Charging a 2027 Rivian R2 Performance AWD (21in) at home in Indiana

At Indiana's residential electricity rate of 17.11¢/kWh, a 2027 Rivian R2 Performance AWD (21in) (rated 32.2 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $5.5 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 65.6% cheaper per mile than gasoline in Indiana — charging at home costs a fraction of what gas would here.

What a year of driving costs

Indiana owners putting 15,000 annual miles on a 2027 Rivian R2 Performance AWD (21in) spend about $826 on home electricity, compared to about $2,403 a gas-car equivalent would spend on fuel. Call it about $1,577 saved annually, at this mileage.

Filling up the 2027 Rivian R2 Performance AWD (21in), in dollars

At Indiana's rate, fully covering this 2027 Rivian R2 Performance AWD (21in)'s 330-mile EPA range costs about $18.17 (106.2 kWh) — the energy the EPA test actually used, not the battery's rated size.

2027 Rivian R2 Performance AWD (21in) in Indiana, ranked

Among all 20,400 state-and-model combinations this site tracks, charging a 2027 Rivian R2 Performance AWD (21in) in Indiana ranks 7,027 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the Rivian R2 Performance AWD (21in) ranks 94 of 400 EV models for raw efficiency, and Indiana ranks 32 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.

Get quotes from local electricians for Level 2 charger installation in Indiana before deciding.

More on how this number was built

The methodology guide names the exact EIA and EPA tables behind this page's numbers. Indiana's 17.11¢/kWh rate ranks 32 of 51 states; the state rate guide lays out the full spread.