Reality Check · Memphis, TN
2025 Tesla Model Y in Memphis, TN
Winter range, charging cost and how far it goes, worked out for Memphis's weather, grid and prices.
Memphis's winters are cool rather than cold: on a typical January day (42°F) a Model Y gets an estimated 259 miles, 7% under its 277-mile rating, about the same as in the coldest week (around January 9, when it averages 42°F). By May it's back to about 288. Charging at home at Tennessee's average rate (13.7¢/kWh) costs about $52 a month for 38 miles a day, about a third of the $200 an average small SUV costs on the Midwest's gas. Memphis's grid (SERC Tennessee Valley) is 17% dirtier than the US average, but charging on it still makes 64% 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
275mi
At Memphis's typical October day, 65°F · 35% highway
Winter lowEstimated
258mi
January, 42°F · lows near 33°F
Home chargingEstimated
$52/mo
4.5¢ a mile at 13.7¢/kWh. Average small SUV: $200/mo
Memphis's grid
0.90lb CO₂/kWh
SERC Tennessee Valley (EPA eGRID): 17% dirtier than the US, 64% less CO₂ than gas
Memphis, 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 · 44°F
6% below its 277-mile rating · coldest week 258 mi
260mi
Spring Mar–May · 63°F
About its rating
275mi
Summer Jun–Aug · 82°F
5% above its rating
291mi
Fall Sep–Nov · 64°FNow
About its rating
278mi
A Model Y's range through a Memphis yearEstimated
Each month at Memphis's 30-year normal temperature, 35% highway. No day of the year averages below freezing.
How far it goes from Memphis, on real roads
In October, from a full charge with 10% in reserve: about 124 mi out and back, 248 mi one way (January: 233 mi). Dots are DC fast chargers by network.
Fast charging around Memphis
PlugLog's map of every public charger. Tesla-only Superchargers aren't counted.
- 27DC fast chargers within 25 mi
- 2.0 mito the nearest
- ChargePoint67 in reach
- EV Connect47
- Tesla Supercharger31
- EVgo28
- Blink21
Road trips in October, about, by road: Jackson (242 mi) and Nashville (242 mi) one way on a charge; Birmingham (264 mi) with one fast stop.
Questions Memphis drivers ask
How far can a Model Y go in a Memphis winter?
About 259 miles on a typical January day (42°F) and about the same in the coldest week of the year (around January 9, 42°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 Memphis?
About $52 a month at home for 38 miles a day, at Tennessee's average home electricity rate of 13.7¢/kWh: about 4.5¢ a mile. An average small SUV on the Midwest's average gas ($4.14 a gallon) costs about $200 a month for the same driving.
Can I charge a Model Y on a regular 120 V outlet in Memphis?
At 38 miles a day, yes, all year: a 120 V outlet adds about 45 miles in 12 hours even in Memphis's coldest week, and about 47 on an average day.
Is it greener to drive electric on Memphis's grid?
Yes. Memphis's grid (SERC Tennessee Valley) is 17% dirtier than the US average, but a Model Y charged on it still makes 64% 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 Memphis
Sources: temperatures, 30-year normals (NOAA 1991–2020) at Memphis International Airport, TN; home electricity, EIA (Tennessee, July 2026); gas, EIA weekly (the Midwest); 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.