California-based Telo Vehicles on Tuesday confirmed a decrease base worth for its space-efficient MT1 electrical pickup.
When the MT1 was unveiled in 2023, Telo mentioned it could launch in dual-motor all-wheel drive kind at a value of $49,999 earlier than incentives. The truck’s configurator has now gone reside and exhibits a single-motor rear-wheel drive base mannequin with a $41,520 beginning worth.
Telo truck vs Mini Cooper SE
The bottom MT1 develops 300 hp and Telo estimates 260 miles of vary from its Customary battery pack. A Lengthy Vary pack delivering an estimated vary of greater than 350 miles can also be out there for an extra $3,980, whereas the 500-hp dual-motor powertrain prices $4,769. This allows most payload and towing capacities of 1,600 kilos and 6,600 kilos, respectively.
Vary estimates are the identical no matter powertrain. Telo beforehand mentioned the Lengthy Vary pack would have a 106-kwh capability, however has not confirmed a capability for the Customary pack. It is also mentioned that, with the larger pack, the MT1 will have the ability to get better 210 miles of vary in 20 minutes when DC fast-charging.
Telo truck (rendering)
Telo continues to be accepting reservations for $152—the size of the car in inches. That is the identical as outgoing Mini Cooper SE two-door hatchback, but the MT1 has room for 5 adults and a 60-inch mattress, which is bigger than what you get in a Rivian R1T. A midgate permits lengthy objects, together with a 9-foot surfboard or a 4-by-8 sheet of plywood, to suit behind the entrance seats, Telo claims.
Telo claims to have 3,700 reservations to date, and goals for a press launch occasion in early 2025. However, as Canoo and Alpha Motors have proven, exhibiting off a gorgeous small electrical pickup and really getting it into manufacturing are two fully totally different issues.