After hearing Sandy’s remarks about Lucid makes me wonder what really happened with Cory. Did he leave on good terms, I’m thinking not. Perhaps I missed it but I don’t remember seeing a video with Sandy congratulating him on his new career and that he’ll be missed. Nor has Cory said much on X either. It’s all very strange. You’d think Lucid would have a better chance of success now that Cory is there and working on the smaller, less expensive vehicle platform. But not a mention from Sandy, which is why I believe things between them didn’t end well. The show is definitely not the same without Cory.
@vinumcopia98506 ай бұрын
Pure conjecture here, but my sense is that Cory felt like he got the title of President at Munro, but not the job. Sandy saw Cory as his protege, but not yet as his successor. It can't be easy being in the shadow of someone like Sandy.
@JohnPMiller6 ай бұрын
In another video, Sandy said that Munro & Associates had a difficult year 2023 and had to lay off quite a few people. He said that things have improved, and he's hiring them back. He didn't mention Corey's role in any of this. I'm just happy that things are going better now.
@vinht236 ай бұрын
My theory is they threw good money at Cory, and Sandy said the company won't be around long. I don't think Sandy could have matched the amount of money that Lucid was throwing around.
@johnarnold8936 ай бұрын
@@vinht23 I read in a financial report today that Lucid only sold 6000 of 8400 vehicles made. At a starting price of 100 grand Canadian I don't see them being around long.
@mearino6 ай бұрын
@@johnarnold893saudi aramco has a lot of money. And every review i read says Lucid quality is very high, especially compared to Tesla. They are just moving slower. Munro has also reviewed their technology and said how advanced it was.
@alanrogers70906 ай бұрын
Half of the EVs Ford sold in their quarterly report are still sitting on dealer lots. They are technically sold, but not to customers.
@mjcamp016 ай бұрын
The same practice they've been using for years with ICEV, disused airfields full of 'sold' cars so they can claim to have the number one selling vehicle. Tesla state that a car is only sold if the transaction is complete and the car is in the possession of the owner, I would love to know if any other OEM follow that practice.
@dianapennepacker68546 ай бұрын
Screw the dealers. Wish we could get rid of them. We can't and won't. They are responsible for too many jobs. As for Fords EVs? Car makers thought they could just make an EV without giving it anything special outside it is an EV. They need to be better than Tesla. Offer free charging, and make charging networks. It is ridiculous. They have the cash yet they somehow are still stuck in the past. They do have their foot in the door. So I tip my hat. Unlike Toyota who pushed out a terrible vehicle just to shut people up. Think they are going hybrid. God forbid companies go for hydrogen. If hydrogen was going to work it should have been happening NOW. Batteries are just only going to get better. Hydrogen has physical limitations.
@viperswhip6 ай бұрын
ya, but the Lightning is a great vehicle actually, I know two people who have them up north in BC here, and they love them, and they are only getting better. I think they just made too much shit people don't actually want.
@mjcamp016 ай бұрын
@@viperswhip it's a good car, but profit relies on high level trim, people don't want them in this economic situation, hence dealers have lots of lightning platinum they can't sell, and dealers then complain EV trucks don't sell, nowhere has the base level though, because Ford makes more of a loss on those
@MindofMatter6 ай бұрын
@@viperswhipI own one in Chicago and LOVE IT. Best car I've owned but it better be for what I paid for it
@charliemckay64026 ай бұрын
I worked in the automotive industry for over 50 years and the practice of making something cheaper to "save" money and get a cash bonus is removing quality until the just before the part in question stops working. The macroscopic effect of decreasing quality until the parts do not work is auto industry crashes and saturation of management positions to solve the problems that should not exist in the first placed dooming the auto company using false optimization.
@chrisheath26376 ай бұрын
Astute observations !
@rayRay-pw6gz6 ай бұрын
I do not know where you worked . I purchased a new 2018 Camry LE. $25,500 and I can say that this vehicle is the best ever. The design, engineering and quality are all better than all others I have owned . Volkswagen, Chrysler, Chevrolet, Pontiac ,Honda, Kia , Toyota.
@steveklinger60156 ай бұрын
I think there is some validity to what you say, but it is also true that over the last 50 years, cars have gradually become much more reliable, even with increased complexity around safety systems, electronics, etc. Back in the 70s, 80s, 90s, a car would last only 100,000 miles, and would be in the shop often. Cars built in the last 20 years are much safer, more fuel efficeint, more comfortable, and more reliable. Inflaton adjusted, they are also cheaper, total cost of ownership. What am I missing?
@jerrybmwm56 ай бұрын
I totally disagree with your comment. This is also reason why traditional automotive thinking is outdated. You can reduce cost while improve quality and reduce complexity at same time. Why do I need multiple controller when I can fold everything into a big ECU whose computing power that is idling due to FuSA requirement. This is exactly same trap that Sandy can’t grasp either. Why do I need tons of directional can bus wiring? When Ethernet is faster and doesn’t have directional issue? Reducing number of ECU/MCU also reduces number of software royalty you need to pay. It’s not false optimization it’s lack of understanding of system that is the biggest problem old automotive industry doesn’t understand.
@philkipnis7406 ай бұрын
Amen brother.
@kinross246 ай бұрын
Going back to the early 90’s when I worked as an engineer for the UK MoD, we moved over to ‘steer by wire’ on the tracked Warrior armoured personnel carrier. Also had a Yoke steering wheel!
@OveToranger6 ай бұрын
Are the Warrior sold to citizens (that can afford them) or is it only a MoD thing ? If it's an MoD thing only it won't need to show profitability...only be useful (enough)...and soldiers don't get a say in yoke or wheel Steer-by-wire on a heavy APC is most definitely clever !
@marcusoutdoors49996 ай бұрын
I vaguely remember this, what bugs me is that we somehow fail to back our engineers and exploit British innovation commercially
@spankeyfish5 ай бұрын
@@OveToranger Surplus demilled armoured vehicles are legal to own in the UK (e.g. the Abbott SPG) but you can't just buy them from the factory. The MoD has its own auctions for getting rid of stuff. Dunno if the Warrior is old enough to be getting retired yet.
@supercadet1116 ай бұрын
It's in Tesla's interest, to have the entire industry convert to 48v. It increases supplies & suppliers, reducing costs further, at a market scale, rather than just the savings internal to Tesla's design.
@user-pk5ek1uz8o6 ай бұрын
I think reduction of copper usage and reduction of waste of energy in lower current good for humanity too
@JorgTheElder6 ай бұрын
It is in everyone's interest for that to happen because it means lighter conductors and more power available.
@mattwill636 ай бұрын
'Ev's no maintenance'' is pure nonsense people blowing smoke up your azz. You gotta replace the cabin filter and transmission filter and the transmission fluid if you are dual motor that means adding new fluid and filter to both motors 2 quarts,2 filters. You gotta change the tires more often and they're harder to find and more expensive than ice. You gotta change the brake pads, you gotta change the 12v battery and if you gotta replace the traction battery its more expensive than combustion engine replacement. You gotta change the brake fluid and add windshield washer fluid. You gotta add new radiator fluid the upfront cost for ev is more expensive and the car insurance is more expensive its all smoke and mirrors from these fraudsters.
