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
Tesla CEO Elon Musk is to officially join Trump’s administration as the co-head of the new US Department of Government Efficiency – a second federal department with the goal of making government spending more efficient.
You can’t get more ironic than that.
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Tesla is celebrating the milestone of having produced 1,000 Powerwall 3s in a single day, but it raises eyebrows since the company recently claimed it could produce twice as many.
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Hertz says that it will continue to sell Tesla vehicles and other EVs in masse through 2025 as it is hit by massive depreciation.
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Tesla’s Bitcoin holdings are surging by riding the crypto wave initiated by Trump winning the US elections.
However, the automaker has yet to start taking Bitcoin payments again.
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Tesla is turning back to free Supercharging and offering big discounts in Europe to boost sales in its toughest market for a record quarter.
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Tesla has been spotted testing its Cybercab robotaxi on roads at Gigafactory Texas, which is interesting as Tesla is limited on where it can test the steering-wheel-less vehicle.
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In the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. In this week’s episode, we discuss how Trump’s victory will impact the EV market, TSLA surging, the new Ioniq 5 being a great deal, and more.
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Tesla’s stock (TSLA) has surged to a $1 trillion valuation – seemingly over the assumption that the Trump and Musk relationship is going to benefit the automaker.
The company is virtually worth more than the next 10 biggest automakers combined.
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Tesla has launched Cybertruck leases starting at $999 a month to boost demand for its electric pickup truck.
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We might start to get some great used electric car deals starting in 2026 as EV lease returns are expected to surge in a big way.
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Mexico wants to ask Elon Musk if Tesla still plans to build its ‘Gigafactory Mexico’ now that Trump has won the elections.
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Amnesty International recognized Tesla and Mercedes-Benz for their “human rights diligence” in manufacturing their electric vehicles.
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Unplugged Performance has unveiled its UP.FIT Tesla Model S Plaid police patrol car at Sema – becoming the world’s quickest police patrol car.
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Tesla’s stock (TSLA) soared by as much as 15%, but it settled down by about 11% at the time of writing on the Trump victory as Tesla shareholders believe CEO Elon Musk would get things out of backing the President.
But what?
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Tesla appears to be doubling down on its new “Oasis” Supercharger station concept, which consists of larger stations powered by solar and a microgrid battery system.
Although, this new one is a bit less ambitious.
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Tesla Cybertruck has caught the attention of many people, including modders who have now built the first Cybertruck dually.
It could be the first all-electric dually pickup truck?
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Tesla has increased the range of a couple of Model Y and Model 3 configurations. It’s only a slight bump, but we will take it.
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Two Tesla Cybertrucks were destroyed in separate crashes that happened in Mexico within just two days.
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A battery pack manufacturer has released a new solution for Tesla Roadster with aging battery packs. It would slash the car’s weight by about 400 lbs, but it’s not cheap.
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Tesla is officially starting Cybertruck deliveries in Canada as its backlog in the US appears to have been exhausted.
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In the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. In this week’s episode, we discuss an update to Tesla’s self-driving roadmap, Lucid Gravity orders, F150 Lightning production pause, and more
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A new report based on interviews with former test drivers who were part of Tesla’s internal self-driving team reveals the dangerous extremes Tesla is willing to go to test its autonomous driving technologies.
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Tesla has hired a celebrity ambassador, a departure from Elon Musk’s policy of not paying for celebrity endorsements.
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Elon Musk has snapped at Zoox co-founder and CTO Jesse Levinson over his critical comments about Tesla’s Full Self-Driving program.
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