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

  • Sep 19 2024
  • Length: 1 hr and 31 mins
  • Podcast

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

  • Summary

  • 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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