Slate Reality Check · Philadelphia, PA
Slate truck in Philadelphia, PA
Winter range, charging cost and how far it goes, worked out for Philadelphia's weather, grid and prices.
Philadelphia's winters are cool rather than cold: on a typical January day (34°F) a Slate gets an estimated 176 miles, 14% under its 205-mile rating, about the same as in the coldest week (around January 16, when it averages 34°F). By April it's back to about 200. Charging at home at Pennsylvania's average rate (21.7¢/kWh) costs about $81 a month for 38 miles a day, against $192 for a gas Ford Maverick on the Central Atlantic's gas. And Philadelphia's grid (RFC East), 22% cleaner than the US average, makes it 74% 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
202mi
At Philadelphia's typical October day, 58°F · 35% highway
Winter lowEstimated
175mi
January, 34°F · lows near 26°F
Home chargingEstimated
$81/mo
7.0¢ a mile at 21.7¢/kWh. Gas Ford Maverick: $192/mo
Philadelphia's grid
0.60lb CO₂/kWh
RFC East (EPA eGRID): 22% cleaner than the US, 74% less CO₂ than gas
Philadelphia, 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 · 37°F
12% below its 205-mile rating · coldest week 175 mi
181mi
Spring Mar–May · 54°F
About its rating
199mi
Summer Jun–Aug · 76°F
About its rating
204mi
Fall Sep–Nov · 58°FNow
About its rating
201mi
A Slate's range through a Philadelphia yearEstimated
Each month at Philadelphia's 30-year normal temperature, 35% highway. No day of the year averages below freezing.
How far it goes from Philadelphia, on real roadsEstimated
In October, from a full charge with 10% in reserve: about 91 mi out and back, 182 mi one way (January: 158 mi). Dots are DC fast chargers by network.
Fast charging around Philadelphia
PlugLog's map of every public charger. Tesla-only Superchargers aren't counted.
- 156DC fast chargers within 25 mi
- 2.2 mito the nearest
- Tesla Supercharger261 in reach
- ChargePoint254
- EVgo203
- Electrify America114
- Blink98
Road trips in October, about, by road: Poughkeepsie (166 mi) and Bridgeport (163 mi) one way on a charge; New Haven (183 mi) with one fast stop.
Questions Philadelphia drivers ask
How far can a Slate go in a Philadelphia winter?
About 176 miles on a typical January day (34°F) and about the same in the coldest week of the year (around January 16, 34°F on average), estimated from real EV drives at those temperatures. That's 14% below its 205-mile rating, mostly from heating the cabin and the battery.
How much does it cost to charge a Slate in Philadelphia?
About $81 a month at home for 38 miles a day, at Pennsylvania's average home electricity rate of 21.7¢/kWh: about 7.0¢ a mile. A gas Ford Maverick on the Central Atlantic's average gas ($4.31 a gallon) costs about $192 a month for the same driving.
Can I charge a Slate on a regular 120 V outlet in Philadelphia?
At 38 miles a day, yes, all year: a 120 V outlet adds about 43 miles in 12 hours even in Philadelphia's coldest week, and about 50 on an average day.
Is it greener to drive electric on Philadelphia's grid?
Yes, more than most places. Philadelphia's grid (RFC East) is 22% cleaner than the US average, so a Slate charged on it makes 74% less CO₂ than a gas Ford Maverick.
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Your street, your daily miles, any temperature on the knob.
Slate Reality Check near Philadelphia
Sources: temperatures, 30-year normals (NOAA 1991–2020) at Philadelphia Ne Airport, PA; home electricity, EIA (Pennsylvania, July 2026); gas, EIA weekly (the Central Atlantic); 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.