- [Cameraman] I don't even know what to ask you.
I'm so pumped.
We've already been talking for a little bit.
What would happen if I hit a nail right through the battery?
- We do not recommend anybody poke any holes,
in any batteries. Anytime.
- A few months ago, I was at the Cyber Rodeo
in Austin, Texas.
And I was able to see the thing
that I was most excited about.
The 4680 batteries and the assembly line.
They had them taken apart and coming down from the rafters.
Why am I so excited about a battery?
The technology inside of it is going
to transform the way electric cars are made in the future.
Today, I found a 4680 battery.
That I get to have.
That I can do whatever I want with it.
Take it apart, stick a nail through it, do whatever.
But I had to come to Detroit, Michigan
to this place.
Munro and Associates.
Luckily there's people out there that are cool enough
to buy a Tesla Model Y from Texas with the 4680 batteries
in it, and take the entire thing apart.
That's this place.
- [Cameraman] So yes.
There is a YouTube channel called Munro Live.
These are the two brains behind the show.
Why do you have so many torn down Teslas?
- We tear a lot of Teslas apart because our job is
to try and find technology that's usable
in other industries.
Now Tesla's about five to ten years ahead of everybody else,
but it takes them that long to catch up.
The problem with these poor buggers that are trying
to compete against Tesla.
Is that wherever Tesla is now in 10 years.
Tesla's gonna be in another place.
So we wanna know what's going on.
We don't just do videos and tear cars apart.
We actually do new product development.
That's our real job.
It costs us about 750,000.
That's cost.
$750,000 to have the guys tear it apart.
- [Cameraman] Oh my gosh.
- These guys are automotive engineers.
They tore everything apart.
It's all been costed.
It's been, every material on here we know.
Every nut, bolt, screw.
Everything right down
to the last rivet or weld has been documented.
So let's have a look at my office
but before you do that, did you see this guy?
- [Cameraman] What? The predator?
- Yeah, kind of, yeah.
Only he's made out of car parts.
This was a present.
- [Cameraman] Wow.
- We have saved companies from going bankrupt.
- [Cameraman] Look at that.
- I can't believe.
This is called silent chain.
- [Cameraman] Oh my gosh.
- Or timing chain.
Yeah.
- [Cameraman] What?
- These are all car parts.
So this is a Nissan Rocker cover.
- [Cameraman] How heavy is this thing? Do you think?
- Yeah, I know exactly. It's just under a ton.
(cameraman laughs)
Yeah.
- [Cameraman] Not the sharpest.
- I don't want it any sharper than it is actually.
(cameraman laughs)
Yeah, it's fine right now.
- [Cameraman] It's good enough for ya.
Okay. We got the predator.
We got the cyber quad.
We've got an airplane in here somehow.
Okay.
- Well we were gonna design.
We did design an airplane.
That's it right there.
And our sponsor, given us half a billion dollars
was Lehman Brothers.
- [Cameraman] Oh my gosh.
- They were the first to go so.
- [Cameraman] So has Elon come
to you about making an electric airplane yet?
- Anybody that wants an electric airplane, I'd be happy.
Munro and Associates would be happy
to jump on board with that.
- This is amazing.
I've already learned a ton.
And they're working on tons of different vehicles.
Like right here, I spy a Rivian headlight.
Car parts everywhere.
Documenting them.
Putting them on boards.
I mean just this zone right here.
Are just more Teslas taken apart.
Like the older year Teslas.
They have everything put inside
of the little baggies that are all the different parts.
There's the battery case, right there.
Look at that.
Another one. All set up. Everything.
This is a Tesla Model Y. This is a Tesla Model 3.
There's a different zone from the Tesla
with all the different wires.
So they're broken down into zones based
off of what part of the vehicle it is.
And every single part is labeled and is out and is ready
for documentation for whoever wants to come and pay
to be able to get insights from this.
Here you go.
Even BMW i3.
You see a couple of those on the road sometimes.
There's some of their parts right there.
Chevy Bolt over there.
Look at this VW id4.
That is a very strange looking inside
of the box right there.
And then right here
we've got all the different parts from the Teslas.
This Tesla Model 3 inverter converter.
