California), 44% cleaner than the US average, makes it 82% 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 Los Angeles's typical October day, 66°F · 35% highway
Winter lowEstimated
202mi
January, 57°F · lows near 47°F
Home chargingEstimated
$121/mo
10.4¢ a mile at 33.6¢/kWh. Gas Ford Maverick: $268/mo
Los Angeles's grid
0.43lb CO₂/kWh
WECC California (EPA eGRID): 44% cleaner than the US, 82% less CO₂ than gas
Los Angeles, 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 202 mi
202mi
Spring Mar–May · 61°F
About its rating
203mi
Summer Jun–Aug · 68°F
About its rating
204mi
Fall Sep–Nov · 65°FNow
About its rating
203mi
A Slate's range through a Los Angeles yearEstimated
Each month at Los Angeles's 30-year normal temperature, 35% highway. No day of the year averages below freezing.
How far it goes from Los Angeles, on real roadsEstimated
In October, from a full charge with 10% in reserve: about 92 mi out and back, 183 mi one way (January: 182 mi). Dots are DC fast chargers by network.
Fast charging around Los Angeles
PlugLog's map of every public charger. Tesla-only Superchargers aren't counted.
- 440DC fast chargers within 25 mi
- 0.5 mito the nearest
- EVgo387 in reach
- ChargePoint286
- Tesla Supercharger235
- Electrify America148
- EVCS91
Road trips in October, about, by road: San Diego (139 mi) and Bakersfield (124 mi) one way on a charge; Fresno (258 mi) with one fast stop.
Questions Los Angeles drivers ask
How far can a Slate go in a Los Angeles winter?
Los Angeles's winters are mild: about 202 miles on a typical January day (57°F) and about the same in the coldest week (around December 16, 57°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 Los Angeles?
About $121 a month at home for 38 miles a day, at California's average home electricity rate of 33.6¢/kWh: about 10.4¢ a mile. A gas Ford Maverick on Los Angeles's average gas ($6.02 a gallon) costs about $268 a month for the same driving.
Can I charge a Slate on a regular 120 V outlet in Los Angeles?
At 38 miles a day, yes, all year: a 120 V outlet adds about 50 miles in 12 hours even in Los Angeles's coldest week, and about 50 on an average day.
Is it greener to drive electric on Los Angeles's grid?
Yes, more than most places. Los Angeles's grid (WECC California) is 44% cleaner than the US average, so a Slate charged on it makes 82% 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 Los Angeles
Sources: temperatures, 30-year normals (NOAA 1991–2020) at Santa Monica Muni Airport, CA; home electricity, EIA (California, July 2026); gas, EIA weekly (Los Angeles); 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.