Slate Reality Check · Memphis, TN
Slate truck in Memphis, TN
Winter range, charging cost and how far it goes, worked out for Memphis's weather, grid and prices.
Winter barely touches range in Memphis: at a typical January's 42°F, a Slate gets an estimated 192 miles on a charge, within 6% of its 205-mile rating. Charging at home at Tennessee's average rate (13.7¢/kWh) costs about $50 a month for 38 miles a day, about a third of the $184 a gas Ford Maverick costs on the Midwest's gas. Memphis's grid (SERC Tennessee Valley) is 17% dirtier than the US average, but charging on it still makes 63% 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 Memphis's typical October day, 65°F · 35% highway
Winter lowEstimated
192mi
January, 42°F · lows near 33°F
Home chargingEstimated
$50/mo
4.3¢ a mile at 13.7¢/kWh. Gas Ford Maverick: $184/mo
Memphis's grid
0.90lb CO₂/kWh
SERC Tennessee Valley (EPA eGRID): 17% dirtier than the US, 63% less CO₂ than gas
Memphis, 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 · 44°F
6% below its 205-mile rating · coldest week 192 mi
193mi
Spring Mar–May · 63°F
About its rating
202mi
Summer Jun–Aug · 82°F
About its rating
205mi
Fall Sep–Nov · 64°FNow
About its rating
202mi
A Slate's range through a Memphis yearEstimated
Each month at Memphis's 30-year normal temperature, 35% highway. No day of the year averages below freezing.
How far it goes from Memphis, on real roadsEstimated
In October, from a full charge with 10% in reserve: about 92 mi out and back, 183 mi one way (January: 173 mi). Dots are DC fast chargers by network.
Fast charging around Memphis
PlugLog's map of every public charger. Tesla-only Superchargers aren't counted.
- 27DC fast chargers within 25 mi
- 2.0 mito the nearest
- ChargePoint40 in reach
- EV Connect22
- Tesla Supercharger15
- EVgo12
- Blink9
Road trips in October, about, by road: Little Rock (172 mi) one way on a charge; Nashville (242 mi) with one fast stop.
Questions Memphis drivers ask
How far can a Slate go in a Memphis winter?
Memphis's winters are mild: about 192 miles on a typical January day (42°F) and about the same in the coldest week (around January 9, 42°F), estimated from real EV drives at those temperatures. That's within 7% of its 205-mile rating.
How much does it cost to charge a Slate in Memphis?
About $50 a month at home for 38 miles a day, at Tennessee's average home electricity rate of 13.7¢/kWh: about 4.3¢ 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 Memphis?
At 38 miles a day, yes, all year: a 120 V outlet adds about 47 miles in 12 hours even in Memphis's coldest week, and about 50 on an average day.
Is it greener to drive electric on Memphis's grid?
Yes. Memphis's grid (SERC Tennessee Valley) is 17% dirtier than the US average, but a Slate charged on it still makes 63% less CO₂ than a gas Ford Maverick.
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Slate Reality Check near Memphis
Sources: temperatures, 30-year normals (NOAA 1991–2020) at Memphis International Airport, TN; home electricity, EIA (Tennessee, 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.