Reverse Engineering Today’s EVs with Sandy Munro, Munro CEO & Design Prophet
The InEVitable19 Sep 2024

Reverse Engineering Today’s EVs with Sandy Munro, Munro CEO & Design Prophet

MotorTrend's Ed Loh chats with Munro's CEO & Design Prophet, Sandy Munro! Ed & Sandy discuss everything from death threats to the future of the automotive industry! Sandy talks about Munro's role in the industry, his infamous Tesla Model 3 reaction, BMW i3, working on the GM EV 1 roadster, his favorite trucks on the market (Tesla Cybertruck, Ford F-150 Lightning, Rivian R1T), the skateboard chassis design, megacasting & gigacasting, Tesla's brilliance, decontenting, American OEMs who are in trouble, and why Chinese EVs are so far ahead of the US. 1:00 - About our guest. 3:28 - Initial reaction to Tesla Model 3. 4:20 - Death threats, FBI. 6:40 - What does Munro do? 9:57 - BMW i3 review. 18:22 - Boeing. 20:43 - Skateboard chassis design. 24:10 - GM EV 1 roadster, designed in secret. 26:22 - Reaction to the Whistling Diesel Cybertruck durability test video. 28:07 - Sandy's favorite trucks - Tesla Cybertruck, Ford F-150 Lightning, Rivian R1T. 29:50 - Ran 50k sq. ft. factory off Ford F-150 Lightning for 5 days, saving $300k. 32:22 - Top truck list recap. 32:56 - "(Tesla) Model Y is the closest thing to an all-around vehicle." 33:45 - Megacasting & gigacasting. 35:02 - Testing Tesla Model Y casting with a sledgehammer. 42:32 - Hot Wheels. 43:36 - Tesla's brilliant casting model. 47:40 - Chery, Chinese EVs. Instant success over 20 years. 52:10 - Concerns for American OEMs. 56:18 - BYD. 01:00:05 - Great Wall Motor, 100% independent. 01:03:52 - Lucid - best motor in the globe. 01:04:36 - Assessment of American OEMs. 01:09:00 - Best time to buy a car. Decontenting. 01:14:07 - How's Tesla/Elon doing? 01:20:10 - Tesla Cybertruck easter eggs. 01:24:01 - Munro Live YouTube and Munro & Associates Reports.

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