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The Tesla Cybertruck has turn into well-known for the incorrect causes not as a result of it’s fast or highly effective, however as a result of it’s comparatively fragile, it seems to be like a dumpster, its stainless-steel end degrades over time, and the oldsters that drive it are laughed at. The Telo MT1, on paper, is a significantly better pickup. You’ll be able to reserve one for round 152 {dollars}, beginning at an affordable $41K.
Nonetheless, this type of EV seems to scare the heck out of Elon Musk, who’s aggressively attempting to kill the US EV credit score in order that younger EV corporations like Telo gained’t achieve success.
The Telo MT1
That is a tremendous little truck, and it jogs my memory a little bit of the Corvair pickup I as soon as drove it phrases of artistic design. Just like the Corvair, it has a cab-forward design, which makes it extremely simple to see in entrance of the automobile and keep away from obstacles. Whereas it isn’t positioned as an off-road car, its low overhang, each entrance, and rear, ought to give it a wonderful assault angle if you happen to ever have to take it off-road, and whereas it has a mattress practically the identical measurement as a Hummer (which has a lower than environment friendly design) whereas the complete truck is concerning the measurement of a Mini Cooper. That makes me surprise whether it is in some way associated to the Dr. Who Tardis (greater on the within than the surface). Total dimensions are 152” size, 73” width, and 66” peak.
The highest horsepower with two motors is 500 HP, giving it a fast however not Cybertruck fast, 0-60 time of 4 seconds. The journey could be tough, with the entrance seats nearly instantly over the entrance wheels. Nonetheless, the heavy battery offsets this, so the place a lightweight truck on this configuration with a rear engine like my Corvair pickup had, it might be a tough journey, however that battery ought to considerably cut back the bouncy nature of the entrance finish and make it way more comfy to journey in.
It has pass-throughs into the cab so you’ll be able to put longer objects within the mattress, permitting it to simply carry 4×8’ sheets of plywood or many surfboards (Kowa Bunga!). Just like the Tesla, it has a safe retractable tonneau cowl, and whereas it seems to be completely different, it doesn’t seem like a trash can (sorry, Elon). Usually, with EVS, 350 miles is the best vary, permitting you to make use of it round city and, when wanted, take it on a decent-length street journey. This truck has a 350-mile vary.
Higher Than The Cybertruck
Pickups aren’t presupposed to be good at drag racing; they’re additionally good at getting you the place you’ll want to go together with the stuff you want while you get there. The Cybertruck is nice on the incorrect issues, for whereas it’s insanely quick, it’s exhausting to park as a result of it’s huge and comparatively costly, and for an EV Truck, it’s comparatively unreliable. The Telo MT1 is straightforward to park, far cheaper, and its design is so much much less advanced than the Cybertruck, making it probably (we gained’t know for certain till it ships) extra dependable.
The management crew of Telo is younger, suggesting this truck also needs to attraction to a youthful viewers, and given its far lower cost, it’s way more inexpensive for younger individuals as properly.
Wrapping Up:
The Telo MT1 is nearer to what I feel Tesla ought to have constructed than the Cybertruck, a rolling practice wreck. In Tesla’s protection, the interior Tesla designers wished to construct one thing else. Nonetheless, they have been overruled, and thus Tesla received the Cybertruck, whereas patrons who wished way more worthwhile and inexpensive vehicles have been left wanting one thing else.
The Telo MT1 is probably that one thing else, let’s hope Elon Musk isn’t profitable in killing it.
Rob Enderle is a know-how analyst at Torque Information who covers automotive know-how and battery growth. You’ll be able to study extra about Rob on Wikipedia and observe his articles on Forbes, X, and LinkedIn.
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