Lightship, the startup behind the AE.1 all-electric travel trailer, is cranking things up in Broomfield. The company is more than doubling its manufacturing footprint, growing from about 32,000 square feet to roughly 76,000, to speed up production and shrink those long customer waitlists. The expanded floor space is meant to help Lightship move beyond pilot builds into steady assembly as interest in electric towing climbs. Executives say the extra room should also deepen U.S. sourcing and tighten the loop between design and real-world product tweaks.
Bigger factory, faster output
The plan calls for about 44,000 additional square feet at the plant, with operations in the new space expected to kick off by mid-summer. Lightship says that timeline will let the company more than quadruple production capacity by the end of 2026, as detailed by Business Wire. According to the release, the expansion is designed to boost vertical integration while growing R&D and service capabilities under the same roof. “This expansion is a defining moment…..