Reality Check · Cape Coral, FL
2025 Tesla Model Y in Cape Coral, FL
Winter range, charging cost and how far it goes, worked out for Cape Coral's weather, grid and prices.
Winter barely touches range in Cape Coral: at a typical January's 65°F, a Model Y gets an estimated 275 miles on a charge, about its 277-mile rating. Charging at home at Florida's average rate (15.0¢/kWh) costs about $54 a month for 38 miles a day, about a third of the $192 an average small SUV costs on Florida's gas. On Cape Coral's grid (FRCC All), about the US average, it makes 70% 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
295mi
At Cape Coral's typical October day, 78°F · 35% highway
Winter low
275mi
January, 65°F · lows near 54°F
Home chargingEstimated
$54/mo
4.7¢ a mile at 15.0¢/kWh. Average small SUV: $192/mo
Cape Coral's grid
0.78lb CO₂/kWh
FRCC All (EPA eGRID): about the US average, 70% less CO₂ than gas
Cape Coral, 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 · 66°F
About its rating · coldest week 275 mi
278mi
Spring Mar–May · 75°F
5% above its rating
290mi
Summer Jun–Aug · 83°F
5% above its rating
290mi
Fall Sep–Nov · 77°FNow
5% above its rating
291mi
A Model Y's range through a Cape Coral yearEstimated
Each month at Cape Coral's 30-year normal temperature, 35% highway. No day of the year averages below freezing.
How far it goes from Cape Coral, on real roads
In October, from a full charge with 10% in reserve: about 133 mi out and back, 265 mi one way (January: 248 mi). Dots are DC fast chargers by network.
Fast charging around Cape Coral
PlugLog's map of every public charger. Tesla-only Superchargers aren't counted.
- 23DC fast chargers within 25 mi
- 4.8 mito the nearest
- Tesla Supercharger161 in reach
- ChargePoint80
- EVgo60
- Electrify America49
- EV Connect41
Road trips in October, about, by road: Deltona (204 mi) and Orlando (163 mi) one way on a charge; Jacksonville (320 mi) with one fast stop.
Questions Cape Coral drivers ask
How far can a Model Y go in a Cape Coral winter?
Cape Coral's winters are mild: about 275 miles on a typical January day (65°F) and about the same in the coldest week (around January 11, 64°F), estimated from real EV drives at those temperatures. That's about its 277-mile rating.
How much does it cost to charge a Model Y in Cape Coral?
About $54 a month at home for 38 miles a day, at Florida's average home electricity rate of 15.0¢/kWh: about 4.7¢ a mile. An average small SUV on Florida's average gas ($3.98 a gallon) costs about $192 a month for the same driving.
Can I charge a Model Y on a regular 120 V outlet in Cape Coral?
At 38 miles a day, yes, all year: a 120 V outlet adds about 48 miles in 12 hours even in Cape Coral's coldest week, and about 51 on an average day.
Is it greener to drive electric on Cape Coral's grid?
Yes. Cape Coral's grid (FRCC All) is about the US average, and a Model Y charged on it makes 70% 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 Cape Coral
Sources: temperatures, 30-year normals (NOAA 1991–2020) at Ft Myers Page Fld Airport, FL; home electricity, EIA (Florida, July 2026); gas, EIA weekly (Florida); 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.