The Longest Free Ride

WHAT THIS ROAD SHOWS

From the observatory road high on Sierra Negra, the pavement falls through fir forest, barrancas, and sugarcane before reaching the Veracruz lowlands. Few roads cross so much climate and elevation in one descent.

For the 2026 Model Y Premium AWD, the model shows that the battery stays at or above its starting charge for 90.4 of 90.4 road miles. The highest energy surplus is 9.1 kWh. This equals about 33.2 miles at the EPA energy rate. The result shows how the road grade and speed can reduce net energy use.

Battery-hold miles

90.4

Route length

90.4 mi

Share of route

100%

Total descent

14,791 ft

Peak surplus

9.1 kWh

EPA-eq. banked

33.2 mi

WHAT THIS ROAD SHOWS

Off the shoulder of the great extinct volcano, the road falls south through successive mountain valleys into the hot country of the Balsas basin.

For the 2026 Model Y Premium AWD, the model shows that the battery stays at or above its starting charge for 84.4 of 89.1 road miles. The highest energy surplus is 5.1 kWh. This equals about 18.7 miles at the EPA energy rate. The result shows how the road grade and speed can reduce net energy use.

Battery-hold miles

84.4

Route length

89.1 mi

Share of route

95%

Total descent

13,153 ft

Peak surplus

5.1 kWh

EPA-eq. banked

18.7 mi

WHAT THIS ROAD SHOWS

Starting in the volcanic saddle between Popocatépetl and Iztaccíhuatl, this marathon route steps down terrace after terrace into the hot Balsas depression.

For the 2026 Model Y Premium AWD, the model shows that the battery stays at or above its starting charge for 77.8 of 130.2 road miles. The highest energy surplus is 4.8 kWh. This equals about 17.6 miles at the EPA energy rate. The result shows how the road grade and speed can reduce net energy use.

Battery-hold miles

77.8

Route length

130.2 mi

Share of route

60%

Total descent

15,508 ft

Peak surplus

4.8 kWh

EPA-eq. banked

17.6 mi

WHAT THIS ROAD SHOWS

A parallel plunge to its neighbor at Perote, this road leaves the highland plain at Las Vigas and follows the escarpment toward Misantla and the Gulf coast.

For the 2026 Model Y Premium AWD, the model shows that the battery stays at or above its starting charge for 65.7 of 65.7 road miles. The highest energy surplus is 4.5 kWh. This equals about 16.3 miles at the EPA energy rate. The result shows how the road grade and speed can reduce net energy use.

Battery-hold miles

65.7

Route length

65.7 mi

Share of route

100%

Total descent

10,863 ft

Peak surplus

4.5 kWh

EPA-eq. banked

16.3 mi

WHAT THIS ROAD SHOWS

The southern Sierra’s quiet crossing. From 9,200 ft the road corkscrews off the Kern Plateau and follows the river’s hot canyon down, 13,300 cumulative feet of it.

For the 2026 Model Y Premium AWD, the model shows that the battery stays at or above its starting charge for 64.6 of 70 road miles. The highest energy surplus is 5.3 kWh. This equals about 19.4 miles at the EPA energy rate. The result shows how the road grade and speed can reduce net energy use.

Battery-hold miles

64.6

Route length

70 mi

Share of route

92%

Total descent

10,726 ft

Peak surplus

5.3 kWh

EPA-eq. banked

19.4 mi

WHAT THIS ROAD SHOWS

From the summit highway, the road drops past Colorado Springs and follows the Fountain Valley toward Pueblo, carrying the scale of Pikes Peak into the open plains.

For the 2026 Model Y Premium AWD, the model shows that the battery stays at or above its starting charge for 63.3 of 63.3 road miles. The highest energy surplus is 6.5 kWh. This equals about 23.8 miles at the EPA energy rate. The result shows how the road grade and speed can reduce net energy use.

Battery-hold miles

63.3

Route length

63.3 mi

Share of route

100%

Total descent

8,755 ft

Peak surplus

6.5 kWh

EPA-eq. banked

23.8 mi

WHAT THIS ROAD SHOWS

Baja’s granite spine falls away west from the observatory road, passing through Jeffrey pine and chaparral before reaching the irrigated coastal plain near San Telmo.

For the 2026 Model Y Premium AWD, the model shows that the battery stays at or above its starting charge for 62.3 of 62.3 road miles. The highest energy surplus is 4.2 kWh. This equals about 15.4 miles at the EPA energy rate. The result shows how the road grade and speed can reduce net energy use.

Battery-hold miles

62.3

Route length

62.3 mi

Share of route

100%

Total descent

9,783 ft

Peak surplus

4.2 kWh

EPA-eq. banked

15.4 mi

WHAT THIS ROAD SHOWS

Ridge after ridge of pine-covered volcanic highland gives Mil Cumbres its name. Taken westbound, the road follows a long, folded descent toward Morelia.

For the 2026 Model Y Premium AWD, the model shows that the battery stays at or above its starting charge for 60.2 of 73.4 road miles. The highest energy surplus is 4.3 kWh. This equals about 15.7 miles at the EPA energy rate. The result shows how the road grade and speed can reduce net energy use.

Battery-hold miles

60.2

Route length

73.4 mi

Share of route

82%

Total descent

10,164 ft

Peak surplus

4.3 kWh

EPA-eq. banked

15.7 mi

WHAT THIS ROAD SHOWS

Avocado-and-pine highlands ending in a step. Off the volcanic shoulder south of Pátzcuaro the road drops 9,600 cumulative feet toward the hot country.

For the 2026 Model Y Premium AWD, the model shows that the battery stays at or above its starting charge for 59.6 of 59.6 road miles. The highest energy surplus is 3.7 kWh. This equals about 13.6 miles at the EPA energy rate. The result shows how the road grade and speed can reduce net energy use.

Battery-hold miles

59.6

Route length

59.6 mi

Share of route

100%

Total descent

8,064 ft

Peak surplus

3.7 kWh

EPA-eq. banked

13.6 mi

WHAT THIS ROAD SHOWS

The southernmost Cascade volcano, and the highest highway pass in the range. From the park’s 8,500-ft rim the descent runs off the volcanic tableland toward the Central Valley’s edge.

For the 2026 Model Y Premium AWD, the model shows that the battery stays at or above its starting charge for 59.2 of 59.2 road miles. The highest energy surplus is 4.3 kWh. This equals about 15.8 miles at the EPA energy rate. The result shows how the road grade and speed can reduce net energy use.

Battery-hold miles

59.2

Route length

59.2 mi

Share of route

100%

Total descent

8,755 ft

Peak surplus

4.3 kWh

EPA-eq. banked

15.8 mi

WHAT THIS ROAD SHOWS

The Pachuca–Huejutla highway is Hidalgo’s great vertical road. This stretch takes the plateau edge in a near-continuous descent, fog belt to tropics.

For the 2026 Model Y Premium AWD, the model shows that the battery stays at or above its starting charge for 59.1 of 59.1 road miles. The highest energy surplus is 4.3 kWh. This equals about 15.6 miles at the EPA energy rate. The result shows how the road grade and speed can reduce net energy use.

Battery-hold miles

59.1

Route length

59.1 mi

Share of route

100%

Total descent

9,908 ft

Peak surplus

4.3 kWh

EPA-eq. banked

15.6 mi

WHAT THIS ROAD SHOWS

Where the Altiplano breaks toward the Gulf, everything is downhill. From the cool Agua Blanca pines the road sheds 13,500 cumulative feet into the green Huasteca.

For the 2026 Model Y Premium AWD, the model shows that the battery stays at or above its starting charge for 58.2 of 80.8 road miles. The highest energy surplus is 3.6 kWh. This equals about 13.1 miles at the EPA energy rate. The result shows how the road grade and speed can reduce net energy use.

Battery-hold miles

58.2

Route length

80.8 mi

Share of route

72%

Total descent

9,897 ft

Peak surplus

3.6 kWh

EPA-eq. banked

13.1 mi

WHAT THIS ROAD SHOWS

The road leaves the cold pine forest on the north side of Cofre de Perote. It follows the eastern escarpment toward orange groves on the Gulf plain.