@Alex_Shishkin_19626 ай бұрын
@@mattwill63 "transmission filter and the transmission fluid" - Tesla says you DON't need to replace these. Ever. Back when they still recommended such replacements, the first one was supposed to be at 12,500 miles, and the next one - at 90,000 miles. Compare to ICE oil replacement schedule and weep. "You gotta change the tires more often" - Not if you are driving the same way you drove your ICE car before. "and they're harder to find and more expensive than ice" - They are of regular, frequently used sizes for all Tesla models. And they cost EXACTLY as much as tires for ICE cars capable of similar performance. "You gotta change the brake pads" - MUCH less frequently than on an ICE car, because more braking is done by motor(s). "and if you gotta replace the traction battery" - IF is the key word here. Chances of having to do this on a Tesla within first 12 years of ownership are quite a bit lower than on most ICE cars. To put it bluntly, while the 'no maintenance EVs' trope is definitely an exaggeration, the one blowing smoke up readers' ass here is you.
@mattwill636 ай бұрын
@@Alex_Shishkin_1962 to put it bluntly never listen to how many miles they tell you to replace fluid in transmissions you always wanna do it every couple thousand miles just like any normal ice vehicle unless you want your crap to wear out same with oil changes people have been having problems with tesla motors also why? because they listening to tesla going long periods of time without changing fluids lol.Ev tires wear out faster because the vehicles are heavier period the weight wears em out faster plus they need special compounds to support that extra weight not a commodity item they're niche so you mostly gotta special order and wait for this crap to be shipped also more expensive.
@pablomax93766 ай бұрын
Good mix. Sandy's long experience and Jordon's engineer's insight. Jordon is also very well spoken and thoughtful in his comments.
@mrpaul57266 ай бұрын
Tear up a BYD for us Sandy, compare and contrast
@patrick394326 ай бұрын
All the stranded EVs in cold Chicago told me all I need to know about electric cars in my lifetime!
@dwightadams38536 ай бұрын
Sandy’s comment about the need to implement a 48 volt architecture for competitors to succeed is the reason I think the Tesla refresh of model Y may include the 48 volt architecture.
@wolfgangpreier91606 ай бұрын
No it will not. Only a newly built Model Y would get the new features. Not a refresh/facelift. Maybe in a few years they make it real. But not now.
@truhartwood31706 ай бұрын
I agree that they should be doing it asap, and I also agree that the next refresh won't have it. I think that's a missed opportunity, but I also understand that maybe there's some behind the scenes negotiation with other car manufacturers so they can all switch together, making parts cost effective for everyone.
@freeiran64926 ай бұрын
2025 models mostly will get their 48 volt 😊 Elon a different CEO 👨💼
@martinbeaumier71726 ай бұрын
Eventually they will all be refreshed with latest tech
@energytechnologies2066 ай бұрын
The new model Y doesn’t have it. I think they will wait for suppliers to retool as the cyber truck ramps up. Also they will see any kinks with 48v on the cyber truck.
@JEP-Tech6 ай бұрын
Sandy mispoke. Tires do not last longer on EVs, they last on average half as long and the tires required cost more because of the added weight requirements. Reports have shown the cost of new tires on EVs basically negates the cost savings of not having to replace brake pads and rotors as often as on traditional ICE vehicles.
@UndefeatedDeity3 ай бұрын
Are you a bot? Just went 50k miles on my original TM3 tires. Please educate yourself.
@JEP-Tech3 ай бұрын
@@UndefeatedDeity Educate yourself. EV tires cost more and on average are replaced more often. I went 75,000 miles on my original tires for one of my small Honda cars once, doesn't mean everyone's tires will because driving habits and road conditions matter. Anecdotes aren't the same as collective data. Review actual reports first. Just a basic understanding of physics tells you why that is the case: 1) Faster acceleration wears tires faster, and Tesla's and many other EVs can accelerate faster than average cars. 2) EVs weigh more and need more expensive extra load tires to support the added weight, also causing more wear on tires. 3) EV tires are often specially designed to lower road noise because it's a bigger concern for EVs with no engine noise, which also ads manufacturing cost compared to standard tires. I can guarantee you Tesla's Model 3 stock tires cost more than the stock tires on a similar ICE sedan.
@davidzocchi646812 күн бұрын
Half as long? Sources, please. In the meantime, feel free to Google the curb weight of a Model 3, BMW 3 Series, Mercedes C-Class, etc. They're within a passenger or two of each other.
@JEP-Tech12 күн бұрын
@@davidzocchi6468 Sources? Google it. Also, you are comparing the weight of a luxury German vehicle to the weight of basic sedan with minimalist interior. Compare the weight to Toyota Corolla or Honda Civic, it's a 1,000lbs+ more with just as cheap of interior.
@ferfromla6 ай бұрын
"Cultures are hard to change." That is one of the most critical observations Sandy made in the interview. He gets to the heart of the matter. That also applies to the customer. Many people still cannot imagine a world with EVs. That's why Tesla is such an important company. Tesla leads with a different culture that is not afraid to fail, which they see as part of the learning process and continual improvement. They understand change and embrace it. "A hybrid is going to be the pet rock of the future" was the other observation that resonated with me. It's incredible how much psychology affects the future and our capacity for change. For example, a hybrid is undoubtedly a half-measure; it does not represent real change, but Tesla's Cybertruck does. Change is coming, and when robots are manufactured with artificial intelligence, the world will experience another shift with large-scale implications for work and the economy. It was a fascinating interview, and I learned a lot.
@dark6c1596 ай бұрын
lets see how long ford lightning last compare to f150.
@KrustyKlown6 ай бұрын
People will buy what they want, and OEMS will sell that to them. EVs have a market niche .. but don't work for most people, cause you need a place at home to easily plug in.
@stanmarcusgtv6 ай бұрын
musk has stated over and over that EVs are a niche product - @5% of the market - it's the politicians pushing EVs and smart companies know that
@ramblerandy23976 ай бұрын
@@KrustyKlown Your comment isn't going to age well.
@user-cw9em3mo3w6 ай бұрын
@@KrustyKlownmost who go BEV wont go back to ICE
@MrEd22916 ай бұрын
I am glad to hear about Lucid and Rivian, still curious about Aptera which may start manufacturing this year.
@anthropicandroid44945 ай бұрын
Scams
@frederickfaller8995 ай бұрын
I don’t see it as better in that many ways it’s a kids toy to me.
@CosmicSeeker693 ай бұрын
May start?? May go bust. Let's hope so
@gnoxycat6 ай бұрын
Sandy is right. I cannot take Consumer Reports seriously when they consider a car "reliable" when it needs a visit at a dealer every 3,000 miles. That is absurd.
@stephen86236 ай бұрын
I gave up on CR years ago. A simple internet search will yield far more reliable, up-to-date information and analysis.
@Jeremy644446 ай бұрын
Nothing in Europe needs a 3000 mile visit, 12000 is minimum
@CallsignVega6 ай бұрын
No one "has" to go to a dealer for an oil change. And oil changes aren't 3K miles anymore.
@jmwarden16 ай бұрын
That is probably the downfall of the gas guzzler of today, the extended time between oil changes is killing the engines.@@CallsignVega
@Tyani-sz6cg6 ай бұрын
Bet ICE manufacturers put some cash in people's pockets to speak badly about them. Also bet they pay certain groups to create fake accounts that spam any account talking about EV.
@markmcgrath54876 ай бұрын
The reason Tesla share how to recreate certain inputs for their cars is because they will benefit more greatly than their competitors from the economy of scale that their competitors will drive in the supply chain when they adopt it.
