Slate Reality Check · Phoenix, AZ
Slate truck in Phoenix, AZ
Winter range, charging cost and how far it goes, worked out for Phoenix's weather, grid and prices.
Winter barely touches range in Phoenix: at a typical January's 55°F, a Slate gets an estimated 200 miles on a charge, about its 205-mile rating. Summer is the harder season here: at July's 92°F average (highs near 104°F), air conditioning trims it to about 206 miles. Charging at home at Arizona's average rate (15.4¢/kWh) costs about $55 a month for 38 miles a day, about a third of the $223 a gas Ford Maverick costs on the West Coast's gas. On Phoenix's grid (WECC Southwest), about the US average, it makes 71% 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 Phoenix's typical October day, 75°F · 35% highway
Winter lowEstimated
199mi
January, 55°F · lows near 42°F
Home chargingEstimated
$55/mo
4.8¢ a mile at 15.4¢/kWh. Gas Ford Maverick: $223/mo
Phoenix's grid
0.70lb CO₂/kWh
WECC Southwest (EPA eGRID): about the US average, 71% less CO₂ than gas
Phoenix, 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 · 55°F
About its rating · coldest week 199 mi
201mi
Spring Mar–May · 70°F
About its rating
204mi
Summer Jun–Aug · 90°F
About its rating
205mi
Fall Sep–Nov · 74°FNow
About its rating
204mi
A Slate's range through a Phoenix yearEstimated
Each month at Phoenix's 30-year normal temperature, 35% highway. No day of the year averages below freezing.
How far it goes from Phoenix, on real roadsEstimated
In October, from a full charge with 10% in reserve: about 92 mi out and back, 184 mi one way (January: 180 mi). Dots are DC fast chargers by network.
Fast charging around Phoenix
PlugLog's map of every public charger. Tesla-only Superchargers aren't counted.
- 93DC fast chargers within 25 mi
- 2.2 mito the nearest
- Tesla Supercharger35 in reach
- EVgo31
- ChargePoint25
- Electrify America25
- Blink16
Road trips in October, about, by road: Tucson (151 mi) one way on a charge; Las Vegas (321 mi) with one fast stop.
Questions Phoenix drivers ask
How far can a Slate go in a Phoenix winter?
Phoenix's winters are mild: about 200 miles on a typical January day (55°F) and about the same in the coldest week (around December 17, 53°F), estimated from real EV drives at those temperatures. That's about its 205-mile rating. The harder season here is summer: about 206 miles in July, with the air conditioning on.
How much does it cost to charge a Slate in Phoenix?
About $55 a month at home for 38 miles a day, at Arizona's average home electricity rate of 15.4¢/kWh: about 4.8¢ a mile. A gas Ford Maverick on the West Coast's average gas ($5.01 a gallon) costs about $223 a month for the same driving.
Can I charge a Slate on a regular 120 V outlet in Phoenix?
At 38 miles a day, yes, all year: a 120 V outlet adds about 49 miles in 12 hours even in Phoenix's coldest week, and about 50 on an average day.
Is it greener to drive electric on Phoenix's grid?
Yes. Phoenix's grid (WECC Southwest) is about the US average, and a Slate charged on it makes 71% 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 Phoenix
Sources: temperatures, 30-year normals (NOAA 1991–2020) at Phoenix Deer Valley Muni Airport, AZ; home electricity, EIA (Arizona, July 2026); gas, EIA weekly (the West 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.