Best Buy is offering the Aventon Aventure.2 Step-Over e-bike for $1,699.99 shipped. Down from a $2,000 price tag, we’ve seen this model go for far less during flash sales from the manufacturer, however, today’s deal comes in $100 under our previous mention and the current MSRP on Aventon’s website. This is a $300 markdown off Best Buy’s going rate, dropping costs among some of the lowest prices outside Aventon’s sales. You can learn more about this model by heading below the fold or checking out our in-depth review.
The Aventure.2 e-bike is designed for your all-terrain adventures, with a 750W rear-hub motor and a 15.0Ah integrated battery pushing you up to top speeds of 28 MPH for up to 60 miles on a single charge. You can choose between using just the power throttle to propel you or utilize its four levels of pedal assistance. It comes with a rear-mounted rack alongside front and rear fenders to protect the bike from any adverse elements during your journey. It also features integrated head and taillights, with the rear lights offering both a brake light as well as turn signal functionality, and a handy backlit LCD display attached to the handlebars that gives you real-time statuses of speed, travel distance, pedal assistance settings, and battery levels.
Save $2,399 on EcoFlow power stations, solar panels, extra batteries, and more
With EcoFlow’s 15-day home backup sale having officially ended, the company has extended savings by launching a 9-day Valentine’s sale taking up to $2,399 off various power stations, solar panels, expansion batteries, and even a new backup station – with some offers receiving free gear along with your purchase. There are also extra ways to save more, with the company offering an additional 10% off on orders over $2,000, and a extra 5% off when using the promo code ECOFLOWAFF at checkout. Whether it’s for camping, longer-term off-grid living, or for emergency use during natural disasters, power stations are always a handy device to have around to cover all your appliance and device-charging needs. Some of these models have seen regular discounts at higher rates, while others are returning to all-time lows.
Greenworks has launched a four-day promotional sale taking 25% off a selection of the company’s 60V lawn mowers and combo kits using the promo code MOW60V at checkout. You’ll find some of the lowest prices on these tools – some of which have gone untouched by major discounts for many months with others having been stuck at their MSRP for most of 2023. The biggest deal of the bunch is on the 60V 21-inch Cordless Electric Mower 5-piece Combo Kit with one 2.5Ah battery and one 5.0Ah battery for $794.96 shipped, after using the promo code. Already 16% down from its $1,260 price tag, this particular combo of items never saw any discounts over 2023, though there were a few similar combos with the same tools but with different battery sizes for up to $200 more in price. Today’s deal comes in as a combined 37% markdown off the going rate, giving you $465 in savings and marking a new all-time low.
Equipped with a 60V brushless motor alongside its 5.0Ah battery, this lawn mower is able to run for up to 60 minutes on a single charge. Its 21-inch steel deck provides stability and durability to handle large areas of grass, and its power-cutting system detects challenging conditions to deliver optimal power to the blade motors, ensuring consistent blade speeds of 2,800-3,200 RPM even through tall, thick, or wet grass. It offers a 7-position height-adjustment, with a 4-in-1 design allowing you to bag, mulch, or side discharge your grass clippings, while also having a turbo button for leaf pickup. Along with the mower, you’ll also receive a 16-inch string trimmer, a 610 CFM leaf blower, a 16-inch chainsaw, a 26-inch hedge trimmer, a 2.5Ah battery, a 5.0Ah battery and two chargers.
Greenworks mowers on sale:
Greenworks mower combo kits on sale:
60V 21-inch Cordless Push Mower and 610 CFM Blower with 5.0Ah battery: $442 (Reg. $650)
60V 21-inch Cordless Push Mower and 16-inch Trimmer with 5.0Ah battery: $442 (Reg. $650)
60V 21-inch Cordless Mower, 16-inch Trimmer and 450 CFM Blower with 5.0Ah battery and 2.0Ah battery: $592 (Reg. $850)
60V 21-inch Cordless Self-Propelled Mower, 16-inch Trimmer, and 610 CFM Blower with two 4.0Ah batteries: $675 (Reg. $900)
60V 25-inch Self-Propelled Mower 5-piece Kit with two 4.0Ah batteries and a 2.5Ah battery: $1,125 (Reg. $1,500)
The savings this week are also continuing to a collection of other markdowns. To the same tune as the offers above, these all help you take a more energy-conscious approach to your routine. Winter means you can lock in even better off-season price cuts on electric tools for the lawn while saving on EVs and tons of other gear.
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Kia’s electric SUVs are taking over. The EV3 is the best-selling retail EV in the UK this year, giving Kia its strongest sales start since it arrived 34 years ago. And it’s not just in the UK. Kia just had its best first quarter globally since it started selling cars in 1962.
