Charging a 2026 Rivian R1T Quad Max (20in AT) at home in Alabama

At Alabama's residential electricity rate of 16.58¢/kWh, a 2026 Rivian R1T Quad Max (20in AT) (rated 50.1 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $8.31 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 48.1% 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 R1T Quad Max (20in AT) spend about $1,246 on home electricity, compared to about $2,403 a gas-car equivalent would spend on fuel. Call it about $1,157 saved annually, at this mileage.

Filling up the 2026 Rivian R1T Quad Max (20in AT), in dollars

At Alabama's rate, fully covering this 2026 Rivian R1T Quad Max (20in AT)'s 325-mile EPA range costs about $27 (162.8 kWh) — the energy the EPA test actually used, not the battery's rated size.

How this compares nationally

Among all 20,400 state-and-model combinations this site tracks, charging a 2026 Rivian R1T Quad Max (20in AT) in Alabama ranks 15,518 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the Rivian R1T Quad Max (20in AT) ranks 393 of 400 EV models for raw efficiency, and Alabama ranks 29 of 51 for cheapest residential electricity.

Before you install a home charger in Alabama

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.

Line up a few Alabama electrician quotes for Level 2 install before you commit either way.

More on how this number was built

Every figure on this page traces to a named EIA or EPA dataset — see the methodology guide. At 16.58¢/kWh, Alabama sits in the middle of the national range — the guide to why charging cost varies by state shows where.