Charging a 2027 Rivian R1S Performance (22in) at home in Arkansas

At Arkansas's residential electricity rate of 13.43¢/kWh, a 2027 Rivian R1S Performance (22in) (rated 44.6 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $5.99 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 62.6% cheaper per mile than gasoline in Arkansas — charging at home is much cheaper than gas here.

Annual cost, at 15 thousands miles a year

Arkansas owners putting 15,000 annual miles on a 2027 Rivian R1S Performance (22in) spend about $898 on home electricity, compared to about $2,403 a gas-car equivalent would spend on fuel. Call it about $1,505 saved annually, at this mileage.

Cost of a full charge

At Arkansas's rate, fully covering this 2027 Rivian R1S Performance (22in)'s 371-mile EPA range costs about $22.21 (165.4 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 2027 Rivian R1S Performance (22in) in Arkansas ranks 9,359 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the Rivian R1S Performance (22in) ranks 354 of 400 EV models for raw efficiency, and Arkansas ranks 6 of 51 for cheapest residential electricity.

Before you install a home charger in Arkansas

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 Arkansas 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 13.43¢/kWh, Arkansas sits in the middle of the national range — the guide to why charging cost varies by state shows where.