The Model Y Long Range AWD is the car almost every other electric SUV on this site is implicitly compared against, and the reason is not that it wins any individual row. It does not have the biggest battery, the fastest charging or the longest official range. What it has is an unusually small gap between what the brochure claims and what the car does on a cold motorway at 120 km/h.
Range: the claim and the reality
The WLTP figure is 586 km and the EPA figure is 327 miles. Those are the same car measured two different ways, which is exactly why this site shows both rather than picking the flattering one. Independent testing puts the mixed-conditions figure at around 455 km — roughly 78 percent of the WLTP number, which is a better ratio than most of the field manages.
At 165 Wh/km the Model Y is genuinely efficient for a two-tonne SUV, and efficiency is what turns battery capacity into range. A less efficient car needs a bigger, heavier, more expensive pack to go the same distance.
Charging: fine, not exceptional
250 kW peak and 27 minutes from 10 to 80 percent is competitive but no longer class-leading. The 800-volt Korean cars in this comparison do it in seventeen to twenty-two minutes. Where the Model Y still pulls ahead is what happens around the charging stop rather than during it: routing that pre-conditions the battery automatically, and a network with enough stalls that you rarely queue.
What we do not know
The capacity-loss figure shown here is a class average from Geotab’s fleet study, not a measurement of this specific model. No manufacturer publishes per-model degradation data, and no independent body measures it at the scale needed to. Treat it as an expectation for the vehicle class, not a promise about this car.
Charging time and running cost for the Tesla Model Y Long Range AWD are worked out in full on its own page. It works the numbers through at every charger power, with the tariff and efficiency assumptions printed rather than assumed: Tesla Model Y charging time and cost.
Frequently asked questions
How far does the Tesla Model Y Long Range AWD really go on a charge?
The Tesla Model Y Long Range AWD covers about 455 km in independently observed mixed driving, 586 km on the WLTP cycle, 327 miles on the EPA cycle. That observed figure is about 78 per cent of the WLTP claim — a shortfall is normal for every electric car, and what matters is that this one is predictable rather than that it exists. We rank the size of that gap across the database on claimed vs real range.
How long does the Tesla Model Y Long Range AWD take to charge?
From 10 to 80 per cent on a DC rapid charger it takes about 27 minutes, peaking at 250 kW. That puts it mid-pack among the 18 cars we hold charging data for. On AC at home it accepts up to 11 kW. The peak figure on its own tells you very little — this ranking explains why the window is the honest measure.
How long will the Tesla Model Y Long Range AWD’s battery last?
The battery is warranted for 8 years or 100,000 miles, with replacement if capacity falls below 70 per cent. Our projection puts it at roughly 78.4 per cent of original capacity after eight years. That is an estimate, not a measurement: nobody publishes per-model degradation data, so it applies the published rate for this vehicle class and is labelled as an estimate everywhere it appears. The reasoning is set out in full on the methodology page, and we compare warranty terms across the database on best EV battery warranties.