Engineering:Electrek

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Electrek is an American news website dedicated to electric transportation and sustainable energy.[1] As of 2018 Electrek was 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.[2][3][4] Its main authors have disclosed ownership of Tesla stock, substantial profit from referrals to Tesla, and ownership of Tesla cars.[5][1] The owner, Seth Weintraub, also disclosed near total divestment from Tesla stock on January 14, 2020.[6]

History

Founded in 2013 by Seth Weintraub in New York, the site is part of the 9to5 network.[7][8] In 2015, Fred Lambert joined Electrek as a contributing writer, later having been promoted over the years and becoming editor-in-chief. [9][10]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "About - Electrek". https://electrek.co/about/. 
  2. ↑ Niedermeyer, Edward (29 June 2018). "The Truth Behind Electrek's Shady Alliance with Tesla". https://www.thedrive.com/tech/21838/the-truth-behind-electreks-dark-alliance-with-tesla. 
  3. ↑ Roy, Alex (18 June 2018). "The Dangerous Difference Between Electrek, Journalism, and Truth". https://www.thedrive.com/opinion/21456/the-dangerous-difference-between-electrek-journalism-and-truth. 
  4. ↑ "After the Referrals Scandal Goes International, Fred Lambert Doubles Down" (in en-US). 2017-10-05. https://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2017/10/electrek-loonyland-referrals-scandal-goes-international-fred-lambert-doubles/. 
  5. ↑ Burke, Katie (2017-10-04). "Electrek faces criticism for giving readers Tesla discount codes". http://www.autonews.com/article/20171004/MOBILITY/171009878/electrek%20fred%20lambert%20tesla%20referrals. 
  6. ↑ "Seth Weintraub Tweet" (in en-US). 2020-01-14. https://twitter.com/llsethj/status/1217198837212884993. 
  7. ↑ "About" (in en-US). https://electrek.co/about/. 
  8. ↑ Panzarino, Matthew (2014-10-02). "Tesla Motors Just Invited Press To Come Look At Its New D" (in en-US). https://techcrunch.com/2014/10/02/tesla-motors-just-invited-press-to-come-look-at-its-new-d/. 
  9. ↑ "'Electrek' Editor Fred Lambert: Automakers Will Face a Brutal Wake-Up Call" (in en). 2 July 2019. https://www.inverse.com/innovation/57159-electrek-editor-fred-lambert-automakers-will-face-a-brutal-wakeup-call. 
  10. ↑ Lambert, Fred. "About - ZalKon" (in en). https://zalkon.substack.com/about. 




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