@shrichaudhary6 ай бұрын
Good interview. Sandi tends to exaggerate some things such as EV‘s not requiring any maintenance apart from the ICE engine. EV has the same components and will require steering and suspension work. Shocks and tire replacements happen sooner on EV‘s because of their higher weight also an auto dealership has a role to play in overall satisfaction of a new technology like EV’sbeing adopted by their customers. Tesla approach to customer service is totally impersonal.
@AdamEarl26 ай бұрын
I’ve heard 10,000km on lightening tires
@mikekent11496 ай бұрын
I have a 2005 Prius and other than maintenance of the ICE there is almost no maintenance on the rest of it. 360,000km and 19 years old
@Adscam6 ай бұрын
@@mikekent1149. You should see the popular Prius in Mongolia. It is common because Gasoline/Petrol is expensive in Mongolia. They drive those cars across the grass steppes when the roads are clogged.
@walterrumohr70905 ай бұрын
What he’s referring to is oil change maintenance and tune up.
@cengeb5 ай бұрын
Sandi is so out of touch with reality, just a shill for his odd strange buddy the emerald kid, Mush. sad when old men thin they have all the answers,
@mearino6 ай бұрын
Here in Australia, the Chinese brands are coming in hard. We have GWM, MG and BYD and not only are they gunning for Tesla, they are going after Toyota, especially the best-selling RAV4, hi-lux truck and corolla.
@jackdbur6 ай бұрын
They are not really in the same league as Tesla but they are definitely going to eat Toyota's & Honda's lunch.😊
@mearino6 ай бұрын
@@jackdbur BYD is being very clever. They have 3 model Seals to bracket the Model 3. First model is $12k cheaper, not quite as good. Second model same price, same specs with few extra like apple car play USS leatger upgrade and third BYD performance model outclasses base Model 3 for about $10k more, but still less than old Tesla performance 3 by a long shot.
@phoarey6 ай бұрын
@@jackdbur true. However, I would like to replace the town (Brisbane) car for $40k not $66k. A BYD Dolphin would make sense.
@davidmenasco57435 ай бұрын
A lot of people are going to be surprised when they wake up one day and hear that BYD is the number 3 automaker globally. And then a little while later they'll be surprised again when they hear that BYD is number 1, and Toyota is like number 3. At this point, it seems the only thing that legacy OEMs can do is whine that the Chinese automakers are getting even more government support than the Western automakers. Whah, whah, whah!!!
@Martinit05 ай бұрын
MG is also successful in Europe, GWM, BYD not so much. Guessing that customers don't realize that MG is Chinese.
@danapeck53826 ай бұрын
Thanks, great interview, great perspective, congrats to Jordan and thanks for not being an intrusive interviewer (nice change). All the best for 2024
@nicholasmuni79954 ай бұрын
Did I miss something is Jordan the new President?
@benb44146 ай бұрын
Look at what "NO" and "How much is this going to cost" culture has worked out for Boeing!
@rogerstarkey53906 ай бұрын
"Going"?
@Roudy420_6 ай бұрын
It's like phones. We went from land line phones (ICE) to pagers (hybrids) to smart phones (EV). How long did that take? I bet it's comparable.
@Hotspur376 ай бұрын
People dont seem to realise that in many third world countries they skipped the land lines altogther and jumped straight to cell phones, lot less infrustructure build out. I think once these countries start jumping on EVs the demand will sky rocket. Electrical infrastructure is a lot easier to build out and will be a lot better enviromentally too.
@jmwarden16 ай бұрын
Yeah, I'm still trying to learn how to deal with my so-called smartphone, at almost 81 it has been difficult, but I have upgraded to electric for all of the yard work, and my tools and my new E-Bike.
@jamesvandamme77866 ай бұрын
@@Hotspur37 The third world is going crazy for electric motorcycles with swappable batteries. Just like you can charge your phone at a roadside booth, you can swap a battery at a charging station. No range anxiety, no petrol. No more buda-buda, as they call them in Uganda.
@OveToranger6 ай бұрын
@@jamesvandamme7786 AND they have the environment for solar-chargers that can work pretty much all year round ! Daytime ofc !
@CosmicSeeker693 ай бұрын
@@Hotspur37have you ever been to these countries? If you had you'd know that EV's are NEVER going to happen. That's never
@Shankovich6 ай бұрын
Hope EXRO gets their stuff in some products! Loved that interview with them, very eye opening and sent me into a dive on their tech. Please get them back on the main channel!
@jackgreenstalk7776 ай бұрын
This channel is the gift that keeps on giving ❤💚 Happy 2024. Keep on kicking ass, Sandy and the whole Munro team!
@rwhirsch6 ай бұрын
what a beautiful world it will be when planned maintenance and obsolescence don't rule the day.
@stephen86236 ай бұрын
That will never happen until "stealerships" [sic] are long gone the way of the dinosaur.
@emonvidaly6 ай бұрын
Then ecm updates will just brick your cars.
@stephen86236 ай бұрын
@@emonvidaly Time for an oil change.
@JorgTheElder6 ай бұрын
@@stephen8623which is why Telsa does not have dealers, and why so many Ford dealers turning down the ability to sell EVs is going to be huge for Ford. They giving Ford an excuse to sell directly to customers. They can just say that dealers were given the option and said no.
@bobwallace97536 ай бұрын
@@stephen8623 I don't see how the current dealership model survives. Tesla has built a new model. As dealerships lose service and repair profits they will start failing. They won't have the money to maintain their large and expensive operations. As dealerships disappear that will leave things open for surviving OEMs to move to direct sales or sales through quasi-dealership/sellers like Costco. Or stripped down dealerships which are just salesrooms like Tesla has.
@Electobat6 ай бұрын
Sandy is so right about people's reaction to failure. You have to find the limits and understand the envelope. Failure is showing progress and learning.
@Lifecoach7Ra6 ай бұрын
There are people that insist in making errors again and again and learn nothing from. E.g. US voters wanting a rapist and criminal back as president or arrogantly continue making cars that are no more wanted and diesel engines that again fail because they have a construction error. Hope Tesla really keeps on learning fast and steadily improve parts that do not properly function and not starting to make customers responsible when it was their fault. Than everything is fine and future will be bright!
@anthropicandroid44945 ай бұрын
Failure is bankruptcy
@Electobat5 ай бұрын
@@anthropicandroid4494 failure is learning. Safety and complacency is going backwards.
@robinschaeffer62525 ай бұрын
Failure is learning - unless it kills you. On a bull dozer that goes 1 mile an hour steer by wire might be O.K. but at 70mph I'd rather have that mechanical connection from my hands to the wheels.
@cengeb3 ай бұрын
More plastic snaps. Tesla using public roads as a test bed,borders on criminal. Customer as test subjects is consumer fraud. Why does this expert push this nonsense as a good idea? How many shares in tesla does he have,that he hides,is that really ethical?
@mjlef14 ай бұрын
small correction: wire cross sectional area is what carries current, so 48 volts does not let you drop the diameter to "a quarter". It does let you cut the wire diameter by 1/2 half though (pi * r^2 is area formula). I think he meant 1/4 the copper.
@ovi96106 ай бұрын
Golden phrase: 90% psychology and 10% technology in the engineering industry, change the mind culture is all about. ❤❤
@Martinit05 ай бұрын
It's actually rational to do that from the point of view of the employee: avoid the large risk of getting fired if a big change doesn't materialize as planned. Even if the probability of failure is small if the consequence is a catastrophic loss of job you'd avoid it. Especially given that implementing such big change as switching to giga castings requires top-notch execution not only from your organization but also from the supplier. The first manufacturer and his supplier both took the risk and proved it can be done. That made it less risky for everybody else to follow. Now it's a question of leadership how they deal with employees taking risks: do they encourage it or discourage it? I'm also 99% sure that a decision like going for gigacastings was backed by Elon himself, maybe he was even pushing for it.
