When in travel mode, the upper section is lowered to improve aerodynamics. Like the TrailManor this trailer essentially lifts and lowers an upper section for travel. Lightship L1Įssentially the Lightship is sort of the cross between a TrailManor and the Airstream-Porsche concept with a hint of Lippert Edison mixed in for good measure. Then people asked them about RVs and, ultimately that’s where they chose to focus. The two would go outside for lunch and be displeased with the stench and noise of the generators on the food trucks that are so popular in San Francisco so they initially wanted to create an all-electric food truck. His co-founder, Toby Kraus, shares the experience of having worked at Tesla and was working on electrifying larger vehicles like trucks and buses. Parker is described as a gearhead and EV geek with a passion for sustainable travel. Lightship is a startup company that is co-founded by Ben Parker and Toby Kraus. In fact the Lightship idea does have some things in common with that RV. There have been a number of prototypes that are beginning to address this including this collaboration between Airstream and Porsche. Compounding the poor aerodynamics inherent in the shape of RVs is all the things RV makers plop up on the roof of the things.Īir conditioners, antennae, vent scoops and other boxes on the roof further make RVs a challenge to tow. I have often written that the towable RVs are troublesome for fuel economy because RV makers create giant boxes that are about as slippery in the air as your average barn. This prototype was being shown around the South By Southwest (SXSW) event in Austin, Texas and promises a better towing and camping experience by being very aerodynamic and having tremendous battery and solar functionality. Today’s RV review is of the prototype Lightship L1 trailer.
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