I've Driven My 2025 Rivian R1T Over 18,000 Electric Miles In 9 Months, Saving 960 Gallons Of Gas, But My Home Electric Bill Doubled To $250 Monthly

That’s 1.87 for 30 miles. Better than gas

Spends 107,000 to save 2800 a year. That math ain't mathing.

Why does no one figure the enormous expense of EV purchase price??

I have a 69 Chevy Camaro in great condition. Thats 56 years old how's that truck going to last, so there will be no more hand me downs to your kids. That $100000 dollar truck will be junk in 15 years if that. Also why are tax payers paying fir the tax breaks on those vehicles. How about a tax break on a new Chevy pickup. Plus what. fossil fuel creates electricity ? We dont worry about that now do we. And the mining of those minerals to create that battery. But I guess the equipment mining for the rare earth minerals RARE they say. Those vehicles are all electric and the buildings have solar and wind and guys driving to those jobs all have electric vehicles also. Makes sence I guess. LOL.

9 months at $125 and assuming 20 miles per gallon. For 18k miles I would calculate $3600 in gasoline. And $1,125 in extra electric costs. This is assuming time of year and electric costs not being higher or lesser than other times of year. Also assuming that electric costs have remained steady over the 9 months. There are variables that haven't been accounted for, but I accept the fact that charging at home is much less expensive than charging at a commercial charger. Those costs can quickly amount to near gasoline costs not to mention the time wasted waiting for a charge opening or charging the car. I want to buy an electric car for all the right reasons, but the model isn't working yet. To charge at home quickly you need to install a 9 gage wire from your panel to your charger and than can rack up several thousand dollars. Not everyone can afford this cost or can do it because they rent.

$960 of gas works out to 18.75 miles per gallon. Where did that number come from? My 500HP Mustang was lucky to get half that. The Rivian has 1,000+ HP. His math is made up to support a narrative.

What is an electric mile and is it different than the regular mile?

Surely you didn't think the electricity used to charge the vehicle would be free.

The math ain't mathing with the Rivian it is cheaper to buy a midsize ice truck like Tacoma, Ranger, Frontier or GM twins. Because $2000-$3000 savings on fuel isn't enough to make up the difference on the Rivian upfront cost of buying the truck and installing a fast charging setup in your home. Also the Taco is available in Hybrid configuration, which saves a little on emissions and fuel.

Was this article written by AI. It makes no sense comparing what your electric bill is to what it was the previous month. The comparisons are all faulty in the article. You need to compare what it cost to drive a thousand miles in the equivalent gas truck. And then compare what it would cost to drive the rivian a thousand miles with the actual cost per kilowatt. Also understand there's no tax incentives on the rivian. Maybe if your annual income was like $20,000 but how could you afford $80000 truck? I just checked the website. I'm all for electric cars and trucks but price wise they're a lot more. I was shopping for a truck which I didn't buy but an equivalent truck would be a Chevy Colorado 4 x4 which would cost about $43,000 out the door. You can buy a lot of gas with $37000.

Not only has your electric bill doubled, fossil fuel could be used to make the electricity in your grid , making it not clean energy. How smart is that. Plus the truck does have its issues and isn't even that big. I just don't understand people.

The cost of your Electric Pickup Truck up front says it all. You pay much more just to drive an electric truck 18,000 miles in 9 months.
Buying a Gas Truck at half the cost of your electric Truck. I saved THOUSANDS of dollars driving my gas truck. And not to mention my electric bill staying the same.
Very poor investment I say...Go GREEN is my MONEY in my pocket...

Fooey math. Take 18,000 miles. My wife's KIA Carnival hybrid gets 33 mile/g which at $3 is $1636. The EV uses 2.3 kWh per mile, so it needs 7826 kW at 17 cents means it costs $1330. Wow $300 difference. BUT... the KIA cost $52,000 vs $105,000 so the Rivian is $53,000 more to buy. Duh on the math. PS: her KIA has CarPlay which is an essential tool that Rivan (and GM) will never be able to duplicate.

That's just the fuel savings. What about all the other costs such as oil, oil filters, transmission fluid, air filters, etc?

They say that time is money. I certainly value my time. And let me tell you that driving an EV has saved me loads of time. When I arrive home, it only takes me about 5 seconds to plug in my car before going inside my home to be with my family. And when I need the car again, it takes around 5 seconds to unplug it before getting in and driving away. Typically, the car is fully charged whenever I leave home. No time is wasted driving somewhere to refuel the car. No time is wasted paying for my charging session. This time savings and convenience is super valuable. Don't overlook it!

So you spent $80K to save $2K?

I'll be waiting for the update after the batteries die.

Electricity also isn't pollution free, as you claim.

How exactly did he calculate a gas-equivalent? Where did he come up with 19 miles per gallon?

So the electricity used to charge the truck didn't emit any CO2, or is this guy feeling good that instead of slowly emitting CO2 around town, a bunch of it was emitted 100 miles away?

I'm not anti-EV perse, but also recognize it's just a shell game. They don't solve a problem, it's not free energy. Even if they solve the ultimate problem of carbon free energy production, is the environmental impact actually better to mine enough material to get 2 tons of lithium per vehicle than emitting CO2?

