Reality Check · Baton Rouge, LA
2025 Tesla Model Y in Baton Rouge, LA
Winter range, charging cost and how far it goes, worked out for Baton Rouge's weather, grid and prices.
Baton Rouge's winters are cool rather than cold: on a typical January day (52°F) a Model Y gets an estimated 263 miles, 5% under its 277-mile rating, about the same as in the coldest week (around January 7, when it averages 52°F). By May it's back to about 293. Charging at home at Louisiana's average rate (12.7¢/kWh) costs about $47 a month for 38 miles a day, about a third of the $182 an average small SUV costs on the Gulf Coast's gas. On Baton Rouge's grid (SERC Mississippi Valley), about the US average, it makes 71% less CO₂ than gas.
Partly estimated. 2 of 5 temperature bands are from 139 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 277-mile rating. Each band switches to its own drives once it has 20 from 3 drivers.
October range
283mi
At Baton Rouge's typical October day, 70°F · 35% highway
Winter low
263mi
January, 52°F · lows near 41°F
Home chargingEstimated
$47/mo
4.1¢ a mile at 12.7¢/kWh. Average small SUV: $182/mo
Baton Rouge's grid
0.74lb CO₂/kWh
SERC Mississippi Valley (EPA eGRID): about the US average, 71% less CO₂ than gas
Baton Rouge, season by seasonEstimated
A Model Y's range on a full charge, averaged over each season's months (30-year normal temperatures), at 35% highway.
Winter Dec–Feb · 54°F
5% below its 277-mile rating · coldest week 263 mi
264mi
Spring Mar–May · 69°F
About its rating
282mi
Summer Jun–Aug · 82°F
5% above its rating
291mi
Fall Sep–Nov · 69°FNow
About its rating
281mi
A Model Y's range through a Baton Rouge yearEstimated
Each month at Baton Rouge's 30-year normal temperature, 35% highway. No day of the year averages below freezing.
How far it goes from Baton Rouge, on real roads
In October, from a full charge with 10% in reserve: about 128 mi out and back, 255 mi one way (January: 237 mi). Dots are DC fast chargers by network.
Fast charging around Baton Rouge
PlugLog's map of every public charger. Tesla-only Superchargers aren't counted.
- 13DC fast chargers within 25 mi
- 1.0 mito the nearest
- ChargePoint29 in reach
- EV Connect26
- Tesla Supercharger20
- Blink15
- EVgo13
Road trips in October, about, by road: Jackson (176 mi) and New Orleans (95 mi) one way on a charge; Houston (323 mi) with one fast stop.
Questions Baton Rouge drivers ask
How far can a Model Y go in a Baton Rouge winter?
About 263 miles on a typical January day (52°F) and about the same in the coldest week of the year (around January 7, 52°F on average), estimated from real EV drives at those temperatures. That's 5% below its 277-mile rating, mostly from heating the cabin and the battery.
How much does it cost to charge a Model Y in Baton Rouge?
About $47 a month at home for 38 miles a day, at Louisiana's average home electricity rate of 12.7¢/kWh: about 4.1¢ a mile. An average small SUV on the Gulf Coast's average gas ($3.78 a gallon) costs about $182 a month for the same driving.
Can I charge a Model Y on a regular 120 V outlet in Baton Rouge?
At 38 miles a day, yes, all year: a 120 V outlet adds about 46 miles in 12 hours even in Baton Rouge's coldest week, and about 49 on an average day.
Is it greener to drive electric on Baton Rouge's grid?
Yes. Baton Rouge's grid (SERC Mississippi Valley) is about the US average, and a Model Y charged on it makes 71% less CO₂ than an average small SUV.
Check it for your own address
Your street, your daily miles, any temperature on the knob.
Model Y Reality Check near Baton Rouge
Sources: temperatures, 30-year normals (NOAA 1991–2020) at Baton Rouge Ryan Airport, LA; home electricity, EIA (Louisiana, July 2026); gas, EIA weekly (the Gulf 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.