Nissan LEAF I used to own one of those.
Tesla Model S.
Tesla Model Y.
What's interesting is when people come
and look at this, yeah, it just looks like a PCB board.
Like you see inside of any type of electronics
thing that we take apart.
Computers, laptops, whatever.
But Tesla is actually a really, really good company.
When it comes to chips, they label everything on here.
Like you can see body, frunk.
They label all the different areas on this PCB board
so that they know exactly where to go and what to look for.
And apparently again, I'm no expert with this, but according
to the experts, when other companies do come here and look
at that, they're kind of blown away with, oh my gosh
Tesla does this.
- Check this out.
You see that little bottle that looks like a ketchup bottle.
This is called the, what did you say it's called?
- It's called the super bottle
- Super bottle.
Super bottle.
This is the thermal system for a Tesla Model 3.
Is that right?
Looking inside of the thermal systems, the coolant systems
the heating systems for Tesla, they are far ahead
of the other manufacturers.
And it's not just me saying this.
It's a lot of the engineers saying this.
And if you look at this thing, you would pour coolant
in the top of it.
And it goes down and it has all these different things
like arteries.
This is basically the heart of the car.
It's just another one of those things that Tesla does
a really good job at.
And then a couple years later
they've changed this into this giant one right here.
- One fifth the size
of what you'd see other heat pumps
in like a Jaguar or Nissan.
- Tesla model S plaid. Mach-E Ford.
And then we are gonna go in here where it says.
Do not enter.
I'm entering.
Oh, sorry.
(cameraman laughing)
Here we go.
Oh my gosh.
Oh, there we go.
Garage is shutting.
This is top secret everybody.
We gotta shut the garage.
This is the famous, the infamous battery pack.
I kind of feel a little like.
I shouldn't touch it because it might be dangerous.
- No, don't touch.
- Don't touch. No touchy.
- Don't touch.
- No touch.
- So if you put your hand right here.
You'd only have the potential of each individual battery
- But we're not going to.
(cameraman laughing)
- We're not.
So we are seeing what's inside of the 4680 battery pack.
What is the deal with all this pink stuff in here?
- [Man] It's very structural.
So this is a structural pack.
- [Cameraman] That's right.
- This is a huge departure from the other packs
on the 2170s for the Model 3s and Model Ys.
This foam is essentially expanded between the cells
themselves and the top of the cover of the battery
which ends up being the floor of the car.
We built our own tools for extraction.
So these.
- [Cameraman] Oh my gosh.
- When we are pulling the cells
out, here's one that's been used extensively.
- [Cameraman] No way.
- Essentially. It's exactly the right size to go right
around the cell.
And then we core them out.
- [Cameraman] Are you kidding me?
This is amazing.
It's amazing.
Tearing down a car is no easy thing.
And you have to create tools
in order to take the things out, to make it safe.
- The old Tesla batteries had a normal cover.
They were bolted to the bottom of the car
and then they had a floor of the car.
So when the cover was on this
if you knocked on this battery
it was like knocking on a brick of concrete.
- [Cameraman] Oh yeah.
- What you're seeing here is what I think is the most
effective and efficient way of getting a job done.
If I was gonna design my own car
It would look just like that or very similar to that.
- By the way Detroit is hot.
So if I'm sweating a little bit
it's a little bit hot and humid here.
I'm surprised.
So here's a question for you.
What would happen if I hit a nail right through the battery?
- Well.
- That depends on which direction.
- That's something you might want to put on your channel.
(cameraman laughing)
We wouldn't advise it.
- [Cameraman] I know you wouldn't advise it but.
(intense music)
- Whoa.
Not what I expected.
(metal clanging)
There's some battery acid coming out of it right there.
Whoa.
Okay.
(child laughing)
(man yelling)
- That's crazy. You must've nicked it.
Shut the door, shut the door.
(metal crunching)
(metal clanging)
- If you go this way through the battery
it might smoke or something like that.
But if you go that way through the battery
especially if you do it on a slight angle.
You're gonna have a serious issue.
And we do not recommend anybody poke any holes
in any batteries anytime.
- [Cameraman] Yes.
- It's not a smart move.
