Day 02 / 06
Tuesday, June 30, 2026
Las Vegas to Utah: top off and cross the desert
Day two of the Utah Ducati Run. A morning top-off at the Las Vegas RAN, then north on I-15 toward Alpine and the Ducati.
- 10 miles
- TBD drive hours
- Las Vegas RAN first charge
- Where Day 2 ends (to confirm) tonight
Weather: Warm Las Vegas morning, 82°F at the 8:30 AM charge.
The day, by the numbers
- Miles driven10mi
- Energy66kWhcharged across 1 session
- Peak charge rate184kW
- Wind7mph E
- Temperature82°F80 – 82°F range
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Day 02 in pictures
The day
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South Point Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas
Out of South Point in the morning, back to the Rivian Adventure Network site to finish the charge that capped at 85% overnight.
Map 36.0117, -115.1739
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Las Vegas RAN
Topped off to about 96% before crossing into Utah. The charge had stopped at the 85% limit, so we raised the limit and restarted, which is why the morning shows as two sessions. Trip A read 6,796.4 miles, 9.5 of local Las Vegas miles since last night's arrival.
Map 36.0665, -115.1795
Where the electrons come from
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RAN charge Rivian Adventure Network
Las Vegas RAN
Morning top-off before the Utah run. The session capped at the 85% charge limit, so we bumped the limit and restarted to leave around 96%. Free via the referral.
Day two starts where day one ended: at a Rivian charger in Las Vegas. The overnight session at the Adventure Network site had stopped at the 85% limit, which is plenty for around town but short for a desert crossing, so the first move of the morning was back to the pedestal. Raise the limit, restart the charge, and let it climb toward 96% while the sun comes up over the lot. That restart is why the morning reads as two sessions.
Trip A ticked up to 6,796.4, just 9.5 miles over last night’s arrival, all of it the short hop between the charger and the hotel. The truck is still empty, still running the 2 mi/kWh desert number it set yesterday. From here it is north on I-15: across the corner of Arizona, over the Virgin River Gorge, and into Utah, where a 2025 Ducati is waiting. The rest of the day’s miles log as the dashboards come in.
Common questions about Day 02
- Why did the Las Vegas charge log as two sessions?
- The Rivian's charge limit was set to 85 percent, so the session stopped there. We raised the limit and restarted to reach about 96 percent before the desert crossing into Utah, which the network bills as two back-to-back sessions.
- Are you towing yet?
- Not yet. The Rivian R1T is still running empty up to Alpine, Utah to pick up the 2025 Ducati. The towing, and the comparison against this empty-truck baseline, starts on the way home with the bike on a U-Haul trailer.
Detailed charging data
2 receipts, app screens, pedestal displays, and Rivian dashboard readouts. Click through with the arrows; tap the tile to view full size.