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Colorado factory creates first electric RV in America (www.cbsnews.com)
submitted 1 year ago by [M] to c/electricvehicles@slrpnk.net
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[–] 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.

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  • [–] 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."

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  • [–] 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.

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  • [–] 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

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