Charging a 2027 Rivian R1T Premium (20in) at home in Tennessee

A 2027 Rivian R1T Premium (20in) draws 42.9 kWh per 100 miles per the EPA; at Tennessee's 13.9¢/kWh residential rate that's $5.96 per 100 miles charged at home, versus $16.02 for a 25.5-mpg gas car covering the same distance. That works out to 62.8% cheaper per mile than gasoline in Tennessee — charging at home is much cheaper than gas here.

2027 Rivian R1T Premium (20in): yearly cost in Tennessee

Tennessee owners putting 15,000 annual miles on a 2027 Rivian R1T Premium (20in) spend about $894 on home electricity, compared to about $2,403 a gas-car equivalent would spend on fuel. Call it about $1,509 saved annually, at this mileage.

Cost of a full charge

At Tennessee's rate, fully covering this 2027 Rivian R1T Premium (20in)'s 300-mile EPA range costs about $17.88 (128.6 kWh) — the energy the EPA test actually used, not the battery's rated size.

Where this ranks

Among all 20,400 state-and-model combinations this site tracks, charging a 2027 Rivian R1T Premium (20in) in Tennessee ranks 9,260 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the Rivian R1T Premium (20in) ranks 315 of 400 EV models for raw efficiency, and Tennessee ranks 13 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 Tennessee before deciding.

More on how this number was built

See the methodology guide for exactly which EIA and EPA figures feed 2027 Rivian R1T Premium (20in)'s cost in Tennessee. At 13.9¢/kWh, Tennessee sits in the middle of the national range — the guide to why charging cost varies by state shows where.