Rich Benoit

Rich Benoit is an American car enthusiast known for his YouTube car vlog Co-founded by Rich Benoit & Carl Hewitt, where he and members of his crew rebuild Teslas, create electric vehicles, and rebuild custom cars, called Rich Rebuilds.^[3] Benoit has been an outspoken critic for the Right to Repair on Teslas, and has spoken of Tesla's refusal to grant car service or parts to him for the purpose of repairing his used Model S.^[4][5][6] Benoit currently has an automobile repair shop called the "Electrified Garage" in New Hampshire,^[7] in addition to one in Ocala, Florida.^[8] Benoit currently lives in Salem, Massachusetts with his wife and two children.^{[9] [10]} As of September 2024, his YouTube channel has 1.48 million subscribers.

Rich Benoit
YouTube information
Channel	Rich Rebuilds
Location	Salem, Massachusetts
Years active	2016-present[1]
Subscribers	1.49 million[2]
Total views	218.58 million[2]
Creator Awards 100,000 subscribers 2018 1,000,000 subscribers 2021
Last updated: October 14, 2024

References

1. "Popular EV YouTuber Says 'Tesla Fanboys' Ganged up to Get Video Taken Down". 10 July 2020.
2. "About Rich Rebuilds". YouTube.
3. Dyer, Ezra (2020-08-24). "Rich Rebuilds Shows Off His Take on Tesla's Cyberquad". Car and Driver. Archived from the original on 2021-02-01. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
4. Kennedy, George. "Rich Rebuilds: This DIY mechanic makes new Teslas from salvage cars | Boston.com". www.boston.com. Archived from the original on 2021-01-29. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
5. Petrova, Magdalena; Kolodny, Lora (2019-04-27). "Rebel Tesla rebuilder with a popular YouTube channel is now opening a shop to fix cars Tesla can't service". CNBC. Archived from the original on 2021-01-31. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
6. Christian, Jon (27 July 2018). "The Rogue Tesla Mechanic Resurrecting Salvaged Cars". www.vice.com. Archived from the original on 2021-01-21. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
7. Rogak, Lisa (2020-12-18). "Rich Rebuilds at The Electrified Garage". New Hampshire Magazine. Archived from the original on 2021-01-21. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
8. Engle, Doug. "Electrified Garage and Dania Beach Comes to Ocala". www.ocala.com. Archived from the original on 2020-09-30. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
9. Andrew Lawrence (2020-08-23). "Rich Benoit Built a Career by Rebuilding a Tesla. What's Next for Rich Rebuilds?". Car and Driver. Archived from the original on 2021-01-26. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
10. "Worlds First Deep Look under the Tesla Model S Plaid - YouTube". YouTube.