Charging a 2026 Rivian R1S Dual Max (20in) at home in Virginia

A 2026 Rivian R1S Dual Max (20in) draws 42 kWh per 100 miles per the EPA; at Virginia's 16.69¢/kWh residential rate that's $7.01 per 100 miles charged at home, versus $16.02 for a 25.5-mpg gas car covering the same distance. That works out to 56.3% cheaper per mile than gasoline in Virginia — charging at home is much cheaper than gas here.

2026 Rivian R1S Dual Max (20in): yearly cost in Virginia

Virginia owners putting 15,000 annual miles on a 2026 Rivian R1S Dual Max (20in) spend about $1,051 on home electricity, compared to about $2,403 a gas-car equivalent would spend on fuel. Call it about $1,352 saved annually, at this mileage.

Cost of a full charge

At Virginia's rate, fully covering this 2026 Rivian R1S Dual Max (20in)'s 380-mile EPA range costs about $26.62 (159.5 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 Max (20in) in Virginia ranks 13,082 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 Virginia ranks 31 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.

Line up a few Virginia electrician quotes for Level 2 install before you commit either way.

More on how this number was built

The methodology guide names the exact EIA and EPA tables behind this page's numbers. Virginia's 16.69¢/kWh rate ranks 31 of 51 states; the state rate guide lays out the full spread.