Alex Lauer

Alex Lauer is the features editor at InsideHook. Since joining the company in 2016, he’s covered a wide range of topics, including cars, the environment, books and business. His reporting broke stories on the rise of Bookshop (the anti-Amazon online bookseller), the fall of Best Made Company (and sale to Duluth Trading) and the false promises of a supposedly “environmentally-friendly” NFT initiative. His hands-on methods — driving in a Sherp (of Kanye West fame) in northern Minnesota and idling in the electric Ford Mustang Mach-E for 12 hours in the middle of winter — offer a reliable and unique perspective on popular issues. Previously, he wrote for City Pages in the Twin Cities after graduating from the University of Minnesota. After starting at IH in New York City, he now lives in Minneapolis, MN. Follow him on Instagram: @alexlauer.

All Articles From Alex Lauer

Tesla Just Set an Unveiling Date for the Model Y Crossover

Here’s what we know about Elon Musk’s new EV

If This Bomber Is 50% Off and Reversible, Is That Twice the Savings?

Lululemon’s jacket is quilted on one side, glossy on the other

5 Reasons Volvo’s New Polestar 2 May Be the First Legitimate ‘Tesla Killer’

This all-electric sedan has the Model 3 firmly in its sights

Amazon’s New Tool Is a Boon for You, the Company and the Planet

It’s called “Amazon Day,” and here’s how it works

Is Damien Hirst’s Hotel Room the Worst Way to Blow $200K in Vegas?

Look inside the new “world’s most expensive hotel room”

It’s Rain Jacket Season, and One of the Best Is Under $60

Downpours are no match for the North Face Resolve 2

30 Under $30: Get in Shape for Summer Edition

From fitness essentials to gym bag gear to recovery tools

Technically, Bentley’s Bentayga Speed Is the World’s New Fastest SUV

It dethrones the Lamborghini Urus by [checks notes] 0.5 MPH

Porsche Says Half of Its New Vehicles Could Be Electric by 2025

The next generation of the best-selling Macan will be an EV

Why Consumer Reports No Longer Endorses the Tesla Model 3

They’ve got 99 problems, but a powertrain ain’t one

Here’s a Trick for Getting Up to $270 Off Allen Edmonds Shoes

From the most iconic men's dress shoe to wingtip boots

Bow Before the World’s First All-Wheel Drive Porsche 356

Emory Motorsports combined the classic with a Porsche 911

A New Startup Figured Out How to Make Coffee Without Beans

With climate change afoot, this could soon be a necessity