Toyota dismantled Tesla Model Y, and executives exclaimed that the car was a work of art.

CTOnews.com, March 1 / PRNewswire-FirstCall-Asianet /-- Toyota Motor Co., Ltd., which seems to be lagging behind in the transformation of electric vehicles, does not seem to attach great importance to electric vehicles, and the launch of electric cars seems to be insincere. However, a recent report shows that Toyota seems to have changed its view on electric cars after dismantling a Tesla Model Y.

According to Automotive News, Toyota recently dismantled Tesla's Model Y, and a Toyota executive exclaimed that the car was indeed a "work of art".

Although the appearance of Tesla's vehicles has not changed much over the years, its internal structure changes very frequently. The Model Y is a car that can be described as "exquisite and concise body structure and advanced manufacturing technology" under its unremarkable appearance. According to a Toyota executive who has examined Model Y parts, the car is simply a work of art. "peeling the skin of Model Y, it's really a work of art, it's incredible," according to a Toyota executive who has examined the parts of Model Y.

When Toyota executives dismantled Model Y, they found that the manufacturing technology of the established Japanese carmaker had been surpassed, at least in the field of electric vehicles. Years of updates have made the Model Y manufacturing process better and more cost-effective.

Toyota executives seem particularly impressed by the simplicity of Tesla's vehicle structure and powertrain. "We estimate that the method developed by Tesla after years of painstaking optimization has effectively reduced hundreds of parts and about 220kg (CTOnews.com Note) weight. Model Y's innovation has also improved its battery life and reduced its total cost." "Tesla's manufacturing concept of Model Y is completely different," said a Toyota executive.

Another Toyota executive pointed out, "what we need now is something different from what we have done before. We need an electric vehicle platform designed from scratch."

Toyota is now trying to learn from Tesla and plans to build a new electric vehicle platform, which will launch new electric vehicles from 2026.