EXCLUSIVE: Sandy Munro on Tesla and the Future of EVs
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 11 ส.ค. 2022
- After driving my Tesla Model Y 5,700 miles round trip for the largest Tesla event of the year, I had the Exclusive opportunity to interview Sandy Munro. Right before the Tesla California Takeover event began, Sandy and I sat down to talk about Tesla and the electric future.
During out discussion, Sandy talked about Tesla, how Elon Musk has shaken up the industry, how the industry is changing, and what our future winners and losers may look like. Engineering is clearly on Sandy's mind when it comes to the things that Tesla is doing to shake up the industry, and his thoughts on the topic are directed towards legacy auto.
Not only was the 4680 a great discussion point, and the implications it has on the industry, but Sandy also talked about his thoughts on the misrepresentation of EV's that seems to be prevalent in media. Sandy got a little flustered when talking about the likes of Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg and others in the MSM.
As we think about what this all means for the future, it certainly is clear that Sandy Munro and his team are focused on dedicating their time and resources to the perceived winners. Their research will continue to be extremely important to not only the Ford's of the world, but Tesla and other newcomers also.
Thank you to the Munro team and Sandy for the time to conduct this interview. Be sure to check out Munro Live on TH-cam following this link: / munrolive
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Sandy at his best. At this moment in time, a national treasure. Made my day.
yes he really is!
1.25 playback speed about perfect.
@@Mrbfgray Very good tip! loved the interview.
Indeed my friend
I keep trying to convince young engineers to heed his advice
“You really touched a button”. Love it! Great job.
Sandy’s right. The EV fear, uncertainty & negativity is not a joke. It’s holding back progress.
Amen
I keep trying to convince everyone around me that EVs are greater and they are the future. but so many of those people just cannot change their viewpoints and mindset on them. It's so sad. I'm full-in on the EV future and it looks bright even if the adoption isn't as fast as it should be.
It's actually not really holding anything back. There's not masses of unsellable evs sitting around. Every ev that is made right now sells quickly or was spoken for a year ago. The demand is there for far more than we can produce right now. History shows once u get past early adoption stage comes mass market appeal which we are just about to enter and then adoption goes exponential. I understand your thought and I used to feel the same way and I hate all the fud but the fud slingers have already lost they just don't know it yet. Actually a lot of them do know but fud gets a lot of clicks
@@themeach011 that’s not quite true. It may be for Tesla specifically, but other manufacturers actually do have some trouble selling their EVs. For example, I’ve seen a lot of Ford dealers who have whole rows of Mustang Mach E.
@@ReDiiKuLuS good points! Although we aren't really used to seeing dealers have inventory recently historically it's pretty normal and desirable for dealers to have some inventory and selection for customers.
I smiled at the way Sandy describes the media !
He’s spot on.
Seriously
what an amazing interview…good job to you and good job to Sandy for expressing himself thank to both of you
Thanks so much, glad you enjoyed it
Aware long ago but forgot this channel--Subbed now.
Thank you for this interview. You did a fantastic job conducting this interview and that's not an easy job. You really did your homework and were completely prepared. Great job. Absolutely enjoyed listening to Sandy.
So glad you enjoyed it
Very interesting interview. Automotive engineering sort of brought me into the world. Born in Dagenham U.K. Dad and grandad both worked at Ford. Moved to northwest Merseyside and I did a seven year stint on production lines at Halewood. I’ve driven a few cars in my time and now have a Tesla model Y. Amazing just amazing and still shake my head at those resisting change much like horses before ICE. Great to have people like Sandy Elon and you guys around. Keep the faith👍
Cheers
Well said ty 4sharin
Sandy Munro is a top, top Bloke. He cuts through all the BS, says it like it is, and speaks with clarity and Common Sense backed up by years (Decades) of experience within the Auto industry. I actually don’t have the words in my vocabulary to express my respect for him.
Agree
Right on
Great interview. The best always get Sandy talking and give him the stage to share his thoughts. You were masterful in asking questions and giving Sandy all the time and space he needed to answer. This interview is certainly in the top two or three this year. Hope this video gets watched and shared.