For the 2026 Model Y Premium AWD, the model shows that the battery stays at or above its starting charge for 58 of 58 road miles. The highest energy surplus is 6.1 kWh. This equals about 22.2 miles at the EPA energy rate. The result shows how the road grade and speed can reduce net energy use.

Battery-hold miles

58

Route length

58 mi

Share of route

100%

Total descent

10,486 ft

Peak surplus

6.1 kWh

EPA-eq. banked

22.2 mi

WHAT THIS ROAD SHOWS

From the volcanic highlands on Mexico City’s southern rim, this long route descends in stages into the furnace of the Balsas Depression.

For the 2026 Model Y Premium AWD, the model shows that the battery stays at or above its starting charge for 56.1 of 148.9 road miles. The highest energy surplus is 4.2 kWh. This equals about 15.2 miles at the EPA energy rate. The result shows how the road grade and speed can reduce net energy use.

Battery-hold miles

56.1

Route length

148.9 mi

Share of route

38%

Total descent

20,659 ft

Peak surplus

4.2 kWh

EPA-eq. banked

15.2 mi

WHAT THIS ROAD SHOWS

From the tundra benches near Beartooth Pass, the highway plunges off the plateau’s eastern escarpment into the Clarks Fork valley, with open switchbacks stacked above the basin.

For the 2026 Model Y Premium AWD, the model shows that the battery stays at or above its starting charge for 52.9 of 52.9 road miles. The highest energy surplus is 3.9 kWh. This equals about 14.1 miles at the EPA energy rate. The result shows how the road grade and speed can reduce net energy use.

Battery-hold miles

52.9

Route length

52.9 mi

Share of route

100%

Total descent

7,490 ft

Peak surplus

3.9 kWh

EPA-eq. banked

14.1 mi

WHAT THIS ROAD SHOWS

South of Durango city the sierra shatters into barrancas. The highway to Huazamota rides the grain of that country downward for a hundred and forty miles.

For the 2026 Model Y Premium AWD, the model shows that the battery stays at or above its starting charge for 51.5 of 115.4 road miles. The highest energy surplus is 5.9 kWh. This equals about 21.5 miles at the EPA energy rate. The result shows how the road grade and speed can reduce net energy use.

Battery-hold miles

51.5

Route length

115.4 mi

Share of route

45%

Total descent

17,585 ft

Peak surplus

5.9 kWh

EPA-eq. banked

21.5 mi

WHAT THIS ROAD SHOWS

East of the Sierra Juárez the Mixe country falls toward the Gulf in green staircases. Nearly 15,000 cumulative feet of descent through coffee and cloud forest.

For the 2026 Model Y Premium AWD, the model shows that the battery stays at or above its starting charge for 50.8 of 50.8 road miles. The highest energy surplus is 6.5 kWh. This equals about 23.6 miles at the EPA energy rate. The result shows how the road grade and speed can reduce net energy use.

Battery-hold miles

50.8

Route length

50.8 mi

Share of route

100%

Total descent

10,660 ft

Peak surplus

6.5 kWh

EPA-eq. banked

23.6 mi

WHAT THIS ROAD SHOWS

The highest paved road in North America leaves alpine tundra, passes Echo Lake, and follows Front Range canyons to the edge of the Denver basin.

For the 2026 Model Y Premium AWD, the model shows that the battery stays at or above its starting charge for 49.8 of 49.8 road miles. The highest energy surplus is 4.5 kWh. This equals about 16.4 miles at the EPA energy rate. The result shows how the road grade and speed can reduce net energy use.

Battery-hold miles

49.8

Route length

49.8 mi

Share of route

100%

Total descent

9,233 ft

Peak surplus

4.5 kWh

EPA-eq. banked

16.4 mi

WHAT THIS ROAD SHOWS

America’s rooftop drive. From the alpine tundra above Estes Park the road gives back every foot of its famous climb, 8,700 cumulative feet of descent to the plains apron.

For the 2026 Model Y Premium AWD, the model shows that the battery stays at or above its starting charge for 49.3 of 49.3 road miles. The highest energy surplus is 2.8 kWh. This equals about 10.3 miles at the EPA energy rate. The result shows how the road grade and speed can reduce net energy use.

Battery-hold miles

49.3

Route length

49.3 mi

Share of route

100%

Total descent

7,919 ft

Peak surplus

2.8 kWh

EPA-eq. banked

10.3 mi

WHAT THIS ROAD SHOWS

The run begins on a quiet forest road east of the Wasatch crest, then links into the broad descent toward Utah Valley. It is less theatrical than a summit byway and longer for exactly that reason.

For the 2026 Model Y Premium AWD, the model shows that the battery stays at or above its starting charge for 47.9 of 48 road miles. The highest energy surplus is 3 kWh. This equals about 11.1 miles at the EPA energy rate. The result shows how the road grade and speed can reduce net energy use.

Battery-hold miles

47.9

Route length

48 mi

Share of route

100%

Total descent

5,737 ft

Peak surplus

3 kWh

EPA-eq. banked

11.1 mi

WHAT THIS ROAD SHOWS

The route leaves the Sierra Madre de Chiapas near Niquivil. It descends to the banana and cacao farms of the Soconusco plain near the Pacific.

For the 2026 Model Y Premium AWD, the model shows that the battery stays at or above its starting charge for 47.9 of 47.9 road miles. The highest energy surplus is 7.9 kWh. This equals about 28.9 miles at the EPA energy rate. The result shows how the road grade and speed can reduce net energy use.

Battery-hold miles

47.9

Route length

47.9 mi

Share of route

100%

Total descent

11,002 ft

Peak surplus

7.9 kWh

EPA-eq. banked

28.9 mi

WHAT THIS ROAD SHOWS

A fault-block mountain that tilts out of the Great Basin like a breaking wave. The descent starts at the gorge-cut crest and runs long and lonely through the high desert.

For the 2026 Model Y Premium AWD, the model shows that the battery stays at or above its starting charge for 47.2 of 158.5 road miles. The highest energy surplus is 3.8 kWh. This equals about 13.9 miles at the EPA energy rate. The result shows how the road grade and speed can reduce net energy use.

Battery-hold miles

47.2

Route length

158.5 mi

Share of route

30%

Total descent

10,077 ft

Peak surplus

3.8 kWh

EPA-eq. banked

13.9 mi

WHAT THIS ROAD SHOWS

Pines, granite hoodoos, saguaros: the descent changes worlds in a single run. Below the tight mountain curves, Tucson’s gridded basin becomes the destination and the scale of the drop becomes obvious.

For the 2026 Model Y Premium AWD, the model shows that the battery stays at or above its starting charge for 47 of 47 road miles. The highest energy surplus is 4 kWh. This equals about 14.7 miles at the EPA energy rate. The result shows how the road grade and speed can reduce net energy use.

Battery-hold miles

47

Route length

47 mi

Share of route

100%

Total descent

6,506 ft

Peak surplus

4 kWh

EPA-eq. banked

14.7 mi

WHAT THIS ROAD SHOWS

Yosemite’s high road. From the subalpine meadows near the crest the pavement sinks 12,800 cumulative feet through the granite backcountry toward the San Joaquin lowlands.

For the 2026 Model Y Premium AWD, the model shows that the battery stays at or above its starting charge for 45.8 of 91.7 road miles. The highest energy surplus is 3.7 kWh. This equals about 13.6 miles at the EPA energy rate. The result shows how the road grade and speed can reduce net energy use.

Battery-hold miles

45.8

Route length

91.7 mi

Share of route

50%

Total descent

11,173 ft

Peak surplus

3.7 kWh

EPA-eq. banked

13.6 mi

WHAT THIS ROAD SHOWS

The green wall between Oaxaca’s dry central valleys and the steaming Papaloapan basin. The road drops through cloud forest that wrings water from Gulf air, shedding 15,700 cumulative feet.

