Slate Reality Check · Tucson, AZ
Slate truck in Tucson, AZ
Winter range, charging cost and how far it goes, worked out for Tucson's weather, grid and prices.
Winter barely touches range in Tucson: at a typical January's 54°F, a Slate gets an estimated 200 miles on a charge, about its 205-mile rating. Summer is the harder season here: at July's 88°F average (highs near 100°F), air conditioning trims it to about 205 miles. Charging at home at Arizona's average rate (15.4¢/kWh) costs about $55 a month for 38 miles a day, about a third of the $223 a gas Ford Maverick costs on the West Coast's gas. On Tucson's grid (WECC Southwest), about the US average, it makes 71% 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 Tucson's typical October day, 73°F · 35% highway
Winter lowEstimated
199mi
January, 54°F · lows near 40°F
Home chargingEstimated
$55/mo
4.8¢ a mile at 15.4¢/kWh. Gas Ford Maverick: $223/mo
Tucson's grid
0.70lb CO₂/kWh
WECC Southwest (EPA eGRID): about the US average, 71% less CO₂ than gas
Tucson, 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 · 54°F
About its rating · coldest week 199 mi
200mi
Spring Mar–May · 69°F
About its rating
204mi
Summer Jun–Aug · 87°F
About its rating
205mi
Fall Sep–Nov · 72°FNow
About its rating
204mi
A Slate's range through a Tucson yearEstimated
Each month at Tucson's 30-year normal temperature, 35% highway. No day of the year averages below freezing.
How far it goes from Tucson, on real roadsEstimated
In October, from a full charge with 10% in reserve: about 92 mi out and back, 183 mi one way (January: 180 mi). Dots are DC fast chargers by network.
Fast charging around Tucson
PlugLog's map of every public charger. Tesla-only Superchargers aren't counted.
- 29DC fast chargers within 25 mi
- 3.4 mito the nearest
- EVgo29 in reach
- Tesla Supercharger29
- ChargePoint26
- Electrify America18
- Blink13
Road trips in October, about, by road: Phoenix (151 mi) one way on a charge.
Questions Tucson drivers ask
How far can a Slate go in a Tucson winter?
Tucson's winters are mild: about 200 miles on a typical January day (54°F) and about the same in the coldest week (around December 20, 52°F), estimated from real EV drives at those temperatures. That's about its 205-mile rating. The harder season here is summer: about 205 miles in July, with the air conditioning on.
How much does it cost to charge a Slate in Tucson?
About $55 a month at home for 38 miles a day, at Arizona's average home electricity rate of 15.4¢/kWh: about 4.8¢ a mile. A gas Ford Maverick on the West Coast's average gas ($5.01 a gallon) costs about $223 a month for the same driving.
Can I charge a Slate on a regular 120 V outlet in Tucson?
At 38 miles a day, yes, all year: a 120 V outlet adds about 49 miles in 12 hours even in Tucson's coldest week, and about 50 on an average day.
Is it greener to drive electric on Tucson's grid?
Yes. Tucson's grid (WECC Southwest) is about the US average, and a Slate charged on it makes 71% 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 Tucson
Sources: temperatures, 30-year normals (NOAA 1991–2020) at Tucson International Airport, AZ; home electricity, EIA (Arizona, July 2026); gas, EIA weekly (the West Coast); 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.