Rich Benoit

{{Short description|American YouTuber}}

{{Infobox YouTube personality

| name = Rich Benoit

| channel_handle = RichRebuilds

| channel_display_name = Rich Rebuilds

| location = Salem, Massachusetts, U.S.

| years_active = 2016–present{{Cite web|url=https://www.thedrive.com/news/34707/popular-ev-youtuber-says-tesla-fanboys-ganged-up-to-get-video-taken-down|title=Popular EV YouTuber Says 'Tesla Fanboys' Ganged up to Get Video Taken Down|date=10 July 2020 }}

| subscribers = 1.54 million

| views = 228 million

| silver_button = yes

| silver_year = 2018

| gold_button = yes

| gold_year = 2021

| stats_update = April 2, 2025

}}

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 Tesla cars, create electric vehicles, and rebuild custom cars, called Rich Rebuilds.{{Cite web|last=Dyer|first=Ezra|date=2020-08-24|title=Rich Rebuilds Shows Off His Take on Tesla's Cyberquad|url=https://www.caranddriver.com/features/a33754890/rich-rebuilds-makes-the-cyberquad/|access-date=2021-01-24|website=Car and Driver|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-02-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210201120833/https://www.caranddriver.com/features/a33754890/rich-rebuilds-makes-the-cyberquad/|url-status=live}} 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.{{Cite web|last=Kennedy|first=George|date=|title=Rich Rebuilds: This DIY mechanic makes new Teslas from salvage cars {{!}} Boston.com|url=https://www.boston.com/cars/car-culture/2018/10/12/tesla-model-s-rich-rebuilds|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210129145643/https://www.boston.com/cars/car-culture/2018/10/12/tesla-model-s-rich-rebuilds|archive-date=2021-01-29|access-date=2021-01-24|website=www.boston.com|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|last1=Petrova|first1=Magdalena|last2=Kolodny|first2=Lora|date=2019-04-27|title=Rebel Tesla rebuilder with a popular YouTube channel is now opening a shop to fix cars Tesla can't service.|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2019/04/26/tesla-rebuilder-owner-of-rich-rebuilds-youtube-channel-opening-shop.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210131090240/https://www.cnbc.com/2019/04/26/tesla-rebuilder-owner-of-rich-rebuilds-youtube-channel-opening-shop.html|archive-date=2021-01-31|access-date=2021-01-24|website=CNBC|language=en}}{{Cite web|last=Christian|first=Jon|date=27 July 2018|title=The Rogue Tesla Mechanic Resurrecting Salvaged Cars|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/rich-rebuilds-tesla-repair-and-salvage/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121153136/https://www.vice.com/en/article/qvm3z5/rich-rebuilds-tesla-repair-and-salvage|archive-date=2021-01-21|access-date=2021-01-24|website=Vice.com|language=en}} Benoit currently has an automobile repair shop called the "Electrified Garage" in New Hampshire,{{Cite web|last=Rogak|first=Lisa|date=2020-12-18|title=Rich Rebuilds at The Electrified Garage|url=https://www.nhmagazine.com/rich-rebuilds-at-the-electrified-garage/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121190433/https://www.nhmagazine.com/rich-rebuilds-at-the-electrified-garage/|archive-date=2021-01-21|access-date=2021-01-24|website=New Hampshire Magazine|language=en-US}} in addition to one in Ocala, Florida.{{Cite web|last=Engle|first=Doug|date=|title=Electrified Garage and Dania Beach Comes to Ocala|url=https://www.ocala.com/picture-gallery/news/2020/09/29/electrified-garage-comes-ocalaelectrified-garage-comes-to-ocala/3577714001/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200930170153/https://www.ocala.com/picture-gallery/news/2020/09/29/electrified-garage-comes-ocalaelectrified-garage-comes-to-ocala/3577714001/|archive-date=2020-09-30|access-date=2021-01-24|website=www.ocala.com|language=en}} Benoit currently lives in Salem, Massachusetts with his wife and two children.{{Cite web|last=Andrew Lawrence|date=2020-08-23|title=Rich Benoit Built a Career by Rebuilding a Tesla. What's Next for Rich Rebuilds?|url=https://www.caranddriver.com/features/a33660589/rich-benoit-tesla-rich-rebuilds/|access-date=2021-01-24|website=Car and Driver|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-01-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126043651/https://www.caranddriver.com/features/a33660589/rich-benoit-tesla-rich-rebuilds/|url-status=live}} {{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTpR6v3KQiQ | title=Worlds First Deep Look under the Tesla Model S Plaid – YouTube | website=YouTube }} As of April 2025, his YouTube channel has 1.54 million subscribers.