Slate Reality Check · Louisville, KY
Slate truck in Louisville, KY
Winter range, charging cost and how far it goes, worked out for Louisville's weather, grid and prices.
Louisville's winters are cool rather than cold: on a typical January day (35°F) a Slate gets an estimated 178 miles, 13% under its 205-mile rating, about the same as in the coldest week (around January 14, when it averages 35°F). By April it's back to about 203. Charging at home at Kentucky's average rate (13.8¢/kWh) costs about $51 a month for 38 miles a day, about a third of the $184 a gas Ford Maverick costs on the Midwest's gas. Louisville'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 Louisville's typical October day, 59°F · 35% highway
Winter lowEstimated
177mi
January, 35°F · lows near 27°F
Home chargingEstimated
$51/mo
4.4¢ a mile at 13.8¢/kWh. Gas Ford Maverick: $184/mo
Louisville's grid
0.90lb CO₂/kWh
SERC Tennessee Valley (EPA eGRID): 17% dirtier than the US, 62% less CO₂ than gas
Louisville, 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 · 38°F
11% below its 205-mile rating · coldest week 177 mi
183mi
Spring Mar–May · 58°F
About its rating
201mi
Summer Jun–Aug · 77°F
About its rating
204mi
Fall Sep–Nov · 59°FNow
About its rating
201mi
A Slate's range through a Louisville yearEstimated
Each month at Louisville's 30-year normal temperature, 35% highway. No day of the year averages below freezing.
How far it goes from Louisville, on real roadsEstimated
In October, from a full charge with 10% in reserve: about 91 mi out and back, 183 mi one way (January: 160 mi). Dots are DC fast chargers by network.
Fast charging around Louisville
PlugLog's map of every public charger. Tesla-only Superchargers aren't counted.
- 26DC fast chargers within 25 mi
- 1.4 mito the nearest
- ChargePoint65 in reach
- EV Connect44
- Tesla Supercharger35
- EVgo35
- Blink22
Road trips in October, about, by road: Dayton (170 mi) and Indianapolis (143 mi) one way on a charge; Nashville (189 mi) with one fast stop.
Questions Louisville drivers ask
How far can a Slate go in a Louisville winter?
About 178 miles on a typical January day (35°F) and about the same in the coldest week of the year (around January 14, 35°F on average), estimated from real EV drives at those temperatures. That's 13% below its 205-mile rating, mostly from heating the cabin and the battery.
How much does it cost to charge a Slate in Louisville?
About $51 a month at home for 38 miles a day, at Kentucky's average home electricity rate of 13.8¢/kWh: about 4.4¢ 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 Louisville?
At 38 miles a day, yes, all year: a 120 V outlet adds about 44 miles in 12 hours even in Louisville's coldest week, and about 50 on an average day.
Is it greener to drive electric on Louisville's grid?
Yes. Louisville'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 Louisville
Sources: temperatures, 30-year normals (NOAA 1991–2020) at Louisville Bowman Fld, KY; home electricity, EIA (Kentucky, 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.