Telo Trucks
US electric vehicle startup
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Telo Trucks (stylized as TELO, pronounced to rhyme with "hello") is a US-based electric vehicle startup.[2][3][4]
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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Automotive |
| Founded | 2022 |
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| Headquarters | San Carlos, California, U.S. |
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| Website | www |
History
Telo Trucks was founded by Jason Marks, CEO, Forrest North, CTO, and Yves Behar as CCO, in 2022.
In 2025, Telo Trucks announced agreements with Aptera Motors for supply of integrated solar panel options for the Telo MT1. The solar panel integration will allow buyers to select up to three solar panel kits- cab top, a tonneau bed cover, and camper top.[5]
Vehicles
| Telo MT1 | |
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Telo Trucks |
| Designer | Yves Béhar[6] |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Subcompact Truck |
| Body style | 4-door truck |
| Powertrain | |
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| Battery | 106 kWh Lithium Ion |
| Electric range | 350 miles (560 km) planned |
| Plug-in charging | NACS (SAE J3400) 250 kW |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 152 in (3,860 mm) |
| Width | 73 in (1,855 mm) |
| Height | 66 in (1,675 mm) |
Telo Trucks' debut vehicle, the MT1 (Mini-Truck One), is projected to enter production in 2026.[7][8] The MT1 is a purpose-built subcompact electric truck intending to combine the practicality of a pickup truck with functionality suited to urban environments. When achieving serial production, it will have the smallest footprint of any truck in the conventional US market.
