Reality Check · Las Vegas, NV
2025 Tesla Model Y 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 Model Y gets an estimated 262 miles, 6% under its 277-mile rating, about the same as in the coldest week (around December 18, when it averages 46°F). By May it's back to about 294. Summer costs range here too: at July's 92°F average (highs near 104°F), air conditioning trims it to about 281 miles. Charging at home at Nevada's average rate (12.8¢/kWh) costs about $48 a month for 38 miles a day, about a third of the $241 an average small SUV costs on the West Coast's gas. On Las Vegas's grid (WECC Southwest), about the US average, it makes 72% 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 Las Vegas's typical October day, 69°F · 35% highway
Winter lowEstimated
261mi
January, 49°F · lows near 37°F
Home chargingEstimated
$48/mo
4.2¢ a mile at 12.8¢/kWh. Average small SUV: $241/mo
Las Vegas's grid
0.70lb CO₂/kWh
WECC Southwest (EPA eGRID): about the US average, 72% less CO₂ than gas
Las Vegas, 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 · 49°F
5% below its 277-mile rating · coldest week 261 mi
262mi
Spring Mar–May · 67°F
About its rating
280mi
Summer Jun–Aug · 89°F
About its rating
284mi
Fall Sep–Nov · 69°FNow
About its rating
279mi
A Model Y'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 roads
In October, from a full charge with 10% in reserve: about 127 mi out and back, 254 mi one way (January: 235 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
- Tesla Supercharger72 in reach
- ChargePoint68
- EVgo46
- Electrify America34
- EV Connect16
Road trips in October, about, by road: Riverside (249 mi) one way on a charge; Bakersfield (275 mi) with one fast stop.
Questions Las Vegas drivers ask
How far can a Model Y go in a Las Vegas winter?
About 262 miles on a typical January day (49°F) and about the same in the coldest week of the year (around December 18, 46°F on average), estimated from real EV drives at those temperatures. That's 6% below its 277-mile rating, mostly from heating the cabin and the battery.
How much does it cost to charge a Model Y in Las Vegas?
About $48 a month at home for 38 miles a day, at Nevada's average home electricity rate of 12.8¢/kWh: about 4.2¢ a mile. An average small SUV on the West Coast's average gas ($5.01 a gallon) costs about $241 a month for the same driving.
Can I charge a Model Y on a regular 120 V outlet in Las Vegas?
At 38 miles a day, yes, all year: a 120 V outlet adds about 45 miles in 12 hours even in Las Vegas's coldest week, and about 49 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 Model Y charged on it makes 72% 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 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.