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

Pedestrian and Cyclist Deaths Are Rising at an Alarming Rate. Why?

Last year saw the most motor-vehicle related fatalities since 1990

Why You Need Performance Flannels, Especially When They're on Sale

Mizzen+Main is offering discounts on many layers, but this is the one to buy

British Engineer Invents Electric Vehicle Cell Capable of 1,500 Miles of Range

Don’t call it a battery. It’s an aluminum-air fuel cell.

Germany Rejects an Autobahn Speed Limit, But Proponents See It as Inevitable

A total of 498 votes out of 631 were cast against the Greens party bill

A New Effort to Privatize National Park Camping Is So Brazen They’re Even Going After Senior Discounts

An advisory committee sees campgrounds as underperforming assets, missing the point entirely

Prepare for Winter With Discounted North Face Jackets and Vests

Waterproof, insulated and retro layers are on sale up to $105 off

An Electric Hummer Made in America Might Be One Result of the GM Strike

The EV is “under consideration” in a $7.7 billion investment in U.S. plants

Wellen's Blue Jeans Are Organic, Soft and 50% Off

Three different styles of denim are on sale at Huckberry

Evidence of Life on Mars Was Found in the ‘70s, Says Former NASA Scientist

Gilbert Levin worked on the Viking mission to the red planet in 1976

Millennials and Gen Z Are Fueling a Fly Fishing Resurgence

Escape from phones, connect with nature and make friends? Sign them up.

Take Up to 86% Off Vuarnet Sunglasses Because You Need Them All Year

Named after an Olympic skier, worn by James Bond, on sale for you

Volvo Announces Its First All-Electric Car, and That’s Not Even the Best News

The XC40 Recharge SUV is just the start of a massive EV and hybrid push

A Closer Look at the Two Nikes That Helped Set Marathon Records

One is under wraps, the other is available to buy. Should you get a pair?

Leatherman's Sale Section Is Stocked. Time to Grab a Multitool.

Discounts include pliers-based tools, pocketknives and more

A New Political Power Player Is Gearing Up for the 2020 Election: Patagonia

Founder Yvon Chouinard discusses his plan to oust “climate deniers” in a new interview

The Government Wants Your Opinion on Its Plan to Log Our Largest National Forest

The Tongass is the largest intact temperate rainforest … for now