Slate Reality Check · Palm Bay, FL
Slate truck in Palm Bay, FL
Winter range, charging cost and how far it goes, worked out for Palm Bay's weather, grid and prices.
Winter barely touches range in Palm Bay: at a typical January's 62°F, a Slate gets an estimated 203 miles on a charge, about its 205-mile rating. Charging at home at Florida's average rate (15.0¢/kWh) costs about $54 a month for 38 miles a day, about a third of the $177 a gas Ford Maverick costs on Florida's gas. On Palm Bay's grid (FRCC All), about the US average, it makes 68% 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 Palm Bay's typical October day, 76°F · 35% highway
Winter lowEstimated
203mi
January, 62°F · lows near 51°F
Home chargingEstimated
$54/mo
4.6¢ a mile at 15.0¢/kWh. Gas Ford Maverick: $177/mo
Palm Bay's grid
0.78lb CO₂/kWh
FRCC All (EPA eGRID): about the US average, 68% less CO₂ than gas
Palm Bay, 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 · 63°F
About its rating · coldest week 203 mi
203mi
Spring Mar–May · 72°F
About its rating
204mi
Summer Jun–Aug · 81°F
About its rating
205mi
Fall Sep–Nov · 75°FNow
About its rating
204mi
A Slate's range through a Palm Bay yearEstimated
Each month at Palm Bay's 30-year normal temperature, 35% highway. No day of the year averages below freezing.
How far it goes from Palm Bay, 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 Palm Bay
PlugLog's map of every public charger. Tesla-only Superchargers aren't counted.
- 23DC fast chargers within 25 mi
- 3.5 mito the nearest
- Tesla Supercharger154 in reach
- ChargePoint71
- EVgo63
- Electrify America44
- EV Connect37
Road trips in October, about, by road: Cape Coral (153 mi) and North Port (141 mi) one way on a charge; Miami (192 mi) with one fast stop.
Questions Palm Bay drivers ask
How far can a Slate go in a Palm Bay winter?
Palm Bay's winters are mild: about 203 miles on a typical January day (62°F) and about the same in the coldest week (around January 15, 61°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 Palm Bay?
About $54 a month at home for 38 miles a day, at Florida's average home electricity rate of 15.0¢/kWh: about 4.6¢ a mile. A gas Ford Maverick on Florida's average gas ($3.98 a gallon) costs about $177 a month for the same driving.
Can I charge a Slate on a regular 120 V outlet in Palm Bay?
At 38 miles a day, yes, all year: a 120 V outlet adds about 50 miles in 12 hours even in Palm Bay's coldest week, and about 50 on an average day.
Is it greener to drive electric on Palm Bay's grid?
Yes. Palm Bay's grid (FRCC All) is about the US average, and a Slate charged on it makes 68% less CO₂ than a gas Ford Maverick.
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Slate Reality Check near Palm Bay
Sources: temperatures, 30-year normals (NOAA 1991–2020) at Melbourne International Airport, FL; home electricity, EIA (Florida, July 2026); gas, EIA weekly (Florida); 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.