Ford CEO shocked taking apart Tesla and Chinese EVs

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> 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.

> 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.

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.

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

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...

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

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