What it costs to charge a 2026 Rivian R1T Performance Dual Large Plus (22in) in Colorado

At Colorado's residential electricity rate of 16.65¢/kWh, a 2026 Rivian R1T Performance Dual Large Plus (22in) (rated 40.9 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $6.81 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 57.5% cheaper per mile than gasoline in Colorado — charging at home is much cheaper than gas here.

What a year of driving costs

Home charging this 2026 Rivian R1T Performance Dual Large Plus (22in) in Colorado runs about $1,022 over fueleconomy.gov's default 15,000 annual miles, versus about $2,403 for the gasoline equivalent. Call it about $1,381 saved annually, at this mileage.

Filling up the 2026 Rivian R1T Performance Dual Large Plus (22in), in dollars

$22.47 — that's what Colorado's 16.65¢/kWh rate puts on the 135 kWh a 2026 Rivian R1T Performance Dual Large Plus (22in) needs for its full 330-mile EPA range.

Where this ranks

Among all 20,400 state-and-model combinations this site tracks, charging a 2026 Rivian R1T Performance Dual Large Plus (22in) in Colorado ranks 12,468 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the Rivian R1T Performance Dual Large Plus (22in) ranks 281 of 400 EV models for raw efficiency, and Colorado ranks 30 of 51 for cheapest residential electricity.

Getting set up to charge a 2026 Rivian R1T Performance Dual Large Plus (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.

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

More on how this number was built

The methodology guide names the exact EIA and EPA tables behind this page's numbers. At 16.65¢/kWh, Colorado sits in the middle of the national range — the guide to why charging cost varies by state shows where.