Slate Reality Check · New Orleans, LA
Slate truck in New Orleans, LA
Winter range, charging cost and how far it goes, worked out for New Orleans's weather, grid and prices.
Winter barely touches range in New Orleans: at a typical January's 54°F, a Slate gets an estimated 200 miles on a charge, about its 205-mile rating. Charging at home at Louisiana's average rate (12.7¢/kWh) costs about $46 a month for 38 miles a day, about a third of the $168 a gas Ford Maverick costs on the Gulf Coast's gas. On New Orleans's grid (SERC Mississippi Valley), 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 New Orleans's typical October day, 73°F · 35% highway
Winter lowEstimated
199mi
January, 54°F · lows near 47°F
Home chargingEstimated
$46/mo
3.9¢ a mile at 12.7¢/kWh. Gas Ford Maverick: $168/mo
New Orleans's grid
0.74lb CO₂/kWh
SERC Mississippi Valley (EPA eGRID): about the US average, 70% less CO₂ than gas
New Orleans, 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 · 56°F
About its rating · coldest week 199 mi
201mi
Spring Mar–May · 71°F
About its rating
204mi
Summer Jun–Aug · 84°F
About its rating
205mi
Fall Sep–Nov · 72°FNow
About its rating
204mi
A Slate's range through a New Orleans yearEstimated
Each month at New Orleans's 30-year normal temperature, 35% highway. No day of the year averages below freezing.
How far it goes from New Orleans, on real roadsEstimated
In October, from a full charge with 10% in reserve: about 92 mi out and back, 183 mi one way (January: 180 mi). Dots are DC fast chargers by network.
Fast charging around New Orleans
PlugLog's map of every public charger. Tesla-only Superchargers aren't counted.
- 12DC fast chargers within 25 mi
- 11.1 mito the nearest
- ChargePoint22 in reach
- EV Connect15
- Tesla Supercharger13
- Blink12
- Red E Charge7
Road trips in October, about, by road: Baton Rouge (95 mi) one way on a charge; Jackson (196 mi) with one fast stop.
Questions New Orleans drivers ask
How far can a Slate go in a New Orleans winter?
New Orleans's winters are mild: about 200 miles on a typical January day (54°F) and about the same in the coldest week (around January 9, 54°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 New Orleans?
About $46 a month at home for 38 miles a day, at Louisiana's average home electricity rate of 12.7¢/kWh: about 3.9¢ a mile. A gas Ford Maverick on the Gulf Coast's average gas ($3.78 a gallon) costs about $168 a month for the same driving.
Can I charge a Slate on a regular 120 V outlet in New Orleans?
At 38 miles a day, yes, all year: a 120 V outlet adds about 49 miles in 12 hours even in New Orleans's coldest week, and about 50 on an average day.
Is it greener to drive electric on New Orleans's grid?
Yes. New Orleans's grid (SERC Mississippi Valley) is about the US average, and a Slate charged on it makes 70% less CO₂ than a gas Ford Maverick.
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Slate Reality Check near New Orleans
Sources: temperatures, 30-year normals (NOAA 1991–2020) at New Orleans Lakefront Airport, LA; home electricity, EIA (Louisiana, July 2026); gas, EIA weekly (the Gulf Coast); 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.