Renogy’s 200W solar panel delivers 1,000Wh with five hours of sunlight at $220 in New Green Deals
Is one of your 2023 New Year’s resolutions to be more green? Well, Renogy’s 200W solar panel is the perfect way to start off the year. Able to deliver up to 1,000Wh of energy with just five hours of sunlight, this is a great choice for both multi-panel setups as well as single-panel configurations depending on what your needs are. On sale for $220 right now, today’s deal marks the second-best price that we’ve tracked in the past 12 months, coming within $10 of the all-time low in that timeframe. We also have a wide selection of Tesla and e-bike discounts in today’s New Green Deals, so you won’t want to miss that either.
Head below for other New Green Deals that we’ve found today and of course Electrek’s best EV buying and leasing deals. Also, check out the new Electrek Tesla Shop for the best deals on Tesla accessories.
Start 2023 off right by going solar
Amazon is offering the Renogy 200W High-Efficiency Monocrystalline Solar Panel for $219.98 shipped. Down from $255 at Amazon, today’s deal is particularly notable as it’s the second-best discount that we’ve seen in the past 12 months, coming in at just $10 above the all-time low. This solar panel is perfect for powering your home, RV, or shed. It supports wind loads of 2400Pa and snow of up to 5400Pa. With the ability to produce up to 1,000Wh of energy in a five hour period of sunlight, this model is great for multi-panel setups for larger homes or even single-handedly running an off-grid shed. So, no matter what your end goal is, if going green is a New Year’s resolution for 2023, then this will be a great way to kick off the year.
Ride around town on the Hover-1 Alpha electric scooter
Amazon is offering the Hover-1 Alpha Electric Scooter for $298 shipped. Down from a normal rate of $450, and recent sale of $350, today’s deal marks a new all-time low that we’ve tracked at Amazon. This electric scooter packs a 450W motor and can traverse inclines of up to 15 degrees with its 10-inch wheels. There’s a 12-mile range from the built-in battery and it can reach up to 18 MPH top speeds. You’ll also find a one-step folding system and cruise control for some added creature comforts when riding. Plus, the full LCD display ensures you can know when high speed mode is activated, what your current speed is, and how long of battery life is left. There’s also built-in head and tail lights too, which help when riding at night. Of course, not a single drop of gas or oil is required, making this a green alternative to get around town in 2023.
Sun Joe’s electric pressure washer doesn’t need gas or oil
Amazon is offering the Sun Joe 1,550 PSI Corded Electric Pressure Washer for $74.75 shipped. Down 25% from its normal going rate of $100, today’s deal marks a new all-time low that we’ve tracked. While winter is in full swing, it might be nice to dream about blasting away the grime once spring rolls around. The spray wand features a nozzle that twists to control the output pressure and it can deliver up to 1,550 PSI at up to 1.4GPM. There’s also a wheel and rim brush included with your purchase to help clean salt and brine off the car. Plus, the total stop system automatically shuts off the pump when the trigger isn’t pulled. On top of all these features, you won’t have to use a single drop of gas or oil with this pressure washer, making this a greener alternative to gas-powered models.
Hover-1’s new Night Owl Electric Folding Scooter with 37-mile range hits $1,300 (Save $500)
Amazon is now offering the Hover-1 Night Owl Electric Folding Scooter for $1,299.99 shipped. Normally fetching $1,800, you’re looking at a notable discount to start off 2023 with a new EV at $500 off. This is the second-best price to date and the lowest we’ve seen in 2 months at within $63 of the all-time low and one of the only markdowns yet. Delivering quite the capable ride, the Hover-1 Night Owl packs a folding design that comes centered around 1,400W of power. The two 10.5-inch offroad tires deliver a smooth ride for all 37 miles of its built-in range, with a 31 MPH top speed completing the package alongside front and rear suspension.
New Tesla deals
After checking out the Renogy 200W solar panel on sale above, if you keep reading, you’ll find a selection of new green deals that will make your Tesla experience better in multiple areas. From storage to keep recordings on to phone mounts, car chargers, and anything else we can find, it’ll be listed below. Each day we’ll do our best to find new and exciting deals and ways for you to save on fun accessories for your Tesla, making each trip unique. For more gift ideas and deals, check out the best Tesla shop. Keep reading on for e-bike, Greenworks, and other great deals.
New e-bike deals + electric scooter discounts
You can use an e-bike or electric scooter for fun, exercise, or even transportation to and from work or the coffee shop. We have several people here that will regularly commute to coffee shops or offices on their e-bike, as it cuts down on fossil fuel usage as well as allows them to enjoy some time outdoors on nice sunny days. Below, you’ll find a wide selection of new e-bike deals and electric scooter deal in all price ranges, so give it a look if that’s something you’d be interested in picking up. As always, the newest e-bike deal and electric scooter discounts and sales will be at the top, so shop quick as the discounts are bound to go away soon.
