Telo is raising the tow rating on its Mini-sized electric truck to 8,000 lbs, up from the 6,600 lbs it previously advertised.
The startup says months of real-world towing convinced it the little MT1 can safely pull more than a truck that size looks like it should. That new number puts a 152-inch pickup roughly on par with a base Ford F-150.
Co-founder and CTO Forest North announced the change in a video, framing it around his own needs. “In the beginning, we set a stake in the ground that we wanted to be able to tow over 6,000 pounds. I personally have a travel trailer and I wanted to make sure that I could tow that,” he said. “Now that we’re further into it, we have towed a bunch of things. We understand towing and what this vehicle can do.”
The MT1 is about as small as a modern pickup gets. At 152 inches long, it’s the size of an electric Mini Cooper, yet it carries a full 60-to-96-inch bed and seats up to five. It runs a dual-motor all-wheel-drive setup rated at 500 hp, with a 77 kWh standard pack good for 260 miles or a 106 kWh long-range pack rated at 350-plus miles. Telo starts it at $41,520 and is targeting first deliveries in late 2026.
Why Telo thinks a small truck can tow big
