Fred Lambert is the Editor-in-Chief and one of the founding members of Electrek. He mainly covers electric vehicles and renewable energy.
He is also the co-founder of Combat Edge, a MMA stats website.
Lambert made a name in the EV space through a steady stream of exclusive scoops about Tesla, including being the first journalist to try Tesla’s Autopilot feature back in 2015. Lambert also repeatedly broke stories about new Tesla products like Enhanced Summon, Model S design refresh, Tesla Autopilot 2.5, and more.
In 2020, he was also the first to report that Tesla’s new planned Gigafactory in the US would be located in Austin, Texas months before the official announcement.
His reporting has been used by many mainstream news organizations, like the Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, and many more.
Lambert has appeared on television (CNBC) and has been featured in national papers for his expertise in electric vehicles.
You can contact him by email at fred@9to5mac.com or on Twitter @fredericLambert
We know Rivian is working on an e-bike but a new survey shows that people want Tesla to make an e-bike and are willing to pay more for a Tesla-branded one than for any other brand.
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Tesla is the most wanted car brand in the US, and the world, according to a new study of Google search data.
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Tesla aims to build a new factory in India that would produce about 500,000 units of a ~$24,000 electric car, according to a local report.
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Elon Musk announced the launch of a new artificial intelligence startup, xAI, with the goal of “understanding the universe.”
Why is it relevant to Electrek? He says that the new startup will “work closely” with Tesla.
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A couple of Tesla Cybertruck bodies-in-white have been spotted at Gigafactory Texas ahead of the start of production.
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Tesla released a vague warning about the potential for the $7,500 tax credit to be reduced on some of its electric vehicles starting next year.
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According to a new job posting, Tesla Electric, Tesla’s new electric utility division, is preparing to expand in the United Kingdom.
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Several Republican representatives have proposed amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act to try to stop the Pentagon’s electrification.
The proposals sound so mind-bogglingly dumb that they look like they were written by 19th-century Luddites or the fossil fuel industry itself.
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Tesla is leading a large drop in used electric car value in the US – with Model 3 being down 30% over the last year.
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A video of what is alleged to be a new Tesla people-mover for the Boring Company has leaked. It could be the real deal.
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Tesla told the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that the United States could go all-electric by 2030, but it would settle for 69% of new car sales.
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Tesla Gigafactory Mexico is about to receive all of its final permits and move to the construction phase, according to the governor of Nuevo León, Samuel Alejandro García Sepúlveda.
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Tesla’s first Optimus robot displays have arrived in stores in North America. You can check the Tesla Bot in New York City right now.
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On the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. In this week’s episode, we discuss EV deliveries from all automakers from Tesla to Fisker, Optimus robots being used in stores, FSD value, and more.
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Tesla Cybertruck was spotted drifting on ice and testing its suspension in the snow as part of its latest winter testing in New Zealand.
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Mercedes-Benz announced the adoption of Tesla’s NACS connector in its electric vehicles in North America starting in 2025.
It is the first German automaker to jump on board.
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Tesla has added a new cash discount on Model 3 and Model Y vehicles for buyers using its owner referral program in an apparent plan to boost sales.
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Elon Musk has again decided to share a timeline about Tesla’s self-driving effort – again claiming it will achieve “full self-driving” by the end of the year.
But this time, the CEO has mentioned “level 4 or 5” self-driving. However, it’s not clear if he knows what that means.
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The Phoenix Fire Department has released its report on the Nikola truck fire that happened at the company’s headquarters last month. Despite Nikola quickly claiming that “foul play” was behind the fire, the fire department says it found “no evidence at all that supports arson.”
The fire department listed the cause of the fire as “undetermined.”
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Tesla is planning to use its Optimus robot, also known as Tesla Bot, in its stores in an attempt to help sales, but not necessarily how you think.
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Tesla Electric customers in Texas are reporting making as much as $150 a day during the heat waves as Tesla’s virtual power plant is coming together with over 6MW of power.
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Tesla has broken the Iceland annual sales record for a single car model with the Model Y, and it has done it in half a year.
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Tesla is going on a hiring spree for drivers this summer with the goal of “capturing high-quality data that will contribute to the improvement of vehicle performance.”
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Tesla has changed its standard paint color for the Model 3 and Model Y. Now everything but Midnight Silver is at least $1,000.
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