Charging a 2027 Rivian R1T Quad (22in) at home in Iowa

At Iowa's residential electricity rate of 13.77¢/kWh, a 2027 Rivian R1T Quad (22in) (rated 44.4 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $6.11 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 61.9% cheaper per mile than gasoline in Iowa — charging at home is much cheaper than gas here.

Annual cost, at 15 thousands miles a year

Iowa owners putting 15,000 annual miles on a 2027 Rivian R1T Quad (22in) spend about $916 on home electricity, compared to about $2,403 a gas-car equivalent would spend on fuel. Call it about $1,486 saved annually, at this mileage.

Cost of a full charge

At Iowa's rate, fully covering this 2027 Rivian R1T Quad (22in)'s 374-mile EPA range costs about $22.85 (166 kWh) — the energy the EPA test actually used, not the battery's rated size.

2027 Rivian R1T Quad (22in) in Iowa, ranked

Among all 20,400 state-and-model combinations this site tracks, charging a 2027 Rivian R1T Quad (22in) in Iowa ranks 9,879 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the Rivian R1T Quad (22in) ranks 349 of 400 EV models for raw efficiency, and Iowa ranks 9 of 51 for cheapest residential electricity.

Getting set up to charge a 2027 Rivian R1T Quad (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 Iowa 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. Curious how Iowa's 13.77¢/kWh compares? The guide to charging cost by state ranks every state side by side.