Wow, thanks so much!
Wow. This interview is priceless. Everyone in the country should be made to watch it twice!!! Some real wisdom that can only be gained from real life experience and a high moral ground.
Thanks so much!
I have the distinct pleasure of being able to say that Sandy is both a colleague and a friend. We met in 1985 when I was a young and innovative engineer just out of Honda and Sandy was fresh out of Ford making his way leading Design for Manufacturing and Assembly in the automotive and other industries. He was as feisty and outspoken then as he is now. He was brilliant then and even more now. To put (Sandy) Munro and Associates together with Elon to create Tesla's "Model T" or "VW Bug" would be a world-changer. Sandy spoke to that in this interview. Imagine a Sandy/Elon version of "The People's Electric Car". That would change the world forever for the good.
(And as a Native Californian, I loved seeing The Modonna Inn as the backdrop!)
Yea he’s got a lot of knowledge and wisdom
Sandy's comments on the stymied innovation in the automotive industry apply to the aerospace / defense industry as well. Love Sandy, he is the kind of person you want to invite to your BBQ
Indeed. There are old robust systems in place and they don’t want anyone coming in and messing it up
@@BeardedTeslaGuy Space X
Great interview. Sandy tells it like it is at the end of the interview. Loved it
Yea he didn’t hold back
The secret to a good interview is for the interviewer to say just enough to enable the subject to talk and then let him get on with it.
You NAILED it 😀Very well done and Thank You !! Great job, thoroughly enjoyed it.
Thanks so much
Congratulations on your scoop with Sandy. I’m sure you were thrilled to hang out with him! Great questions and more fascinating insight from Sandy. He always has more inside information to add. Thanks so much mr BTG!
So glad you enjoyed it!
Perfect! What a good interview! It is frustrating to hear people argue against EV’s with the same old misinformation about range, charging, recycling, etc…. I’m glad you addressed it. I agree that we’ve got to get the facts out there. Owning an EV for the last 3 years, taking trips, etc. has enabled me to truly enjoy transportation without the hassles of filling a gas tank every 300 miles, maintenance, checking the engine, and on. The Teslas are the closest thing to owning a magic carpet!
Agree. And I’m so glad you enjoyed the interview!
KEEP TELLING THEM LIKE IT REALLY IS, SANDY! AS USUAL. Working on the same issues for 20-30 years in big corporations(my mistake) I beat my head on those issues as a "change agent"!
It’s so frustrating but that’s what you get in a culture like they have created I suppose
I respect this man he is a straight shooter and is not stuck in ridiculous old processes and is a realist.
Agree
Great interview. Munro & Associates have fostered appreciation for engineering and Sandy is so honest about his take on things.
Indeed
Thank you Sandy for the recycling part - I had my head blown on your channel with all kind of ''experts'' talking bs about the recycling of the structural pack as being impossible. I love the way you say things straight in the face of idiots.
Cheers
Anyone who knows what they're talking about, speaks his mind, and is passionate wins my respect 100%....great intelligent interview...riveting.
So glad you enjoyed it!
I always enjoy your road trip videos. Interviewing ain’t easy and I didn’t know what to expect with this … but damn, if you didn’t do a bang up job here.
Very natural. Great flow and questions.
Very impressed. Thanks as usual for the effort!
So kind, thanks so much!
Very interesting and well done. Sandy is always interesting and you both are assets to the EV community! Thank you!
Appreciate you
Sandy! Truth light! 💡 be a good ancestor and continue to amplify the truth. Thanks BTG!
Cheers!
Great job. Glad you got to interview him and loved seeing him get fired up
Haha me too! Glad you enjoyed it!
Fantastic interview Bearded Guy. Sandy is the best.
Indeed he is
And a HUGE shout out to you BTG….GREAT interview. Well done balance of questions, direction and getting out of the way while Sandy answered… too many times ppl talk over him or interrupt. Just a great great interview here!!!
I’m so glad you enjoyed it. Still need to work on my skills but this interview was fantastic
Great video! Thank you for sharing yours and Sandy’s thoughts!