Kia EV3 is the best-selling EV in the UK through March
In March, Kia sold a record nearly 20,000 vehicles in the UK, making it the fourth best-selling brand. It was also the second top-seller of electrified vehicles (EVs, PHEVs, and HEVs), accounting for over 55% of sales.
The EV3 remained the best-selling retail EV in the UK last month. Including the EV6, three-row EV9, and Niro EV, electric vehicles represented 21% of Kia’s UK sales in March.
Kia said the EV3 “started with a bang” in January, darting out as the UK’s most popular EV in retail sales. Through March, Kia’s electric SUV has held on to the crown. With the EV3 rolling out, Kia sold over 7,000 electric cars through March, nearly 50% more than in Q1 2024.
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The EV3 was the best-selling retail EV in the UK in the first quarter and the fourth best-selling EV overall, including commercial vehicles.
Kia EV3 Air 91.48 kWh in Frost Blue (Source: Kia UK)
Starting at £33,005 ($42,500), Kia said it’s the “brand’s most affordable EV yet.” It’s available with two battery packs, 58.3 kWh or 81.48 kWh, good for 430 km (270 miles) and 599 km (375 miles) of WLTP range, respectively.
From left to right: Kia EV6, EV3, and EV9 (Source: Kia UK)
With new EVs on the way, this could be just the start. Kia is launching several new EVs in the UK this year, including the EV4 sedan (and hatchback) and EV5 SUV. It also confirmed that the first PV5 electric vans will be delivered to customers by the end of the year.
Electrek’s Take
Globally, Kia sold a record 772,351 vehicles in the first quarter, its best since it started selling cars in 1962. With the new EV4, the brand’s first electric sedan and hatchback, launching this year, Kia looks to build on its momentum in 2025.
Kia has also made it very clear that it wants to be a global leader in the electric van market with its new Platform Beyond Vehicle (PBV) business, starting with the PV5 later this year.
Earlier today, we learned Kia’s midsize electric SUV, the EV5, is the fourth best-selling EV in Australia through March, outselling every BYD vehicle (at least for now). The EV5 is rolling out to new markets this year, including Canada, the UK, South Korea, and Mexico. However, it will not arrive in the US.
For those in the US, there are still a few Kia EVs to look forward to. Kia is launching the EV4 globally, including in the US, later this year. Although no date has been set, Kia confirmed the EV3 is also coming. It’s expected to arrive in mid-2026.
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In the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. In this week’s episode, we discuss Tesla’s disastrous deliveries, more Trump tariffs, EV delivery numbers, and more.
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Charging your EV in freezing weather could soon become dramatically faster, thanks to a big breakthrough from the University of Michigan engineers.
Neil Dasgupta, U-M associate professor of mechanical engineering and materials science and engineering and corresponding author of a study published in Joule, and his team have developed an innovative battery structure and coating that can boost lithium-ion EV battery charging speeds by a whopping 500%, even at frigid temperatures as low as 14F (-10C). “Charging an EV battery takes 30 to 40 minutes even for aggressive fast charging, and that time increases to over an hour in the winter,” Dasgupta explained. “This is the pain point we want to address.”
Freezing weather has traditionally been harsh on EV batteries because it slows down the movement of lithium ions, resulting in slower charging speeds and reduced battery life. Automakers have tried thickening battery electrodes to extend driving range, but this makes some of the lithium hard to access, making charging even slower.
Previously, Dasgupta’s group sped up battery charging using lasers to carve pathways around 40 microns in size into the graphite anode. This allowed lithium ions to reach deeper into the battery more quickly. However, cold-weather performance still lagged because a chemical layer formed on the electrodes, blocking the ions. Dasgupta compares this barrier to “trying to cut cold butter,” making charging inefficient.
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To solve this, the team coated the battery with a thin, glassy material made of lithium borate-carbonate—only 20 nanometers thick—which prevented the problematic chemical layer from forming. Combined with the microscopic channels, the results were groundbreaking: the modified batteries retained 97% of their capacity even after 100 fast-charging cycles in freezing temperatures.
“We envision this approach as something that EV battery manufacturers could adopt without major changes to existing factories,” Dasgupta noted. “For the first time, we’ve shown a pathway to simultaneously achieve extreme fast charging at low temperatures, without sacrificing the energy density of the lithium-ion battery.”
This innovation could tackle one of the biggest concerns holding potential EV buyers back.
The new battery tech is moving closer to commercialization, supported by the Michigan Economic Development Corporation’s Michigan Translational Research and Commercialization (MTRAC) Advanced Transportation Innovation Hub. The research devices were built at U-M’s Battery Lab and studied with help from the Michigan Center for Materials Characterization.
U-M Innovation Partnerships assisted the team in applying for patents, and Arbor Battery Innovations has licensed the technology for market deployment. Dasgupta and the University of Michigan hold financial stakes in Arbor Battery Innovations.
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