For the 2026 Model Y Premium AWD, the model shows that the battery stays at or above its starting charge for 45.7 of 45.7 road miles. The highest energy surplus is 6.3 kWh. This equals about 23 miles at the EPA energy rate. The result shows how the road grade and speed can reduce net energy use.

Battery-hold miles

45.7

Route length

45.7 mi

Share of route

100%

Total descent

11,726 ft

Peak surplus

6.3 kWh

EPA-eq. banked

23 mi

WHAT THIS ROAD SHOWS

From the national-park road on Haleakalā’s flank, the pavement descends in one sustained sweep from volcanic summit country to the warm Kīhei shore.

For the 2026 Model Y Premium AWD, the model shows that the battery stays at or above its starting charge for 44.8 of 44.8 road miles. The highest energy surplus is 8.3 kWh. This equals about 30.3 miles at the EPA energy rate. The result shows how the road grade and speed can reduce net energy use.

Battery-hold miles

44.8

Route length

44.8 mi

Share of route

100%

Total descent

9,682 ft

Peak surplus

8.3 kWh

EPA-eq. banked

30.3 mi

WHAT THIS ROAD SHOWS

No park, no byway sign — just lodgepole country north of Cameron Pass. Off Deadman Hill the road falls to the Laramie River’s hay meadows, 6,400 cumulative feet down.

For the 2026 Model Y Premium AWD, the model shows that the battery stays at or above its starting charge for 43.9 of 48.9 road miles. The highest energy surplus is 1.5 kWh. This equals about 5.4 miles at the EPA energy rate. The result shows how the road grade and speed can reduce net energy use.

Battery-hold miles

43.9

Route length

48.9 mi

Share of route

90%

Total descent

5,674 ft

Peak surplus

1.5 kWh

EPA-eq. banked

5.4 mi

WHAT THIS ROAD SHOWS

The access road drops from the visitor station to the saddle between Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa. It then crosses lava country toward Waikoloa.

For the 2026 Model Y Premium AWD, the model shows that the battery stays at or above its starting charge for 43.7 of 43.7 road miles. The highest energy surplus is 5.2 kWh. This equals about 19.1 miles at the EPA energy rate. The result shows how the road grade and speed can reduce net energy use.

Battery-hold miles

43.7

Route length

43.7 mi

Share of route

100%

Total descent

9,102 ft

Peak surplus

5.2 kWh

EPA-eq. banked

19.1 mi

WHAT THIS ROAD SHOWS

The road leaves the Snake Range above 10,000 feet. It descends across the basin floor. The last dry miles are long and straight.

For the 2026 Model Y Premium AWD, the model shows that the battery stays at or above its starting charge for 42.8 of 42.8 road miles. The highest energy surplus is 3.9 kWh. This equals about 14.3 miles at the EPA energy rate. The result shows how the road grade and speed can reduce net energy use.

Battery-hold miles

42.8

Route length

42.8 mi

Share of route

100%

Total descent

5,270 ft

Peak surplus

3.9 kWh

EPA-eq. banked

14.3 mi

WHAT THIS ROAD SHOWS

The Sierra Madre Oriental stacks range on range here. From Galeana’s cool apple-orchard valley the road steps down the front of the sierra toward the citrus plain of Linares.

For the 2026 Model Y Premium AWD, the model shows that the battery stays at or above its starting charge for 42.6 of 75.2 road miles. The highest energy surplus is 2.8 kWh. This equals about 10.1 miles at the EPA energy rate. The result shows how the road grade and speed can reduce net energy use.

Battery-hold miles

42.6

Route length

75.2 mi

Share of route

57%

Total descent

10,682 ft

Peak surplus

2.8 kWh

EPA-eq. banked

10.1 mi

WHAT THIS ROAD SHOWS

This descent feels earned: a remote forest road rolls across the divide, then commits west through tighter drainages. The route finally opens toward the farms and dry foothills above the Payette.

For the 2026 Model Y Premium AWD, the model shows that the battery stays at or above its starting charge for 41.7 of 51 road miles. The highest energy surplus is 3.9 kWh. This equals about 14.3 miles at the EPA energy rate. The result shows how the road grade and speed can reduce net energy use.

Battery-hold miles

41.7

Route length

51 mi

Share of route

82%

Total descent

5,269 ft

Peak surplus

3.9 kWh

EPA-eq. banked

14.3 mi

WHAT THIS ROAD SHOWS

The route leaves a high, exposed ridge and descends northwest through aspen and canyon country. The last leg reaches the Wasatch Front with the mountain’s energy credit still doing work.

For the 2026 Model Y Premium AWD, the model shows that the battery stays at or above its starting charge for 41.4 of 41.4 road miles. The highest energy surplus is 2.6 kWh. This equals about 9.5 miles at the EPA energy rate. The result shows how the road grade and speed can reduce net energy use.

Battery-hold miles

41.4

Route length

41.4 mi

Share of route

100%

Total descent

5,027 ft

Peak surplus

2.6 kWh

EPA-eq. banked

9.5 mi

WHAT THIS ROAD SHOWS

The road leaves the cold Filo Mayor ridge and descends the Sierra Madre del Sur. It passes through coffee country and reaches the coastal plain northwest of Acapulco.

For the 2026 Model Y Premium AWD, the model shows that the battery stays at or above its starting charge for 41.2 of 41.2 road miles. The highest energy surplus is 7.3 kWh. This equals about 26.6 miles at the EPA energy rate. The result shows how the road grade and speed can reduce net energy use.

Battery-hold miles

41.2

Route length

41.2 mi

Share of route

100%

Total descent

12,070 ft

Peak surplus

7.3 kWh

EPA-eq. banked

26.6 mi

WHAT THIS ROAD SHOWS

The western Sierra falls away in one continuous shelf here. From Huntington Lake the highway drops 8,700 cumulative feet to the foothill oaks above Fresno.

For the 2026 Model Y Premium AWD, the model shows that the battery stays at or above its starting charge for 40.6 of 40.6 road miles. The highest energy surplus is 4.1 kWh. This equals about 15.1 miles at the EPA energy rate. The result shows how the road grade and speed can reduce net energy use.

Battery-hold miles

40.6

Route length

40.6 mi

Share of route

100%

Total descent

7,663 ft

Peak surplus

4.1 kWh

EPA-eq. banked

15.1 mi

WHAT THIS ROAD SHOWS

North of the Valles Caldera the Jemez country rolls at 10,000 ft in meadowed domes. The road works down through ponderosa benches toward the red Chama basin.

For the 2026 Model Y Premium AWD, the model shows that the battery stays at or above its starting charge for 40.4 of 85.5 road miles. The highest energy surplus is 3.2 kWh. This equals about 11.7 miles at the EPA energy rate. The result shows how the road grade and speed can reduce net energy use.

Battery-hold miles

40.4

Route length

85.5 mi

Share of route

47%

Total descent

7,953 ft

Peak surplus

3.2 kWh

EPA-eq. banked

11.7 mi

WHAT THIS ROAD SHOWS

From the cool avocado highlands west of Uruapan, the road falls off the edge of the volcanic plateau into the heat of the Tierra Caliente.

For the 2026 Model Y Premium AWD, the model shows that the battery stays at or above its starting charge for 40 of 40 road miles. The highest energy surplus is 5.2 kWh. This equals about 19.1 miles at the EPA energy rate. The result shows how the road grade and speed can reduce net energy use.

Battery-hold miles

40

Route length

40 mi

Share of route

100%

Total descent

7,644 ft

Peak surplus

5.2 kWh

EPA-eq. banked

19.1 mi

WHAT THIS ROAD SHOWS

The highway leaves the mountain rim in long, exposed curves, trades conifers for chaparral, and then continues across the inland plain. The free run survives well beyond the obvious mountain grade.

For the 2026 Model Y Premium AWD, the model shows that the battery stays at or above its starting charge for 38.8 of 77.4 road miles. The highest energy surplus is 3.3 kWh. This equals about 12.2 miles at the EPA energy rate. The result shows how the road grade and speed can reduce net energy use.

