Charging a 2026 Rivian R1T Dual Standard (20in) at home in Texas

A 2026 Rivian R1T Dual Standard (20in) draws 42.9 kWh per 100 miles per the EPA; at Texas's 16.11¢/kWh residential rate that's $6.91 per 100 miles charged at home, versus $16.02 for a 25.5-mpg gas car covering the same distance. That works out to 56.9% cheaper per mile than gasoline in Texas — charging at home is much cheaper than gas here.

Annual cost, at 15 thousands miles a year

Texas owners putting 15,000 annual miles on a 2026 Rivian R1T Dual Standard (20in) spend about $1,036 on home electricity, compared to about $2,403 a gas-car equivalent would spend on fuel. Call it about $1,367 saved annually, at this mileage.

Cost of a full charge

At Texas's rate, fully covering this 2026 Rivian R1T Dual Standard (20in)'s 258-mile EPA range costs about $17.82 (110.6 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 2026 Rivian R1T Dual Standard (20in) in Texas ranks 12,835 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the Rivian R1T Dual Standard (20in) ranks 313 of 400 EV models for raw efficiency, and Texas ranks 28 of 51 for cheapest residential electricity.

Getting set up to charge a 2026 Rivian R1T Dual Standard (20in) at home

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.

Ask a licensed Texas electrician to quote the install before this math becomes a real decision.

More on how this number was built

The methodology guide names the exact EIA and EPA tables behind this page's numbers. Texas's 16.11¢/kWh rate ranks 28 of 51 states; the state rate guide lays out the full spread.