@lkirkby36 ай бұрын
The comments on dealers are interesting. In our area (near TO Canada, actually in Oakville the home of the Ford plant) there is a pretty significant dealership that sells primarily EVs. The now have Teslas, Polestar, and do a fair volume of used EVs. They are also doing e motorcycles and offer specialized service focusing on the needs of EVs, like snow tires etc which are a critical need in our climate. Several other independents are doing similar things, but not many mainline dealers.
@rhettoracle96796 ай бұрын
Congrats on getting your Cybertruck Mr Munro!
@Sagiterrian773 ай бұрын
😮🥹😔
@adamriese36106 ай бұрын
Thanks for everything. I was missing Munro videos
@MunroLive6 ай бұрын
We hope this was worth the wait!
@thienkim17546 ай бұрын
@@MunroLivedo you think Vinfast will have any chance??? Thanks Not too good reviews on Vinfast.
@FirstLast-et3sw6 ай бұрын
@@thienkim1754they’re currently selling in Montreal and they absolutely suck.
@thienkim17546 ай бұрын
@@FirstLast-et3sw Thanks for feedback, hope they learn and improve. VF3 LOOKS nice for a city car .
@erik81866 ай бұрын
More of this please Sandy as we move forward. The new guy is good. 👍🏻
@MunroLive6 ай бұрын
Thank you so much
@walterspector7356 ай бұрын
Way back in college days, my Econ 101 instructor taught the class about "oligopolies". He used the auto industry as an example. Extremely capital intensive, so limited to a few big players. And none make a major change unless they all more or less move in lockstep. The Japanese sort of shook this up. But they are captives of the same system. Elon, like most of Silicon Valley, doesn't play by the same rules...
@jamesengland74616 ай бұрын
Now China is shaking things up again
@wadafruit6 ай бұрын
Well said
@curmudgeon19336 ай бұрын
In the UK in the 1960's, when Japanese motorcycles started appearing, there were dozens of British and European makes sold. Many were openly critical, and called them 'Jap crap'. Within a few years, the quality and reliability, as well as the technology, was far better than the domestic product...and most of the local companies had sadly disappeared. Their complacency, arrogance and sense of superiority...possibly a hangover from the War, had destroyed them. I see a very similar effect happening with first the cars from Korea, which are close to equal to the German offerings...and soon with the new arrivals from China. If domestic manufacturers try and use political lobbying and unfair tariffs to try and prevent competition, instead of investing some of their eye-watering profits, away from CEO and shareholder payouts, to real R & D and future-proofing their products. they will go bankrupt.
@EpioN3 ай бұрын
Yeah Elon doesn’t play by the rules, that’s why Tesla vehicles suck so much and their employees make less than UAW workers. Which translates in subpar vehicle builds. I’ve driven thousands of Teslas, they fucking suck.
@cengeb3 ай бұрын
a think so, not sustainable, Tesla is more hype than substance. GE under Jack Welch was considered great, until it was found out it wasn't. Collapse, Boeing has GE acolytes and look how Boeing is failing. Mush is not a car engineer, nor a finance guy, he's a huckster...
@rogerdsmith6 ай бұрын
Lucid is the Duesenberg of our generation. Beautiful, but short lived.
@user-li2wx7mv1p6 ай бұрын
Will be interesting to see where Cory goes..
@FrunkensteinVonZipperneck5 ай бұрын
@@user-li2wx7mv1p linked in says he’s in Palo Alto…
@wongman20016 ай бұрын
Great content as usual. Was hoping Sandy would mention Cory, missed him dearly. Hope they parted in good terms.
@padgepadgham32386 ай бұрын
He probably couldn't take the BS seriously, still having morals and seeing Sandy make a fool of himself.
@user-li2wx7mv1p6 ай бұрын
Cory was very uncomfortable around Sandy..It wouldn’t have surprised me if cory reached out to other EV start ups or was offered a lot of money by Lucid..
@eddiegardner82326 ай бұрын
To me the most interesting change will be the assembly method change talked about for the “$25,000” car by Tesla. That would be a major change in the factory layout and reduction of actual manufacturing costs independent of the parts in the car cost. Combined with the use of large castings it could be a nail in the coffin of some traditional auto manufacturers.
@markplott48206 ай бұрын
unbox process.
@steveedlund73576 ай бұрын
Bots will be the secret sauce of manufacturing the 25k car.
@steveperreira58506 ай бұрын
Many of them will have to go away, because of the new players that are better by Tatler and some of the China manufacturers. I will celebrate yes Ford and GM go bankrupt, having had to do business with those companies in the past.
@bobwallace97536 ай бұрын
@@steveedlund7357 As the unboxed process is being developed the designers certainly know what the T-bot will be able to do very, very soon. I think that has gone into design of previous models when one looks at the video of someone installing the front parts of the Model Y. The parts will only go in one way and are fastened by bolts from the top. This is easy bot work. I doubt a T-bot will cost $10k to manufacture. Possibly no more than $5k at scale. Working 24/365 for years will create massive labor (and quality) savings.
@MrUled6 ай бұрын
The 25k car should be made using the 'hot wheels' single piece casting is my guess. That's gonna be insane
@timaustin20006 ай бұрын
Agree with most of what Sandy says except the union stuff: simple fact is, the heads of the big automakers AREN'T making proportionally more value than they were 30 years ago but they ARE being paid far, far, far more. Simply not sustainable or forgivable.
@cranmore26 ай бұрын
What's that got to do with his assertions about the Union issues though?
@jcall4126 ай бұрын
Sandy being an Elon Musk fan boy and always overly praising Tesla plus his view of Unions really makes me question the reliability/objectiveness of the content on this channel
@concinnus6 ай бұрын
The boards would argue that that's just what CEOs make now, and they'd have a point: it's an America problem, not a car industry problem.
@bobwallace97536 ай бұрын
@@jcall412 Sandy "overly praises" Tesla because they earn that praise. Unions are often necessary. Without worker organization some companies treat employees badly. But it does look like the UAW might be killing their golden goose. For their OEMs to survive they will have to go through a very difficult period during which they won't be making meaningful profits from their EVs while suffering dwindling profits from slowing ICEV sales. Are 'Big Three' union workers taking the money and running? Perhaps. But where do they work five to ten years from now when those OEMs have died? I do not see any EV manufacturing setting up shop around Detroit. They are more likely to open in states with 'right to work' legislation which means no unions. Will the Detroit UAW workers want to move to where the new jobs will be found?
