Slate Reality Check · Riverside, CA
Slate truck in Riverside, CA
Winter range, charging cost and how far it goes, worked out for Riverside's weather, grid and prices.
Winter barely touches range in Riverside: at a typical January's 56°F, a Slate gets an estimated 201 miles on a charge, about its 205-mile rating. Charging at home at California's average rate (33.6¢/kWh) costs about $121 a month for 38 miles a day, against $268 for a gas Ford Maverick on California's gas. And Riverside's grid (WECC California), 44% cleaner than the US average, makes it 82% 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 Riverside's typical October day, 69°F · 35% highway
Winter lowEstimated
200mi
January, 56°F · lows near 43°F
Home chargingEstimated
$121/mo
10.4¢ a mile at 33.6¢/kWh. Gas Ford Maverick: $268/mo
Riverside's grid
0.43lb CO₂/kWh
WECC California (EPA eGRID): 44% cleaner than the US, 82% less CO₂ than gas
Riverside, 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 · 56°F
About its rating · coldest week 200 mi
201mi
Spring Mar–May · 63°F
About its rating
203mi
Summer Jun–Aug · 77°F
About its rating
204mi
Fall Sep–Nov · 69°FNow
About its rating
204mi
A Slate's range through a Riverside yearEstimated
Each month at Riverside's 30-year normal temperature, 35% highway. No day of the year averages below freezing.
How far it goes from Riverside, on real roadsEstimated
In October, from a full charge with 10% in reserve: about 92 mi out and back, 183 mi one way (January: 181 mi). Dots are DC fast chargers by network.
Fast charging around Riverside
PlugLog's map of every public charger. Tesla-only Superchargers aren't counted.
- 199DC fast chargers within 25 mi
- 0.9 mito the nearest
- EVgo386 in reach
- ChargePoint281
- Tesla Supercharger228
- Electrify America144
- EVCS87
Road trips in October, about, by road: Bakersfield (169 mi) and Oxnard (132 mi) one way on a charge; Las Vegas (249 mi) with one fast stop.
Questions Riverside drivers ask
How far can a Slate go in a Riverside winter?
Riverside's winters are mild: about 201 miles on a typical January day (56°F) and about the same in the coldest week (around December 15, 54°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 Riverside?
About $121 a month at home for 38 miles a day, at California's average home electricity rate of 33.6¢/kWh: about 10.4¢ a mile. A gas Ford Maverick on California's average gas ($6.03 a gallon) costs about $268 a month for the same driving.
Can I charge a Slate on a regular 120 V outlet in Riverside?
At 38 miles a day, yes, all year: a 120 V outlet adds about 49 miles in 12 hours even in Riverside's coldest week, and about 50 on an average day.
Is it greener to drive electric on Riverside's grid?
Yes, more than most places. Riverside's grid (WECC California) is 44% cleaner than the US average, so a Slate charged on it makes 82% 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 Riverside
Sources: temperatures, 30-year normals (NOAA 1991–2020) at Riverside Muni Airport, CA; home electricity, EIA (California, July 2026); gas, EIA weekly (California); 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.