What it costs to charge a 2026 Rivian R1T Performance Dual Max (20in) in Colorado

A 2026 Rivian R1T Performance Dual Max (20in) draws 42 kWh per 100 miles per the EPA; at Colorado's 16.65¢/kWh residential rate that's $6.99 per 100 miles charged at home, versus $16.02 for a 25.5-mpg gas car covering the same distance. That works out to 56.4% 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 Max (20in) in Colorado runs about $1,048 over fueleconomy.gov's default 15,000 annual miles, versus about $2,403 for the gasoline equivalent. Call it about $1,355 saved annually, at this mileage.

Filling up the 2026 Rivian R1T Performance Dual Max (20in), in dollars

$26.56 — that's what Colorado's 16.65¢/kWh rate puts on the 159.5 kWh a 2026 Rivian R1T Performance Dual Max (20in) needs for its full 380-mile EPA range.

How this compares nationally

Among all 20,400 state-and-model combinations this site tracks, charging a 2026 Rivian R1T Performance Dual Max (20in) in Colorado ranks 13,019 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the Rivian R1T Performance Dual Max (20in) ranks 301 of 400 EV models for raw efficiency, and Colorado ranks 30 of 51 for cheapest residential electricity.

Before you install a home charger in Colorado

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

See the methodology guide for exactly which EIA and EPA figures feed 2026 Rivian R1T Performance Dual Max (20in)'s cost in Colorado. At 16.65¢/kWh, Colorado sits in the middle of the national range — the guide to why charging cost varies by state shows where.