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title: "Tesla co-founder invests in tiny electric truck startup TELO"
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description: "TELO Trucks, a startup specializing in small electric pickup trucks, has raised $20 million in funding, with Tesla co-founder Marc Tarpenning as a lead investor. The company aims to produce the MT1, a compact electric truck priced at $41,000, featuring a 260-mile range, seating for five, and a versatile 5-foot bed that can extend to 8 feet. Despite previously raising only $8 million, TELO has successfully developed two pre-production prototypes."
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# Tesla co-founder invests in tiny electric truck startup TELO

TELO Trucks, the maker of a super small electric pickup truck, announced that they raised $20 million, and Tesla co-founder Marc Tarpenning was among the lead investors.

At _Electrek_, we have been closely covering TELO’s journey over the last few years. Our resident small EV-lover, Jamie, got a close look at the first pre-production prototype earlier this year.

TELO aims to bring to production a small electric truck, the MT1, that is no larger than a Mini, yet still packs a ton of utility, with a base price of $41,000 (before incentives, if any) and a range of 260 miles.

-   Seating for 5 adults
-   A 5-foot bed that extends to 8 feet with a folding mid-partition
-   Once extended, the bed has space to fit plywood flat on the floor (not over wheel wells)
-   All-wheel drive
-   Up to 350 miles of range
-   Exceptional navigability for high-density towns and cities

The company had raised only $8 million to date, which is really nothing in the capital-intensive world of electric vehicles, but the team still managed to produce two working pre-production prototypes.

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