What it costs to charge a 2026 Rivian R1S Dual Max (20in) in Vermont

At Vermont's residential electricity rate of 23.98¢/kWh, a 2026 Rivian R1S Dual Max (20in) (rated 42 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $10.07 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 37.2% cheaper per mile than gasoline in Vermont — charging at home is cheaper than gas here.

What a year of driving costs

Home charging this 2026 Rivian R1S Dual Max (20in) in Vermont runs about $1,510 over fueleconomy.gov's default 15,000 annual miles, versus about $2,403 for the gasoline equivalent. Call it about $893 saved annually, at this mileage.

Filling up the 2026 Rivian R1S Dual Max (20in), in dollars

$38.25 — that's what Vermont's 23.98¢/kWh rate puts on the 159.5 kWh a 2026 Rivian R1S Dual Max (20in) needs for its full 380-mile EPA range.

Where this ranks

Among all 20,400 state-and-model combinations this site tracks, charging a 2026 Rivian R1S Dual Max (20in) in Vermont ranks 17,486 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the Rivian R1S Dual Max (20in) ranks 298 of 400 EV models for raw efficiency, and Vermont ranks 41 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.

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

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 23.98¢/kWh, Vermont sits in the middle of the national range — the guide to why charging cost varies by state shows where.