Battery-hold miles

38.8

Route length

77.4 mi

Share of route

50%

Total descent

8,500 ft

Peak surplus

3.3 kWh

EPA-eq. banked

12.2 mi

WHAT THIS ROAD SHOWS

The Pinaleños rise abruptly from the Gila Valley. The Swift Trail reverses that climb through switchbacks and sky-island forest before reaching the cotton fields near Safford.

For the 2026 Model Y Premium AWD, the model shows that the battery stays at or above its starting charge for 38.7 of 38.7 road miles. The highest energy surplus is 5.1 kWh. This equals about 18.4 miles at the EPA energy rate. The result shows how the road grade and speed can reduce net energy use.

Battery-hold miles

38.7

Route length

38.7 mi

Share of route

100%

Total descent

6,954 ft

Peak surplus

5.1 kWh

EPA-eq. banked

18.4 mi

WHAT THIS ROAD SHOWS

The road leaves spruce and fir near the crest, loops around the mountain’s east shoulder, then pays out its elevation toward the Rio Grande. Albuquerque spreads across the basin long before the descent is finished.

For the 2026 Model Y Premium AWD, the model shows that the battery stays at or above its starting charge for 38.6 of 38.6 road miles. The highest energy surplus is 2.8 kWh. This equals about 10.2 miles at the EPA energy rate. The result shows how the road grade and speed can reduce net energy use.

Battery-hold miles

38.6

Route length

38.6 mi

Share of route

100%

Total descent

5,526 ft

Peak surplus

2.8 kWh

EPA-eq. banked

10.2 mi

WHAT THIS ROAD SHOWS

The road leaves cool fir forest and drops toward a desert bright enough to fill the windshield. Few routes make the boundary between mountain and basin feel this abrupt.

For the 2026 Model Y Premium AWD, the model shows that the battery stays at or above its starting charge for 38.4 of 41.5 road miles. The highest energy surplus is 2.8 kWh. This equals about 10.1 miles at the EPA energy rate. The result shows how the road grade and speed can reduce net energy use.

Battery-hold miles

38.4

Route length

41.5 mi

Share of route

93%

Total descent

4,958 ft

Peak surplus

2.8 kWh

EPA-eq. banked

10.1 mi

WHAT THIS ROAD SHOWS

US-191 crests the eastern Uintas and then unwinds through tilted red rock to the Ashley Valley floor at Vernal—a quiet road with a remarkably steady grade.

For the 2026 Model Y Premium AWD, the model shows that the battery stays at or above its starting charge for 38.4 of 38.4 road miles. The highest energy surplus is 2.9 kWh. This equals about 10.6 miles at the EPA energy rate. The result shows how the road grade and speed can reduce net energy use.

Battery-hold miles

38.4

Route length

38.4 mi

Share of route

100%

Total descent

5,210 ft

Peak surplus

2.9 kWh

EPA-eq. banked

10.6 mi

WHAT THIS ROAD SHOWS

The highway leaves cloud forest above San Sebastián del Oeste. It descends toward Banderas Bay and the warm air of Puerto Vallarta.

For the 2026 Model Y Premium AWD, the model shows that the battery stays at or above its starting charge for 38.2 of 38.2 road miles. The highest energy surplus is 6.4 kWh. This equals about 23.3 miles at the EPA energy rate. The result shows how the road grade and speed can reduce net energy use.

Battery-hold miles

38.2

Route length

38.2 mi

Share of route

100%

Total descent

8,179 ft

Peak surplus

6.4 kWh

EPA-eq. banked

23.3 mi

WHAT THIS ROAD SHOWS

The Chiricahuas rise alone out of southeastern Arizona’s grass seas. From Rustler Park the road spirals down through five life zones to the valley floor.

For the 2026 Model Y Premium AWD, the model shows that the battery stays at or above its starting charge for 37.7 of 54.8 road miles. The highest energy surplus is 2.6 kWh. This equals about 9.5 miles at the EPA energy rate. The result shows how the road grade and speed can reduce net energy use.

Battery-hold miles

37.7

Route length

54.8 mi

Share of route

69%

Total descent

4,388 ft

Peak surplus

2.6 kWh

EPA-eq. banked

9.5 mi

WHAT THIS ROAD SHOWS

Forest and broken sandstone benches give way to a long northbound release. The route is remote, lightly marked, and defined less by one cliff than by miles of patient elevation loss.

For the 2026 Model Y Premium AWD, the model shows that the battery stays at or above its starting charge for 37.2 of 80.2 road miles. The highest energy surplus is 3 kWh. This equals about 10.9 miles at the EPA energy rate. The result shows how the road grade and speed can reduce net energy use.

Battery-hold miles

37.2

Route length

80.2 mi

Share of route

46%

Total descent

6,893 ft

Peak surplus

3 kWh

EPA-eq. banked

10.9 mi

WHAT THIS ROAD SHOWS

Leaving the Giant Forest, the Generals Highway descends the western slope of the Sierra in one continuous run toward the orange groves of the Central Valley.

For the 2026 Model Y Premium AWD, the model shows that the battery stays at or above its starting charge for 37.2 of 37.2 road miles. The highest energy surplus is 5 kWh. This equals about 18.3 miles at the EPA energy rate. The result shows how the road grade and speed can reduce net energy use.

Battery-hold miles

37.2

Route length

37.2 mi

Share of route

100%

Total descent

7,507 ft

Peak surplus

5 kWh

EPA-eq. banked

18.3 mi

WHAT THIS ROAD SHOWS

Maya highland country. The route leaves the misty plateau of Los Altos and falls toward the hot Grijalva valley, trading pine and fog for tropical scrub in under an hour.

For the 2026 Model Y Premium AWD, the model shows that the battery stays at or above its starting charge for 37 of 37 road miles. The highest energy surplus is 4.1 kWh. This equals about 15.1 miles at the EPA energy rate. The result shows how the road grade and speed can reduce net energy use.

Battery-hold miles

37

Route length

37 mi

Share of route

100%

Total descent

8,493 ft

Peak surplus

4.1 kWh

EPA-eq. banked

15.1 mi

WHAT THIS ROAD SHOWS

The high Mixteca is a country of eroded ridgelines and deep barrancas. No single plunge: the road loses, regains, and loses altitude again all the way to the tropical southwest.

For the 2026 Model Y Premium AWD, the model shows that the battery stays at or above its starting charge for 36.5 of 78.5 road miles. The highest energy surplus is 4 kWh. This equals about 14.7 miles at the EPA energy rate. The result shows how the road grade and speed can reduce net energy use.

Battery-hold miles

36.5

Route length

78.5 mi

Share of route

46%

Total descent

16,374 ft

Peak surplus

4 kWh

EPA-eq. banked

14.7 mi

WHAT THIS ROAD SHOWS

The road drops from cool forest into the bare, folded country north of the San Rafael Swell. Mining roads and canyon rims carry the line toward the desert floor.

For the 2026 Model Y Premium AWD, the model shows that the battery stays at or above its starting charge for 36.4 of 36.5 road miles. The highest energy surplus is 2.7 kWh. This equals about 9.8 miles at the EPA energy rate. The result shows how the road grade and speed can reduce net energy use.

Battery-hold miles

36.4

Route length

36.5 mi

Share of route

100%

Total descent

5,113 ft

Peak surplus

2.7 kWh

EPA-eq. banked

9.8 mi

WHAT THIS ROAD SHOWS

A high forest island gives way to Mojave basin after basin. The route drops from the Spring Mountains, crosses the desert west of Las Vegas, and keeps spending altitude toward one of the lowest landscapes in North America.

For the 2026 Model Y Premium AWD, the model shows that the battery stays at or above its starting charge for 36.2 of 155.7 road miles. The highest energy surplus is 3.3 kWh. This equals about 12.2 miles at the EPA energy rate. The result shows how the road grade and speed can reduce net energy use.

Battery-hold miles

36.2

Route length

155.7 mi

Share of route

23%

Total descent

12,748 ft

Peak surplus

3.3 kWh

EPA-eq. banked

12.2 mi

WHAT THIS ROAD SHOWS

A plunge into one of Mexico’s great forgotten canyons. Off the plateau the highway drops toward the river town of San Martín de Bolaños, heat rising to meet it.

