About

Electrek is a news and commentary site that is tracking, analyzing, and breaking news on the transition from fossil-fuel transport to electric transport.

Further, Electrek also covers the electric vehicle movement within the wider transition into green energy, and the impact of green energy and fossil fuels on the climate.

The site is part of the 9to5 network, which includes 9to5Mac.com, 9to5Google.com, and 9to5Toys.com.

Seth Weintraub, owner and publisher of the 9to5 network, created the Electrek site in 2013, and he often contributes articles. Twitter: @llsethj

Fred Lambert is the lead writer at Electrek. You can reach him by email: fred@electrek.co or via Twitter: @FredericLambert

Jameson Dow has been driving electric vehicles since 2009, and writes about EVs and clean energy. Email: jamie@electrek.co

Michelle Lewis covers green energy, green transport, and the climate emergency. Twitter: @michelle0728

Micah Toll covers electrification of bikes, scooters, and other non-car EV transport. Twitter: @MicahToll

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Some writers of Electrek maintain long positions in $TSLA, $SEDG, $NIU, $QS, $VWAGY and other green energy stocks.

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