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Just watch the interview they used as source. Reading these articles is mostly noise and forcing a narrative link to this video
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Elon Musk Interview: 1-on-1 with Sandy Munro
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Sandy Munro interviews Elon Musk about the engineering challenges of Tesla mass production, mega-castings, and structural battery packs.
Buy new Super Manifold T-shirt today! teespring.com/new-munro-live-2021-apparel?pid=227 Sandy Munro visits Boca Chica Texas to chat with Elon Musk. Elon and Sandy talk about Tesla production, mega-castings, Model 3 Seats, structural battery packs, MBA’s, short-Sellers and more! Thanks to Jehn from SpaceX for coordinating the interview. Thanks to John from Silicon Valley Tesla Club for the ride-along with FSD-Beta. To Contact Munro: Sales@leandesign.com Credits: Video Filmed, Produced, and Edited By Cory Steuben Audio Editor, Tylor Schlink Thumbnail Artist, Nick Szczotka MUNRO LIVE TWITTER: twitter.com/live_munro MUNRO LIVE INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/munrolive Introduction Production Hell Seat Discussion Autopilot Megacastings Structural Battery Pack Precision Assembly and Material Sciences EV Crossover Point Electronics & Wiring MBA's, Short Selling & Closing Commentary The audio only format will be available on all major podcast platforms soon: Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/munrolive/id1505592406?uo=4 Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/6YtcshU7LxhEBe3lGSSabS Web: munrolive.buzzsprout.com/ #ElonMusk #Tesla #SandyMunroWhy it's here
3 people recommend thisWhat people say. Engineers reference this interview for insights into Tesla's manufacturing philosophy, structural batteries, and the difficulties of scaling production.
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