Reverse Engineering Today’s EVs with Sandy Munro, Munro CEO & Design Prophet | The InEVitable 4

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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1:08 – About our guest.
3:36 – Initial reaction to Tesla Model 3.
4:28 – Death threats, FBI.
6:47 – What does Munro do?
10:05 – BMW i3 review.
18:30 – Boeing.
20:51 – Skateboard chassis design.
24:18 – GM EV 1 roadster, designed in secret.
26:30 – Reaction to the Whistling Diesel Cybertruck durability test video.
28:15 – Sandy’s favorite trucks – Tesla Cybertruck, Ford F-150 Lightning, Rivian R1T.
29:58 – Ran 50k sq. ft. factory off Ford F-150 Lightning for 5 days, saving $300k.
32:30 – Top truck list recap.
33:05 – “(Tesla) Model Y is the closest thing to an all-around vehicle.”
33:53 – Megacasting & gigacasting.
35:10 – Testing Tesla Model Y casting with a sledgehammer.
42:40 – Hot Wheels.
43:44 – Tesla’s brilliant casting model.
47:48 – Chery, Chinese EVs. Instant success over 20 years.
52:18 – Concerns for American OEMs.
56:26 – BYD.
01:00:13 – Great Wall Motor, 100% independent.
01:04:00 – Lucid – best motor in the globe.
01:04:44 – Assessment of American OEMs.
01:09:08 – Best time to buy a car. Decontenting.
01:14:15 – How’s Tesla/Elon doing?
01:20:18 – Tesla Cybertruck easter eggs.
01:24:09 – Munro Live YouTube and Munro & Associates Reports.

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    1. Oh.. He is a fan of the greatest man to ever live, what a simp……………………………..If this comment makes you mad, that is you EDS.

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