Tearing Down the Model T of Our Time - Autoline After Hours 284

Why HN readers recommended it

HN recommends it as a fascinating look at the i3's revolutionary materials and production methods, and as a contrast point for Tesla.

This is a summary from the source dataset, not an endorsement by Hacker News or the video creator.

Video & recommendation details

Creator / channel

Autoline Network

Topic

bmw i3 teardown

Format

interview

Level

intermediate

HN recommenders in dataset

6

HN mentions in dataset

8

Recommendation years in dataset

2015–2018

These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.

From the original HN conversations

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• There was a video ( [VIDEO] ) posted recently discussing the manufacturing tech within the i3; absolutely fascinating - the general gist being how this car is the Model T of our time. Perhaps it is a big loss or not that great; eitherway I …

• I don't follow the car industry but I did happen to catch this 2015 video of Munro talking about the BMW i3. He says things like "this is the watershed," "they invented new science," "this is the Model T of our time," etc. I got …

• If anybody is interested in this kind of thing, here is an hour-long talk with a freelance analyst who disassembled the BMW i3: [VIDEO] His agency is selling that report for $500,000. I found the whole thing quite fascinating.