Slate Reality Check · McAllen, TX
Slate truck in McAllen, TX
Winter range, charging cost and how far it goes, worked out for McAllen's weather, grid and prices.
Winter barely touches range in McAllen: at a typical January's 63°F, a Slate gets an estimated 203 miles on a charge, about its 205-mile rating. Summer is the harder season here: at August's 89°F average (highs near 100°F), air conditioning trims it to about 205 miles. Charging at home at Texas's average rate (15.9¢/kWh) costs about $57 a month for 38 miles a day, against $165 for a gas Ford Maverick on Texas's gas. On McAllen's grid (ERCOT All), about the US average, it makes 70% 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 McAllen's typical October day, 79°F · 35% highway
Winter lowEstimated
203mi
January, 63°F · lows near 52°F
Home chargingEstimated
$57/mo
4.9¢ a mile at 15.9¢/kWh. Gas Ford Maverick: $165/mo
McAllen's grid
0.73lb CO₂/kWh
ERCOT All (EPA eGRID): about the US average, 70% less CO₂ than gas
McAllen, 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 · 65°F
About its rating · coldest week 203 mi
203mi
Spring Mar–May · 78°F
About its rating
204mi
Summer Jun–Aug · 89°F
About its rating
205mi
Fall Sep–Nov · 78°FNow
About its rating
204mi
A Slate's range through a McAllen yearEstimated
Each month at McAllen's 30-year normal temperature, 35% highway. No day of the year averages below freezing.
How far it goes from McAllen, on real roadsEstimated
In October, from a full charge with 10% in reserve: about 92 mi out and back, 184 mi one way (January: 183 mi). Dots are DC fast chargers by network.
Fast charging around McAllen
PlugLog's map of every public charger. Tesla-only Superchargers aren't counted.
- 10DC fast chargers within 25 mi
- 2.5 mito the nearest
- EV Connect10 in reach
- Tesla Supercharger9
- ChargePoint7
- Blink4
- EVgo4
Road trips in October, about, by road: San Antonio (280 mi) with one fast stop.
Questions McAllen drivers ask
How far can a Slate go in a McAllen winter?
McAllen's winters are mild: about 203 miles on a typical January day (63°F) and about the same in the coldest week (around January 2, 62°F), estimated from real EV drives at those temperatures. That's about its 205-mile rating. The harder season here is summer: about 205 miles in August, with the air conditioning on.
How much does it cost to charge a Slate in McAllen?
About $57 a month at home for 38 miles a day, at Texas's average home electricity rate of 15.9¢/kWh: about 4.9¢ a mile. A gas Ford Maverick on Texas's average gas ($3.70 a gallon) costs about $165 a month for the same driving.
Can I charge a Slate on a regular 120 V outlet in McAllen?
At 38 miles a day, yes, all year: a 120 V outlet adds about 50 miles in 12 hours even in McAllen's coldest week, and about 50 on an average day.
Is it greener to drive electric on McAllen's grid?
Yes. McAllen's grid (ERCOT All) is about the US average, and a Slate charged on it makes 70% 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 McAllen
Sources: temperatures, 30-year normals (NOAA 1991–2020) at Mcallen Miller International Airport, TX; home electricity, EIA (Texas, July 2026); gas, EIA weekly (Texas); 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.