The Telo MT1 is a big truck trapped in a tiny truck’s body

<figure> <img alt="A small truck parked in front of a harbor at dusk." data-caption="" data-portal-copyright="" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/10/telo_lifestyle_07.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> </figcaption> </figure> <p class="has-drop-cap wp-block-paragraph">I'm bouncing down the road in San Carlos, California, zipping past behemoth tech companies like EA and Oracle, in America's smallest electric truck.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="https://www.telotrucks.com/">The Telo MT1</a> (which stands for "mini truck") unquestionably turns heads because it looks so <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2023/6/13/23757902/telo-truck-electric-pickup-annoucement">remarkably different</a> from everything else on the market right now. </p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">It has a nearly cab-over design, meaning that front-seat passengers sit almost directly over the front axle. It looks a lot like a Japanese kei truck, with a super-short nose and four doors. People stop to stare as we sit at stoplights or roll silently past.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">The interior is surprisingly spacious, and while the seats are firm, they're n …</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/transportation/1005502/telo-mt1-review-ev-tiny-truck">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>