How TELO’s Solar Electric Truck is Changing the Game
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- Опубліковано 8 лют 2025
- In today’s video, we’re talking about an exciting new partnership between TELO Trucks and Aptera, combining the power of electric vehicles and solar technology. TELO, the innovative EV startup, is teaming up with Aptera to integrate cutting-edge solar panels into their flagship MT1 compact pickup, helping reduce grid dependency and increase range.
What You’ll Learn in This Video:
The breakthrough design of the TELO MT1 electric pickup truck
How Aptera's solar panel technology is enhancing EVs for a greener future
Three solar panel options that can power your truck with free energy from the sun
Why this collaboration is shaping the future of sustainable transportation
Join us as we explore the future of electric vehicles and how this partnership is revolutionizing the EV world!
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I love it! I want one! Please let there be a single cab, 2 door option with a solar bed cover and sunroof. We don't all want, need or are willing to pay for a mid gate or heavy back doors and windows. A light weight, affordable single cab, 6' bed EV truck with independent suspension, AWD, a flat floor and a 3 seat with fold down arm rest is a truck I would be willing to sell my 2 door Silverado for. This is the truck I've been waiting for. Please build it!!!
Considering living in the Northwest, how useful will these solar panels be?
Good question, I guess you would have to ask Aptera that, since the panels are their production. Which country are you from?
Telo: Up and coming awesome. Great Team!
Aptera: Winding down; Can’t afford to build the vehicle they promised.
Aptera Solar on a Telo: a) Won’t happen because there are far better panel $uorce$ and b) It’s why a candle isn’t used in a lighthouse- 8 hrs. of best day solar can be replaced in 20 seconds on a fast charger (which is likely solar powered).
$1,500? option to get 5 miles on a good day?
No thanks.
Okay, good point. Tell me what better panel sources are you thinking?
Actually, you would know better than I on suitable vendors. The Canadians offer a serious number of options for boats, an environment that’s harsh as hell, and many of the carbon fiber substrate products are self-supporting.
Keypoints: Aptera is not set up to viably manufacture an OEM solar product. To be appropriate in all respects, such as mounting, interface, durability, cost, ability to deliver to a schedule, these are all things Aptera has yet to demonstrate.
They just attended a major show, CES, and didn’t have glass roof and deck lid solar ON THEIR OWN VEHICLE!
I am not saying “Here’s the best solar panel vendor for Telo”, I am saying “Telo needs proven vendors and if they offer solar, Aptera isn’t a proven vendor”.
Good point, I see you know your stuff 👍
Neat concept but I'll wait till it hits the market before I put any money into it
When do you think that will be?
@@electric-madness15 They've got a serious haul to ship in '26, but if any new group can do it, I am betting on these guys. I think we'll be able to get a good read on it by the end of '25. By then, if they have a manufacturing path including confidence that their content/BOM is executable with key vendors who have had some serious time with their respective components, that would be a huge confidence builder.
The most critical thing is to get files to vendors as soon as they believe they've got a manufacturable package, and get an understanding as to tooling and reproductive costs.
They will need substantial additional funding. The key to getting that is instilling confidence that "they've got this".
Which is exactly what Aptera has not done, hence the lack of skilled investment aka "game over".
Ditto for Archimoto, who at one point circa IPO was considered to have a billion dollar evaluation.
Which is now negative because they did not have a handle on reproductive costs.
@electric-madness15 Telo said they will start delivering trucks to customers in early 2026.
@@aerynlovell4754 That is sooner then I expected
@electric-madness15 Two months ago there was a video on the Telo Trucks UA-cam channel (link below) about the first chassis going to final assembly. Telo puts out a video every few weeks to keep anyone interested updated on their company. ua-cam.com/video/_ZHQtYwI8lM/v-deo.htmlsi=CSuxiWJBBOo6BPuu