So glad you enjoyed it
Getting rid of culture is a lot tougher than from changing from one battery to the next... Real Talk Sandy. That should be on a T Shirt 👕.
For sure
Thank you, thank you, thank you Sandy for telling it like it is.
Amen
One of the best Interviews I’ve seen in years. To get Sandy to say you’re really pushing some buttons would make my spine tingle. Great job keep it up.
Haha it was a moment I knew as it was happening was gold!
Congratulations
This is a really important, really valuable, and really insightful interview I've watched in a loooooong time. Thank you!
Thanks so much, so glad you enjoyed it!
Great Interview BTG ! Always love listening to Sandy with no filters.. very genuine guy who isn't afraid to speak his mind. We need more people like him.
Agree
Yes, he touched a hot button ;) And it's my hot button too because the first question I get from someone asking me how I like my EV is "how far can you drive before charging up?". We never have asked that question of ICE cars because we don't usually drive long road trips so why put it at the top of the fears for EVs? I've done almost 6K miles on 6 road trips of 400 to 1100 miles each with no problem charging along the way. And that's over I40 through Mojave and Arizona and State 6 and I80 through Utah and Nevada. Go get 'em Sandy. Cheers and drive safely.
Yea it’s passion that we need like this to help promote the change needed
Justin, this is a fantastic interview! I’ve never seen Sandy answer questions like these before.
I appreciate you! I spent a lot of time getting questions he hasn’t been asked before
Thank you, BOTH for sharing this...
Most welcome!
At 23:00, “I don’t suffer fools…”. Dam… gotta love it.… we are so blessed to have such a personality engaged with passion, intelligence and the gods honest truth of the matter. #sandyforpresident. :)
Agree 100%
Wonderful interview, you managed to get Sandy on his high horse, which is always great to see.
It was fantastic!
The best interviews the reporter steps back and lets subject rip, explain their worldview.
It’s so rare, generally our ego gets in the way.
Everyday Astronaut went further by understanding an esoteric topic, providing infectious enthusiasm.
OTOH, Bloomberg / Dubai interview of Musk was funny as Musk caught interviewer out lying.
This interview is great for Sandy’s public profile.
My Brother,
Congratulations on a great Interview!
Cheers,
Eric
Thanks so much!
Thoroughly enjoyable content-driven clarity with real-world sensibility. Refreshing. Mesmerizing.
Cheers
One of the best talks I have seen in years.... Open & Honest... People are so busy saying nonsense and so few shoot straight from the hip. Top guy... 👍👍👍 In the UK I hadn't heard of Sandy now I totally respect him.
Yea he’s the real deal
You got a love Sandy's raw, true and honest perspective of EV's and the gaslighting of EV viability in mainstream media. Great Interview!
Cheers
Timestamp 22:25! Everyone needs to see this interview, especially that answer. Everyone, please share this with any EV sceptic. You did a great job with this interview!
Thanks so much!
A real find. 1st time here but glad I found this channel. Excellent interview. Sandy really found his voice. He was a bit more candid than usual. Great interview. Subscribed.
Thanks for joining!
wow, never forget a VP I worked for told me during my annual review that I was promotable except I needed an MBA. He lacked knowledge of what I’ve accomplished in 25 years, I graduated from an Ivy League School with a degree in structural engineering. I did my own analysis/design, provided shop drawings, wrote bid documents and managed a build/construction team for installation on fast track under budget. Sandy is right, the old paradigm has to go away.
And it will go away in time. Already moving that direction
@@BeardedTeslaGuy thanks for making that long trip out west, must give you a lot of credit putting all that time, mileage and cost to provide this information.
An interview with Sandy Munro at the Madonna Inn Gold Rush Steak House. How absolutely incredible. I worked at the Madonna Inn gas station many years ago while attending Cal Poly and learning about replacing fossil fuels. Now the gas station is gone with a SuperCharger in its place and the Madonna Inn is hosting the largest Tesla get together ever. Thank you to the Madonna family for their vision, kudos to you on an excellent interview, and thank you to Sandy Munro for his tireless efforts to spread the word.
