Reverse Engineering Today's EVs with Sandy Munro, Munro CEO & Design Prophet from The InEVitable

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

1 hour 30 minutes Posted Sep 19, 2024 at 6:00 am.

About our guest.

Initial reaction to Tesla Model 3.

Death threats, FBI.

What does Munro do?

BMW i3 review.

Boeing.

Skateboard chassis design.

GM EV 1 roadster, designed in secret.

Reaction to the Whistling Diesel Cybertruck durability test video.

Sandy's favorite trucks - Tesla Cybertruck, Ford F-150 Lightning, Rivian R1T.

Ran 50k sq. ft. factory off Ford F-150 Lightning for 5 days, saving $300k.

Top truck list recap.

"(Tesla) Model Y is the closest thing to an all-around vehicle."

Megacasting & gigacasting.

Testing Tesla Model Y casting with a sledgehammer.

Hot Wheels.

Tesla's brilliant casting model.

Chery, Chinese EVs. Instant success over 20 years.

Concerns for American OEMs.

BYD.

Great Wall Motor, 100% independent.

Lucid - best motor in the globe.

Assessment of American OEMs.

Best time to buy a car. Decontenting.

How's Tesla/Elon doing?

Tesla Cybertruck easter eggs.

Munro Live YouTube and Munro & Associates Reports.

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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.

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