Charging a 2026 Rivian R1S Performance Dual Large (22in) at home in Alaska

At Alaska's residential electricity rate of 26.86¢/kWh, a 2026 Rivian R1S Performance Dual Large (22in) (rated 39.5 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $10.6 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 33.8% 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 Performance Dual Large (22in) spend about $1,590 on home electricity, compared to about $2,403 a gas-car equivalent would spend on fuel. Call it about $813 saved annually, at this mileage.

Filling up the 2026 Rivian R1S Performance Dual Large (22in), in dollars

At Alaska's rate, fully covering this 2026 Rivian R1S Performance Dual Large (22in)'s 329-mile EPA range costs about $34.88 (129.9 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 Performance Dual Large (22in) in Alaska ranks 17,994 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the Rivian R1S Performance Dual Large (22in) ranks 251 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 Performance Dual Large (22in) 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.

Get quotes from local electricians for Level 2 charger installation in Alaska before deciding.

More on how this number was built

Every figure on this page traces to a named EIA or EPA dataset — see the methodology guide. Curious how Alaska's 26.86¢/kWh compares? The guide to charging cost by state ranks every state side by side.