2026 Rivian R1S Dual Standard (22in): home charging cost in Virginia

A 2026 Rivian R1S Dual Standard (22in) draws 39.9 kWh per 100 miles per the EPA; at Virginia's 16.69¢/kWh residential rate that's $6.66 per 100 miles charged at home, versus $16.02 for a 25.5-mpg gas car covering the same distance. Charging at home is much cheaper than gas here: 58.4% less than gas per mile, here specifically.

What a year of driving costs

Driving 15,000 miles a year — fueleconomy.gov's own default assumption — a 2026 Rivian R1S Dual Standard (22in) charged at home in Virginia costs about $999/year in electricity, against about $2,403/year for the gas-car comparison. That's a savings of about $1,404 a year.

Cost of a full charge

A 2026 Rivian R1S Dual Standard (22in) needs roughly 107.7 kWh to reach its EPA-rated 270-mile range, which runs about $17.97 at 16.69¢/kWh in Virginia.

2026 Rivian R1S Dual Standard (22in) in Virginia, ranked

This combination ranks 12,083 of 20,400 state/model pairs for cost savings against gas (1 is cheapest). The Rivian R1S Dual Standard (22in) alone ranks 262 of 400 models for efficiency; Virginia alone ranks 31 of 51 states for electricity price.

Getting set up to charge a 2026 Rivian R1S Dual Standard (22in) at home

The numbers above assume Level 2 home charging is already in place — the electrical work behind that is a real, separate cost that varies by panel, wiring, and local labor rates, not something this page's per-mile math includes.

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

Where these figures come from

Every figure on this page traces to a named EIA or EPA dataset — see the methodology guide. At 16.69¢/kWh, Virginia sits in the middle of the national range — the guide to why charging cost varies by state shows where.