Telo MT1 Electric Pickup Now Claims an 8,000-Pound Tow Rating, Out-Tows Cybertruck and F-150

Compact electric pickups rarely make headlines for brute strength. Yet Telo Trucks just raised the bar on its MT1, a vehicle only 152 inches long, by confirming it can safely pull 8,000 pounds. That figure tops the standard Tesla Cybertruck’s 7,500-pound rating and edges past the base 2026 Ford F-150 equipped with the 2.7-liter EcoBoost engine, which sits between 7,400 and 7,600 pounds depending on axle ratio.

Telo’s co-founder and CTO, Forrest North, revealed the shocking amount following extensive testing. Initially, they predicted 6600 pounds, but this new figure is a significant increase. All of this is made possible by the truck’s regenerative braking, its 4,400-pound curb weight, and the custom-built chassis, which places the axles near the vehicle’s ends, allowing everything to work together seamlessly. A lower rear overhang lessens the hitch’s leverage, allowing the MT1 to tow much more tongue weight before lifting the front end. North also stated that the increased rating now allows for newer trailers with built-in batteries and motors, such as the Pebble Flow camper, which they have already been able to tow with a gross weight of over 6800 pounds.

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The dimensions remain unchanged, with the overall length of a Mini Cooper two-door, 73 inches wide and 67 inches high, and a wheelbase of 111 inches. The bed is 5 feet long, similar to a short-bed Toyota Tacoma, but it can be extended to around 8 feet long by folding down the midgate and keeping the tailgate closed, which should barely fit a full sheet of plywood or longer boards. You have 10 inches of ground clearance and an approach angle of 87 degrees. Seating for five is conventional, but a third row can be added back in the bed, using the underfloor storage tube as a footwell.

As for power, you have two options: a single rear motor with 300 horsepower and rear-wheel drive, which gets you from 0 to 60 in 6 seconds. Alternatively, you may go all out with dual motors, which provide 500 horsepower and all-wheel drive, reducing the time to four seconds. You can also select between two battery packs: a 77kWh pack that will bring you an estimated 260 miles, and a 106kWh pack that claims to extend the range to an impressive 350 miles. Charging is also speedy, with a 400kw direct current charger on same 800 volt design, taking you from 20 to 80% in just 20 minutes. The payload is approximately 2000 pounds for the rear-wheel drive variant and 1700 pounds for the all-wheel drive vehicle.

The entry-level model, the rear-wheel drive vehicle, starts at $41,520, while the dual-motor long-range model costs $50,000 before any extras are added. This puts it around $2,000 above the cheapest four-door F-150, but $30,000 behind the base Cybertruck. Telo received $20 million in funding last year and has a manufacturing partner lined up in Schwab Industries, who will do the body in white for them. First deliveries are expected in late 2026, and they want to produce roughly 500 vehicles in the United States using that bay-build process.
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