▲ 62 ▼ Colorado factory creates first electric RV in America (www.cbsnews.com) submitted 1 year ago by Sunshine@piefed.ca [M] to c/electricvehicles@slrpnk.net 19 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] pdxfed@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (5 children) 150-180k, yep definitely going to get mass adoption permalink fedilink source hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] Steve@communick.news 14 points 1 year ago* (4 children) That's pretty typical for a large RV. They aren't mass market items Lightship is manufacturing the country's first self-propelled towable RV in Broomfield. Wait.. What? Now I have no idea what were looking at. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] kevingoes@feddit.online 6 points 1 year ago* (1 child) From the article: "We really are developing what I would consider a new class of vehicle," Kraus said. "We do something that's a little bit wild, which is we actually put a motor in the vehicle. So even though it's towed, it's also self-propelling. It's supporting its own drag and its own mass." permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] humanspiral@lemmy.ca 1 point 1 year ago It would also do regenerative braking. I've wanted to do the same for a bike trailer, but there is no regulation anywhere that would call it a legal vehicle/combo. Regulations tend to be based on "this is a legal vehicle that is allowed to be on this road" Technically, all motor standup scooters are illegal everywhere that is a public road. permalink fedilink source parent [–] ptc075@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 year ago (1 child) Yeah, this stumped me too. FWIW, their website is garbage. But digging around a bit, I'd say this is a travel trailer, not an RV. It does have it's own motor however, and it helps push when you're going uphill. So in theory, you could tow a larger trailer with a smaller vehicle. Or perhaps this would help if you were towing with an EV and needed the additional range? https://www.lightshiprv.com/technology permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Steve@communick.news 1 point 1 year ago* That makes some sense. I get it now. Thank you permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Steve@communick.news 14 points 1 year ago* (4 children) That's pretty typical for a large RV. They aren't mass market items Lightship is manufacturing the country's first self-propelled towable RV in Broomfield. Wait.. What? Now I have no idea what were looking at. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] kevingoes@feddit.online 6 points 1 year ago* (1 child) From the article: "We really are developing what I would consider a new class of vehicle," Kraus said. "We do something that's a little bit wild, which is we actually put a motor in the vehicle. So even though it's towed, it's also self-propelling. It's supporting its own drag and its own mass." permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] humanspiral@lemmy.ca 1 point 1 year ago It would also do regenerative braking. I've wanted to do the same for a bike trailer, but there is no regulation anywhere that would call it a legal vehicle/combo. Regulations tend to be based on "this is a legal vehicle that is allowed to be on this road" Technically, all motor standup scooters are illegal everywhere that is a public road. permalink fedilink source parent [–] ptc075@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 year ago (1 child) Yeah, this stumped me too. FWIW, their website is garbage. But digging around a bit, I'd say this is a travel trailer, not an RV. It does have it's own motor however, and it helps push when you're going uphill. So in theory, you could tow a larger trailer with a smaller vehicle. Or perhaps this would help if you were towing with an EV and needed the additional range? https://www.lightshiprv.com/technology permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Steve@communick.news 1 point 1 year ago* That makes some sense. I get it now. Thank you permalink fedilink source parent
[–] kevingoes@feddit.online 6 points 1 year ago* (1 child) From the article: "We really are developing what I would consider a new class of vehicle," Kraus said. "We do something that's a little bit wild, which is we actually put a motor in the vehicle. So even though it's towed, it's also self-propelling. It's supporting its own drag and its own mass." permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] humanspiral@lemmy.ca 1 point 1 year ago It would also do regenerative braking. I've wanted to do the same for a bike trailer, but there is no regulation anywhere that would call it a legal vehicle/combo. Regulations tend to be based on "this is a legal vehicle that is allowed to be on this road" Technically, all motor standup scooters are illegal everywhere that is a public road. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] humanspiral@lemmy.ca 1 point 1 year ago It would also do regenerative braking. I've wanted to do the same for a bike trailer, but there is no regulation anywhere that would call it a legal vehicle/combo. Regulations tend to be based on "this is a legal vehicle that is allowed to be on this road" Technically, all motor standup scooters are illegal everywhere that is a public road. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ptc075@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 year ago (1 child) Yeah, this stumped me too. FWIW, their website is garbage. But digging around a bit, I'd say this is a travel trailer, not an RV. It does have it's own motor however, and it helps push when you're going uphill. So in theory, you could tow a larger trailer with a smaller vehicle. Or perhaps this would help if you were towing with an EV and needed the additional range? https://www.lightshiprv.com/technology permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Steve@communick.news 1 point 1 year ago* That makes some sense. I get it now. Thank you permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Steve@communick.news 1 point 1 year ago* That makes some sense. I get it now. Thank you permalink fedilink source parent