E3: Sandy Munro Talks Electric Vehicles, Tesla Model Y + More

Inside Transportation

This is episode three of the Inside Transportation podcast. This podcast was made possible by Ford Motor Company (www.ford.com) and Fenwick (www.fenwick.com). Featuring Sandy Munro (CEO of Munro & Associates), Jason Calacanis (Angel investor, LAUNCH, Inside.com) and Johan Moreno (Inside.com). Subscribe to Inside Transportation newsletter: inside.com/transportation Subscribe to Inside Electric Vehicles newsletter: inside.com/evs Recorded on April 27, 2020. SHOW NOTES -- 5:00 — Jason asks about the process of how Munro & Associates analyzes vehicles 7:37 — Johan asks about how Sandy Munro got into this line of work 13:25 — Jason asks Sandy about comparisons between the Model Y and other competing vehicles 21:20 — Sandy elaborates on the construction of the Tesla Model 3 24:59 — Jason asks about how the construction of the Model Y compares to the Model 3 32:30 — Sandy talks about how Tesla has a head start above all auto brands in the EV space 36:00 — Johan asks about whether Sandy thinks Tesla brought back car culture into the U.S. 39:00 — Sandy talks about GM’s EV 1 and why it ultimately failed 41:45 — Sandy, Jason and Johan talk about range anxiety 44:00 — Sandy talks about batteries 46:00 — Sandy talks about the Cybertruck’s steel crumple zone 47:40 — Sandy talks about future aesthetic changes with new stamping presses 58:52 — Jason asks for Sandy’s thoughts on self-driving 1:01:27 — Jason asks Sandy about the robotaxi project