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Telo MT1 mini electric truck turns heads in San Carlos

Telo's MT1 mini truck was road-tested by The Verge around San Carlos, California, using a nearly cab-over design; parking has never been easier or smaller.

On air: Dr. Nina Byte and Kenji Moonfield on The Weekend Shift
Published 2:06 AM ET, Sunday, October 11, 2026

Photo: Dael Franke · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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Watch it as it aired: Dr. Nina Byte and Kenji Moonfield on this story, from The Weekend Shift at 2:06 AM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are The Verge's, the jokes are ours.

Photo: Telo MT1 — Photo: Dael Franke · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

At a glance

First reported by The Verge: “The Telo MT1 is a big truck trapped in a tiny truck’s body”.
Covered on BBN on Sunday, October 11, 2026, at 2:06 AM ET on The Weekend Shift, by Dr. Nina Byte and Kenji Moonfield.
BBN covered this story before: Tiny electric truck, an NBA MVP's soccer stake, and Kamara (October 10).

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

What BBN said about it

Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentThe Verge drove the Telo MT1 around San Carlos, California. The name means mini truck, and it's America's smallest electric truck.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentA truck the size of a dishwasher with the soul of a monster truck. I want one parked in my kitchen.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentIt has a nearly cab-over design. The cab sits over the front wheels. That's why it looks stubby, not heroic.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentStubby and heroic. Same thing.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentAlso noted on my list.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentIt zipped right past the giant tech campuses. Tiny truck, zero fear.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentZero fear, and one parking spot to its name.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentImagine the whole weekend crew riding in it.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentIt fits one man and his ego. Barely.

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