Lightship, an electric travel trailer, might make you feel as though you are about to jump into hyper-speed when you stand inside this futuristic travel trailer. I know that is how I felt when I stood inside for the first time. But, why is that?
Clean lines, open space, and big windows are all hallmark looks of the Lightship L1 that surely came from the founders' time at Telsa. But, that isn't why you feel as though you have arrived in the future. No.
You feel as though you are in the future for the subtle and easily overlooked features. Silence. Clean air. Nature. Yup, that is right. Since this travel trailer is electric, your dependency on gas no longer stinks up your natural experience nor does your generator drown out the sounds of birds.
In fact, you can open your windows and feel as though you are tent camping, yet still have a kitchen, shower, toilet, dining room table, bed, and tv. Needless to say, once you add your family, you have everything you need.
Lightship L1 Travel Trailer Specs
Length: 27 ft
Width: 8 ft 6 in
Height: 6 ft 9 in (road mode); 10 ft (camp mode)
Gross Vehicle Weight: 7,500 lbs. (fully loaded)
Sleeping capacity: 4-6 depending on configuration
MSRP: $125,000 or $118,400 after an available tax credit and is available now for a $500 reservation
A hyper-efficient design that is three times more aerodynamic than a traditional travel trailer for longer range and greater efficiency, which means a 300-mile range electric vehicle (EV) used to tow it remains a 300-mile range EV, and a 25-mpg gas truck remains a 25-mpg gas truck.
An electric powertrain with up to 80 kWh of onboard battery capacity allowing the trailer to propel itself and achieve near-zero range or efficiency loss for the tow vehicle.
About the Founders:
Both of the founders, Ben Parker and Toby Kraus, are long-time EV enthusiasts who got their start at Tesla, but conceptualized an EV home on wheels during a road trip, in pandemic times. Yet, the experience with a gas-powered RV wasn't sitting right. Leading Parker to the following conclusions:
“One in 10 American families own an RV, but the RV industry hasn’t experienced innovation for a decade. Inefficient, unreliable product designs and a power experience that relies on smelly, noisy, gas or propane generators fundamentally hinder the amazing experience of traveling in the outdoors.”
Ben Parker is the Co-founder and CEO of Lightship. As a longtime gearhead and EV geek with a passion for sustainable travel, Ben aims to bring the RV industry into the electric age, starting with Lightship’s all-electric L1 travel trailer.
Toby Kraus is the Co-founder and President of Lightship. Toby has devoted his career to working on the electrification of vehicles big and small from the Tesla Model S to commercial vehicles like trucks and school buses. In co-founding Lightship, Toby was inspired to push electrification into a new segment and to new demographics that haven’t been previously served by the electrification movement.
