Slate Reality Check · Providence, RI
Slate truck in Providence, RI
Winter range, charging cost and how far it goes, worked out for Providence's weather, grid and prices.
Providence's winters are cool rather than cold: on a typical January day (30°F) a Slate gets an estimated 167 miles, 19% under its 205-mile rating, about the same as in the coldest week (around January 20, when it averages 30°F). By May it's back to about 203. Power is pricey in Rhode Island (28.3¢/kWh), so charging at home costs about $107 a month for 38 miles a day, still less than the $189 a gas Ford Maverick costs on New England's gas. And Providence's grid (NPCC New England), 30% cleaner than the US average, makes it 77% 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
200mi
At Providence's typical October day, 54°F · 35% highway
Winter lowEstimated
166mi
January, 30°F · lows near 21°F
Home chargingEstimated
$107/mo
9.3¢ a mile at 28.3¢/kWh. Gas Ford Maverick: $189/mo
Providence's grid
0.54lb CO₂/kWh
NPCC New England (EPA eGRID): 30% cleaner than the US, 77% less CO₂ than gas
Providence, 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 · 33°F
16% below its 205-mile rating · coldest week 166 mi
172mi
Spring Mar–May · 49°F
5% below its rating
195mi
Summer Jun–Aug · 72°F
About its rating
204mi
Fall Sep–Nov · 55°FNow
About its rating
199mi
A Slate's range through a Providence yearEstimated
Each month at Providence's 30-year normal temperature, 35% highway. 46 days a year average below freezing.
How far it goes from Providence, on real roadsEstimated
In October, from a full charge with 10% in reserve: about 90 mi out and back, 180 mi one way (January: 150 mi). Dots are DC fast chargers by network.
Fast charging around Providence
PlugLog's map of every public charger. Tesla-only Superchargers aren't counted.
- 106DC fast chargers within 25 mi
- 0.6 mito the nearest
- ChargePoint238 in reach
- Tesla Supercharger81
- EVgo73
- Red E Charge61
- Electrify America34
Road trips in October, about, by road: Albany (169 mi) and Poughkeepsie (162 mi) one way on a charge; New York (192 mi) with one fast stop.
Questions Providence drivers ask
How far can a Slate go in a Providence winter?
About 167 miles on a typical January day (30°F) and about the same in the coldest week of the year (around January 20, 30°F on average), estimated from real EV drives at those temperatures. That's 19% below its 205-mile rating, mostly from heating the cabin and the battery. Providence averages 46 days a year below freezing.
How much does it cost to charge a Slate in Providence?
About $107 a month at home for 38 miles a day, at Rhode Island's average home electricity rate of 28.3¢/kWh: about 9.3¢ a mile. A gas Ford Maverick on New England's average gas ($4.25 a gallon) costs about $189 a month for the same driving.
Can I charge a Slate on a regular 120 V outlet in Providence?
At 38 miles a day, yes, all year: a 120 V outlet adds about 41 miles in 12 hours even in Providence's coldest week, and about 49 on an average day.
Is it greener to drive electric on Providence's grid?
Yes, more than most places. Providence's grid (NPCC New England) is 30% cleaner than the US average, so a Slate charged on it makes 77% 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 Providence
Sources: temperatures, 30-year normals (NOAA 1991–2020) at Providence T F Green Airport, RI; home electricity, EIA (Rhode Island, July 2026); gas, EIA weekly (New England); 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.