Pickup vans have grown in measurement with every technology, however an electrical car startup known as Telo needs to reverse that development with the MT1.
Unveiled final yr, the MT1 is a tiny electrical truck that has the same footprint to a Mini Cooper however sufficient area for 5 adults and a 60-inch mattress, which is bigger than what you discover on the Rivian R1T.
The MT1 is at present scheduled for launch in early 2025, and a primary configurator has gone stay on Telo’s web site. It reveals a beginning worth of $41,520, which is for a base MT1 with a Commonplace battery estimated to ship 260 miles of vary. The bottom MT1 additionally comes with a single-motor, rear-wheel-drive powertrain rated at 300 hp.
For a further $3,980, consumers can add a Lengthy Vary battery that can ship an estimated vary of greater than 350 miles. A 500-hp dual-motor, all-wheel-drive powertrain can be added for a further $4,769. Telo quotes the identical vary estimates no matter whether or not the single-motor or dual-motor powertrains are chosen.
The corporate has beforehand stated the Lengthy Vary battery could have a 106-kWh capability and the power so as to add 210 miles of vary in 20 minutes when utilizing an acceptable DC quick charger. No particulars for the Commonplace battery have been revealed.
Telo is at present solely accepting reservations and stated round 3,700 have already reserved one, which requires a $152 deposit. The corporate hasn’t stated when order books will open however famous that pricing and specs are topic to vary previous to the beginning of the ordering course of.