The Telo MT1 is a big truck trapped in a tiny truck’s body
The Telo MT1 is a compact electric pickup truck designed with a cab-over configuration that maximizes interior space while maintaining a small footprint. During a test drive, the vehicle demonstrated impressive acceleration and stability, positioning itself as a unique, nimble alternative to larger electric trucks.
Why it matters
It represents a shift in EV design toward smaller, urban-friendly utility vehicles that challenge the trend of increasingly massive electric trucks.
I’m bouncing down the road in San Carlos, California, zipping past behemoth tech companies like EA and Oracle, in America’s smallest electric truck.
The Telo MT1 (which stands for “mini truck”) unquestionably turns heads because it looks so remarkably different from everything else on the market right now.
It has a nearly cab-over design, meaning that front-seat passengers sit almost directly over the front axle. It looks a lot like a Japanese kei truck, with a super-short nose and four doors. People stop to stare as we sit at stoplights or roll silently past.
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