Electrek
Type of site | News |
|---|---|
| Available in | English |
| Owner | Seth Weintraub |
| Created by | Seth Weintraub and Fred Lambert |
| Editor | Fred Lambert |
| Revenue | Advertisement, optional subscription |
| Website | electrek |
| Alexa rank |  7408 (Global, March 2019[update])[1] |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Registration | Optional |
| Launched | September 17, 2012[2] |
| Current status | Online |
Electrek is a US based news website dedicated to electric transportation and sustainable energy.[3] Electrek is known for its extensive, positive coverage of electric transportation in general and Tesla specifically. Their positive coverage of Tesla has been criticised by some automotive journalists.[4][5][6] Its main authors have disclosed ownership of Tesla stock, substantial profit from referrals to Tesla, and ownership of Tesla cars.[7][3] However, the owner, Seth Weintraub, disclosed near total divestment from Tesla stock on January 14, 2020.[8]
References[edit]
- ↑ "electrek.co Traffic Statistics". Alexa Internet. Retrieved 2019-03-09.
- ↑ "electrek.co WHOIS, DNS, & Domain Info – DomainTools". WHOIS. Retrieved 2018-06-30.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "About - Electrek". electrek.co. Retrieved 2018-06-30.
- ↑ Niedermeyer, Edward. "The Truth Behind Electrek's Shady Alliance with Tesla". The Drive. Retrieved 2020-01-03.
- ↑ Roy, Alex. "The Dangerous Difference Between Electrek, Journalism, and Truth". The Drive. Retrieved 2020-01-03.
- ↑ "After the Referrals Scandal Goes International, Fred Lambert Doubles Down". The Truth About Cars. 2017-10-05. Retrieved 2020-01-03.
- ↑ Burke, Katie (2017-10-04). "Electrek faces criticism for giving readers Tesla discount codes". Automotive News. Retrieved 2018-06-30.
- ↑ "Seth Weintraub Tweet". Twitter. 2020-01-14. Retrieved 2020-01-24.
External links[edit]
- Official website
- Electrek on TwitterLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 23: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
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