Charging a 2027 Rivian R1T Performance (22in) at home in Virginia

At Virginia's residential electricity rate of 16.69¢/kWh, a 2027 Rivian R1T Performance (22in) (rated 44.6 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $7.44 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 53.6% cheaper per mile than gasoline in Virginia — charging at home is much cheaper than gas here.

What a year of driving costs

Virginia owners putting 15,000 annual miles on a 2027 Rivian R1T Performance (22in) spend about $1,116 on home electricity, compared to about $2,403 a gas-car equivalent would spend on fuel. Call it about $1,287 saved annually, at this mileage.

What one full charge costs

At Virginia's rate, fully covering this 2027 Rivian R1T Performance (22in)'s 371-mile EPA range costs about $27.6 (165.4 kWh) — the energy the EPA test actually used, not the battery's rated size.

2027 Rivian R1T Performance (22in) in Virginia, ranked

Among all 20,400 state-and-model combinations this site tracks, charging a 2027 Rivian R1T Performance (22in) in Virginia ranks 14,078 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the Rivian R1T Performance (22in) ranks 355 of 400 EV models for raw efficiency, and Virginia ranks 31 of 51 for cheapest residential electricity.

Before you install a home charger in Virginia

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. Curious how Virginia's 16.69¢/kWh compares? The guide to charging cost by state ranks every state side by side.