Pebble gets one question more than any other: what is the smallest vehicle that can actually tow the Flow electric travel trailer?
This week the company gave the most surprising answer possible. A compact electric pickup roughly the size of a MINI Cooper.
Pebble posted photos of TELO’s MT1 hauling its 5,800-pound Flow trailer down the road, a pairing that would look absurd on paper if not for one detail. The trailer helps pull itself.
The little truck that shouldn’t be able to
The TELO MT1 measures just 152 inches long, shorter than a two-door MINI Cooper, yet it packs the bed length and cabin space of a Toyota Tacoma. On its own, a truck this size has no business towing a full-size travel trailer. A 5,800-pound dry weight trailer normally calls for a half-ton pickup or a full-size SUV.
Pebble says the MT1 handled it without complaint, and the reason has almost nothing to do with the truck.
Easy Tow changes the math
The Flow is not a conventional box on wheels. It carries a 45 kWh LFP battery, a 1 kW rooftop solar array, and on the Magic Pack trim, a powered dual-motor axle. That axle is the trick. Rather than sitting behind the truck as dead weight, the trailer actively pushes itself along using its own drivetrain and regenerative braking.
Pebble calls the system Easy Tow, and the efficiency numbers make the case. At a steady 55 mph, the Flow returns 1.4 miles per kWh from the tow vehicle with no propulsion assist. Switch on active propulsion and that jumps to 1.8 miles per kWh, a gain of roughly 29%. Add a claimed 300% aerodynamic improvement over a traditional trailer, and the range collapse that usually kills EV towing gets a lot smaller.
The whole idea is elegant. Pair two electric vehicles that each solve half the problem. The truck brings the hitch and the driver seat. The trailer brings much of its own motive power.
Two EV startups, one clever demo
This is also a marketing crossover between two of the more interesting names building outside the big automakers.
TELO, founded by auto and tech industry veterans, is aiming for low-volume MT1 production in late 2026. The dual-motor AWD version makes 500 horsepower, reaches 60 mph in about four seconds, and offers 260 miles of range from a 77 kWh pack or more than 350 miles from a 106 kWh pack. The company recently confirmed 400 kW sustained charging, and pricing starts around $41,520.
Pebble, staffed by former Apple and Tesla engineers, began Flow deliveries in 2025 and has since started shipping its more attainable Magic Pack trim at $139,500. A base model is expected below $115,000 in late 2026 or early 2027. Both trims include the dual-motor Easy Tow powertrain and the automated Magic Hitch.
What it actually means
The honest caveat is that “the smallest truck that can tow a Flow” is doing some marketing work. A trailer that reduces the load on the tow vehicle is genuinely useful, but it also means you are now charging and maintaining two battery systems. Combined, an MT1 plus a Magic Pack Flow runs north of $180,000. This is a proof of concept, not a weekend camping bargain.
Still, the direction is right, and that is the part worth paying attention to. The single biggest objection to EV towing is range collapse, where hooking up a big trailer can cut your range in half. Pebble flips that problem by making the trailer contribute its own power and cut its own drag.
If active propulsion becomes standard on electric trailers, it could open towing to a whole class of smaller, more efficient EVs that no one would consider a tow vehicle today. That is a bigger deal for EV adoption than a tiny-truck novelty photo suggests. The open question is whether Pebble can get the Flow’s price down far enough for any of it to matter at scale.