If I want to feel good about the environment, I plant a tree. I think if you really drill down, the root cause is too many people living too well. Good luck finding volunteers to solve that problem!

Not forward thinking.
AI and data centers will increase the cost of electricity by 5x-10x in 18-24 months?
Jet fuel comes from the same barrel of oil as gasoline. Gasoline supply will stay high regardless of demand.
As more people switch from gas to electric, driving gas cars will save money.

You neglected to consider the source of your home power. For a fair analysis and comparison with gasoline vehicles, one must consider how the power was generated. If it was from a coal or natural gas power plant, you likely added a similar amount of CO2 to the atmosphere as gasoline. If power comes from renewables or nuclear then there no CO2 contribution and your analysis is accurate.

" more than 18,800 pounds of CO2 avoided..."

Is that a good thing? If so how is that measured ? Is there any empirical data with appropriate control variable comparisons ?

Also how was the measurement of CO2 made ? Does it include the CO2 of the notoriously polluting battery manufacturing or is that only looking at gas consumed?

What's worse CO2 or lithium slave labor ?

Lots of questions for the holier than thou who buy these vehicles because they think they're saving the planet with $100k luxury vehicles.

Owning 2 ev you learn it's the effiency of a ev that's important. R. Rawlings CEO of Lucid said they will never build a brick. Truck that is as there is no design that can be aerodynamically efficient. A brick is a brick. 2.5 kwh is basicly the best you'll get. Our 2021 mach e GT Performance 480 hp 634 torque gets in local driving under 55 mph 3.5kwh and highway at 65 mph 3.0kwh. Push it and it becomes a brick at 2.5 kwh or less. The EPA is right on 260 miles range more in the hotter weather much less in winter. Our 2023 model y AWD long range is very efficient averaging 3.7kwh on 23000 miles 70% local and 30% highway. Charges fast at superchargers adding 150 miles on 15 to 20 minutes. Restroom and coffee break it's completly charged to 80%. We would never go back to gas and electric costs for both monthly are $65 and $50 saving over $250 a month from our gas SUV. Maintenance is almost non-existent in first 100000 miles except for tires rotation at 5000 miles cabin air filter and wiper blades. At 100k check pads rotors replace battery antifreeze $250, replace brake fluid $125 and new cabin air filter. Brake cost same as gas car. Any mechanic can change them. Still own 06 Jeep Commander 7 seater 52500 miles. Both worlds of ev gas is a choice we all have. Next up could be a 3 row ev.

I have a 2025 R1T Large, and my monthly cost is ZERO—that's $0—for all my regional travel. My regional travel is to and from Lynchburg, Charlottesville, Richmond, and Roanoke.

How? I built a DIY home solar system capable of 20kW generation with 44kW battery backup. I have plenty of average excess to charge my Rivian when needed, and even send more back to the grid.

My home electric bill went from an average of $400 a month to an average of $60 a month.

So, not only do I go down the road every day in my wonderful Rivian, but I am also saving thousands on fuel and electricity. My average annual fuel bill for a Chevy 3500 Silverado Duramax was $4,800. No more! The total savings between electric and fuel are $8,400 a month!

Add to that savings, no maintenance, no service station stops, no oil change stops, just windshield washer fluid, car washing, and tire maintenance and replacement. And Rivian comes to my home for the tire rotation and Inspections!

This is actual 21st-century travel delivered by a great American company, Rivian!

A new nissan versa costs 18,339$. It gets between 32 and 40 mpg
If you drove it 18,242 miles, the MPG is 32 city, 40 highway. Let's assume 36mpg average
You would use 506 gallons, which would would cost $2024.
Let's break this down. Average ownership for a new vehicle is 8.4 years.
Versa, per year cost is 4,413$ (not including maintenance, insurance, etc).
Rivian, per year cost is 14,016.00. So the purchaser spends 14,000$ a year to "save" on gas.
Honestly, this really is the reason people are in such debt. THey lack basic common sense. To brag about saving money on fuel, while buying a vehicle that costs five times that of a econonomy car...ok.

My electric bill is up about $60 per month, but my gas bill is down from $40 per week to nothing in my Rivian R1T.

"healthy skepticism. " There isn't a lot of that. I lot of skepticism based on lies and misinformation, but that isn't healthy skepticism.

The range of consumer vehicles where EV is not the best option is very narrow.

What is the cost per Kw at your residence with all fees included? I get .18 cents per Kw and my Tesla X gets 2.6 miles per Kw.

Which is .7 cents per mile. Keep in mind Tesla Chargers cost .35 to .50 per Kw

Strictly by the numbers in the title, this guy's paying the equivalent of $1.17 a gallon to drive his R1T compared to a gas truck getting 18.75 mpg. Only about a third of the nation average gas price, and only 15% of the Washington State average. Seems like that would have been a nice comparison to include somewhere in the article.

Yeah and it depreciated twice as much as an ICE truck, insurance is more and good luck getting parts if you get in an accident. Electric cars and trucks are just for people who haven't gotten patted on the back enough from other people. Not a put down just an observation. But thanks for saving the planet!