Charging a 2027 Rivian R1S Quad (22in) at home in West Virginia

At West Virginia's residential electricity rate of 15.42¢/kWh, a 2027 Rivian R1S Quad (22in) (rated 44.4 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $6.84 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 57.3% 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 2027 Rivian R1S Quad (22in) spend about $1,026 on home electricity, compared to about $2,403 a gas-car equivalent would spend on fuel. Call it about $1,377 saved annually, at this mileage.

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

At West Virginia's rate, fully covering this 2027 Rivian R1S Quad (22in)'s 374-mile EPA range costs about $25.59 (166 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 2027 Rivian R1S Quad (22in) in West Virginia ranks 12,626 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the Rivian R1S Quad (22in) ranks 348 of 400 EV models for raw efficiency, and West Virginia ranks 24 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 West Virginia electrician quotes for Level 2 install before you commit either way.

More on how this number was built

Every figure on this page traces to a named EIA or EPA dataset — see the methodology guide. West Virginia's 15.42¢/kWh rate ranks 24 of 51 states; the state rate guide lays out the full spread.