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Electrek

U.S. left-center, pro-EV and green-energy advocacy

Owned bySeth Weintraub; part of the 9to5 network of technology blogs, which also includes 9to5Mac, 9to5Google, 9to5Toys, and DroneDJ
FundingDigital display advertising, affiliate links (including the Amazon Associates program), and optional reader subscriptions; some staff writers disclose holding long positions in green energy stocks such as Tesla, SolarEdge, and Volkswagen Group
On the administrationbroadly critical

Background

Electrek was founded in 2014 by Seth Weintraub after he purchased one of Tesla's first Model S electric vehicles off the assembly line in 2013. Weintraub had previously written for Fortune, Computerworld, and The New York Times, and had already built the 9to5 network — anchored by 9to5Mac, launched in 2007 — before adding Electrek to cover the emerging EV and clean energy space. The site grew into one of the most widely read English-language outlets focused on electric vehicles, tracking Tesla, other EV manufacturers, solar power, and battery technology. It is funded primarily through digital advertising and affiliate partnerships, supplemented by optional reader subscriptions; some staff writers publicly disclose long positions in the green-energy stocks they cover, a practice that critics note creates potential conflicts of interest. Media Bias/Fact Check rates Electrek as Left-Center biased and Mostly Factual, pointing to advocacy-style framing and limited critical coverage of the clean energy industry's shortcomings. The Drive published a notable 2018 critique arguing the outlet at times blurred the line between journalism and promotional content. During the Biden administration, Electrek's coverage was broadly aligned with federal EV policy goals. Since January 2025, the outlet has consistently and critically covered the Trump administration's elimination of the $7,500 EV tax credit, cancellation of the NEVI federal charging infrastructure program, EPA rollbacks of tailpipe emissions standards, and the broader effect of those policies on U.S. clean energy investment.

Sources

  1. Electrek – Wikipedia
  2. Electrek About Page
  3. Electrek – Bias and Credibility (Media Bias/Fact Check)
  4. News from Electrek (Ground News bias rating)
  5. Electrek – Bias and Reliability (Biasly)
  6. The Dangerous Difference Between Electrek, Journalism, and Truth (The Drive, 2018)
  7. Trump attacks EVs with executive orders, but mostly signals further damages (Electrek, Jan 2025)
  8. Trump just canceled the federal NEVI EV charger program (Electrek, Feb 2025)
  9. Trump clean energy rollbacks erase $68B in US investment (Electrek, Jul 2026)
  10. Seth Weintraub – Wikipedia

Profile compiled 2026-07-22; refreshed when ownership, funding, or the administration changes.

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