For the 2026 Model Y Premium AWD, the model shows that the battery stays at or above its starting charge for 36.1 of 52.3 road miles. The highest energy surplus is 5.3 kWh. This equals about 19.5 miles at the EPA energy rate. The result shows how the road grade and speed can reduce net energy use.

Battery-hold miles

36.1

Route length

52.3 mi

Share of route

69%

Total descent

9,810 ft

Peak surplus

5.3 kWh

EPA-eq. banked

19.5 mi

WHAT THIS ROAD SHOWS

The first plunge reaches the Owens Valley in a rush of switchbacks. The road then turns across the rain shadow and spends the remaining elevation on the approach to Stovepipe Wells.

For the 2026 Model Y Premium AWD, the model shows that the battery stays at or above its starting charge for 36 of 105.1 road miles. The highest energy surplus is 4.3 kWh. This equals about 15.8 miles at the EPA energy rate. The result shows how the road grade and speed can reduce net energy use.

Battery-hold miles

36

Route length

105.1 mi

Share of route

34%

Total descent

14,102 ft

Peak surplus

4.3 kWh

EPA-eq. banked

15.8 mi

WHAT THIS ROAD SHOWS

From open alpine ground, the highway descends through lodgepole and limestone walls into the dry country west of the range. The grade eases near the basin, but the road continues downhill for miles.

For the 2026 Model Y Premium AWD, the model shows that the battery stays at or above its starting charge for 36 of 36 road miles. The highest energy surplus is 2.3 kWh. This equals about 8.4 miles at the EPA energy rate. The result shows how the road grade and speed can reduce net energy use.

Battery-hold miles

36

Route length

36 mi

Share of route

100%

Total descent

5,344 ft

Peak surplus

2.3 kWh

EPA-eq. banked

8.4 mi

WHAT THIS ROAD SHOWS

Colorado’s Flat Tops are a lava-capped plateau of meadow and spruce. The old Buford road slides off the south rim and follows Elk Creek down to the Colorado River valley.

For the 2026 Model Y Premium AWD, the model shows that the battery stays at or above its starting charge for 35.9 of 35.9 road miles. The highest energy surplus is 2.2 kWh. This equals about 8.2 miles at the EPA energy rate. The result shows how the road grade and speed can reduce net energy use.

Battery-hold miles

35.9

Route length

35.9 mi

Share of route

100%

Total descent

4,960 ft

Peak surplus

2.2 kWh

EPA-eq. banked

8.2 mi

WHAT THIS ROAD SHOWS

This is a backroad descent rather than a polished scenic byway. The track leaves the high Book Cliffs, follows dry washes and benches, and eventually reaches the broad Colorado River valley.

For the 2026 Model Y Premium AWD, the model shows that the battery stays at or above its starting charge for 35.2 of 35.2 road miles. The highest energy surplus is 1.7 kWh. This equals about 6.3 miles at the EPA energy rate. The result shows how the road grade and speed can reduce net energy use.

Battery-hold miles

35.2

Route length

35.2 mi

Share of route

100%

Total descent

3,676 ft

Peak surplus

1.7 kWh

EPA-eq. banked

6.3 mi

WHAT THIS ROAD SHOWS

Out of the fog belt at San José del Pacífico, Highway 175 corkscrews off the Sierra Sur toward the coastal junction at Pochutla.

For the 2026 Model Y Premium AWD, the model shows that the battery stays at or above its starting charge for 35 of 35 road miles. The highest energy surplus is 5.9 kWh. This equals about 21.4 miles at the EPA energy rate. The result shows how the road grade and speed can reduce net energy use.

Battery-hold miles

35

Route length

35 mi

Share of route

100%

Total descent

9,544 ft

Peak surplus

5.9 kWh

EPA-eq. banked

21.4 mi

WHAT THIS ROAD SHOWS

Bishop Creek supplies the first steep descent. After the canyon opens, the route runs the length of the Owens Valley and turns east, carrying its early energy credit toward the desert floor.

For the 2026 Model Y Premium AWD, the model shows that the battery stays at or above its starting charge for 34.7 of 170.1 road miles. The highest energy surplus is 2.9 kWh. This equals about 10.5 miles at the EPA energy rate. The result shows how the road grade and speed can reduce net energy use.

Battery-hold miles

34.7

Route length

170.1 mi

Share of route

20%

Total descent

15,351 ft

Peak surplus

2.9 kWh

EPA-eq. banked

10.5 mi

WHAT THIS ROAD SHOWS

The resort road descends from the alpine area in long steps. It joins Highway 33 and continues through Joe Rich to the Okanagan Valley at Kelowna.

For the 2026 Model Y Premium AWD, the model shows that the battery stays at or above its starting charge for 34.4 of 34.4 road miles. The highest energy surplus is 1.4 kWh. This equals about 5.2 miles at the EPA energy rate. The result shows how the road grade and speed can reduce net energy use.

Battery-hold miles

34.4

Route length

34.4 mi

Share of route

100%

Total descent

5,125 ft

Peak surplus

1.4 kWh

EPA-eq. banked

5.2 mi

WHAT THIS ROAD SHOWS

A long wooded ramp in western Colorado. Divide Road runs the spine, then the descent breaks off the rim toward the adobe badlands of the Uncompahgre Valley.

For the 2026 Model Y Premium AWD, the model shows that the battery stays at or above its starting charge for 34.2 of 34.2 road miles. The highest energy surplus is 1.9 kWh. This equals about 6.8 miles at the EPA energy rate. The result shows how the road grade and speed can reduce net energy use.

Battery-hold miles

34.2

Route length

34.2 mi

Share of route

100%

Total descent

4,589 ft

Peak surplus

1.9 kWh

EPA-eq. banked

6.8 mi

WHAT THIS ROAD SHOWS

A tableland, not a peak: the Wasatch Plateau holds its altitude for miles before Ephraim Canyon cuts the exit. Short, steep, and efficient — 5,700 ft down to the Sanpete Valley floor.

For the 2026 Model Y Premium AWD, the model shows that the battery stays at or above its starting charge for 33.7 of 33.7 road miles. The highest energy surplus is 4.5 kWh. This equals about 16.3 miles at the EPA energy rate. The result shows how the road grade and speed can reduce net energy use.

Battery-hold miles

33.7

Route length

33.7 mi

Share of route

100%

Total descent

5,511 ft

Peak surplus

4.5 kWh

EPA-eq. banked

16.3 mi

WHAT THIS ROAD SHOWS

A crumpled Nahua highland south of Orizaba where every road is a grade. This one sheds 13,000 cumulative feet working down toward the sugar country of the valley floor.

For the 2026 Model Y Premium AWD, the model shows that the battery stays at or above its starting charge for 33.1 of 33.1 road miles. The highest energy surplus is 5.7 kWh. This equals about 20.8 miles at the EPA energy rate. The result shows how the road grade and speed can reduce net energy use.

Battery-hold miles

33.1

Route length

33.1 mi

Share of route

100%

Total descent

10,568 ft

Peak surplus

5.7 kWh

EPA-eq. banked

20.8 mi

WHAT THIS ROAD SHOWS

The road falls through red fir and volcanic clearings to the town of Mount Shasta, then continues south along the mountain’s long apron. The peak stays in the mirrors while the elevation keeps unwinding.

For the 2026 Model Y Premium AWD, the model shows that the battery stays at or above its starting charge for 33 of 77 road miles. The highest energy surplus is 2.2 kWh. This equals about 8.2 miles at the EPA energy rate. The result shows how the road grade and speed can reduce net energy use.

Battery-hold miles

33

Route length

77 mi

Share of route

43%

Total descent

8,314 ft

Peak surplus

2.2 kWh

EPA-eq. banked

8.2 mi

WHAT THIS ROAD SHOWS

A mile-high basalt table between two river valleys. The byway rolls off the lake-dotted summit and descends 7,200 cumulative feet to the adobe hills of the Gunnison.

