Slate Reality Check · Provo, UT
Slate truck in Provo, UT
Winter range, charging cost and how far it goes, worked out for Provo's weather, grid and prices.
Provo's winters are cool rather than cold: on a typical January day (33°F) a Slate gets an estimated 172 miles, 16% under its 205-mile rating, about the same as in the coldest week (around December 26, when it averages 32°F). By April it's back to about 199. Charging at home at Utah's average rate (13.1¢/kWh) costs about $49 a month for 38 miles a day, about a third of the $199 a gas Ford Maverick costs on the Rocky Mountains's gas. And Provo's grid (WECC Northwest), 18% cleaner than the US average, makes it 73% 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 Provo's typical October day, 55°F · 35% highway
Winter lowEstimated
170mi
January, 33°F · lows near 23°F
Home chargingEstimated
$49/mo
4.3¢ a mile at 13.1¢/kWh. Gas Ford Maverick: $199/mo
Provo's grid
0.63lb CO₂/kWh
WECC Northwest (EPA eGRID): 18% cleaner than the US, 73% less CO₂ than gas
Provo, 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 · 34°F
14% below its 205-mile rating · coldest week 170 mi
176mi
Spring Mar–May · 54°F
About its rating
199mi
Summer Jun–Aug · 76°F
About its rating
204mi
Fall Sep–Nov · 55°FNow
3% below its rating
199mi
A Slate's range through a Provo yearEstimated
Each month at Provo's 30-year normal temperature, 35% highway. 21 days a year average below freezing.
How far it goes from Provo, on real roadsEstimated
In October, from a full charge with 10% in reserve: about 90 mi out and back, 180 mi one way (January: 155 mi). Dots are DC fast chargers by network.
Fast charging around Provo
PlugLog's map of every public charger. Tesla-only Superchargers aren't counted.
- 25DC fast chargers within 25 mi
- 1.9 mito the nearest
- ChargePoint41 in reach
- Tesla Supercharger24
- EVgo20
- Electrify America18
- EVGateway5
Road trips in October, about, by road: Ogden (87 mi) and Salt Lake City (50 mi) one way on a charge.
Questions Provo drivers ask
How far can a Slate go in a Provo winter?
About 172 miles on a typical January day (33°F) and about the same in the coldest week of the year (around December 26, 32°F on average), estimated from real EV drives at those temperatures. That's 16% below its 205-mile rating, mostly from heating the cabin and the battery. Provo averages 21 days a year below freezing.
How much does it cost to charge a Slate in Provo?
About $49 a month at home for 38 miles a day, at Utah's average home electricity rate of 13.1¢/kWh: about 4.3¢ a mile. A gas Ford Maverick on the Rocky Mountains's average gas ($4.47 a gallon) costs about $199 a month for the same driving.
Can I charge a Slate on a regular 120 V outlet in Provo?
At 38 miles a day, yes, all year: a 120 V outlet adds about 42 miles in 12 hours even in Provo's coldest week, and about 49 on an average day.
Is it greener to drive electric on Provo's grid?
Yes, more than most places. Provo's grid (WECC Northwest) is 18% cleaner than the US average, so a Slate charged on it makes 73% 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 Provo
Sources: temperatures, 30-year normals (NOAA 1991–2020) at Provo Byu, UT; home electricity, EIA (Utah, July 2026); gas, EIA weekly (the Rocky Mountains); 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.