American startup Lightship RV took camping enthusiasts by surprise when it announced its first product, the L1, back in March. With an integrated 80-kilowatt-hour battery pack, the trailer can propel itself to maintain the range of the towing vehicle, so “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,” according to the company.
Now, automotive engineer and teardown expert Sandy Munro went to see the Lightship L1 RV trailer and get the full tour from Ben Parker, co-founder of Lightship. The video of the hands-on presentation is embedded at the top of this page, where Munro expresses his admiration for the startup’s first product, saying that it’s “the latest and greatest in the world of RVs.”
