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

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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