Charging a 2026 Rivian R1S Dual Large Plus (22in) at home in Texas

In Texas, home electricity runs 16.11¢/kWh — put a 2026 Rivian R1S Dual Large Plus (22in)'s EPA-rated 40.9 kWh/100mi against that and 100 miles costs $6.59, versus $16.02 for a gas car averaging 25.5 mpg. That works out to 58.9% cheaper per mile than gasoline in Texas — charging at home is much cheaper than gas here.

2026 Rivian R1S Dual Large Plus (22in): yearly cost in Texas

Texas owners putting 15,000 annual miles on a 2026 Rivian R1S Dual Large Plus (22in) spend about $988 on home electricity, compared to about $2,403 a gas-car equivalent would spend on fuel. Call it about $1,415 saved annually, at this mileage.

Filling up the 2026 Rivian R1S Dual Large Plus (22in), in dollars

At Texas's rate, fully covering this 2026 Rivian R1S Dual Large Plus (22in)'s 330-mile EPA range costs about $21.75 (135 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 2026 Rivian R1S Dual Large Plus (22in) in Texas ranks 11,783 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the Rivian R1S Dual Large Plus (22in) ranks 278 of 400 EV models for raw efficiency, and Texas ranks 28 of 51 for cheapest residential electricity.

Before you install a home charger in Texas

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 Texas 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 16.11¢/kWh, Texas sits in the middle of the national range — the guide to why charging cost varies by state shows where.