So glad you enjoyed and thanks for sharing your story
So true Sandy. Can only confirm. The ones looking for a change get in problem
It’s an insightful thought
Thank you! This was, by far, the most interesting interview I've ever seen with Sandy. Great mix of technical and more "philosophical" subjects. Sandy has so much experience and really has both heart and brain in what he's taking about. And let's spread the facts about EVs wherever we can, so more people switch over to EVs. 👍🏽😍
Appreciate you!
I'm more and more getting excited to join in to the EV world. Getting our first tesla by end of this year and hopefully the second at the start of 2023.. the interview sealed the deal 👌 thanks!
Congratulations!
Wow , very well done and great questions for Sandy . Thanks
Cheers
Sandy says it like it is. Keep educating the people, eventually there will be enough people in the know to break thru the EV FUD.
Eventually there will indeed. Still shouldn’t be this big of a fight though lol
@@BeardedTeslaGuy I think it is to be expected. Big turnaround for legacy auto and all businesses that do get affected by the switch to EV. Nobody will kneel down and quietly take it if you take their livelihood away. And that is what the change to EV is doing, taking their lunch..
Wow, thank you Sandy. And to you BTG, best video yet. Great job!
Thanks so much
I like that sandy will entertain ANYONE interested in EV’s. He’s a great dude. And getting the message out. Fantastic interview mate. Brilliant questions. Really got sandy fired up.
Thanks!
That was an outstanding interview....both of you were GREAT🙏🙏🙏
Thanks so much
Amazing! Enjoyed every second, great job, congratulations!
Thanks so much
Best Sandy interview I’ve seen. Really hit the nail.
Particularly liked the idea decades, centuries of innovation ahead, Tesla unlocked a mental constraint.
Even so, Sandy recognises he himself is a spectator. It’s Tesla / Musk we should be watching. They are light years ahead even of most knowledgeable of "fan boys".
Yea they are in a different league
@@BeardedTeslaGuy thanks for reply & not ripping me a new one. I don’t mean to disparage Sandy either. Munro co do great job & extremely informative & entertaining. But I leave speculation on future to Tesla / Musk.
22:41 Thank you Sandy! Truth spoken! My experience has been the same.
He’s a gem in the community
Dude! Your questions are on point! Great interview. Really excited to see interviews from you in the future. Keep up the great work!
Thanks so much!
I loved the entire interview, particularly the roadtrip question! Looking forward to more content from you.
Cheers
Great interview. Thoughtful questions with typical Sandy responses! He has respect and critical mass; the interviews with Musk and Farley illustrate this. Onya both!
Cheers
Great interview. thank you to Sandy and yourself. So much fear and denial regarding the transition from gas/diesel over to electric.
Lots of implications and people are indeed in fear of the change
That was an amazing interview. Thank you and well done!
Appreciate it so very much
great stuff, love this conversation. Sandy goes off!
Telling it how it is
Thanks for another amazing Sandy interview.
Cheers
It was really interesting to hear this interview with mr. Munro and his perspectives on the future for EV’s. I live in Norway and as many know, here EV’s are completely taking over the car market. Almost a 100% of all new cars sold, are EV`s. And I don’t think it’s because Norwegians are more concerned about the environment, the government have supported the change through taxation benefits on EV`s., so this has been a majore reason. And, eventually, Norwegians now experiences how much cheaper it is to own and drive an electrical vehicle because of the high prices on fuel. Personally, I bought my first electric car in 2014, a Nissan Leaf. Later a model 3 in 2018, and eventually a model Y (made in China) in September 2021. I am now 70 years old, and I think I’m really lucky to experience these changes in the car industry and also the good impact that I think (and hope) it will have on the future and the changes we need to do for this beloved planet we all live on.
Sincerely Terje Engevold, Trondheim, Norway.
Thanks so much for sharing and welcome from the other side of the pond
Great interview! I always get something worth while from your videos, and Sandy Munro is one of my favorite people. Perfect video for me!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Enjoyable and insightful. Sandy at time 23:00 is so true and unafraid to say so.
