Charging a 2027 Rivian R2 Performance AWD (20in AT) at home in Louisiana

At Louisiana's residential electricity rate of 13.51¢/kWh, a 2027 Rivian R2 Performance AWD (20in AT) (rated 34.1 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $4.61 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 71.2% cheaper per mile than gasoline in Louisiana — charging at home costs a fraction of what gas would here.

Annual cost, at 15 thousands miles a year

Louisiana owners putting 15,000 annual miles on a 2027 Rivian R2 Performance AWD (20in AT) spend about $691 on home electricity, compared to about $2,403 a gas-car equivalent would spend on fuel. Call it about $1,712 saved annually, at this mileage.

Filling up the 2027 Rivian R2 Performance AWD (20in AT), in dollars

At Louisiana's rate, fully covering this 2027 Rivian R2 Performance AWD (20in AT)'s 307-mile EPA range costs about $14.14 (104.7 kWh) — the energy the EPA test actually used, not the battery's rated size.

2027 Rivian R2 Performance AWD (20in AT) in Louisiana, ranked

Among all 20,400 state-and-model combinations this site tracks, charging a 2027 Rivian R2 Performance AWD (20in AT) in Louisiana ranks 2,839 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the Rivian R2 Performance AWD (20in AT) ranks 129 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.

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

More on how this number was built

Every figure on this page traces to a named EIA or EPA dataset — see the methodology guide. Curious how Louisiana's 13.51¢/kWh compares? The guide to charging cost by state ranks every state side by side.