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Rivian R1T Performance Dual Max (22in) MPG by year — every rating on record

The Rivian R1T Performance Dual Max (22in) has a combined EPA fuel economy rating for 3 model years, from 2024 to 2026. Across those years its best rated version returned 87 mpg (2025) and its thirstiest returned 78 mpg (2024). The EPA record holds 3 configurations for this nameplate, most recently a Standard Pickup Trucks 4WD.

In the EPA record this nameplate also appears as R1T Performance Dual Max (22in) and R1T Dual Max (22in). The figures below cover every one of them.

87best combined mpg (2025)
78worst combined mpg (2024)
87latest year best (2026)
3configurations on record

Year-by-year EPA ratings

Model yearConfigurationsBest combinedWorst combinedClass rank that yearDrivetrainsFuelEPA class
2024178 mpg78 mpg#3 of 38 (95th pct)Part-time 4-Wheel DriveElectricityStandard Pickup Trucks 4WD
2025187 mpg87 mpg#1 of 43 (100th pct)Part-time 4-Wheel DriveElectricityStandard Pickup Trucks 4WD
2026187 mpg87 mpg#1 of 55 (100th pct)Part-time 4-Wheel DriveElectricityStandard Pickup Trucks 4WD

Where it has stood in its class

Ranked against every other nameplate the EPA filed under the same class that year. The Rivian R1T Performance Dual Max (22in) placed highest in 2025 at #1 of 43, and lowest in 2024 at #3 of 38. It spent 3 of its 3 ranked years in the top half of its class.

Every configuration on record

All 3 configurations EPA lists for this nameplate, newest first.

YearConfigurationEngine detailCityHighwayCombinedGallons/yrBarrels/yrEPA fuel cost/yrRangeCO2 g/miGHG
2026Part-time 4-Wheel Drive Automatic (A1) ElectricityEV938087132.20.1$850420 min/a10/10
2025Part-time 4-Wheel Drive Automatic (A1) ElectricityEV938087132.20.1$850420 min/a10/10
2024Part-time 4-Wheel Drive Automatic (A1) ElectricityEV847278147.40.1$950380 min/a10/10

How the rating has moved between model years

Comparing the best-rated configuration of each year. 1 of 1 year-over-year steps improved the top rating.

ChangeBest combinedDeltaGallons a year at the newer rating
2024 → 202578 → 87 mpg+9 mpg132 gal

What R1T Performance Dual Max (22in) fuel costs over a year

At the EPA's 11,500 miles a year, the 2026 Rivian R1T Performance Dual Max (22in) burns 132 to 132 gallons depending on configuration. Below is what that costs at three pump prices, and how much more the thirstiest configuration costs than the most efficient one.

Pump priceMost efficientThirstiestSpread
$3.00/gal$397$397$0
$3.50/gal$463$463$0
$4.00/gal$529$529$0

EPA’s own estimate for the 2026 model year is $850 to $850 a year in fuel, or $7,000 less than the average new vehicle over five years.

How it compares with other Standard Pickup Trucks 4WD

Across the 90 nameplates EPA classifies as Standard Pickup Trucks 4WD, the median best combined rating is 19 mpg. At 87 mpg the Rivian R1T Performance Dual Max (22in) is 68 mpg better the median, which is worth about $1,656 a year at $3.50 a gallon.

Other Rivian nameplates

Every Rivian model compared → — all nameplates ranked by best combined rating, with what each one costs a year.