Charging a 2026 Rivian R1S Dual Max (20in) at home in Kansas

At Kansas's residential electricity rate of 15.19¢/kWh, a 2026 Rivian R1S Dual Max (20in) (rated 42 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $6.38 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 60.2% cheaper per mile than gasoline in Kansas — charging at home is much cheaper than gas here.

2026 Rivian R1S Dual Max (20in): yearly cost in Kansas

Kansas owners putting 15,000 annual miles on a 2026 Rivian R1S Dual Max (20in) spend about $956 on home electricity, compared to about $2,403 a gas-car equivalent would spend on fuel. Call it about $1,447 saved annually, at this mileage.

Filling up the 2026 Rivian R1S Dual Max (20in), in dollars

At Kansas's rate, fully covering this 2026 Rivian R1S Dual Max (20in)'s 380-mile EPA range costs about $24.23 (159.5 kWh) — the energy the EPA test actually used, not the battery's rated size.

2026 Rivian R1S Dual Max (20in) in Kansas, ranked

Among all 20,400 state-and-model combinations this site tracks, charging a 2026 Rivian R1S Dual Max (20in) in Kansas ranks 10,969 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the Rivian R1S Dual Max (20in) ranks 298 of 400 EV models for raw efficiency, and Kansas ranks 20 of 51 for cheapest residential electricity.

Before you install a home charger in Kansas

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 Kansas 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. At 15.19¢/kWh, Kansas sits in the middle of the national range — the guide to why charging cost varies by state shows where.