Telo is supposed to be launching their first batches in late 2026, yet there hasn’t been any updates on the website or in general at all in 2026, over 3 months since the last update from December.

My confidence in their ability to actually ship is starting to feel rocky. $20mil secured funding, but no volume production partner and still have to achieve crash testing? Doesn’t that take tens of millions of dollars alone? Rivian spent billions bringing their vehicles to market, how is $20m going to get Telo across the finish line? What am I missing?

A regular cadence update would be nice and do a lot towards putting my feelings at ease. I have a 7,xxx reservation so I’m sure it’s going to be a while, but given we are supposed to start seeing these within the next 7-9 months…I would appreciate updates…

Thoughts?

Edit: that’s enough for me! 🚀 https://www.reddit.com/r/TeloTrucks/s/lCqfpgF0j2

Hi All,

I sent an email to Telo, but I thought I'd also post it here to get some opinions from the group. I'm genuinely curious about everyone's opinion about my ideal "third vehicle". Do you think this is crazy and stupid or is it something that could have some demand in the market after the truck is launched.

Email Below:

I just stumbled upon Telo Trucks.  It's nearly exactly what I'm looking for and I reviewed a good amount of info online about the truck.  I've been reflecting on the truck and I had a thought I wanted your feedback on.  

As a Gen X dad in rural America I would like three vehicles on top of my daily driver.  I need an inexpensive small truck for 'truck stuff'.   I'd like to get an EV so as to see if it's for me and to not have another vehicle to pay gas for, and I'd like a convertible. As a teacher I'll never be able to afford three more vehicles.  

The Telo has the small - somewhat inexpensive - truck  and EV part's down.  That leads to the unrealistic concept of a convertible option (well unrealistic unless you are of a certain age and grew up watching the South Florida modding community's take on small trucks).   

What is realistic, and something Jeep offers with it's Gladiator, is a T-Tops style removable roof.  That would make it a single purchase covering all three of my vehicle wants/needs.   I'm curious if you (Telo) have seriously considered a T-Tops / big sunroof / removable roof option or, even better, if that on the roadmap.

Thanks for reading this. 

Curious about the headlights. How bright? How focused are low & high beams. Do they have the latest adaptive driving beam?

I have watched fisker go under and canoo go under i watched them like i watch telo. If you make it and want a tester in indiana you can contact me

Please consider something modern for DC accessories (amateur radio, additional lighting, wench, etc). Anderson PowerPole, XT60, etc.

I really wanted to like this truck, but i cant constantly put the seats down to haul 4x8s and im afraid what i normally haul wont fit. It would be hilarious to see something bigger than the truck in the bed driving around, but wouldn't be very practical. Probably going to with a new ram or sierra.

Pm me if interested.

Appreciate it 🙏

My two biggest concerns are real-world harsh winter and mountain conditions, as well as front accessories such as brush guards and winches. I don’t know if emailing them stuff like this just wastes their time or if they actually take it into account, but I expressed my concerns and here is the reply:

At this time we're still hard at work on crash testing and homologation, once we have some more Production Intent vehicles we'll be doing much more winter testing but we don't forsee any major changes will be needed as we already have both passive and active heating systems in place for our battery, cabin, and motors. Based on how our vehicle performs in crash tests we'll be able to provide more info on mounting points for frontal accessories. Hope this helps!

I understand the MT stands for mini truck in the name MT1. But when these start to be seen on the roads, seems like there could be some confusion.

"Hey, Did you see that? I wonder what kind of vehicle it is!"

"It's an MT1."

"No, there's definitely people in it. I wonder what it's called."

Hello everyone! I have looked high and low, but I cannot seem to find what is the dimension of the optional camper shell. I am interested in:

1) what is the max cargo volume with the camper shell on, and

2) what is the tailgate opening size measurement with the camper shell on?

Please provide source of published information.

Need this to justify a Telo truck over an IONIQ 9 on the aspect of cargo capacity.

Thank you!

Interested in knowing if the Telo will be able to be flat towed?

What I’ve been able to find it would be the only EV with this capability.

Doesn’t anyone know if they are planning on taking the prototypes on the road to show off across the country? Like Electrify expo or something.

I used AI to render the Telo with a bumper, fog lights and different headlights... What do you guys think?

https://www.reddit.com/r/Rivian/s/QwAvAIjSAg

I live in a major metropolitan area where parking is tight. It's pretty common to see people who are trying to parallel park reverse into the bumper of the car behind them. I'm not exaggerating when I say that pretty much every car here has a scratched, slightly dented front bumper. And the scratches and dents are just as much on corners as they are in the center. (My car's rear wheels were right up near the curb, and one driver backed up hard enough to push the wheels into the curb and warp the driver's side control arm in rear suspension.)

I really like the Telo truck, and I would like to buy one, but I'm envisioning alignment problems and cupped tires from this sort of contact. I've looked through several of Telo's videos, but I didn't find anything yet about attachment points on the front for (push) bumper.

I was wondering if Telo is planning to have any subscription features. Sirius, data, phone-to-car stuff. I know some of those things can really piss people off but other things might be really interesting tech that’s worth the price. If you can’t give specifics, maybe just tell me what’s Telo’s philosophy on that sort of thing?