@jcall4126 ай бұрын
@@bobwallace9753 has Tesla earned the praise or is it being a fan boy? Tesla has done some amazing things but Sandy never puts into context when Tesla misses their own product deadline or when Tesla products are actually average compared to OEMs (cyber truck vs the Lightening or Model 3 vs Ioniq 5 or Tesla semi vs Daimler). He also does not explain the downsides to some of the things Tesla is doing and why maybe OEMs are not (gigapress). Just in this video for instance Sandy is fawning over the Steer by Wire system in the CyberTruck and never mentions this tech has been used by OEMs going back to 2009 at least AND there are current EVs using it by OEMs. It is not new or unique to Tesla but yet he makes it seem Tesla is just that much more advance because they are using it. As to your Union point, people have used the trope "unions kill the company" for as long as workers have tried to organize and form Unions. The Big 3 will not die or cease to exist, since the UAW contract, all the non UAW automakers have raised their worker compensation to meet or be near the new UAW contract, so are these automakers going to go bankrupt too? You do not see EV manufacturing setting up shop around Detroit? GM and Ford both announced plans to build a battery plant in Michigan (GM pushed their factory back to 2025). Further, there is a battery recycling plant being built in Michigan. That is before we get into states like Ohio, Illinois, and Indiana who also have plans to build battery factories and upgrade additional auto assembly lines to assist in the EV transition. If I could insert hyperlinks I would so you can see where I got this info from.
@somethingsomethingsomethingdar6 ай бұрын
In regards to the lack of sales for electric vehicles for Ford. I disagree that it has anything to do with dealerships, not getting service money out of it. Reason being, I am looking for an electric vehicle, but what has caused me to reconsider is the cost to ensure that vehicle. Has an example if I buy a $20,000 Honda the insurance on it is roughly $1300 per year if I buy a $20,000 Tesla the cost is 3600 per year. We’ve reached a point, where as much as I would like an electric vehicle, the running cost of that vehicle is now equal or greater than a standard regular commuting vehicle
@spankeyfish5 ай бұрын
It seems like, in the rush to follow Sandy's mantra of reducing assembly costs, car companies have forgotten all the work that was done in the 90s and 00s to make cars as easy and cheap as possible to repair after minor crashes. Big chassis castings are cool but you need crush space around them to stop your car being written off by a crash that doesn't even deploy the airbags.
@FrunkensteinVonZipperneck5 ай бұрын
Have you asked State Farm about their rates? Tesla owners say State Farm beats even Tesla Insurance. My revivifier swears by SF - in Charlottesville VA, near IIHS!
@KammeO5 ай бұрын
🤔? okay, so... I've been driving a SATURN ION for twenty years. It's at 384700 today. First Clutch replaced at 255,000 miles. Okay, so it's not new anymore... It's got character 😜. I paid it off in 2009. Insurance is basic minimum at this point = $40 a month covers My 1987 Jeep Comanche (purchased new also) & My SATURN. I have an electric Toro mower that I like, but I'm not sold on The idea of the expense of any Vehicle that's so expensive AND too much like a Smart Phone. I dislike the idea of so much computerized _______... I grew up helping My Father do the Car maintenance. Seems like current day 🌎 isn't taught the basics of "maintenance". The 87 Jeep is basically a "work truck".... Still has three of the original fuel injectors. I've never changed the power steering fluid. 😜 The transmission is Peugeot... And has been great. The cooling system design SUCKS. The 4.0 straight six Motor tows more than the standard full size Ford or Chevy truck of the same year, is WHY I bought the Jeep. It's a AMC built. ($11,500, 1987.) The starter lasted 1987-2016, Lifetime part = I just had to change it again. It's literally 2 bolts & a couple wires. The SATURN ION is by far the most dependable vehicle I've had so far. Auxiliary fan has been like every 4 years, but the AC still runs COLD. 😁 Neoprene seats in the SATURN are super comfy & have held up really well. 🤣 I can put an 8' ladder in the SATURN and shut the trunk. I would totally buy another SATURN ION (Chevy Cobalt 2.2 motor) but _______ killed the Company. 😝 BTW - I learned to PRORATE TIRES. In 20 years I've NEVER had a set of tires that went the miles advertised. The most resent 90,000 mile set was potatoe skins by 31,000 miles. Discount Tire prorated $75ea towards the next set. (They don't like it, but They'll do it.) I make a point to find a Mechanic that I can WATCH, that I can talk directly with... I don't hand My Vehicle over to Strangers. Same thing with My Horse. 🤣🐎 I wouldn't currently drive My old Jeep in Austin, but I still drive the SATURN everywhere. SATURN goes 95 up hwy45, if I need to, but not enough torque to Race Anyone. Still gets 34mpg. SATURN has electronic power steering... I like that, one less "pump" to think about. SATURN'S computer QUIT just before 80,000 miles, Thank God for warranty. ❤ New Vehicles are nice to look at... But I'm having fun avoiding the expenses & watching My odometer talk to Me. 😜 Plus, I really ENJOY driving a Manual Transmission. ❤❤❤
@russelldeanna91985 ай бұрын
Progressive insurance for my 2023 Chevy Bolt EUV is $1000 a year.
@UndefeatedDeity3 ай бұрын
@@KammeOnice story, man 😜 looks like you like your cars that you own 🤩 that’s what’s important 😋 drove nearly 70k miles on my EV till tire replacement 🤩🤩 charging costed me a whopping $0 because my work offers charging. Try getting gasoline for free you’ll get hunted down by the police 😏 I drive 1500 miles a month. Never giving up my EV 😜😜
@shifty2776 ай бұрын
I am just so glad you guys opened up to being filmed for YT - This stuff for the masses is liquid gold - I hope the genuine enquiries to your chargable business work keeps increasing! Thumbs up.
@EnerGeezerSquirrel6 ай бұрын
Can't wait! A CT with a Munro wrap! If a plain CT draws crowds, imagine the effect of a Munro one driven by the man his-self!
@KumiOriFarm6 ай бұрын
Psychology/technology is like the 4 minute mile. After Roger Bannister ran a 4 minute mile suddenly many other runners could also do it. Tesla is like Roger Bannister, the first one to do so many innovations.
@jamesengland74616 ай бұрын
Excellent point!
@andys_youtube6 ай бұрын
yeah, excellent
@mattwill636 ай бұрын
''Ev's no maintenance'' is pure nonsense people blowing smoke up your azz. You gotta replace the cabin filters and transmission filter and the transmission fluid if you are dual motor that means adding new fluid and filter to both motors 2 quarts,2 filters. You gotta change the tires more often and they're harder to find and more expensive than ice. You gotta change the brake pads, you gotta change the 12v battery and if you gotta replace the drivetrain battery its more expensive than combustion engine replacement.You gotta change the brake fluid and add windshield washer fluid. You gotta add new radiator fluid the upfront cost for ev is more expensive and they car insurance is more expensive. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rLZ3lNaUqr65kZc.html Tesla Drive Motor Unit Transmission Fluid Change.
