We've crossed the Mojave desert, all on electricity, several times now on both I-15 and I-40. On our "Indian Country" road trip, we used the I-40 so why not use the I-15 this time? Also, having eight (!) Supercharger sites along this day's route makes even simpler to plan than it was five years ago. But, like before, we approached Victoria Gardens, we stopped at this Supercharger for a bathroom break, only this time it's my daughter who says she has to pee. Time Event Range Remaining 9:35 am Departed Home town 240 10:34 am Arrive Rancho Cucamonga Supercharger 162 Range/Distance ratio: 1.32 Conditions: Traffic, 90°F As my car collected energy, the humans were relieved, and then we were on our way again.

Cost to Charge: $0

Time Event Range Remaining 10:53 pm Departed Rancho Cucamonga 206 12:34 pm Arrived Barstow Supercharger 114 Range/Distance ratio: 1.42 Conditions: Uphill, backed-up traffic due to bus fire, up to 111°F Little did we know we were heading into a major traffic backed up to Victorville by a bus fire somewhere before Hodge road. So it was good we took a bathroom break at the last Supercharger so my kids could last until Barstow.

It didn't matter that we had enough charge to make it to Baker. The bus fire made it impossible to reach Baker by lunch time, so we ate lunch at the nearby Chili's while the car charged at the Supercharger. Lunch took long enough that, once we were ready to leave, the car's battery was practically full.

It was still over 100°F outside and the air at Barstow had a lot of smoke, casting an orange haze over everything.

Cost to Charge: $0

Time Event Range Remaining 1:40 pm Departed Barstow 236 2:44 pm Arrived Baker Supercharger 157 Range/Distance ratio: 1.15 Conditions: Very hot, 114°F After leaving Barstow, we continued on I-15 to cross the Mojave desert. We really wanted to get out of this desert heat.

But I wanted to see the Baker Supercharger, one that was new to me, and I also anticipated that we would visit on the way home.

The Baker Supercharger is very impressive because it has a forest of 40 Supercharger stalls. Mine was only one of two Tesla's there. While two more stalls were ICEd by gas pickups exploiting the shade under the solar panel canopy, with 36 stalls left over and the 114°F heat, I decided not to complain.

We used the restroom, then I offered my kids whatever snack or treat they wanted from the nearby Dairy Queen. Only my daughter wanted a soft-serve vanilla ice cream cone. Cost to Charge: $0 After departing Baker, we entered Nevada and soon after we could see the Las Vegas skyline in the distance, but long before we would get close to the big city, we took the exit toward Boulder City.

Time Event Range Remaining 3:00 pm Departed Baker 196 4:25 pm Arrived Henderson 58 Range/Distance ratio: 1.5 Conditions: Fast, 110°F Although I didn't need extra charge to get to our hotel, I was curious to see the new Supercharger installed at Henderson this year, and I wanted to post a picture of my car charging here. We saw plenty of room to charge here too.

Time Event Range Remaining 4:28 pm Departed Henderson 58 4:44 pm Arrived Hoover Dam Lodge 48 Range/Distance ratio: 1.11 Conditions: Fast I chose Hoover Dam Lodge because it was the closest member of the Tesla Destination network to Hoover Dam.

We checked into the lodge, found their bank of four Tesla chargers, plugged in the car, and moved our things to the room so we could enjoy the pool. Meanwhile the car charged outside in the heat. Then we showered and had dinner that evening.

Cost to Charge: $0

We slept that night to prepare for our first day of real sightseeing.