Reality Check · Las Vegas, NV
2024 Cadillac LYRIQ in Las Vegas, NV
Winter range, charging cost and how far it goes, worked out for Las Vegas's weather, grid and prices.
Las Vegas's winters are cool rather than cold: on a typical January day (49°F) a LYRIQ gets an estimated 327 miles, 4% more than its 314-mile rating, and about 316 in the coldest week (around December 18, when it averages 46°F). By March it's back to about 371. Summer costs range here too: at July's 92°F average (highs near 104°F), air conditioning trims it to about 315 miles. Charging at home at Nevada's average rate (12.8¢/kWh) costs about $53 a month for 38 miles a day, about a third of the $223 an average small SUV costs on the West Coast's gas. On Las Vegas's grid (WECC Southwest), about the US average, it makes 66% less CO₂ than gas.
Partly estimated. 1 of 5 temperature bands are from 84 real drives of this model; the rest come from 1,548 real drives in EVs at each temperature (and Recurrent's winter study below freezing), applied to its 314-mile rating. Each band switches to its own drives once it has 20 from 3 drivers.
October rangeEstimated
339mi
At Las Vegas's typical October day, 69°F · 35% highway
Winter lowEstimated
316mi
January, 49°F; Dec 18–24 at 46°F · lows near 37°F
Home chargingEstimated
$53/mo
4.6¢ a mile at 12.8¢/kWh. Average small SUV: $223/mo
Las Vegas's grid
0.70lb CO₂/kWh
WECC Southwest (EPA eGRID): about the US average, 66% less CO₂ than gas
Las Vegas, season by seasonEstimated
A LYRIQ's range on a full charge, averaged over each season's months (30-year normal temperatures), at 35% highway.
Winter Dec–Feb · 49°F
5% above its rating · coldest week 316 mi
330mi
Spring Mar–May · 67°F
10% above its rating
345mi
Summer Jun–Aug · 89°F
About its rating
314mi
Fall Sep–Nov · 69°FNow
8% above its rating
338mi
A LYRIQ's range through a Las Vegas yearEstimated
Each month at Las Vegas's 30-year normal temperature, 35% highway. No day of the year averages below freezing.
How far it goes from Las Vegas, on real roadsEstimated
In October, from a full charge with 10% in reserve: about 153 mi out and back, 305 mi one way (January: 294 mi). Dots are DC fast chargers by network.
Fast charging around Las Vegas
PlugLog's map of every public charger. Tesla-only Superchargers aren't counted.
- 79DC fast chargers within 25 mi
- 0.9 mito the nearest
- EVgo306 in reach
- ChargePoint249
- Tesla Supercharger221
- Electrify America123
- EVCS73
Road trips in October, about, by road: Los Angeles (293 mi) and Bakersfield (275 mi) one way on a charge; Fresno (318 mi) with one fast stop.
Questions Las Vegas drivers ask
How far can a LYRIQ go in a Las Vegas winter?
About 327 miles on a typical January day (49°F) and about 316 in the coldest week of the year (around December 18, 46°F on average), estimated from real EV drives at those temperatures. That's -4–1% below its 314-mile rating, mostly from heating the cabin and the battery.
How much does it cost to charge a LYRIQ in Las Vegas?
About $53 a month at home for 38 miles a day, at Nevada's average home electricity rate of 12.8¢/kWh: about 4.6¢ a mile. An average small SUV on the West Coast's average gas ($5.01 a gallon) costs about $223 a month for the same driving.
Can I charge a LYRIQ on a regular 120 V outlet in Las Vegas?
At 38 miles a day, yes, all year: a 120 V outlet adds about 41 miles in 12 hours even in Las Vegas's coldest week, and about 44 on an average day.
Is it greener to drive electric on Las Vegas's grid?
Yes. Las Vegas's grid (WECC Southwest) is about the US average, and a LYRIQ charged on it makes 66% less CO₂ than an average small SUV.
Check it for your own address
Your street, your daily miles, any temperature on the knob.
LYRIQ Reality Check near Las Vegas
Sources: temperatures, 30-year normals (NOAA 1991–2020) at Las Vegas Air Terminal, NV; home electricity, EIA (Nevada, 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.