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TELO is a tiny electric truck the size of a Mini with a bed as big as a Hummer’s
- mgerdts 3y agoI’m hopeful that smaller vehicles like those supposedly coming from Telo and Canoo can change the market. The Ford Maverick has shown that a modern pickup can be smaller and fuel efficient. Telo looks interested in upping the ante.
- Meph504 3y agoI just hope they can sustainable enter the market and don't end up like the Elio
- bottom999mottob 3y agoThis is tangential, but the Ford Maverick has also shown that automotive OEMs are not ready to contain battery fires. Not hard to one-up a truck that might experience thermal runaway.
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- pimlottc 3y agoThis sounds impressive until you realize that the Hummer actually has a pretty short bed, at 5 feet long.
- ImPostingOnHN 3y agothey were initially going to advertise the size in football fields but that number sounded even worse
- gumballindie 3y agoShould have gone for washing machines. That would be more relevant and likely a use case for this type of vehicle.
- euroderf 3y agoSimilarly, measure a cargo bicycle's capacity in units of cases of beer.
- Doxin 3y agoFor some reference: Modern cargo bikes are anywhere from 1 to 6 crates of beer. The old timey ones could probably carry somewhere around 50.
- gumballindie 3y agoThis should become law.
- benj111 3y agoIt sounds impressive until you realise they're talking about the new mini, not the original
- mgerdts 3y agoThe hummer comparison is bad. More relevant, the bed is the same length as that of a short bed Tacoma.
- interactivecode 3y agoUgh still 50k for a car. Why can we have a basic car like this for like 10-20k?
- Rebelgecko 3y agoI wouldn't be surprised if the batteries alone were 10-15k
- bottom999mottob 3y agoThey exist, just not in the States now. See the BYD Seagull.
- yourusername 3y agoWhat is the advantage of a open bed? In Europe the role of a small commercial vehicle like this would be taken by something like a Mercedes Vito or a Ford transit connect. I really can't think of a reason why you would choose a TELO over a Nissan NV200.
- killingtime74 3y agoI have an open bed truck. It's cheaper, maybe 10 to 20%? That's probably about it
- benj111 3y agoYes, in the UK pickups now seem to be status items. I don't think I've ever seen an open bed used. I've seen a few towing big trailers, that's about it.
- mgerdts 3y agoIf you haul dirty stuff, it’s much easier to hose out a pickup than a cargo van or suv. For a half way point between tent camping and pulling a camper/caravan, slide in campers work with pickups but not cargo vans. If using a cargo van for camping, you probably want something that allows you to stand. That calls for a high top or a conversion that adds a pop top.