@neilfromclearwaterfl816 ай бұрын
@@mattwill63 The frequency of those maintenance items you mentioned for the most part are far greater on an ICE vehicle than on an EV with some needing to be done 10 times on ICE for every 1 time on an EV. The exceptions are wiper blades, washer fluid, cabin air filter and 12 volt batteries which last the same amount of time plus you left out washing, waxing and interior cleaning. Brakes last a lot longer due to regen and your more likely to be servicing them to lube the caliper guides than to replace the pads which will usually be when you flush the brake fluid which will be about half as often as on an ICE vehicle. Tires only wear out faster if you drive it like you stole it and are constantly driving with a heavy foot chirping the tires at every start and stopping short every time as you race between stoplights. I've driven an EV for the past decade and the OEM tires that were rated for 40,000 miles lasted about 40,000 miles and the first 12 volt battery lasted 5 years as did the second which I've just replaced and since it doesn't have to start an ICE engine its one of the most economical sizes of 12 volt batteries available. EV insurance is being artificially inflated by both the insurance companies and repair shops who are going by the same mentality as the RV and Marine industry where they will double, quadruple and then some the prices just because it says RV or Marine however that is starting to equalize and those costs are coming down especially now that some of the EV manufacturers are offering their own insurance at reduced rates where the Law of the Land will allow for it which of course Insurance Company Lobbyists are campaigning to prevent. The only maintenance over the past decade I've had to do that required a dealership was an AC refrigerant leak which they fixed at no charge despite the warranty being long expired. The local AC shops wanted over $1,200 for that repair which turned out to be a 30 minute job to flush the system, replace 2 easily accessible o-rings and recharge with new refrigerant. Local AC shop inflated the cost of the repair just because it was an EV and not due to how complex the repair was or due to rare and expensive parts as the o-ring were common sizes used in automotive systems and nothing special and no specialty tools were required with the only specialty item being the refrigerant specifically for electric AC compressors which costs about 50% more than standard R134A. Most people will wear out their EV before the battery fails and even then it still has value to Utility companies. If it fails before 5 to 7 years are up then its free and even if the traction battery fails after that you can for less get a factory refurbished one for substantially less than a new one. A new OEM engine costs more than a new OEM battery when comparing at even half the equivalent power rating to an EV. A low powered 302 OEM engine from Ford for example will cost you over $10,000 plus be more expensive to install than a $6,000 EV battery while a 500 hp OEM Ford engine can cost you over $15,000 and in either case they won't be complete and will require intake manifolds and a lot of other items to be assembled and calibrated to them. Now of course Bargain Basement junk yard rebuilt engines will cost less but those aren't the same as getting a OEM replacement battery or an OEM refurbished one. Best!
@seanmiller78896 ай бұрын
I bought my wife a Ford Bronco this past August I then bought a Tesla Model Y for myself a month later. Ford has hounded me if the Bronco is ready for maintenance already. Not a peep from Tesla. Tesla tire rotation at 5k miles.
@mikeskidmore67545 ай бұрын
If you go from 12 V to 48 volts and you reduce the wire and terminal sizes by 75% You will have all the same problems as soon as you have some corrosion and lose terminals.. Go to 48 volts and reduce wiring and terminals by only 50% so you get some gains.. Very small wires are tiny and frail and they break .. My 1968 FWD Truck has mostly 16 GA wiring .. it's just too light to hold up . Also you may need a higher quality thicker more flexible insulation .
@darylfortney80816 ай бұрын
Jordan is a great speaker
@jojosthlm5 ай бұрын
Get real, tyres last shorter and are more expensive for EVs because of the larger weight and torque for EVs. Coolant flush is a must for EVs too because they have a liquid cooling system.
@FrunkensteinVonZipperneck5 ай бұрын
You don’t own a Tesla. Enjoy your Sour Grape Nuts cereal🥣
@viktorianas5 ай бұрын
It depends HOW you drive, you can have a lot of torque and just don't use it and you can destroy tyres in one day with Fiat Multipla if you drive like a maniac.
@frederickfaller8994 ай бұрын
What are you a ICE dealership you can’t stop progress
@SGliderGuy6 ай бұрын
No. Evie's do not save on tires. They are typically 1,000 lb heavier than a comparable iced car. That does not do well for tire mileage
@TSLAaddict6 ай бұрын
Great interview Jordan!!
@USCollege6 ай бұрын
miss you, Sandy; great to hear your thoughts again.
@user-cw9em3mo3w6 ай бұрын
@ 34 , so true, everything you buy is MIC, all my cordless powertools are American branded , like Milwaukee ,and it is Made in China, even my Dewalt tools are "Assembled in Mexico, from Globally sourced parts". These are top quality tools.With the exception of Tesla in the automotive world we have simply not innovative enough and cant think outside of the box, and not competitive Today the EU countries are trying to stop the Chinese invation by starting an investigation if the Chinese are dumping BEVs.
@davidrink12916 ай бұрын
Depending on the needs of the buyer and what they are willing to pay China produces tools from poor to high quality with the latter being very competitive with the best German, Swiss and Japanese products. Probably won’t see these tools at Home Depot or Lowe’s but they exist.
@user-cw9em3mo3w5 ай бұрын
@@davidrink1291Even some of the German brand of Hilti are MIC and are very expensive, and I much doubt if they outperform my Milwaukee Fuel line of cordless tools.
@lawrenceralph74816 ай бұрын
Those who can afford the high prices have bought cars. The rest of us wait until competition brings the prices down or we die, whichever is first
@pierre.a.larsen6 ай бұрын
That was a very nice video with great info. It is a really good format. Thx. Oh - Can't wait for the CT being torn apart!
@gatorjxr6 ай бұрын
I am installing the new Challenger in Windsor assembly right now. Stellantis is planning 5 models for WAP.
@dinogould14026 ай бұрын
Very good video. One thing that I think Munro said that was wrong is that even though EVs in general have less maintenance, the tires actually need to be replaced way sooner than ICE cars due to the weight of the vehicle.
@curmudgeon19336 ай бұрын
Fully-loaded pickups weigh a hell of a lot too, and many SUV's are bloated behemoths. I think it's not so much the weight, as the fact that EV's accelerate very fast. If the driver has a heavy right foot, tyre wear is increased. The same is true of ICE cars, regardless of weight, but it's a convenient FUD meme employed by anti-EV journalists...similar to the ones about EV car fires, and EV's and driving in the rain. lol
@Lifecoach7Ra6 ай бұрын
This is only in theory because if I compare my Kia EV6 AWD with the nearest ICE which here is e.g. Alfa Romeo Stelvio Quadrofoglio Verde with somewhat more power but less torque that it’s about the same weight. Translated to your theory that means no better results in tyres use. We measured that on Anneau du Rhin in summer 2022 with a tyre manufacturer.
@davidmenasco57435 ай бұрын
I've heard mixed reports. Some EV drivers report using up the tires a bit quicker, some report that they last about the same. It seems to depend on how quickly you accelerate. If you stay in chill/eco mode, you might not see extra tire wear. But then, your car will be more like that ICE car that you don't miss.
@jimusa93305 ай бұрын
I would have thought an EV’s weight would reduce the tire’s tread life but after owning two EVs in the family and driving over 145,000 miles combined, I see that is not the case. These tires last as long as tires on my previous ICE vehicles. They are more expensive though.
@SS-yw7vo5 ай бұрын
Depends on the tyres
@kurthaubrich98296 ай бұрын
Super discussion! Do you think the recent slump in non Tesla EV sales is an ‘Osborne effect’ of folks waiting for access to the Tesla charging network?
@tesla_tap6 ай бұрын
Likely not. Lots of factors - but a big one is the lack of profitably on most EVs. Great way to cut costs is to make fewer EVs, but then you never get to volume production that becomes very profitable. Another factor is dealers who hate EVs because the lack of expensive maintenance they benefit from.
@jamesvandamme77866 ай бұрын
@@tesla_tap The dealer will talk you out of it, if he has any at all to sell. Also, high finance rates and confusion about the rebates, and the new models coming out, with lower prices and better specs from more OEMs..
@concinnus6 ай бұрын
It would certainly be a big consideration if someone asked me about buying an EV this year -- especially given the Level 2 difference between 240 and 277V.
@stevematthews44896 ай бұрын
I would have liked to hear Sandy's opinion on Hertz experience with EVs. They are basically bailing on EVs after a lot of symbiotic narketing with Tesla when they announced they were purchasing a large fleet. They're claiming that maintenance on them was very expensive, and resell value crashed over the 2 years they held the cars. Said the company basically lost their shirts and are going back to ice vehicles. I think they really probably got stuck in the middle of a still maturing industry and got slammed with all the downsides. Just checked and Hertz has a lot of EVs for sale now at decent prices, but theyre pretty close to what a new tesla is with the tax credits.