For the 2026 Model Y Premium AWD, the model shows that the battery stays at or above its starting charge for 32.9 of 32.9 road miles. The highest energy surplus is 4.5 kWh. This equals about 16.4 miles at the EPA energy rate. The result shows how the road grade and speed can reduce net energy use.

Battery-hold miles

32.9

Route length

32.9 mi

Share of route

100%

Total descent

6,362 ft

Peak surplus

4.5 kWh

EPA-eq. banked

16.4 mi

WHAT THIS ROAD SHOWS

The pavement rolls off Zion’s western plateau and follows a staircase of mesas toward Hurricane. Red cliffs gather around the road while the horizon opens toward the Mojave.

For the 2026 Model Y Premium AWD, the model shows that the battery stays at or above its starting charge for 32.9 of 32.9 road miles. The highest energy surplus is 2.7 kWh. This equals about 9.9 miles at the EPA energy rate. The result shows how the road grade and speed can reduce net energy use.

Battery-hold miles

32.9

Route length

32.9 mi

Share of route

100%

Total descent

5,106 ft

Peak surplus

2.7 kWh

EPA-eq. banked

9.9 mi

WHAT THIS ROAD SHOWS

The road begins among ponderosa and volcanic ridges, then follows a succession of canyons toward the Gila. Pavement is not the point here; remoteness and vertical scale are.

For the 2026 Model Y Premium AWD, the model shows that the battery stays at or above its starting charge for 31.7 of 56.3 road miles. The highest energy surplus is 2.9 kWh. This equals about 10.5 miles at the EPA energy rate. The result shows how the road grade and speed can reduce net energy use.

Battery-hold miles

31.7

Route length

56.3 mi

Share of route

56%

Total descent

6,163 ft

Peak surplus

2.9 kWh

EPA-eq. banked

10.5 mi

WHAT THIS ROAD SHOWS

West of Valparaíso the plateau ends and the great barranca country begins. The highway to Huejuquilla descends through it in long, patient switchback flights.

For the 2026 Model Y Premium AWD, the model shows that the battery stays at or above its starting charge for 31.6 of 110 road miles. The highest energy surplus is 5.3 kWh. This equals about 19.2 miles at the EPA energy rate. The result shows how the road grade and speed can reduce net energy use.

Battery-hold miles

31.6

Route length

110 mi

Share of route

29%

Total descent

16,703 ft

Peak surplus

5.3 kWh

EPA-eq. banked

19.2 mi

WHAT THIS ROAD SHOWS

From an alpine island above southern Idaho, the road drops through ski slopes and sage. The route then stretches west across the plain, preserving enough early descent to keep the modeled run free.

For the 2026 Model Y Premium AWD, the model shows that the battery stays at or above its starting charge for 31.5 of 99.5 road miles. The highest energy surplus is 2.8 kWh. This equals about 10.2 miles at the EPA energy rate. The result shows how the road grade and speed can reduce net energy use.

Battery-hold miles

31.5

Route length

99.5 mi

Share of route

32%

Total descent

6,772 ft

Peak surplus

2.8 kWh

EPA-eq. banked

10.2 mi

WHAT THIS ROAD SHOWS

The first miles drop quickly from tundra into timber. From there the route keeps finding lower country—past old mining valleys, through the upper Arkansas corridor, and east toward the plains-facing edge of the Rockies.

For the 2026 Model Y Premium AWD, the model shows that the battery stays at or above its starting charge for 30.9 of 144.9 road miles. The highest energy surplus is 1.9 kWh. This equals about 6.8 miles at the EPA energy rate. The result shows how the road grade and speed can reduce net energy use.

Battery-hold miles

30.9

Route length

144.9 mi

Share of route

21%

Total descent

11,114 ft

Peak surplus

1.9 kWh

EPA-eq. banked

6.8 mi

WHAT THIS ROAD SHOWS

The Crowsnest Highway leaves the pass in dense forest. It crosses the Paulson Bridge and continues downhill toward the Columbia River near Castlegar.

For the 2026 Model Y Premium AWD, the model shows that the battery stays at or above its starting charge for 30.3 of 30.3 road miles. The highest energy surplus is 0.7 kWh. This equals about 2.5 miles at the EPA energy rate. The result shows how the road grade and speed can reduce net energy use.

Battery-hold miles

30.3

Route length

30.3 mi

Share of route

100%

Total descent

4,137 ft

Peak surplus

0.7 kWh

EPA-eq. banked

2.5 mi

WHAT THIS ROAD SHOWS

Deep Mixteca: eroded gold-and-green highlands cut by gorge after gorge. The road gives up its altitude a canyon at a time, all the way down to the Pacific slope.

For the 2026 Model Y Premium AWD, the model shows that the battery stays at or above its starting charge for 30 of 79.3 road miles. The highest energy surplus is 3.9 kWh. This equals about 14.2 miles at the EPA energy rate. The result shows how the road grade and speed can reduce net energy use.

Battery-hold miles

30

Route length

79.3 mi

Share of route

38%

Total descent

20,167 ft

Peak surplus

3.9 kWh

EPA-eq. banked

14.2 mi

WHAT THIS ROAD SHOWS

A laccolithic island range floating over redrock. The descent leaves the cool aspen belt and lands in the canyon country of the Colorado, 6,900 cumulative feet below.

For the 2026 Model Y Premium AWD, the model shows that the battery stays at or above its starting charge for 29.8 of 29.8 road miles. The highest energy surplus is 4.3 kWh. This equals about 15.8 miles at the EPA energy rate. The result shows how the road grade and speed can reduce net energy use.

Battery-hold miles

29.8

Route length

29.8 mi

Share of route

100%

Total descent

5,988 ft

Peak surplus

4.3 kWh

EPA-eq. banked

15.8 mi

WHAT THIS ROAD SHOWS

The road leaves open mountain slopes and points west into an immense basin. There are few landmarks and almost no traffic—just a steady loss of height beneath the Santa Rosas.

For the 2026 Model Y Premium AWD, the model shows that the battery stays at or above its starting charge for 29.6 of 61.4 road miles. The highest energy surplus is 2.4 kWh. This equals about 8.9 miles at the EPA energy rate. The result shows how the road grade and speed can reduce net energy use.

Battery-hold miles

29.6

Route length

61.4 mi

Share of route

48%

Total descent

4,184 ft

Peak surplus

2.4 kWh

EPA-eq. banked

8.9 mi

WHAT THIS ROAD SHOWS

The highway leaves the shoulder of Greenhorn Mountain, threads ranch country, and descends toward the broad river valley near Florence. It is a quiet eastern-slope run with a long, clean finish.

For the 2026 Model Y Premium AWD, the model shows that the battery stays at or above its starting charge for 29.3 of 29.3 road miles. The highest energy surplus is 1.9 kWh. This equals about 6.9 miles at the EPA energy rate. The result shows how the road grade and speed can reduce net energy use.

Battery-hold miles

29.3

Route length

29.3 mi

Share of route

100%

Total descent

4,342 ft

Peak surplus

1.9 kWh

EPA-eq. banked

6.9 mi

WHAT THIS ROAD SHOWS

A narrow mountain road unwinds from the Wind River high country toward the sage basin. By the time the route reaches Hudson, granite walls have given way to a wide Wyoming sky.

For the 2026 Model Y Premium AWD, the model shows that the battery stays at or above its starting charge for 29.3 of 29.3 road miles. The highest energy surplus is 2.8 kWh. This equals about 10.2 miles at the EPA energy rate. The result shows how the road grade and speed can reduce net energy use.

Battery-hold miles

29.3

Route length

29.3 mi

Share of route

100%

Total descent

4,607 ft

Peak surplus

2.8 kWh

EPA-eq. banked

10.2 mi

WHAT THIS ROAD SHOWS

The descent starts in spruce and aspen, then the world turns red. Long bends reveal the Henry Mountains and canyon country before the route reaches the open rock around Boulder and the Burr Trail.

