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Lightship is targeting $50 million in Series C funding to ramp production of its battery-propelled RV and mobile power system, chief commercial officer Ben Parker tells Axios Pro exclusively.

The big picture: Lightship's focus on trailers has kept costs and fundraising ambitions modest, especially relative to other startups that have raised staggering sums.

Exclusive: Lightship raising $50M for electric RVs, mobile power

Its towable battery system is outpacing its camper trailer.

White bus/van with many windows parked in a residential driveway. A tall tree trunk rises in front, and autumn trees with red and yellow leaves frame a gray house under a blue sky.

The top half of Lightship's debut AE.1 camper trailer lowers to make the towable camper trailer more aerodynamic. Photo: Alan Neuhauser/Axios

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