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

A 2026 Rivian R1S Dual Max (20in) draws 42 kWh per 100 miles per the EPA; at West Virginia's 15.42¢/kWh residential rate that's $6.47 per 100 miles charged at home, versus $16.02 for a 25.5-mpg gas car covering the same distance. That works out to 59.6% cheaper per mile than gasoline in West Virginia — charging at home is much cheaper than gas here.

What a year of driving costs

West Virginia owners putting 15,000 annual miles on a 2026 Rivian R1S Dual Max (20in) spend about $971 on home electricity, compared to about $2,403 a gas-car equivalent would spend on fuel. Call it about $1,432 saved annually, at this mileage.

Filling up the 2026 Rivian R1S Dual Max (20in), in dollars

At West Virginia's rate, fully covering this 2026 Rivian R1S Dual Max (20in)'s 380-mile EPA range costs about $24.59 (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 West Virginia ranks 11,373 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 West Virginia ranks 24 of 51 for cheapest residential electricity.

Before you install a home charger in West 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.

Ask a licensed West 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. Curious how West Virginia's 15.42¢/kWh compares? The guide to charging cost by state ranks every state side by side.