Talk:Electrek

Lack of reliable sources

I removed some advertisement like content from the page, but it remains that the page contains few reliable sources, most coming from the website and from a tweet from the editor of the website quoting viewing figures, which doesn't seem a terribly reliable source.SillyRoundKatie (talk) 23:21, 5 March 2019 (UTC)

I agree. This entry doesn't seem like it has a lot going for it and there has been discussion elsewhere on Wikipedia about Electrek being an unreliable source, so I'm not sure why it should have a Wikipedia entry then? Additionally, much like the recently created and questionable CleanTechnica article, what sort of coverage has Electrek gotten outside of its own niche space to warrant an article? The topic of DriveTribe for example has been featured in the Telegraph and The Drum. QRep2020 (talk) 19:48, 7 May 2020 (UTC)

Not sure how to include this.

In an article about Tesla's Full Self Driving mode, editor-in-chief Fred Lambert stated "The issue here isn’t that Full Self-Driving can go over the speed limit. People drive over the limit all the time, within reason, and an autonomous system should be able to do the same. Nobody wants a robot doing exactly 50 in a 50 zone while the rest of traffic flows at 60." Several users responded in the comments section over what they took as an acceptance of speeding.

Lambert responded to one user's comment of:

Hard disagree on "an automated system should be able to drive over the speed limit". What other part of your life do you hold to the standard of "it's ok to break the law as long as you don't get caught". - Drunk driving? Tax fraud? Murder? Then why is it ok with respect to moving traffic violations?

His response was:

First off, chill out. Driving 15 km/h, which is 9 mph btw, over the limit is nothing like drunk driving, tax fraud or murder.

It obviously depends on the jurisdiction, and again, I made it clear that it is not advice, but in Quebec, you will rarely if ever get stopped by a cop who clocks you at less than 20 km/h over the limit. Unless we are talking about a school zone or work zone etc.

For example, Quebec highways have speed limits of 100 km/h, but no one drives 100 km/h. The average speed is likely closer to 110 km/h.

In fact, I wouldn't be surprised that FSD Standard drives at the average speed and it happens to stick to 111 km/h on highways here.

It has to drive over the limit, it would hold up traffic otherwise.

This set off a chain of responses citing the dangers of speeding and the physics involved.

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Relevant reference:

• Lambert, Fred (2026-07-20). "Tesla 'Full Self-Driving' got me a speeding ticket, and Tesla killed the fix". Electrek. 9to5 network. Archived from the original on 2026-07-21. Retrieved 2026-07-21.

Jerod Lycett (talk) 16:33, 21 July 2026 (UTC)