Telo - fantastic new startup

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mudnomad

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4,023 posts

199 months

Sunday 9th March
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Have you heard of Telo? I've just placed a deposit to secure a place in the queue.
I haven't considered a new car but this literally ticks all the boxes for me. I love the attitude, the approach to engineering, using off the shelf components, promising a "right to repair", literally everything about it.



They have a brilliant YouTube where they explain all the ins and outs.
Also, pre production preview:


CoolHands

20,745 posts

210 months

Sunday 9th March
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How much are they? Looks interesting at least. Hate all the blobby evs

mudnomad

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4,023 posts

199 months

Sunday 9th March
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Awd with long range battery, around 50k usd plus taxes

Gnevans

517 posts

137 months

Sunday 9th March
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CoolHands said:
How much are they? Looks interesting at least. Hate all the blobby evs
From $42k

Can’t see a queue myself. Suspect it will sell like the new Jaguar if it ever gets made.

https://www.telotrucks.com/

Still only $152 deposit.

biggbn

27,174 posts

235 months

Sunday 9th March
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I think that is brilliant, hopefully 'mainstream' manufacturers start looking at this sort of thing.

Krikkit

27,418 posts

196 months

Sunday 9th March
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106kWh battery in a low production volume car that costs $42k? Never going to happen.

CoolHands

20,745 posts

210 months

Sunday 9th March
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Yeah by the time it comes to market it will probably be 2 years and price will have only gone one way! Shame one of the big Korean or Chinese companies don’t make this, for £25k would be great

Silvanus

6,886 posts

38 months

Sunday 9th March
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CoolHands said:
How much are they? Looks interesting at least. Hate all the blobby evs
Click the link in OPs profile, they are obviously involved in the company rather than actually having ordered one. Obvious promo is obvious.

John87

910 posts

173 months

Sunday 9th March
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This does read like an ad rather than a genuine order.

It looks interesting and could be useful for local authorities etc as an alternative to transit pick ups. I don't see it passing any European safety tests though with those exposed front wheels and very short crumple zone

mudnomad

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199 months

Sunday 9th March
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Silvanus said:
Click the link in OPs profile, they are obviously involved in the company rather than actually having ordered one. Obvious promo is obvious.
Huh? How's my YouTube channel related to this company?smile

Happy?

Ian974

3,092 posts

214 months

Sunday 9th March
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It's an interesting thing, would be good to see in production. The flip side of it I guess is the "startup" side of it, given the issues noted on that fisker thread. I'd guess if it's a more simple vehicle and using more off the shelf parts it might be a bit less of a concern.
I'm not sure it really needs to be an especially powerful thing, but it looks fairly well thought out at least. Something a bit different to the bloaty SUVs everywhere

Pistonheadsdicoverer

664 posts

61 months

Sunday 9th March
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https://www.kia.com/eu/pbv/premiere.html

Kia will have a sub £30,000 ID Buzz rival with only the cabin as well.
Reviews look v v good

swisstoni

19,871 posts

294 months

Monday 10th March
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It’s certainly interesting to see EVs that use the differences in platform constraints to produce a vehicle that looks different as well.

Sheepshanks

37,137 posts

134 months

Monday 10th March
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mudnomad said:
In the event of a front end impact, I think I’d rather be in the Mini.

Paul Drawmer

5,038 posts

282 months

Monday 10th March
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I suspect that, like the Tesla Panzerwagon it would never get UK type approval.

Murph7355

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271 months

Monday 10th March
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Paul Drawmer said:
I suspect that, like the Tesla Panzerwagon it would never get UK type approval.
Exactly what I was thinking.

SWoll

20,464 posts

273 months

Monday 10th March
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Indeed. Zero chance that's getting approval in Europe with that front end.

With this open front wheels and flat nose it also looks to have the aero of a barn door.

vikingaero

11,924 posts

184 months

Monday 10th March
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SWoll said:
Indeed. Zero chance that's getting approval in Europe with that front end.

With this open front wheels and flat nose it also looks to have the aero of a barn door.
Is it a truck in the US and therefore doesn't have to conform to as much safety wise?

raspy

2,038 posts

109 months

Monday 10th March
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Don't see the point in reserving one if you're based in the UK. It's designed and aimed for the US market.

rodericb

7,933 posts

141 months

Tuesday 11th March
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SWoll said:
Indeed. Zero chance that's getting approval in Europe with that front end.

With this open front wheels and flat nose it also looks to have the aero of a barn door.
It's not a lot different to the Smart cars in that regard.

But I can't see it taking off in the USA as the bed is a bit small for people who have to lug tools and materials around for their work and it ain't a SUV with internal load space. An SUV version might do better in the USA. Ironically, I think a two door version, with correspondingly longer bed, would be a better seller and if they made a van it'd certainly do well in Europe cutting the lunch of the Citroen Berlingo et al products.