What it costs to charge a 2027 Rivian R1S Premium (22in) in Virginia

In Virginia, home electricity runs 16.69¢/kWh — put a 2027 Rivian R1S Premium (22in)'s EPA-rated 39.5 kWh/100mi against that and 100 miles costs $6.59, versus $16.02 for a gas car averaging 25.5 mpg. That works out to 58.9% cheaper per mile than gasoline in Virginia — charging at home is much cheaper than gas here.

Annual cost, at 15 thousands miles a year

Home charging this 2027 Rivian R1S Premium (22in) in Virginia runs about $988 over fueleconomy.gov's default 15,000 annual miles, versus about $2,403 for the gasoline equivalent. Call it about $1,415 saved annually, at this mileage.

Filling up the 2027 Rivian R1S Premium (22in), in dollars

$21.67 — that's what Virginia's 16.69¢/kWh rate puts on the 129.9 kWh a 2027 Rivian R1S Premium (22in) needs for its full 329-mile EPA range.

Where this ranks

Among all 20,400 state-and-model combinations this site tracks, charging a 2027 Rivian R1S Premium (22in) in Virginia ranks 11,787 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the Rivian R1S Premium (22in) ranks 249 of 400 EV models for raw efficiency, and Virginia ranks 31 of 51 for cheapest residential electricity.

Getting set up to charge a 2027 Rivian R1S Premium (22in) 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 Virginia 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 16.69¢/kWh, Virginia sits in the middle of the national range — the guide to why charging cost varies by state shows where.