Telo says its tiny MT1 truck is designed to get people to road rage at you rather than sue you
Published on Jul 19, 2025 at 9:35 PM (UTC+4)
by Keelin McNamara
Last updated on Jul 18, 2025 at 1:28 PM (UTC+4)
Edited by
Kate Bain
Telo has made a remarkable claim about its tiny MT1 truck.
The San Carlos, California company has claimed that its tiny MT1 truck is designed differently.
It is, in fact, designed to encourage people to ‘road rage at you’.
And the company has argued that this is to avoid getting sued.
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Telo truck will get you ‘flipped off’
Telo – specifically, its tiny MT1 truck – is a pretty fascinating proposal.
The California brand has created, perhaps, the most socially considerate car ever.
Telo itself has pretty much entirely centred the design of the tiny MT1 truck on safety.
This EV pickup truck is absolutely tiny – in fact, it barely even has a front hood.
In fact, the front of the MT1 comes with a 14-inch crumple zone in the event of an impact.
A big selling point of this truck is its ability to avoid direct conflict due to its size.
Smaller vehicles, such as the tiny Telo MT1 truck, are easier to navigate in tight spaces.
And Telo has managed to turn this into a pretty interesting selling point.
The brand says that, compared to where a bigger vehicle might get in an accident, the tiny MT1 truck ‘might just get flipped off or yelled at instead of sued’.
It comes with a cabin which, according to the brand, will ‘slightly beat the dimensions of the Toyota Tacoma in every way’.
For an EV pickup truck that’s the size of a Mini Cooper, that is extraordinary.
Tiny MT1 truck is a one-of-one EV pickup
Aside from its quirkiness, the tiny MT1 truck is truly a unique offering.
The truck will even drift if you truly want it to.
It also comes with a flatbed in the back that is capable of holding a 4×8 sheet of plywood.
And just because this truck is small doesn’t mean it has any height restrictions for its passengers.
According to the Telo video, multiple 6’5″ people are able to fit inside the EV pickup.
In fact, the brand even found a 6’8″ man who still had plenty of headroom inside.
It might not unseat the Toyota Tacoma or Ford F-150 anytime soon, but the Telo tiny MT1 truck might just be able to create a niche market of its own.
Keelin McNamara is a content writer at Supercar Blondie from Ireland, covering cars, technology, and lifestyle. Despite being a Law graduate, he discovered his passion for journalism during the COVID-19 pandemic, and has worked in the industry ever since. Outside of work, he is an avid MotoGP fan, and is a self-confessed addict of the sport.