Just leave them the way they are.
Come on in. I'll show you my office.
- [Cameraman] Oof.
- It's kind of interesting.
Very different anyway.
- Oh, Paul, the AC is nice. Look at this.
- I was born in military families.
Up here you've got every type
of rifle that's been used since the French Indian wars.
Civil war, World War I, World War II.
This is the first one of the batteries that
or the first cell that came out of the battery pack.
And I right now have a um.
I right now have a niece
a god niece, a grand niece.
Who's got cancer and it's her second kick at the cat.
So this is gonna be to the highest,
to the person who puts the most money.
Into her GoFundMe account.
And they'll get that.
- [Cameraman] Aw.
- So yeah, I think it's a good idea.
And so we're gonna basically
that's gonna be it for me I think.
- Oh.
So. Yeah, we got the first 4680.
This one is going to charity.
So if you would like to buy the first battery that came
out of the pack, the proceeds are going to charity.
All the information will be on their video.
That we'll link in the description.
- This sword is plenty sharp.
This is from the Zulu wars.
I actually had.
One of my great uncles was in the Zulu wars.
And that came back.
That came back from the Zulu wars.
This is a long spear.
Zulu's as a rule when they were beating
up the British army, they used a short spear.
But they also used that as a throwing spear as well.
- [Cameraman] How much of this innovation.
When you look at Tesla's is
to do with Elon Musk?
When considering he's not a car engineer.
He's not done this stuff before, but.
- He's Way beyond a car engineer.
- [Cameraman] Now he is.
- I mean, he's like.
Cory and I have seen him live and in action
in design review when we were in Texas
and he can rattle off formulas that I've never even seen
before off the top of his head.
Now Elon Musk is a genius when it comes to engineering
anything to do with engineering.
So it doesn't matter whether it's.
This is thermal and hydraulic engineering.
That's chemical engineering for the most part.
These things over here, electric and electronic engineering.
He can handle anything.
I'm telling you right now.
I work for lots of big companies.
Big companies have a lot of rules and they have a lot
of roadblocks to keep people from doing anything
that's revolutionary.
And the reason for that is because too many engineers
and too many executives got an MBA.
An MBA is the fastest way to stop progress.
They'll always say because the right answer
to get promoted is no.
Just say, no, you can't go wrong.
You can't go.
It's not possible to go wrong is all you gotta do is say no.
And tragically, that's the way it's been.
But um.
- It's interesting because a lot
of you guys will be like, you're such a Tesla fanboy
but I am blown away with Elon Musk, kind of like the genius
of him and how he pushes people to take risks.
When I was at star base a week ago
I met an engineer for SpaceX
and he had been out of college for a year and a half.
And he was telling me the things that he was doing.
He was working on the ceramic that goes on the heat shields.
He was helping with the pumps that just blew up
to try to figure out how to fix it.
And the things that he was telling me.
I'm thinking if this guy would've gone
to NASA or any other big company
it would've taken him years and years to get to the point
to be able to do the things that he's doing.
And that's one thing I really like when it comes
to innovation and entrepreneurship that Elon does.
Yes, he is very smart.
And he's pushing people to develop these valves
and these parts.
But he also hires really good people
and lets them take risk and lets them do things
that maybe they wouldn't have been able to do before.
So anyway, Elon Musk, yes.
I know I'm a fan and all you guys are in the comments.
Gonna be like, why do you always talk
about Elon like he's so amazing?
Well, he is kind of like the genius
of our time period and sounds really weird
but I feel like we're lucky to have him on earth right now.
Making these decisions and moving things forward.
Yes, this is just cars, but it's changing a lot of things.
- Show me the guy in any company.
I don't care which one it is that can take his place.
And there isn't any.
- [Cameraman] So you're good at innovation
and predicting things.
Will we ever have a Roadster?
- A Roadster?
- [Cameraman] The Tesla Roadster.
Will he ever come out with it?
- Absolutely.
- [Cameraman] Absolutely.
- Yeah. There's no question in my mind.
- Okay, good. Whew.
Because I get a free one of those
and I'm really counting on it someday.
I'd love to get that.
My kids are growing up.
They're almost out of the house.