@jamesvandamme77866 ай бұрын
That's just the problem, you can't sell a 3 year old car with 50, 80K miles for a little less than you paid for it. The other problem is the rental outfits, who were clueless about customer experiences with an EV. And they rented out cars with way more zip than anybody could handle, and wondered why the tires were shot.
@aussie2uGA6 ай бұрын
Right when hertz started selling the Model 3’s, there were many for $15k-$20k. Those sold fast.
@stevematthews44896 ай бұрын
@@aussie2uGA Checked Hertz sales. They have 2022 Teslas with around 40k miles for $28k for a base Model 3 up to $37k for a LR Model Y. Not bad except you can get a new one for close to that with rebates.
@aussie2uGA6 ай бұрын
@@stevematthews4489 Correct, the cheap ones sold quickly or they pulled an Amazon and raised the prices now. Last week people were posting screen shots of them between $15-20k.
@jackdbur6 ай бұрын
Car hire companies took large parcels of cars especially over produced lower specifications at huge discounts & then could at minimum breakeven on their resale price. Tesla has no need to give out massive discounts to anyone.
@michelmasse62256 ай бұрын
Sandy is the best in the West! The influence of his team is by far the most useful for the EV Industry worldwide. Chinese EV automakers definitely know who Munro is and the Japanese automakers have to get off their old horse!
@brunoheggli28886 ай бұрын
No hes not!
@ronjos6 ай бұрын
As far as I know, Canoo was the first to do steer-by-wire on a consumer EV
@AdamEarl26 ай бұрын
You need to sell to consumers to be a consumer EV
@John-fl8wv6 ай бұрын
Well said Sandy! Thank you
@christopho32556 ай бұрын
I'm more and more concerned with manufacturers working to restrict owner access to basic data like OBD information. Additionally the efforts to vertically integrate all aspects of parts supply appear to be an attempt to control and maximize service revenue by monopolizing parts access and making simple repair procedures unnecessarily complicated. For example, there are a number of reports about suspension component failure on Teslas. What incentive does a manufacturer have to proactively replace components with internally known faults before the vehicle goes out of warranty? If auto manufacturers are allowed to lock down OBD data and make components unserviceable, the consumer won't have a choice...
@nononsenseBennett6 ай бұрын
Sandy should be thanked by the industry for pushing the casting concept. In fact, he should get an award of engineering excellence for that one!
@jjamesh7146 ай бұрын
Really enjoy Sandys talks. He makes me laugh a lot!
@iancormie99166 ай бұрын
What about power failure, no manual steering. How about manual emergency brakes that can be released or activated manually in emergencies such as getting off a road without power?
@OldsmobileCutlassSupremeConver4 ай бұрын
Thank You. Munro. Me personally. A regular pu, is all I really need. I loaded everything you could imagine on my 1985 Toyota PU. 90 mph everywhere I went 329k miles 1 clutch,1 head gasket.
@sleeknub6 ай бұрын
Super excited for the Cybertruck tear down videos.
@dobermanguy94375 ай бұрын
The Cyber truck is a piece of crap they just showed a video of the wheels falling off😅😅😅😅😅😅
@ejd19846 ай бұрын
There is a next-gen Bolt EUV in development now. It will be built at the GM Fairfax, Kansas plant for the 2025 model year, and will be using LFP batteries for lower cost. It sounds like they are pretty far along and may be previewing it sometime early/mid 2024.
@slide71326 ай бұрын
Thank you Sandy, appreciate your video and knowledge.
@gegwen74404 ай бұрын
They gel so well together and Jordan is the next Sandy at Munro IMO
@richiehart78586 ай бұрын
Sandy may be aware of some other consideration, but it seems likely assuming the same power loss efficiency of the wiring is the objective that wire diameter would drop to 50% not 25%. Area would drop to 25%.
@jamesengland74616 ай бұрын
Yep; probably a misstatement.
@Starship0076 ай бұрын
My friend works at Reno gigafactory. He said there are robots already. Could not give real specifics though
@jondomachowski19156 ай бұрын
GM did say they are re-fitting the Bolt with the ultium platform. My guess, they do a basic body re-design as well and re-introduce it.
@profsteve76536 ай бұрын
Jordon is a very sharp guy, really enjoy his analysis of Tesla parts and process
@Bora_H6 ай бұрын
Franchise dealerships will have to change their business model to remove a large part of the service side. Sales can basically be showroom and online order entry - worthwhile and valuable. Delivery prep is also a valuable service. These are services that all the OEMs need - even Tesla. Tesla just does it 'in house'. There is a reasonable profit to be made delivering these services. The predatory element is removed, which seems to be hard for people to accept.
@scottrader64116 ай бұрын
13:01 48V phantom power for condenser microphones since the mid 60's 👍🏼
@tesla_tap6 ай бұрын
And Telephone industry has been using 48V for 40+ years.
@akinpriestley39015 ай бұрын
Thank you guys for the excellent interview 👏🏾👍🏾😘
@rtz5496 ай бұрын
I'd like to see some analysis on the Semi as much as you can short of taking it apart for now. Are they making their frames in house or outsourcing?
@user-yi8uu1du3b6 ай бұрын
48 volts only reduces weight, not electrical losses, unless you opt to keep the weight and go for less IR drop. Or you go for a bit of both, only a bit of each. But You have to trade that against adding duplicated/triplicated electrical actuators (redundancy=security), and hopefully removing hydraulics. Or is a hydraulic system the third level of redundancy they talk about?
@jackdbur6 ай бұрын
With 48v you can have electro-hydrolic actuators or pure electric actuators that are the equal of hydraulic actuators with no hoses.
@user-yi8uu1du3b6 ай бұрын
@@jackdbur Tesla have stated the steer by wire has 3 levels of redundancy, and having three electrical levels is not as secure as adding a different technology for one level. I am an electronic engineer BTW.
@richardstacey56185 ай бұрын
I am surprised you made light of range anxiety. My son delivers cars and vans, go to A, pick up a van, take it to B etc. Last winter he took a Ford electric Transit Connect up to Glasgow UK from the Midlands 250 miles. The range is normally low, but with the cold it was reduced to 50 miles between charges. 5 stops an hour and a half to recharge. The journey took for ever and cost 3 times the cost of a diesel car or van.
@unraisinable4 ай бұрын
As for range anxiety, when I took my California vacation 2 years ago we put on over a thousand miles on more than one day, so at least a a few of us have real life range anxiety, especially if you live where there aren't chargers available. Like in rural western Canada.
@charleshayden14006 ай бұрын
GREAT INTERVIEW skills on-display, from both you guys! Jordan asked the right questions - those that “inquiring minds”want to know, and Sandy, more than anybody, knows the NOW market, and speaks truth. SO many mistakes from the Legacies, as they pretended ICE would just keep rolling along . . .”whistling through the graveyard”. New Bolt owner, and amazed that Chevy stopped their ONLY EV Line that was selling. These are amazing little cars; the gaps are even, the fit and finish really shine, and with a Level-2 charger in the garage, no daily need for DCFC. VERY inexpensive to run. Get one if you can. 😉
@xmfclick6 ай бұрын
Wasn't there a problem with the battery catching fire spontaneously on some Bolts? Or did they physically recall them all? (I don't remember Biden or the legacy media mentioning it, though 😏)
@user-cw9em3mo3w6 ай бұрын
Akio Toyoda is still very much involved in management.Toyota just recommited to ICE , today it was one of the top topics in Autoline Daily , and has " Race inspired Driver focused Instrumation" , all marketing speak.
