Charging a 2026 Rivian R1S Dual Large Plus (20in) at home in Alabama

At Alabama's residential electricity rate of 16.58¢/kWh, a 2026 Rivian R1S Dual Large Plus (20in) (rated 43.1 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $7.15 to drive 100 miles on home charging, against $16.02 for the same distance in a car averaging 25.5 mpg on gasoline at $4.085/gallon. That works out to 55.4% cheaper per mile than gasoline in Alabama — charging at home is much cheaper than gas here.

What a year of driving costs

Alabama owners putting 15,000 annual miles on a 2026 Rivian R1S Dual Large Plus (20in) spend about $1,072 on home electricity, compared to about $2,403 a gas-car equivalent would spend on fuel. Call it about $1,330 saved annually, at this mileage.

Filling up the 2026 Rivian R1S Dual Large Plus (20in), in dollars

At Alabama's rate, fully covering this 2026 Rivian R1S Dual Large Plus (20in)'s 317-mile EPA range costs about $22.67 (136.7 kWh) — the energy the EPA test actually used, not the battery's rated size.

2026 Rivian R1S Dual Large Plus (20in) in Alabama, ranked

Among all 20,400 state-and-model combinations this site tracks, charging a 2026 Rivian R1S Dual Large Plus (20in) in Alabama ranks 13,370 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the Rivian R1S Dual Large Plus (20in) ranks 327 of 400 EV models for raw efficiency, and Alabama ranks 29 of 51 for cheapest residential electricity.

Getting set up to charge a 2026 Rivian R1S Dual Large Plus (20in) at home

Everything above is the per-mile and per-year cost once a home charger exists — getting one installed is a separate electrical job whose price depends on your panel and wiring, not the state average used here.

Ask a licensed Alabama electrician to quote the install before this math becomes a real decision.

More on how this number was built

See the methodology guide for exactly which EIA and EPA figures feed 2026 Rivian R1S Dual Large Plus (20in)'s cost in Alabama. Curious how Alabama's 16.58¢/kWh compares? The guide to charging cost by state ranks every state side by side.