Additional New Green Deals
After shopping the Renogy 200W solar panel on sale above, be sure to check out the other discounts we found today. These new green deals are wide-ranging from outdoor lawn equipment to anything else we find that could save you money in various ways, be that cutting gas and oil out of your life or just enjoying other amenities that energy-saving gear can bring. As always, the newest deals will be at the top, so shop quick as the discounts are bound to go away soon.
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Annealed neodymium iron boron magnets sit in a barrel at a Neo Material Technologies Inc. factory in Tianjin, China on June 11, 2010.
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Rare earth magnet makers are having a moment as Western nations scramble to build domestic “mine-to-magnet” supply chains and reduce their dependence on China.
A turbulent year of supply restrictions and tariff threats has thrust the strategic importance of magnet manufacturers firmly into the spotlight, with rare earths surging toward the top of the agenda amid the U.S. and China’s ongoing geopolitical rivalry.
Magnets made from rare earths are vital components for everything from electric vehicles, wind turbines, and smartphones to medical equipment, artificial intelligence applications, and precision weaponry.
It’s in this context that the U.S., European Union and Australia, among others, have sought to break China’s mineral dominance by taking a series of strategic measures to support magnet makers, including heavily investing in factories, supporting the buildout of new plants, and boosting processing capacity.
The U.S. and Europe, in particular, are expected to emerge as key growth markets for rare earth magnet production over the next decade. Analysts, however, remain skeptical that Western nations will be able to escape China’s mineral orbit anytime soon.
“Frankly, we were the solution to the problem that the world didn’t know it had,” Rahim Suleman, CEO of Canadian group Neo Performance Materials, told CNBC by video call.
Photo taken on Sept. 19, 2025 shows rare-earth magnetic bars at NEO magnetic plant in Narva, a city in northeastern Estonia.
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“The end-market is growing from the point of physics, not software, so therefore it has to grow in this way,” he continued. “And it’s not dependent on any single end market, so it’s not dependent on automotive or battery electric vehicles or drones or wind farms. It’s any energy-efficient motor across the spectrum,” Suleman said, referring to the demand for magnets from fast-growing industries such as robotics.
His comments came around three months after Neo launched the grand opening of its rare earth magnet factory in Narva, Estonia.
Situated directly on Russia’s doorstep, the facility is widely expected to play an integral role in Europe’s plan to reduce its dependence on China. European Union industry chief Stéphane Séjourné, for example, lauded the plant’s strategic importance, saying at an event in early December that the project marked “a high point of Europe’s sovereignty.”
Neo’s Suleman said the Estonian facility is on track to produce 2,000 metric tons of rare earth magnets this year, before scaling up to 5,000 tons and beyond.
“Globally, the market is 250,000 tons and going to 600,000 tons, so more than doubling in ten years,” Suleman said. “And more importantly, our concentration is 93% in a single jurisdiction, so when you put those two factors together, I think you’ll find an enormously quick growing market.”
‘Skyrocketing demand’
To be sure, the global supply of rare earths has long been dominated by Beijing. China is responsible for nearly 60% of the world’s rare earths mining and more than 90% of magnet manufacturing, according to the International Energy Agency.
A recent report from consultancy IDTechEx estimated that rare earth magnet capacity in the U.S. is on track to grow nearly six times by 2036, with the expansion driven by strategic support and funding from the Department of Defense, as well as increasing midstream activity.
Magnet production in Europe, meanwhile, was forecast to grow 3.1 times over the same time period, bolstered by the EU’s Critical Raw Materials Act, which aims for domestic production to satisfy 40% of the region’s demand by 2030.
Regional composition of rare earths and permanent magnet production in 2024, according to data compiled by the International Energy Agency.
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John Maslin, CEO of Vulcan Elements, a North Carolina-based rare earth magnet producer, told CNBC that the company is seeking to scale up as fast as possible “so that this fundamental supply chain doesn’t hold America back.”
Vulcan Elements is one of the companies to have received direct funding from the Trump administration. The magnet maker received a $620 million direct federal loan last month from the Department of Defense to support domestic magnet production.
“Rare earth magnets convert electricity into motion, which means that virtually all advanced machines and technologies—the innovations that shape our daily lives and keep us safe—require them in order to be operational,” Maslin told CNBC by email.
“The need for high-performance magnets is accelerating exponentially amid a surge in demand and production of advanced technologies, including hard disk drives, semiconductor fabrication equipment, hybrid/electric motors, satellites, aircraft, drones, and almost every military capability,” he added.
