2027 Rivian R1S Performance (20in): home charging cost in Kansas

At Kansas's residential electricity rate of 15.19¢/kWh, a 2027 Rivian R1S Performance (20in) (rated 47 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $7.14 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: 55.4% 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 2027 Rivian R1S Performance (20in) charged at home in Kansas costs about $1,071/year in electricity, against about $2,403/year for the gas-car comparison. That's a savings of about $1,332 a year.

Filling up the 2027 Rivian R1S Performance (20in), in dollars

A 2027 Rivian R1S Performance (20in) needs roughly 163.5 kWh to reach its EPA-rated 348-mile range, which runs about $24.84 at 15.19¢/kWh in Kansas.

2027 Rivian R1S Performance (20in) in Kansas, ranked

This combination ranks 13,392 of 20,400 state/model pairs for cost savings against gas (1 is cheapest). The Rivian R1S Performance (20in) alone ranks 369 of 400 models for efficiency; Kansas alone ranks 20 of 51 states for electricity price.

Getting set up to charge a 2027 Rivian R1S Performance (20in) 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.

Line up a few Kansas electrician quotes for Level 2 install before you commit either way.

Where these figures come from

See the methodology guide for exactly which EIA and EPA figures feed 2027 Rivian R1S Performance (20in)'s cost in Kansas. Kansas's 15.19¢/kWh rate ranks 20 of 51 states; the state rate guide lays out the full spread.