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July 4th edition: first savings on Aventon Pace 4 smart cruiser e-bike $1,699, Bluetti’s new Elite 100 V2 station at $379, Velotric, Rad, Worx, more

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Happy 4th of July, everyone! We’ve got a jam-packed Green Deals for you today, with plenty of new and returning low prices worth considering before they’re gone. Headlining today’s edition is the first chance at savings on Aventon’s new Pace 4 Step-Through Cruiser e-bike that comes with many theft-deterring smart features at $1,699. That’s not all we have in the EV category either, as Velotric has dropped its Fold 1 Lite e-bike to a new $599 low, while Rad Power has added the RadTrike to its 4th of July Sale through this weekend only at its $1,399 low. We also have the launch of Bluetti’s new Elite 100 V2 Portable Power Station with bonus exclusive savings for our readers that takes things to $379. The rear is being brought up by two outdoor tool deals, with the first being Worx’s 20V JawSaw Cordless PowerShare Chainsaw at its best pricing of the last 12 months for $109, as well as Kärcher’s K1700 Electric Pressure Washer falling to $130. Plus, we’ve rounded together all the live savings across EVs, power stations, tools, appliances, and more within our one-stop-shop July 4th Green Deals hub in the links at the bottom of the page. Read more…

Wheel-E Podcast: 65 MPH ONYX moped, lightweight Dahon e-bikes, more

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This week on Electrek’s Wheel-E podcast, we discuss the most popular news stories from the world of electric bikes and other nontraditional electric vehicles. This time, that includes a new ONYX RCR 80V electric moped, new lightweight e-bike motors, Aventon’s powerful update, California cops catching illegal e-bike riders with drones, a super lightweight new e-bike from Dahon, and more. Read more…

China’s nationwide ‘cash for clunkers’ trade-in program causing huge e-bike boom

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While much of the Western world is still figuring out how to get more people on electric bikes, China just flipped a switch, and the results are staggering. Thanks to a generous nationwide trade-in program rolled out around six months ago, China has seen an explosive surge in electric bicycle sales, with over 8.47 million new e-bikes hitting the road in the first half of 2025 alone. Read more…

Day 1 of the Electrek Formula Sun Grand Prix 2025 [Gallery]

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Today was the official start of racing at the Electrek Formula Sun Grand Prix 2025! There was a tremendous energy (and heat) on the ground at NCM Motorsports Park as nearly a dozen teams took to the track. Currently, as of writing, Stanford is ranked #1 in the SOV (Single-Occupant Vehicle) class with 68 registered laps. However, the fastest lap so far belongs to UC Berkeley, which clocked a 4:45 on the 3.15-mile track. That’s an average speed of just under 40 mph on nothing but solar energy. Not bad. Read more…

Electrek FSGP 2025: New teams, new cars, same solar spirit

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The sun has set on a frantic day of scrutineering at this year’s Electrek Formula Sun Grand Prix (FSGP), as teams scramble to qualify for a spot on the starting line tomorrow morning. Electrek FSGP 2025 is shaping up to be one of the event’s most attended ever, thanks to a strong showing of first-time and returning schools. But that also means new and unproven vehicles on the track. Read more…

Dahon launches first super-lightweight e-bike that is actually affordable

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Every year, it seems like there’s a new headline about the world’s lightest electric bike. Each year, engineers manage to shave a few more grams off of an exotically designed frame built with even more exotic materials. And each year, the continuously lower weight is balanced by continuously higher prices – often exorbitantly high. But now Dahon has bucked that trend, offering us an incredibly lightweight electric bike at a price that normal e-bike riders can afford. Meet the Dahon K-Feather. Read more…

First-ever savings on Ford Mustang and Bronco e-bikes from $3,500, Anker SOLIX F3800 Plus units at new lows from $2,659, more

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Today’s Green Deals are headlined by the first-ever savings we’ve spotted on Ford’s Mustang and Bronco e-bikes starting from $3,500, when using the provided promo code. We also spotted Anker’s SOLIX F3800 Plus Portable Power Station and its bundle options hitting their lowest prices yet in early Prime Day savings, starting from $2,659. Among our tool discounts today, you can bundle the commercial-grade Greenworks 82V 24-inch Cordless Short Pole Hedge Trimmer or its Fixed Mid Pole counterpart with two batteries and a dual-port rapid charger at new low prices starting from $250. You can also pick up EGO’s 56V 18-inch Cordless Electric Chainsaw for all your wood-cutting needs at $349. Plus, there’s all the rest of the hangover Green Deals in the links at the bottom of the page, like the expanded Anker SOLIX F3000 bundles, and much more. Read more…