In May 2020, Aigars Lauzis, a Latvian man released prototypes of a vehicle that could be utilized as a tiny home (not literal ones), camper or RV to be precise. Much to anyone’s amazement, it even functioned as a boat and a trike, giving users the freedom to travel over land and water. The product was dubbed ‘Z-Triton’ at the time.
Two years later, Aigars launched a market-ready iteration of the amphibious camper and named it Z-Triton 2.0. Costing around $15,990, the three-wheeled vehicle/boat with integrated living quarters offered a range of 50+ km overland and 20+ km on water. Everything was going hunky dory for Aigars, till Europe was muddled with a war conflict.
As a result both, the company and the product, rebranded its name from Z-Triton to BeTriton to remove the letter Z from the company’s identity to showcase their support to the Ukraine people and strongly condemn the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Over the years, BeTriton V3.0 was born and a few batches were produced.
“After conducting preliminary testing and gathering feedback from renting out the full version of BeTriton 3.0 last summer, our team decided to focus on boating and offer a simplified and practical trailer version of the same product,” Aigars tells me. Dubbed, BeTriton Trailer, the latest version of the ‘camper boat’ comes without the integrated bike. This was done to make the product more affordable to people who would already be having an e-bike to tow the unit around.
The hull and the body of the boat are the same as the previous version, and so is the interior, and electronic lift system for the motor. There has been an optional change in the cabin, which now features a simple windscreen, instead of enclosed quarters. However, the company is open to customization as well.
The standard version of BeTriton offers a battery power of 1 x 1.44 KWh, and a max overland towing speed of 45km/h. The standard range is 12.5KM. Other features include four interior spot lights, a couple of inflatable pontoons and Type A and C USB charging spots.
Barring the integrated bike, rest all the functions; from boating to camping remain intact. “A simpler cabin option has been included to make it lighter, otherwise it functions the same way,” Aigars informs. All said and done, the company has now launched a completely new BeTriton version and it comes priced at $10,826.
“Sleeping two adults comfortably, the trailer version is ready for production and worldwide delivery. It’s ideal for both end customers and rental companies that already provide outdoor equipment rentals such as e-bikes,” states Aigars. When asked about transpiration issues, Aigars clarified, “The trailer is designed to be self-assembled using simple tools.” Similar to tiny house kits available online, one can assemble different units to give shape to BeTRITON – Trailer Version.
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