Slate Reality Check · Salt Lake City, UT
Slate truck in Salt Lake City, UT
Winter range, charging cost and how far it goes, worked out for Salt Lake City's weather, grid and prices.
Salt Lake City's winters are cool rather than cold: on a typical January day (31°F) a Slate gets an estimated 170 miles, 17% under its 205-mile rating, about the same as in the coldest week (around December 27, when it averages 31°F). By May it's back to about 203. Charging at home at Utah's average rate (13.1¢/kWh) costs about $50 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 Salt Lake City'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 Salt Lake City's typical October day, 55°F · 35% highway
Winter lowEstimated
168mi
January, 31°F · lows near 24°F
Home chargingEstimated
$50/mo
4.3¢ a mile at 13.1¢/kWh. Gas Ford Maverick: $199/mo
Salt Lake City's grid
0.63lb CO₂/kWh
WECC Northwest (EPA eGRID): 18% cleaner than the US, 73% less CO₂ than gas
Salt Lake City, 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
15% below its 205-mile rating · coldest week 168 mi
174mi
Spring Mar–May · 53°F
3% below its rating
199mi
Summer Jun–Aug · 77°F
About its rating
204mi
Fall Sep–Nov · 55°FNow
3% below its rating
198mi
A Slate's range through a Salt Lake City yearEstimated
Each month at Salt Lake City's 30-year normal temperature, 35% highway. 41 days a year average below freezing.
How far it goes from Salt Lake City, on real roadsEstimated
In October, from a full charge with 10% in reserve: about 90 mi out and back, 180 mi one way (January: 153 mi). Dots are DC fast chargers by network.
Fast charging around Salt Lake City
PlugLog's map of every public charger. Tesla-only Superchargers aren't counted.
- 71DC fast chargers within 25 mi
- 0.5 mito the nearest
- ChargePoint42 in reach
- EVgo22
- Tesla Supercharger21
- Electrify America13
- Blink4
Road trips in October, about, by road: Provo (50 mi) one way on a charge.
Questions Salt Lake City drivers ask
How far can a Slate go in a Salt Lake City winter?
About 170 miles on a typical January day (31°F) and about the same in the coldest week of the year (around December 27, 31°F on average), estimated from real EV drives at those temperatures. That's 17% below its 205-mile rating, mostly from heating the cabin and the battery. Salt Lake City averages 41 days a year below freezing.
How much does it cost to charge a Slate in Salt Lake City?
About $50 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 Salt Lake City?
At 38 miles a day, yes, all year: a 120 V outlet adds about 41 miles in 12 hours even in Salt Lake City's coldest week, and about 49 on an average day.
Is it greener to drive electric on Salt Lake City's grid?
Yes, more than most places. Salt Lake City'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 Salt Lake City
Sources: temperatures, 30-year normals (NOAA 1991–2020) at Salt Lake City International Airport, 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.