Telo Trucks
Telo Trucks (stylized as TELO, pronounced to rhyme with "hello") is a US-based electric vehicle startup.
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Telo Trucks

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- Telo Trucks
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- San Carlos
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- automotive industry
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- Telo MT1
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Telo Trucks (stylized as TELO, pronounced to rhyme with "hello") is a US-based electric vehicle startup.
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• Name — Telo Trucks • Type — Private • Industry — Automotive • Hq Location — San Carlos, California, U.S. • Founders — * Jason Marks • Forrest North • Yves Béhar • Key People — * Jason Marks (founder and CEO) • Yves Béhar (CCO) • Forrest North (CTO)
History
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: a solar cab top, a solar tonneau bed cover, and a solar camper top.
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Vehicles
Telo Trucks' debut vehicle, the MT1 (Mini-Truck One), is projected to enter production in 2026. The MT1 is a purpose-built electric mini truck intending to combine the functionality of a mid-size pickup truck with practicality suited to urban environments. When achieving serial production, it will have the smallest footprint of any truck in the conventional US market.
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- 1.Hanley, Steve. Check Out The Latest News About The TELO Electric Pickup Truck. Clean Technia. 2024-08-04.
- 2.De Chant, Tim. Pint-sized pickup startup Telo Trucks adds Tesla co-founder to board as interest grows from fleet customers. TechCrunch. 2024-03-13.
- 3.Shakir, Umar. Telo is the adorable little electric truck America needs to want. The Verge. 2024-06-13.
- 4.Bloomberg, Sara. Electric mini truck startup revs up with more funding, Tesla co-founder on board. The Business Journals. March 13, 2024.
- 5.Vaughn, Mark. Telo Partners With Aptera To Put Solar Panels On Its Electric Pickup Trucks. Autoweek. 2025-01-16.
- 6.Ramey, Jay. Can This Compact Electric Truck Catch On?. Autoweek. 2024-12-04.
- 7.Loh, Edward. Return of the Mini Truck! Step Aside Cybertruck, Something Smaller and Cuter Is Coming. MotorTrend. 2024-11-07.
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