LightShip 4 Now Starting Customer Evaluation

[turbopilot]

I now have LightShip 4 and it has entered a phase of intensive evaluation by me In the low deserts of the SouthWestern US. We are fortunate that near Summer time conditions have been the rule this Winter in the low deserts of Arizona and California, so I am going to take the opportunity to give my LightShip a full Summertime workout.

I completed initial testing of both TrekDrive and "In Motion" NACS charging today. When in camp mode or storage mode the LightShip will charge up to 7.2 kW, while in motion, with a NACS connector umbilical attached the F-150 PowerBoost 7.2 kW inverter generator. This is a major milestone for me because it means I will rarely, if ever, need to visit a Supercharger to charge the LightShip while having the flexibility to plan a trip to arrive near 100% state of charge at my destination.

I also confirmed today that my F-150 modified PowerBoost and LightShip will delivery 17 MPG at sea level, no wind, at 62 MPH. By comparison my 25' Airstream in tow of the PowerBoost would yield 12 MPG under the same conditions. All this with TrekDrive turned off. This is exactly the same performance I saw last April pulling a LightShip prototype in nearly the same conditions.

Much more to come. It appears I am the first customer to take delivery and also have the right local conditions to test this RV (near Summertime conditions). So we are entering a new phase of the LightShip story as customers begin to experience this RV. Other deliveries of the Cosmos edition LightShips will happen in the next few weeks, so hopefully we will have other new owners join this discussion and share their experience.

 

[Blackstone]

@turbopilot congrats! I plan to live vicariously through you these next few months. And please post LOTS of photos. Thanks!

 

[josephpRV]

Congratulations, and +1 on vicariously living through you as I patiently wait for mine!