Slate Reality Check · Milwaukee, WI
Slate truck in Milwaukee, WI
Winter range, charging cost and how far it goes, worked out for Milwaukee's weather, grid and prices.
In a typical Milwaukee January (24°F), a Slate gets an estimated 153 miles on a charge, 25% less than its 205-mile rating, and about the same in the coldest week of the year (around January 19, when it averages 23°F). By May it's back to about 202. Charging at home at Wisconsin's average rate (19.1¢/kWh) costs about $74 a month for 38 miles a day, against $184 for a gas Ford Maverick on the Midwest's gas. Milwaukee's grid (RFC West) is 19% dirtier than the US average, but charging on it still makes 59% 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
199mi
At Milwaukee's typical October day, 53°F · 35% highway
Winter lowEstimated
152mi
January, 24°F · lows near 16°F
Home chargingEstimated
$74/mo
6.4¢ a mile at 19.1¢/kWh. Gas Ford Maverick: $184/mo
Milwaukee's grid
0.91lb CO₂/kWh
RFC West (EPA eGRID): 19% dirtier than the US, 59% less CO₂ than gas
Milwaukee, 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 · 27°F
22% below its 205-mile rating · coldest week 152 mi
160mi
Spring Mar–May · 47°F
6% below its rating
192mi
Summer Jun–Aug · 71°F
About its rating
204mi
Fall Sep–Nov · 53°FNow
4% below its rating
197mi
A Slate's range through a Milwaukee yearEstimated
Each month at Milwaukee's 30-year normal temperature, 35% highway. 85 days a year average below freezing.
How far it goes from Milwaukee, on real roadsEstimated
In October, from a full charge with 10% in reserve: about 90 mi out and back, 179 mi one way (January: 138 mi). Dots are DC fast chargers by network.
Fast charging around Milwaukee
PlugLog's map of every public charger. Tesla-only Superchargers aren't counted.
- 50DC fast chargers within 25 mi
- 1.2 mito the nearest
- ChargePoint90 in reach
- EVgo56
- Tesla Supercharger53
- EV Connect45
- Blink38
Road trips in October, about, by road: Grand Rapids (146 mi) and Chicago (107 mi) one way on a charge; Fort Wayne (249 mi) with one fast stop.
Questions Milwaukee drivers ask
How far can a Slate go in a Milwaukee winter?
About 153 miles on a typical January day (24°F) and about the same in the coldest week of the year (around January 19, 23°F on average), estimated from real EV drives at those temperatures. That's 25% below its 205-mile rating, mostly from heating the cabin and the battery. Milwaukee averages 85 days a year below freezing.
How much does it cost to charge a Slate in Milwaukee?
About $74 a month at home for 38 miles a day, at Wisconsin's average home electricity rate of 19.1¢/kWh: about 6.4¢ 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 Milwaukee?
At 38 miles a day, most of the year: a 120 V outlet adds about 49 miles in 12 hours on an average day, but about 37 in the coldest week, so it can fall a little behind then. A 240 V outlet fills it from 10% in about 6 hours.
Is it greener to drive electric on Milwaukee's grid?
Yes. Milwaukee's grid (RFC West) is 19% dirtier than the US average, but a Slate charged on it still makes 59% 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 Milwaukee
Sources: temperatures, 30-year normals (NOAA 1991–2020) at Milwaukee Mitchell Airport, WI; home electricity, EIA (Wisconsin, 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.