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
Irvine PD has unveiled its Tesla Cybertruck police vehicle, but it won’t be used as a patrol vehicle.
The police department is pretty clear that it mainly wants the attention the strange-looking vehicle brings.
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Expectations appear to be quite low for Tesla’s Robotaxi unveiling on Thursday. Could Tesla surprise us?
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Waymo has hired Tesla’s former head of vehicle programs, responsible for product and program Management of all Tesla vehicles, just ahead of Tesla’s Robotaxi unveiling.
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Tesla is losing one of its top vehicle program managers who has been behind vehicles like Model S and Model X, Cybertruck, and more.
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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 Tesla Cybertruck getting cheaper, EV delivery results for Tesla, Ford, GM, Rivian, and more.
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Tesla has lost one of its top executives in Europe in charge of all business development and public policies.
He is one of two top Tesla executives to leave this week.
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Tesla has shared an impressive data point about its Supercharger network: 1.4 TWh of energy delivered in a single quarter.
What does it mean?
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Tesla (TSLA) is reportedly looking to raise almost $800 million from a debt sale backed by its auto leases.
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Tesla is losing its long-time Chief Information Officer, Nagesh Saldi, according to a new report.
He is one of many top Tesla executives who left or have been let go this year.
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Tesla fans are starting a rumor that McDonald’s is going to partner with Tesla on its Robotaxi/Cybercab based on a cryptic message the fast-food chain posted.
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Tesla is recalling the Cybertruck again, but it’s another over-the-air software update fix, so it’s no big deal. But what it does is reveal how many Cybertrucks Tesla has produced to date.
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Elon Musk is celebrating winning a lawsuit over his misleading claims regarding Tesla’s self-driving program.
However, before celebrating, he should take a closer look at the defense his lawyers took: puffery.
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Tesla has discontinued its cheapest electric car model: the Model 3 Standard Range Rear-Wheel-Drive.
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Tesla Powerwall installations are going vertical based on the latest data released by the company. There are now 750,000 Powerwall installed worldwide.
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Tesla (TSLA) has released its official deliveries and production results for the third quarter of 2024. The automaker confirmed that it delivered just short of 463,000 vehicles, which was Wall Street’s expectations.
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Tesla remains a dominant force in Sweden’s auto market despite a unionization battle that has been dragging on for almost a year now.
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Tesla appears to be shifting its in-car music streaming strategy and it is crashing this stock in the process.
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Tesla is set to unveil a vehicle specifically designed to be a robotaxi, all while it is still selling its long-standing promise that its consumer vehicles would transform into self-driving taxis through software updates.
Some wonder if this is a bait-and-switch.
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CATL, the world’s largest battery supplier for electric vehicles and one of Tesla’s critical suppliers, had an important fire that raged for hours at one of its main Chinese battery factory.
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Tesla is declaring victory on achieving its September milestones for its autonomy roadmap, but we see the most important milestone missing.
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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 our first drives in Tesla FSD v12.5, a new Tesla prototype, 2025 Chevy Blazer EV and Audi Q6, and more.
Sony and Honda mobility joint venture AFEELA announced a deal with Tesla to adopt NACS on its upcoming electric vehicles in North America and Japan.
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A new interesting-looking Tesla Model 3 prototype has been spotted being tested on Californian streets. Is it one of Tesla’s upcoming new cheaper EVs?
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Tesla Full Self-Driving was tested by third-party testing firm AMCI and the result was a ridiculous 13 miles between interventions.
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