Separately, Wade Senti, president of Florida-based magnet maker Advanced Magnet Lab, said the only way to deliver on alternative supply chains is to be innovative.
“The demand for non-China sourced rare earth permanent magnets is skyrocketing,” Senti told CNBC by email.
“The challenge is can United States magnet producers create a fully domestic (non-China) supply chain for these magnets. This requires the magnet manufacturer to take the lead and bring the supply chain together – from mine to magnet to customers,” he added.
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BYD is closing the gap between gas pumps and EV chargers. A new video shows one of its EVs gaining nearly 250 miles (400 km) of range in just five minutes.
BYD’s 5-minute EV charging matches refuel speeds
“The ultimate solution is to make charging as quick as refueling a gasoline car,” BYD’s CEO, Wang Chuanfu, said after unveiling its new Super e-Platform in March.
Chuanfu was referring to the so-called “charging anxiety” that’s holding some drivers back from going electric. BYD’s Super e-Platform is the first mass-produced “full-domain 1000V high-voltage architecture” for passenger vehicles.
BYD also launched its Flash Charging Battery during the event, with charging currents of 1000A and a charging rate of 10C, both new records.
The ultra-fast charging battery can deliver 1 megawatt (1,000 kW) of charging power, which BYD claims enables EVs equipped with the setup to regain 400 km (248 miles) of CLTC driving range in just 5 minutes of charging.
BYD launched its first vehicles based on the Super e-Platform, the Han L and Tang L, a month later, starting at just 219,800 yuan ($30,000).
With the new models rolling out across China, we are getting a look at the ultra-fast charging speeds in action. A video posted on X by user Dominic Lee shows BYD’s EV charging at up to 746 kW, with an estimated charging time to 70% of around 4 minutes and 40 seconds.
BYD’s charging station in China, 400km in 5 minutes!
Gasoline what? pic.twitter.com/WgWGc5Nd3q
— Dominic Lee 李梓敬 (@dominictsz) December 22, 2025
In just six minutes, BYD said the Han L, based on its Super e-Platform, can recharge from 10% to 70%, and in 20 minutes, the battery can be fully charged.
The Tang L SUV, also based on BYD’s 1000V architecture, can add 370 km (230 miles) of range in 5 minutes, while a full charge takes about 30 minutes.
BYD said its Flash Charging Battery enables EVs to gain the same range as a gas-powered vehicle would at the pump, “ultimately making the charging time as short as refueling time.”
Although 400 km (250 miles) is more than enough range for most drivers, BYD is out to make gas stations a thing of the past. And it’s not just in China, BYD plans to bring its Flash Charging system to Europe and likely other overseas markets.
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A Tesla drove in the wrong direction, resulting in a head-on collision with another vehicle, during a livestream, demonstrating Tesla’s ‘Full Self-Driving’ features.
Earlier this year, Tesla launched its Level 2 driver-assist system, ‘Full Self-Driving’ (FSD), in China.
Like in the US, despite its name, the system requires constant driver supervision. Unlike in the US, China quickly made Tesla change the name of the system as it was judged not representative of its capabilities.
Many Tesla owners in China have been enthusiastically livestreaming their drives using FSD on platforms such as Douyin (TikTok).
They try to demonstrate that Tesla FSD is able to operate the vehicle by itself and compare it to other similar systems from other automakers in China.
Last week, a Douyin user going by 切安好 was livestreaming a Tesla FSD drive in his Model 3 when the vehicle went into the left lane, which was for the opposing traffic, and collided head-on with another car.
The livestream itself wasn’t widely popular, but the Tesla owner posted video captures of the aftermath, which quickly went viral:
Fortunately, no one was critically hurt during the crash.
Many questioned whether FSD was active during the incident, and the driver initially didn’t release the crash footage as he claimed to be seeking direct compensation from Tesla, which isn’t likely.
The automaker always states that it is not responsible for its FSD or Autopilot systems.
The Tesla driver has now released the footage, which clearly shows that FSD was active during the crash and initiated the lane change into the wrong direction:
The crash highlights the dangers of being overconfident in Tesla’s autonomous driving features.
Electrek’s Take
Be safe out there. Some people are abusing driver assistance features and are a danger to all road users.
Tesla isn’t helping with its own marketing, encouraging abuse with claims that FSD “gives you time back” as if you don’t have to be supervising the system all the time.
Recently, Tesla even started monitoring usage of your phone less while using FSD.
Also of note, Grok, Elon Musk’s LLM, falsely claimed that this crash was “staged” and that the driver was “manual driving”:
There’s misinformation everywhere. Weird times.
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