Ford CEO shocked taking apart Tesla and Chinese EVs

https://www.businessinsider.com/ford-ceo-taking-apart-tesla-chinese-evs-jim-farley-2025-11

by testing22321 • 8 months ago

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barbazoo• 8 months ago

I was very humbled when we took apart the first Model 3 Tesla and started to take apart the Chinese vehicles. When we took them apart, it was shocking what we found

I couldn't really figure out what it was that he allegedly found when he took the cars apart.

quantified• 8 months ago

The Detroit executive said Ford's Mustang Mach-E had around 1.6km more electrical wiring than the Tesla, adding extra weight to the car and requiring a much bigger and more expensive battery

No other deets. Ford is focused on fossil SUVs so it's hardly surprising EV makers are better at EVs.

baranul2• 8 months ago

It has long been very obvious that the EV market was only going to grow. They have no one to blame, but themselves, to be stuck watching China become dominate. And they still have a long way to catch up, because the EV charging station network is a disgrace.

aerostable_slug• 8 months ago

GM and Ford have had recent layoffs and production pauses because EV uptake has been slower than projected.

baranul2• 8 months ago

That's not the case globally[1]. And there is a lot of oil money causing confusion. But, regardless of what the true situation is, continually burning fossil fuels with reckless abandon, is not the way forward for humanity.

[1] https://electrek.co/2025/11/12/ev-sales-still-have-not-falle...

pestatije• 8 months ago

health & safety 101: when taking apart an EV, disconnect battery first!

Ford CEO shocked taking apart Tesla and Chinese EVs

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