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.

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The rear end of the Afeela, an electric car prototype from Sony Honda Mobility announced at CES 2023

Don't Judge Sony's Compelling EV by Its Goofy Name

You see, it's a car that'll make you feel something…

The Ford Super Duty F-250 Tremor driving off-road. F-Series trucks were once again the best-selling vehicle in the U.S. for 2022.

When Selling a Truck Every 49 Seconds Is a Disappointment

Ford's F-Series is the best-selling vehicle in the U.S. for the 41st straight year, but sales are down precipitously from their high

Elon Musk in his satanic Halloween costume at Heidi Klum’s party on October 31, 2022

With One Day Left on the Job, Fauci Still Can’t Shake Elon Musk

The billionaire CEO has nothing better to do than tweet jokes about the outgoing infectious disease expert

The headlights on the 2024 Chevrolet Silverado EV RST, which GM Authority recently captured spy photos of during testing

Here’s a Sneak Peek of the Most Important Electric Truck Coming in 2023

GM Authority caught the 2024 Chevy Silverado EV RST testing in the wild

Construction at the BlueOval SK Battery Park in Glendale, Kentucky, a partnership between Ford and SK On which is part of the new Battery Belt

What Is the US “Battery Belt”? And Where Is It Located?

A new economic region has formed based on electric car and battery manufacturing

Car dealerships in Colma, California on Friday, July 22, 2022. We take a look at the most recalled automaker of 2022.

The Most Recalled Automaker of 2022 Blew Everyone Else Out of the Water

No, it's not the EV brand everyone loves to dunk on

The Casper Original Hybrid Mattress in a blue tone bedroom. The mattress is on sale for Cyber Week 2021.

Casper Is Offering Plenty of Year-End Deals

Mattresses, dog beds, sheets and more

An attendee bidding at Gooding & Company’s Pebble Beach auction in August. According to Hagerty, collector cars are finally cooling off.

After Pandemic Boom Times, Collector Cars Are Finally Cooling

Auction houses still did gangbusters in 2022, but 2023 could be a different story

The orange 1969 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray ZL-1 Convertible, which is heading to auction in Arizona in January 2023 through RM Sotheby's

One of the Rarest Corvettes of All Time Is Headed to Auction

This one-of-one 1969 ZL-1 Convertible has never before been offered to the public

Akio Toyoda, president of Toyota, reveals the Crown lineup in July. None of them are currently all-electric.

Toyota Boss Could Be Right About Electric Cars — Or Very Wrong

Waffling on EVs may seem fine now, but could hurt them dearly down the line

The F-150 Lightning at the unveiling event at Ford World Headquarters in Dearborn, Michigan, on May 19, 2021

The Fleeting Dream of a $40,000 Electric Truck

Ford appeared to do the impossible with the F-150 Lightning, but regular price increases show it was just that

A Jaguar I-Pace concept testing in the middle of winter. New research put the I-Pace as one of the best performing EVs in cold weather.

Is This Really the EV That Performs Best in Winter?

New data from Recurrent puts an odd electric SUV at the top of the pack in terms of cold-weather performance

The online visualizer for the 2024 Chevrolet Corvette E-Ray, a hybrid version of the sports car, that was leaked in December 2022

Everything We Know About the Hybrid Corvette E-Ray From Recent Leaks

The upcoming sports car will also be the first-ever all-wheel-drive 'Vette

American-made gifts from our holiday gift guide: a KitchenAid stand mixer, two bottles of whiskey, a Pelican cooler, a Smithey skillet and a jar of chili oil

15 of Our Favorite American-Made Gifts, From Brands Big and Small

Multitools, skillets, whiskey, lamps, even jars of small-batch chili oil

A Hummer H1, which is included in Hagerty's Bull Market List as a collector car to watch in 2023, rips around in the desert

The Hottest Collector Car for 2023 Will Be the…Hummer H1?

Hagerty's annual list of 11 enthusiast vehicles they believe will gain the most value is dominated by models from the '90s and 2000s

A row of Tesla electric vehicles filling their batteries at charging stations

Stop Harassing Tesla Drivers, You Animals

Recent reports have documented hostility directed towards these EV owners in particular