Reality Check · Little Rock, AR
2025 Tesla Model Y in Little Rock, AR
Winter range, charging cost and how far it goes, worked out for Little Rock's weather, grid and prices.
Little Rock's winters are cool rather than cold: on a typical January day (41°F) a Model Y gets an estimated 257 miles, 7% under its 277-mile rating, about the same as in the coldest week (around January 7, when it averages 40°F). By June it's back to about 295. Charging at home at Arkansas's average rate (14.3¢/kWh) costs about $54 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 Little Rock's grid (SERC Mississippi Valley), 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
272mi
At Little Rock's typical October day, 63°F · 35% highway
Winter lowEstimated
257mi
January, 41°F · lows near 31°F
Home chargingEstimated
$54/mo
4.7¢ a mile at 14.3¢/kWh. Average small SUV: $182/mo
Little Rock's grid
0.74lb CO₂/kWh
SERC Mississippi Valley (EPA eGRID): about the US average, 70% less CO₂ than gas
Little Rock, 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 · 43°F
7% below its 277-mile rating · coldest week 257 mi
259mi
Spring Mar–May · 61°F
About its rating
272mi
Summer Jun–Aug · 80°F
6% above its rating
293mi
Fall Sep–Nov · 63°FNow
About its rating
275mi
A Model Y's range through a Little Rock yearEstimated
Each month at Little Rock's 30-year normal temperature, 35% highway. No day of the year averages below freezing.
How far it goes from Little Rock, on real roads
In October, from a full charge with 10% in reserve: about 122 mi out and back, 245 mi one way (January: 232 mi). Dots are DC fast chargers by network.
Fast charging around Little Rock
PlugLog's map of every public charger. Tesla-only Superchargers aren't counted.
- 18DC fast chargers within 25 mi
- 2.8 mito the nearest
- EV Connect26 in reach
- Tesla Supercharger25
- ChargePoint24
- EVgo19
- Blink15
Road trips in October, about, by road: Memphis (172 mi) and Fayetteville (172 mi) one way on a charge; Jackson (259 mi) with one fast stop.
Questions Little Rock drivers ask
How far can a Model Y go in a Little Rock winter?
About 257 miles on a typical January day (41°F) and about the same in the coldest week of the year (around January 7, 40°F on average), estimated from real EV drives at those temperatures. That's 7% below its 277-mile rating, mostly from heating the cabin and the battery.
How much does it cost to charge a Model Y in Little Rock?
About $54 a month at home for 38 miles a day, at Arkansas's average home electricity rate of 14.3¢/kWh: about 4.7¢ 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 Little Rock?
At 38 miles a day, yes, all year: a 120 V outlet adds about 44 miles in 12 hours even in Little Rock's coldest week, and about 47 on an average day.
Is it greener to drive electric on Little Rock's grid?
Yes. Little Rock's grid (SERC Mississippi Valley) 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 Little Rock
Sources: temperatures, 30-year normals (NOAA 1991–2020) at Little Rock Airport Adams Fld, AR; home electricity, EIA (Arkansas, 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.