Charging a 2026 Rivian R1T Quad Max (22in UHP) at home in Illinois

At Illinois's residential electricity rate of 19.22¢/kWh, a 2026 Rivian R1T Quad Max (22in UHP) (rated 47.3 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $9.1 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 43.2% cheaper per mile than gasoline in Illinois — charging at home is much cheaper than gas here.

What a year of driving costs

Illinois owners putting 15,000 annual miles on a 2026 Rivian R1T Quad Max (22in UHP) spend about $1,365 on home electricity, compared to about $2,403 a gas-car equivalent would spend on fuel. Call it about $1,038 saved annually, at this mileage.

Cost of a full charge

At Illinois's rate, fully covering this 2026 Rivian R1T Quad Max (22in UHP)'s 338-mile EPA range costs about $30.76 (160 kWh) — the energy the EPA test actually used, not the battery's rated size.

2026 Rivian R1T Quad Max (22in UHP) in Illinois, ranked

Among all 20,400 state-and-model combinations this site tracks, charging a 2026 Rivian R1T Quad Max (22in UHP) in Illinois ranks 16,499 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the Rivian R1T Quad Max (22in UHP) ranks 374 of 400 EV models for raw efficiency, and Illinois ranks 36 of 51 for cheapest residential electricity.

Next step: home charger installation

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 Illinois 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. Illinois's 19.22¢/kWh rate ranks 36 of 51 states; the state rate guide lays out the full spread.