@dr.buzzvonjellar88626 ай бұрын
There is a view that as EV % increases, cost of gasoline will decline, maintaining a robust ICE market.
@westrm20105 ай бұрын
A growing concern in Europe and now recently in China is the issue of these EVs constantly recording video with transmission back to the manufacturer. The concern is the video recording of sensitive areas, such as military bases or areas deemed to be a national security risk if recorded. The U.S. Government gets concerned when Chinese foreign nationals are taking photos and videos of our sensation areas. Imagine what the U.S. government will think of a Chinese EV continuously recording and sending dating back to the CCP? Tesla now has restrictions in China as does Chinese EVs in Europe. I guess there could be a software fix but you know what they say "trust, but, verify" how does that work? We know governments are super paranoid these days.
@davecorbin50886 ай бұрын
Speaking pf dealerships, I've been to two different Toyota dealerships lately for maintenance on my old Rav4 and even older Prius and was given the hard sell on outrageous lists of "required " maintenance. Like I'm going to spend thousands of dollars on old cars that are driven 1-2 thousand miles a year to go to the grocery store and other local errands! Oil change only please!
@Gelp6 ай бұрын
Great to have Sandy talking!
@ChickyRx6 ай бұрын
THATS WAS GREAT ! Watch the whole thing . Glad Jordan is in more videos straight forward questioning and doesn't cut Sandy off when he goes on a tangent , Like Cory did .
@riconeu8736 ай бұрын
Fantastic piece of entertainment. Thanks.
@hughey226 ай бұрын
Would love to see the video for the robot that he talked about.
@Cerv3ra6 ай бұрын
Excellent take on the chinese vehicles, they're gonna shake traditional OEMs to the core.
@markplott48206 ай бұрын
they will Compete for DISTANT 3rd place after model 3.
@doomsday99736 ай бұрын
I think Munro is dead wrong here. There is zero appetite from either party right now to lift the tariffs on Chinese vehicle imports. It's not happening anytime soon. Relations with china is not great right now, there is no way they are going to be allowed to flood the US market.
@rogerstarkey53906 ай бұрын
@@doomsday9973 You weren't around for the "Japanese invasion"?
@doomsday99736 ай бұрын
@@rogerstarkey5390 i wasn’t. But you can’t possibly compare the two either. 2 completely different countries, different times and different political situations. Right now the govt is hostile to everything China and that’s not changing soon.
@Hotspur376 ай бұрын
@@doomsday9973BYD starts throughing enough money at lobbiest and campaign donations and watch that change real quick
@DowneastUS6 ай бұрын
I keep trying to find how to buy a CT opener, but there is never a link in the description of a video where Sandy compains not enough bought one, or in the Store.
@MunroLive6 ай бұрын
Our Munro CyberOpeners can be purchased here: munrolive.com/store/ols/products/munro-cyberopener
@zappini6 ай бұрын
Sandy mentioned appliance mfg Haier. I would LOVE to know more about them. (I love my Haier fridge.) The revolution in home appliances and HVAC is equally important (for decarbonization, resilience). Stuff like 120v induction stovetops w/ built-in batteries and heat pumps. What's Munro & Assoc's take? Can American mfg compete with China, South Korea, and others?
@rollincampbell16 ай бұрын
Excellent opinions! Sandy’s experience continues to dominate KZfaqrs on Tesla knowledge. Hope he doesn’t accept any offers from car companies.
@oldguy40576 ай бұрын
I relate to Sandy's comments about Ford. I worked there for five years after I graduated as an ME in 1965. I left when I realized that the next promotion to a supervisor would be just as unrewarding and my position had been.
@oldguy40576 ай бұрын
Having trouble getting telegram. Not ignoring you.
@1944chevytruck6 ай бұрын
Thanks 4 video!
@Starship0076 ай бұрын
New competition spurs new innovation. This is a iPhone BlackBerry moment. Gigacasting, 48 volt, batteries type, new production lines, steer by wire, Ethernet, and battery factories
@johnryan60036 ай бұрын
And don’t forget Tesla getting the EV we revolution going
@dagadagad6 ай бұрын
Did they make chairs from removed Tesla seats? :)
@MunroLive6 ай бұрын
We did.
@gust94646 ай бұрын
Great video. I’m hearing good things about BYD. 48v is the way to go for Tesla’s fleet. I definitely trust Sandy & his teams opinion⚡️
@robertguzman31135 ай бұрын
Sandy Munro Especially like your style of thinking / engineering disciplines / marketing scales. Thanks again for your hopeful future video.
@GaryDerry116 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@gregeconomeier14766 ай бұрын
I'm sure the unions will try to unionize the robots. Or at least demand monthly commissions for each robot put in place.
@jeffg45706 ай бұрын
They just need to program the robot to vote no on the union ballot.
@lonmccarley50726 ай бұрын
Hunter, it's 20% for The Big Guy
@AlanHaywood6 ай бұрын
I think Elon said something, in a positive way, about taxing robots and AI in the future.
@michelangelobuonarroti9166 ай бұрын
Almost as dumb as calling corporations people.
@stickynorth6 ай бұрын
The GM HyWire/Sequel was really the best designed/most influential car platform of the 2000's that never went into production. It lead to drive by wire and skateboard car platforms both of which are increasingly common, or at least they should be!
@stevemulcahy50146 ай бұрын
It seems a bit like GM’s version of Xerox’s PARC. They had the engineers to make the conceptual designs (and I remember looking at that design in a car magazine at the time and thinking it was amazing), but the leadership didn’t have the vision to implement it.
@jamesengland74616 ай бұрын
Yep. Brilliance left to rot. Some of the EV1 engineers went to Tesla too.
@jaybyrdcybertruck10823 ай бұрын
Love that Sandy liked the Tesla seats so much he tore them out and put wheels on them! lol What a great idea!
@Andrei-jh5fx5 ай бұрын
Good interview 👍 Thank you!
@supercadet1116 ай бұрын
After you guys tear down the CT, it would make a really interesting speculation episodes, to use the learnings from the CT and 2024 Model 3 , to forecast what cost is possible right now, for the "Model 2" future budget model. - Front and rear castings - 800v HV & 48v LV Systems - FSD Hardware 4 - Determination of stamped vs S.S. Body paneling cost Etc.
@mearino6 ай бұрын
Most likely its the unboxed manufacturing using optimus plus 4680 A-grade fully realised (CT using B-grade 4680) to really make at $10-15k shift.
@andrewradford39536 ай бұрын
Plastic panels with pyrolysed coffee biochar composite?
@henvan87376 ай бұрын
I charge my M3 99.9% at home from 100% solar. The cost savings by driving an EV are considerable. The future is an EV.
@lonmccarley50726 ай бұрын
and, Solar Install Cost was Zero? Not in CO, it's $35-50k for a 25 year life. What's the true cost?
@andrewradford39536 ай бұрын
In Australia is the equivalent of one to two years of fuel for a car, gets you a good to very good 6kW system.
@aussie2uGA6 ай бұрын
Solar is fantastic but still very expensive. Remember the majority of owners are still struggling with street parking charging solutions.