Charging a 2026 Rivian R1T Performance Dual Max (20in) at home in Louisiana

A 2026 Rivian R1T Performance Dual Max (20in) draws 42 kWh per 100 miles per the EPA; at Louisiana's 13.51¢/kWh residential rate that's $5.67 per 100 miles charged at home, versus $16.02 for a 25.5-mpg gas car covering the same distance. That works out to 64.6% cheaper per mile than gasoline in Louisiana — charging at home is much cheaper than gas here.

What a year of driving costs

Louisiana owners putting 15,000 annual miles on a 2026 Rivian R1T Performance Dual Max (20in) spend about $851 on home electricity, compared to about $2,403 a gas-car equivalent would spend on fuel. Call it about $1,552 saved annually, at this mileage.

Cost of a full charge

At Louisiana's rate, fully covering this 2026 Rivian R1T Performance Dual Max (20in)'s 380-mile EPA range costs about $21.55 (159.5 kWh) — the energy the EPA test actually used, not the battery's rated size.

How this compares nationally

Among all 20,400 state-and-model combinations this site tracks, charging a 2026 Rivian R1T Performance Dual Max (20in) in Louisiana ranks 7,822 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the Rivian R1T Performance Dual Max (20in) ranks 301 of 400 EV models for raw efficiency, and Louisiana ranks 8 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.

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

More on how this number was built

The methodology guide names the exact EIA and EPA tables behind this page's numbers. Louisiana's 13.51¢/kWh rate ranks 8 of 51 states; the state rate guide lays out the full spread.