For the 2026 Model Y Premium AWD, the model shows that the battery stays at or above its starting charge for 29.2 of 72.4 road miles. The highest energy surplus is 1.9 kWh. This equals about 7 miles at the EPA energy rate. The result shows how the road grade and speed can reduce net energy use.

Battery-hold miles

29.2

Route length

72.4 mi

Share of route

40%

Total descent

8,390 ft

Peak surplus

1.9 kWh

EPA-eq. banked

7 mi

WHAT THIS ROAD SHOWS

A sandstone-capped forest range on the Navajo Nation. The route drops off the crest into the red valley country toward Canyon de Chelly’s drainage.

For the 2026 Model Y Premium AWD, the model shows that the battery stays at or above its starting charge for 29.2 of 29.2 road miles. The highest energy surplus is 3.1 kWh. This equals about 11.1 miles at the EPA energy rate. The result shows how the road grade and speed can reduce net energy use.

Battery-hold miles

29.2

Route length

29.2 mi

Share of route

100%

Total descent

4,927 ft

Peak surplus

3.1 kWh

EPA-eq. banked

11.1 mi

WHAT THIS ROAD SHOWS

There is no single postcard switchback here. The route works down from open mountain pasture through rolling foothills until the high country is only a line on the western horizon.

For the 2026 Model Y Premium AWD, the model shows that the battery stays at or above its starting charge for 28.5 of 28.5 road miles. The highest energy surplus is 2.7 kWh. This equals about 9.7 miles at the EPA energy rate. The result shows how the road grade and speed can reduce net energy use.

Battery-hold miles

28.5

Route length

28.5 mi

Share of route

100%

Total descent

3,726 ft

Peak surplus

2.7 kWh

EPA-eq. banked

9.7 mi

WHAT THIS ROAD SHOWS

From the high road near Ward, the route leaves the Front Range in a sequence of forested shelves. Boulder County’s plains appear early and stay in view as the road gives back the last mountain miles.

For the 2026 Model Y Premium AWD, the model shows that the battery stays at or above its starting charge for 27.6 of 27.6 road miles. The highest energy surplus is 2.4 kWh. This equals about 8.8 miles at the EPA energy rate. The result shows how the road grade and speed can reduce net energy use.

Battery-hold miles

27.6

Route length

27.6 mi

Share of route

100%

Total descent

4,779 ft

Peak surplus

2.4 kWh

EPA-eq. banked

8.8 mi

WHAT THIS ROAD SHOWS

Aspen groves close around the road at the saddle, then Big Cottonwood Canyon takes over. The descent follows the creek out of the Wasatch and keeps rolling into the Salt Lake Valley.

For the 2026 Model Y Premium AWD, the model shows that the battery stays at or above its starting charge for 27.1 of 27.1 road miles. The highest energy surplus is 3.7 kWh. This equals about 13.4 miles at the EPA energy rate. The result shows how the road grade and speed can reduce net energy use.

Battery-hold miles

27.1

Route length

27.1 mi

Share of route

100%

Total descent

5,241 ft

Peak surplus

3.7 kWh

EPA-eq. banked

13.4 mi

WHAT THIS ROAD SHOWS

The alpine shelf ends almost at once. Below it, the highway draws broad switchbacks down a pale limestone wall and aims across the open Bighorn Basin.

For the 2026 Model Y Premium AWD, the model shows that the battery stays at or above its starting charge for 26.8 of 26.8 road miles. The highest energy surplus is 3.2 kWh. This equals about 11.7 miles at the EPA energy rate. The result shows how the road grade and speed can reduce net energy use.

Battery-hold miles

26.8

Route length

26.8 mi

Share of route

100%

Total descent

5,815 ft

Peak surplus

3.2 kWh

EPA-eq. banked

11.7 mi

WHAT THIS ROAD SHOWS

A forest road finds the edge of the plateau and follows drainage after drainage toward US-89. The grade is broken, but the accumulated drop keeps the energy ledger in gravity’s favor.

For the 2026 Model Y Premium AWD, the model shows that the battery stays at or above its starting charge for 26.7 of 26.7 road miles. The highest energy surplus is 3.3 kWh. This equals about 11.9 miles at the EPA energy rate. The result shows how the road grade and speed can reduce net energy use.

Battery-hold miles

26.7

Route length

26.7 mi

Share of route

100%

Total descent

5,099 ft

Peak surplus

3.3 kWh

EPA-eq. banked

11.9 mi

WHAT THIS ROAD SHOWS

Highway 3 breaks east from the Kootenay Pass snow belt, drops beside fast creeks, and eventually opens onto the farms and wetlands of the Creston Valley. The grade relaxes, but gravity keeps paying for mile after mile.

For the 2026 Model Y Premium AWD, the model shows that the battery stays at or above its starting charge for 24.1 of 28.2 road miles. The highest energy surplus is 1 kWh. This equals about 3.7 miles at the EPA energy rate. The result shows how the road grade and speed can reduce net energy use.

Battery-hold miles

24.1

Route length

28.2 mi

Share of route

85%

Total descent

4,072 ft

Peak surplus

1 kWh

EPA-eq. banked

3.7 mi

WHAT THIS ROAD SHOWS

McKinney Road leaves the ski hill in forest and crosses a high bench. It then descends toward the grass, orchards, and vineyards near Oliver.

For the 2026 Model Y Premium AWD, the model shows that the battery stays at or above its starting charge for 21.4 of 21.4 road miles. The highest energy surplus is 3.1 kWh. This equals about 11.3 miles at the EPA energy rate. The result shows how the road grade and speed can reduce net energy use.

Battery-hold miles

21.4

Route length

21.4 mi

Share of route

100%

Total descent

4,829 ft

Peak surplus

3.1 kWh

EPA-eq. banked

11.3 mi

WHAT THIS ROAD SHOWS

From the icefields, Highway 93 runs south beneath hanging glaciers and the great limestone walls of the Canadian Rockies. Valley after valley opens before the road reaches the North Saskatchewan.

For the 2026 Model Y Premium AWD, the model shows that the battery stays at or above its starting charge for 19.4 of 121.9 road miles. The highest energy surplus is 1 kWh. This equals about 3.6 miles at the EPA energy rate. The result shows how the road grade and speed can reduce net energy use.

Battery-hold miles

19.4

Route length

121.9 mi

Share of route

16%

Total descent

7,188 ft

Peak surplus

1 kWh

EPA-eq. banked

3.6 mi

WHAT THIS ROAD SHOWS

Apex Mountain Road falls out of lodgepole pine, joins Green Mountain Road, and follows the folds of the valley toward Penticton. The last miles trade forest for wide Okanagan light.

For the 2026 Model Y Premium AWD, the model shows that the battery stays at or above its starting charge for 19.2 of 19.2 road miles. The highest energy surplus is 3.5 kWh. This equals about 12.8 miles at the EPA energy rate. The result shows how the road grade and speed can reduce net energy use.

Battery-hold miles

19.2

Route length

19.2 mi

Share of route

100%

Total descent

4,557 ft

Peak surplus

3.5 kWh

EPA-eq. banked

12.8 mi

WHAT THIS ROAD SHOWS

The parkway leaves the resort and descends through silver fir and hemlock. It ends near the farms and salt air of the Comox Valley.

For the 2026 Model Y Premium AWD, the model shows that the battery stays at or above its starting charge for 18.6 of 18.6 road miles. The highest energy surplus is 2.9 kWh. This equals about 10.4 miles at the EPA energy rate. The result shows how the road grade and speed can reduce net energy use.

Battery-hold miles

18.6

Route length

18.6 mi

Share of route

100%

Total descent

3,835 ft

Peak surplus

2.9 kWh

EPA-eq. banked

10.4 mi

WHAT THIS ROAD SHOWS

The bench falls away quickly. Highway 3 descends almost one kilometre through switchbacks. The road shows Osoyoos Lake, vineyards, and the striped border hills.

For the 2026 Model Y Premium AWD, the model shows that the battery stays at or above its starting charge for 17.6 of 17.6 road miles. The highest energy surplus is 1.1 kWh. This equals about 4.1 miles at the EPA energy rate. The result shows how the road grade and speed can reduce net energy use.

