2027 Rivian R2 Performance AWD (20in AT): home charging cost in Arkansas

At Arkansas's residential electricity rate of 13.43¢/kWh, a 2027 Rivian R2 Performance AWD (20in AT) (rated 34.1 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $4.58 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. Charging at home costs a fraction of what gas would here: 71.4% less than gas per mile, here specifically.

What a year of driving costs

Driving 15,000 miles a year — fueleconomy.gov's own default assumption — a 2027 Rivian R2 Performance AWD (20in AT) charged at home in Arkansas costs about $687/year in electricity, against about $2,403/year for the gas-car comparison. That's a savings of about $1,716 a year.

Filling up the 2027 Rivian R2 Performance AWD (20in AT), in dollars

A 2027 Rivian R2 Performance AWD (20in AT) needs roughly 104.7 kWh to reach its EPA-rated 307-mile range, which runs about $14.06 at 13.43¢/kWh in Arkansas.

How this compares nationally

This combination ranks 2,693 of 20,400 state/model pairs for cost savings against gas (1 is cheapest). The Rivian R2 Performance AWD (20in AT) alone ranks 129 of 400 models for efficiency; Arkansas alone ranks 6 of 51 states for electricity price.

Getting set up to charge a 2027 Rivian R2 Performance AWD (20in AT) at home

The numbers above assume Level 2 home charging is already in place — the electrical work behind that is a real, separate cost that varies by panel, wiring, and local labor rates, not something this page's per-mile math includes.

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

Where these figures come from

See the methodology guide for exactly which EIA and EPA figures feed 2027 Rivian R2 Performance AWD (20in AT)'s cost in Arkansas. At 13.43¢/kWh, Arkansas sits in the middle of the national range — the guide to why charging cost varies by state shows where.