Agree. Glad you enjoyed!
So clever interpretation of what's happening. Sandy has his the 2 feet on the ground yet the head in the future. His mindset : KISS. Life is simple, progress is simple to understand, but plenty of people make it complicated, plenty are dumb, plenty believe to know based on what has been done up to now, and are incapable to foresee the future
Lots of wisdom to be learned from him.
Thank you loved the Coast to Coast. Welcome to Cali and yes our traffic is crazy but hey we have Tesla's so we are good.
Haha you win some, you lose some. All about balance
Thanks for the great interview. (Also thanks for the good dialogue sound).
So glad you enjoyed it!
Great interview BTG! Looking forward to your interview with Mr. Musk soon!
Haha me too!!
I really enjoyed this interview. Please do more! Sandy was great!
So glad you enjoyed it! I am working on a series for interviews right now!
Thank you Sandy! Thanks for everything you do. Eventually we'll get there! With or without the clowns.
Agree
Love how candid he always is. You touched a nerve 🤣🤣
Haha it was awesome!
Awesome stuff. Sandy really not holding back at the end, i love it.
He’s awesome
Correct me if I'm wrong but I think it was Sandy's input on early Model 3 chassis assembly that led to Elon's team to develop giga casting and tremendous cost savings.
Yes it was
Great interview!!!! You tell'em Sandy!!!!
Thanks so much
Very intriguing interview. Enjoyed every minute. Thank you for sharing.
Glad you enjoyed it
Great affirming interview. Innovation is not easy but so impactful.
Cheers
Okay boys and girls it's Saturday morning get ready to listen to Captain Sandy..
Hahahahaha
Great interview well done!! Thank you very much 😁
So glad you enjoyed it!
This is one of the best interviews yet! Thank you!
So glad you enjoyed it
Well done! Big milestone for the channel!
That backdrop though XD - Love it!
Thanks so much!
Fantastic interview sir this is your calling
It was an amazing opportunity and an amazing time!
Hat’s off to you Sandy!
Indeed
Turn 22:13 into a short for TH-cam and post it. That is the message people need to hear.
Agree
a short on twitter would be good too !
Great interview! But looking through the comments, I'm shocked that nobody asked "Where the heck were you guys???" That is probably the MOST ornate restaurant I've ever seen!
Haha it’s the steak house at the hotel that hosted the Tesla event
Thanks for a great interview. I loved that you touched Sandy's button on Wall Streets' misguided notion to snub Elon's great vision.
Haha it was amazing
Thank you for sharing with us one of your many experiences. The background is stunning with all the red and shimmering LED floral, so artistic. I look forward to more facts about the innovation of engineering and business marketing combined into a product like Tesla and battery technology as a complete product with charging stations infrastructure all the way to maintenance and repair. Keep up the good work. . .
Glad you enjoyed it!
Well done! Enjoyed immensely
So glad to hear!
Great interview….very informative….appreciate the videos as always! Hope you like FL….spent 30 years in S. FL….loved it.
Love it here in sunny Florida!
Absolutely brilliant interview. You both nailed it, well done 👍
Really appreciate it!
Great Interview!!! Keep them coming!!
Cheers
Great call out of Main Stream Media! Sandy explains why he's no longer invited by Bloomberg to speak!
Yea and he didn’t leave any details out lol
Such a great video! Thank you!
Glad you enjoyed it!
This is great stuff... " I don't suffer fools" You two sound like what I must sound like when talking to my wife about our Tesla MS... I think you'll hit your 100k subs soon with this video alone.
Haha thanks so much. It was great getting Sandy to be real with us
Great Interview, Well done!
Thanks so much!
Great interview, thank you both!
Cheers
Congrats on scoring the best Sandy interview!
Haha thanks so much!
One of the best interviews I have seen in a while great job 👏
Thanks so much!
Great interview. A refreshed model 3 using castings front and rear with lower cost batteries and other goodies would be the new lower priced model 3
Eventually when things settle down, innovation in price will ramp back up