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Electric RVs Are The Way Of The Future Says This Tesla Alumn Turned EV Founder | Forbes
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4:49Now PlayingTrucks are going electric—it’s only natural that trailers will follow. Benjamin Parker and cofounder Toby Kraus, both Tesla alums, launched San Francisco–based Lightship to bring EV technology to the $55 billion recreational vehicle market. Parker worked as a battery engineer for Tesla’s Model 3 and became interested in RVs while doing a side project to electrify food trucks. In 2020, he rented a Winnebago for a three-month tour of the American West: “It was one part soul searching, one part business research.” He launched Lightship from the road and has since raised $27 million from investors including Prelude Ventures, Obvious Ventures and Congruent Ventures. A prototype is expected this spring.
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