Electrek

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Electrek
Type of site
News
Available inEnglish
OwnerSeth Weintraub
Created bySeth Weintraub and Fred Lambert
EditorFred Lambert
Revenue Advertisement, optional subscription
URL electrek.co
CommercialYes
RegistrationOptional
LaunchedSeptember 17, 2012;10 years ago (2012-09-17) [1]
Current statusOnline

Electrek is an American news website dedicated to electric transportation and sustainable energy. [2] Electrek is known for its extensive, positive coverage of electric transportation in general and Tesla specifically. Their positive coverage of Tesla has been criticized by some automotive journalists. [3] [4] [5] Its main authors have disclosed ownership of Tesla stock, substantial profit from referrals to Tesla, and ownership of Tesla cars. [6] [2] The owner, Seth Weintraub, also disclosed near total divestment from Tesla stock on January 14, 2020. [7]

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History

Founded in 2013 by Seth Weintraub in New York, the site is part of the 9to5 network. [8] [9] In 2015, Fred Lambert joined Electrek as a contributing writer, later having been promoted over the years and becoming Editor-in-Chief. [10] [11]

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