I wanna take them on a ride when they're still kids
but 2017, I rode in the prototype and now we're 2022
and probably isn't even gonna be a 2023.
Cyber truck?
Hopefully next year Elon says.
But 2024 maybe Roadster.
That sounds like that's the year.
I showed you.
There was a headlight earlier that was Rivian.
Check this out.
You just have random cars here.
This would be the Rivian truck.
I know that because here's the golf club tunnel right there
where you put your golf clubs or the gear tunnel
as people call it.
But yeah, there we go.
RJ or yeah, this is your car.
So there's the Model Y body
that 4680 batteries came out of. Right there.
- This has also got the Giga casting.
- [Cameraman] Oh the Giga casting.
So this is the Model Y that the batteries came from.
And it's out of Austin.
The other innovation with this vehicle is that they have
that Giga press.
where they do the Giga casting
and it puts it all together and it eliminates something
like, I don't know, what is it like 150 parts.
- 171 parts.
Go down to two parts.
- Look at that.
- And it gets rid of 1600 spot welds
- Spot wells? What's a spot well?
- Spot weld is.
- Oh a weld, a weld, I gotcha.
A weld.
Gotcha. Okay.
These are the kind of random things you see when
you walk around here
at Munro and Associates.
Warning, strong magnet.
- Well it's for your watch.
- My watch, my camera, my phone, everything right there.
This has been really fun.
I've been here for a while.
I probably am not showing everything that I've seen here
but I've learned so much about electric cars
and it's amazing to see the effect
that Munro and Associates has.
I mean, they've been a big company
for years and years and years.
And now because of some YouTube videos you've become.
Sandy has become like a superhero to the Tesla fans.
In fact, this last weekend, he was at a thing
in California with 2,400 people.
Standing ovations.
Signing babies.
Everything right?
- Signing babies?
- Did you sign any babies?
- I signed t-shirts for a baby, but I didn't sign the baby.
- No babies.
So he is become like super, super popular.
And that's one thing I love about Tesla is
that it's created a culture, some call it a cult.
But I also think it's people that are fanatic
about a business because they make good products.
They're fun.
They're innovating.
And so much so that, how do you have your own bobble head?
Where did this come from?
- Not me.
This was Corey and my wife Sue.
They.
I think it was Corey's idea.
And then Sue kind of, she was the one.
My wife is the CEO here. Dr.
- Oh, nice.
- She's got a doctorate in engineering.
But anyway, they came up with it.
And I didn't know about it until they showed up.
And my first reaction was
this looks kind of creepy.
But anyways so I've got one right here
that I'm gonna sign for you.
- [Cameraman] Oh.
- And then you're gonna sign one for me.
- Oh, look at this guy signing the bobblehead.
I'm blown away.
And I hope that I put a lot of it in the video
because it's been a blast, Sandy.
Thank you for letting me come.
You are a legend and worthy of having the bobblehead.
- Well, thank you.
- So keep up the good work.
- Thank you very much. Thank you.
- Can I buy one and give one away
to somebody watching this video right now?
- Well you got that one.
- I want one in my studio for sure.
Like I want one of these guys sitting in my studio
but I'd love to give one away.
- Yeah, no problem. We can do that.
- Okay. All right.
If you would like a Sandy authentic bobblehead.
It is very high quality.
The best engineers designed this bobblehead.
- [Sandy] That's right.
- And it could be yours.
It really could.
You could put this in your living room.
In your bedroom.
Right next to the TV maybe.
I'll put the rules in the description.
All you need to do is go check out their YouTube channel.
Give it a subscribe and go follow them
on Twitter and go follow us on Twitter also.
And we'll pick one of you guys to have the Sandy bobblehead.
I told them I was going
to the airport and I was taking an Uber.
And they're like, no.
we'll just have one
of our guys drive you in our Ford F-150 Lightning.
So we got a Lightning.
- There you go.
- I get a ride.
- And you do, and you will.
And Andrew's a good driver.
And he hasn't bumped into anything in days.
- That's good to know.
Good to know.
All right.
Ford F- 150 Lightning.
Perfect way to end the electric cars video.
Thanks for watching guys.