What it costs to charge a 2027 Rivian R2 Performance AWD (21in) in Minnesota

At Minnesota's residential electricity rate of 15.98¢/kWh, a 2027 Rivian R2 Performance AWD (21in) (rated 32.2 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $5.14 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. That works out to 67.9% cheaper per mile than gasoline in Minnesota — charging at home costs a fraction of what gas would here.

What a year of driving costs

Home charging this 2027 Rivian R2 Performance AWD (21in) in Minnesota runs about $771 over fueleconomy.gov's default 15,000 annual miles, versus about $2,403 for the gasoline equivalent. Call it about $1,632 saved annually, at this mileage.

What one full charge costs

$16.97 — that's what Minnesota's 15.98¢/kWh rate puts on the 106.2 kWh a 2027 Rivian R2 Performance AWD (21in) needs for its full 330-mile EPA range.

How this compares nationally

Among all 20,400 state-and-model combinations this site tracks, charging a 2027 Rivian R2 Performance AWD (21in) in Minnesota ranks 5,187 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the Rivian R2 Performance AWD (21in) ranks 94 of 400 EV models for raw efficiency, and Minnesota ranks 26 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 Minnesota 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. At 15.98¢/kWh, Minnesota sits in the middle of the national range — the guide to why charging cost varies by state shows where.