Charging a 2027 Rivian R1S Quad (22in UHP) at home in Vermont

At Vermont's residential electricity rate of 23.98¢/kWh, a 2027 Rivian R1S Quad (22in UHP) (rated 47.3 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $11.35 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 29.1% cheaper per mile than gasoline in Vermont — charging at home is cheaper than gas here.

What a year of driving costs

Vermont owners putting 15,000 annual miles on a 2027 Rivian R1S Quad (22in UHP) spend about $1,703 on home electricity, compared to about $2,403 a gas-car equivalent would spend on fuel. Call it about $700 saved annually, at this mileage.

Cost of a full charge

At Vermont's rate, fully covering this 2027 Rivian R1S Quad (22in UHP)'s 338-mile EPA range costs about $38.38 (160 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 R1S Quad (22in UHP) in Vermont ranks 18,574 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the Rivian R1S Quad (22in UHP) ranks 371 of 400 EV models for raw efficiency, and Vermont ranks 41 of 51 for cheapest residential electricity.

Before you install a home charger in Vermont

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 Vermont 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. Curious how Vermont's 23.98¢/kWh compares? The guide to charging cost by state ranks every state side by side.