2026 Rivian R1T Quad Max (20in AT): home charging cost in Iowa

At Iowa's residential electricity rate of 13.77¢/kWh, a 2026 Rivian R1T Quad Max (20in AT) (rated 50.1 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $6.9 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. Charging at home is much cheaper than gas here: 56.9% less than gas per mile, here specifically.

What a year of driving costs

Driving 15,000 miles a year — fueleconomy.gov's own default assumption — a 2026 Rivian R1T Quad Max (20in AT) charged at home in Iowa costs about $1,035/year in electricity, against about $2,403/year for the gas-car comparison. That's a savings of about $1,368 a year.

Filling up the 2026 Rivian R1T Quad Max (20in AT), in dollars

A 2026 Rivian R1T Quad Max (20in AT) needs roughly 162.8 kWh to reach its EPA-rated 325-mile range, which runs about $22.42 at 13.77¢/kWh in Iowa.

How this compares nationally

This combination ranks 12,796 of 20,400 state/model pairs for cost savings against gas (1 is cheapest). The Rivian R1T Quad Max (20in AT) alone ranks 393 of 400 models for efficiency; Iowa alone ranks 9 of 51 states for electricity price.

Getting set up to charge a 2026 Rivian R1T Quad Max (20in AT) at home

The numbers above assume Level 2 home charging is already in place — the electrical work behind that is a real, separate cost that varies by panel, wiring, and local labor rates, not something this page's per-mile math includes.

Ask a licensed Iowa electrician to quote the install before this math becomes a real decision.

Where these figures come from

Every figure on this page traces to a named EIA or EPA dataset — see the methodology guide. Curious how Iowa's 13.77¢/kWh compares? The guide to charging cost by state ranks every state side by side.