Slate Reality Check · Sacramento, CA
Slate truck in Sacramento, CA
Winter range, charging cost and how far it goes, worked out for Sacramento's weather, grid and prices.
Winter barely touches range in Sacramento: at a typical January's 49°F, a Slate gets an estimated 196 miles on a charge, within 4% of 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 Sacramento'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 Sacramento's typical October day, 66°F · 35% highway
Winter lowEstimated
196mi
January, 49°F · lows near 40°F
Home chargingEstimated
$121/mo
10.5¢ a mile at 33.6¢/kWh. Gas Ford Maverick: $268/mo
Sacramento's grid
0.43lb CO₂/kWh
WECC California (EPA eGRID): 44% cleaner than the US, 82% less CO₂ than gas
Sacramento, 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 · 50°F
4% below its 205-mile rating · coldest week 196 mi
197mi
Spring Mar–May · 62°F
About its rating
203mi
Summer Jun–Aug · 76°F
About its rating
204mi
Fall Sep–Nov · 65°FNow
About its rating
203mi
A Slate's range through a Sacramento yearEstimated
Each month at Sacramento's 30-year normal temperature, 35% highway. No day of the year averages below freezing.
How far it goes from Sacramento, on real roadsEstimated
In October, from a full charge with 10% in reserve: about 92 mi out and back, 183 mi one way (January: 177 mi). Dots are DC fast chargers by network.
Fast charging around Sacramento
PlugLog's map of every public charger. Tesla-only Superchargers aren't counted.
- 176DC fast chargers within 25 mi
- 0.2 mito the nearest
- EVgo358 in reach
- Tesla Supercharger222
- ChargePoint201
- Electrify America134
- EVCS64
Road trips in October, about, by road: San Jose (112 mi) and San Francisco (94 mi) one way on a charge; Fresno (192 mi) with one fast stop.
Questions Sacramento drivers ask
How far can a Slate go in a Sacramento winter?
Sacramento's winters are mild: about 196 miles on a typical January day (49°F) and about the same in the coldest week (around December 24, 48°F), estimated from real EV drives at those temperatures. That's within 5% of its 205-mile rating.
How much does it cost to charge a Slate in Sacramento?
About $121 a month at home for 38 miles a day, at California's average home electricity rate of 33.6¢/kWh: about 10.5¢ 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 Sacramento?
At 38 miles a day, yes, all year: a 120 V outlet adds about 48 miles in 12 hours even in Sacramento's coldest week, and about 50 on an average day.
Is it greener to drive electric on Sacramento's grid?
Yes, more than most places. Sacramento'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.
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Your street, your daily miles, any temperature on the knob.
Slate Reality Check near Sacramento
Sources: temperatures, 30-year normals (NOAA 1991–2020) at Sacramento 5 Ese, 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.