Battery-hold miles

17.6

Route length

17.6 mi

Share of route

100%

Total descent

3,314 ft

Peak surplus

1.1 kWh

EPA-eq. banked

4.1 mi

WHAT THIS ROAD SHOWS

From the divide, the Coquihalla commits west. Broad freeway curves sweep past avalanche paths and granite shoulders, then follow the Coquihalla River into the wet green walls above Hope.

For the 2026 Model Y Premium AWD, the model shows that the battery stays at or above its starting charge for 15.5 of 30.1 road miles. The highest energy surplus is 0.3 kWh. This equals about 1.1 miles at the EPA energy rate. The result shows how the road grade and speed can reduce net energy use.

Battery-hold miles

15.5

Route length

30.1 mi

Share of route

51%

Total descent

4,180 ft

Peak surplus

0.3 kWh

EPA-eq. banked

1.1 mi

WHAT THIS ROAD SHOWS

A narrow park road leaves the flower meadows of Mount Revelstoke. It descends through spruce, fir, and inland rainforest to the Columbia Valley.

For the 2026 Model Y Premium AWD, the model shows that the battery stays at or above its starting charge for 14.9 of 14.9 road miles. The highest energy surplus is 4.2 kWh. This equals about 15.4 miles at the EPA energy rate. The result shows how the road grade and speed can reduce net energy use.

Battery-hold miles

14.9

Route length

14.9 mi

Share of route

100%

Total descent

4,698 ft

Peak surplus

4.2 kWh

EPA-eq. banked

15.4 mi

WHAT THIS ROAD SHOWS

Silver Star Road descends steadily from the alpine village. It passes ranchland on the lower bench and ends near Vernon.

For the 2026 Model Y Premium AWD, the model shows that the battery stays at or above its starting charge for 13.9 of 13.9 road miles. The highest energy surplus is 3.3 kWh. This equals about 12 miles at the EPA energy rate. The result shows how the road grade and speed can reduce net energy use.

Battery-hold miles

13.9

Route length

13.9 mi

Share of route

100%

Total descent

4,012 ft

Peak surplus

3.3 kWh

EPA-eq. banked

12 mi

WHAT THIS ROAD SHOWS

Hemlock Valley Road winds down through wet Coast Mountain forest, crosses creek gullies, and finally reaches the broad, low farmland beside the Fraser River.

For the 2026 Model Y Premium AWD, the model shows that the battery stays at or above its starting charge for 12.8 of 12.8 road miles. The highest energy surplus is 3 kWh. This equals about 11 miles at the EPA energy rate. The result shows how the road grade and speed can reduce net energy use.

Battery-hold miles

12.8

Route length

12.8 mi

Share of route

100%

Total descent

3,179 ft

Peak surplus

3 kWh

EPA-eq. banked

11 mi

WHAT THIS ROAD SHOWS

From Rossland, Highway 22 falls through a steep, settled mountain corridor. Houses cling to the grade before the road reaches the Columbia River at Trail.

For the 2026 Model Y Premium AWD, the model shows that the battery stays at or above its starting charge for 12.2 of 12.2 road miles. The highest energy surplus is 4.8 kWh. This equals about 17.6 miles at the EPA energy rate. The result shows how the road grade and speed can reduce net energy use.

Battery-hold miles

12.2

Route length

12.2 mi

Share of route

100%

Total descent

5,003 ft

Peak surplus

4.8 kWh

EPA-eq. banked

17.6 mi

WHAT THIS ROAD SHOWS

A short descent with an enormous view. The road leaves the ski area, rounds the shoulder of Hollyburn Ridge, and repeatedly opens windows onto Vancouver and the Salish Sea before meeting the city grid.

For the 2026 Model Y Premium AWD, the model shows that the battery stays at or above its starting charge for 10.9 of 10.9 road miles. The highest energy surplus is 1.9 kWh. This equals about 6.9 miles at the EPA energy rate. The result shows how the road grade and speed can reduce net energy use.

Battery-hold miles

10.9

Route length

10.9 mi

Share of route

100%

Total descent

2,638 ft

Peak surplus

1.9 kWh

EPA-eq. banked

6.9 mi

WHAT THIS ROAD SHOWS

A compact Coast Mountain descent begins among hemlock and ski runs, then drops through deep forest until Burrard Inlet and Vancouver’s street grid appear below.

For the 2026 Model Y Premium AWD, the model shows that the battery stays at or above its starting charge for 10.4 of 10.4 road miles. The highest energy surplus is 2.9 kWh. This equals about 10.6 miles at the EPA energy rate. The result shows how the road grade and speed can reduce net energy use.

Battery-hold miles

10.4

Route length

10.4 mi

Share of route

100%

Total descent

3,310 ft

Peak surplus

2.9 kWh

EPA-eq. banked

10.6 mi

WHAT THIS ROAD SHOWS

This one is brief and decisive: the access road unwinds from the ski base, crosses open benches above the Columbia, and drops directly into Golden.

For the 2026 Model Y Premium AWD, the model shows that the battery stays at or above its starting charge for 7.5 of 7.5 road miles. The highest energy surplus is 1.1 kWh. This equals about 4.2 miles at the EPA energy rate. The result shows how the road grade and speed can reduce net energy use.

Battery-hold miles

7.5

Route length

7.5 mi

Share of route

100%

Total descent

1,526 ft

Peak surplus

1.1 kWh

EPA-eq. banked

4.2 mi

WHAT THIS ROAD SHOWS

From the village, the road follows the narrow Louis Creek valley, then Highway 5 turns south. Forest thins, grassland takes over, and the Thompson Valley opens below.

For the 2026 Model Y Premium AWD, the model shows that the battery stays at or above its starting charge for 7.3 of 35.9 road miles. The highest energy surplus is 1 kWh. This equals about 3.8 miles at the EPA energy rate. The result shows how the road grade and speed can reduce net energy use.

Battery-hold miles

7.3

Route length

35.9 mi

Share of route

20%

Total descent

3,904 ft

Peak surplus

1 kWh

EPA-eq. banked

3.8 mi

WHAT THIS ROAD SHOWS

BC-97C travels west from the high lakes near Pennask. It crosses open plateau and then descends through the Nicola Valley toward Merritt.

For the 2026 Model Y Premium AWD, the model shows that the battery stays at or above its starting charge for 6.6 of 60 road miles. The highest energy surplus is 0.4 kWh. This equals about 1.4 miles at the EPA energy rate. The result shows how the road grade and speed can reduce net energy use.

Battery-hold miles

6.6

Route length

60 mi

Share of route

11%

Total descent

6,463 ft

Peak surplus

0.4 kWh

EPA-eq. banked

1.4 mi

WHAT THIS ROAD SHOWS

The Trans-Canada leaves the pass beneath avalanche sheds, follows the Illecillewaet through Glacier National Park, and trades icefields for cedar forest on the long run into Revelstoke.

For the 2026 Model Y Premium AWD, the model shows that the battery stays at or above its starting charge for 5.1 of 40.4 road miles. The highest energy surplus is 0.3 kWh. This equals about 1 miles at the EPA energy rate. The result shows how the road grade and speed can reduce net energy use.

Battery-hold miles

5.1

Route length

40.4 mi

Share of route

13%

Total descent

3,327 ft

Peak surplus

0.3 kWh

EPA-eq. banked

1 mi

WHAT THIS ROAD SHOWS

The compact park road leaves the ski area, hooks across the face of the mountain, and returns to the Trans-Canada just above Banff. Every bend rearranges the Bow Valley below.

For the 2026 Model Y Premium AWD, the model shows that the battery stays at or above its starting charge for 3.4 of 3.4 road miles. The highest energy surplus is 1 kWh. This equals about 3.5 miles at the EPA energy rate. The result shows how the road grade and speed can reduce net energy use.

Battery-hold miles

3.4

Route length

3.4 mi

Share of route

100%

Total descent

1,017 ft

Peak surplus

1 kWh

EPA-eq. banked

3.5 mi