Charging a 2026 Rivian R1S All-Terrain Performance Dual Large (20in) at home in Alaska

At Alaska's residential electricity rate of 26.86¢/kWh, a 2026 Rivian R1S All-Terrain Performance Dual Large (20in) (rated 44.4 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $11.92 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 25.6% cheaper per mile than gasoline in Alaska — charging at home is cheaper than gas here.

What a year of driving costs

Alaska owners putting 15,000 annual miles on a 2026 Rivian R1S All-Terrain Performance Dual Large (20in) spend about $1,787 on home electricity, compared to about $2,403 a gas-car equivalent would spend on fuel. Call it about $616 saved annually, at this mileage.

Cost of a full charge

At Alaska's rate, fully covering this 2026 Rivian R1S All-Terrain Performance Dual Large (20in)'s 289-mile EPA range costs about $34.44 (128.2 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 R1S All-Terrain Performance Dual Large (20in) in Alaska ranks 18,972 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the Rivian R1S All-Terrain Performance Dual Large (20in) ranks 345 of 400 EV models for raw efficiency, and Alaska ranks 44 of 51 for cheapest residential electricity.

Getting set up to charge a 2026 Rivian R1S All-Terrain Performance Dual Large (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.

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

More on how this number was built

See the methodology guide for exactly which EIA and EPA figures feed 2026 Rivian R1S All-Terrain Performance Dual Large (20in)'s cost in Alaska. At 26.86¢/kWh, Alaska sits in the middle of the national range — the guide to why charging cost varies by state shows where.