Charging a 2027 Rivian R2 Performance AWD (21in) at home in Pennsylvania

At Pennsylvania's residential electricity rate of 20.9¢/kWh, a 2027 Rivian R2 Performance AWD (21in) (rated 32.2 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $6.72 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 58% cheaper per mile than gasoline in Pennsylvania — charging at home is much cheaper than gas here.

What a year of driving costs

Pennsylvania owners putting 15,000 annual miles on a 2027 Rivian R2 Performance AWD (21in) spend about $1,009 on home electricity, compared to about $2,403 a gas-car equivalent would spend on fuel. Call it about $1,394 saved annually, at this mileage.

Filling up the 2027 Rivian R2 Performance AWD (21in), in dollars

At Pennsylvania's rate, fully covering this 2027 Rivian R2 Performance AWD (21in)'s 330-mile EPA range costs about $22.19 (106.2 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 2027 Rivian R2 Performance AWD (21in) in Pennsylvania ranks 12,244 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 Pennsylvania ranks 37 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.

Get quotes from local electricians for Level 2 charger installation in Pennsylvania before deciding.

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 Pennsylvania's 20.9¢/kWh compares? The guide to charging cost by state ranks every state side by side.