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Headlining today’s green deals is a pre-order discount on the new Lectric ONE e-bike for $1,999, which also comes with $220 in free gear as well. It is joined by ALLPOWERS’ spring sale that is taking up to 45% off a large selection of power stations, bundles, and accessories, as well as the one-day sale on the WORX 20V 5-inch Cordless Pruning Saw at a new $100 low. Plus, all of the other best new Green Deals landing this week.

Head below for other New Green Deals 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.

Letric’s all-new ONE e-bike receives launch discount with $220 in free gear for $1,999

Lectric e-bikes has launched its new ONE e-bike. You can read up on what’s new in our launch coverage, while we cover the savings you’ll receive on this all-new debut. The Lectric ONE e-bike is now available for pre-order for $1,999 shipped as a special launch promotion, down from its $2,219 price tag. Jumping on this deal now will also get you $220 in extra goodies thrown in as an additional deal until shipping begins in May, which is when we expect it to return to its MSRP as well. This is the first official discount on this new model as well as the new all-time low going forward. There are two options available – the standard model and then a model with a longer ranged battery for $200 more. Below the fold we break down just how those savings stack up for your new commuting solution.

The Lectric ONE is a premium commuter model that aims to step into a budget-friendly space, coming equipped with a 750W rear hub-motor (1,310W peak) and a 48V battery that propels the e-bike up to 28 MPH speeds for 50 miles with the standard battery and 75 miles with the long-range battery. It includes a variety of features like the 5 levels of PWR pedal assistance with 96 magnet cadence sensors, as opposed to the usual 12 we see on most e-bikes. It also comes stocked with a 24A potted motor controller that helps it reach its peak output power when needed, a thumb throttle, kickstand, 20-inch city tires, integrated LED headlight and taillight, hidden cable routing, a weather-sealed six-speed gearbox, hydraulic mineral oil disc brakes, and a new color LCD display.

Along with your pre-order purchase, you’ll also receive a free rear cargo rack alongside fenders for both wheels, valued at $220. It currently only comes in a black colorway, so decisions there are easy enough. We’ve loved the company’s previous releases, which have regularly been covered by us here at 9to5Toys and over at Electrek, and we’re expecting to see much of the same takeaway from the new Lectric ONE. Of course, this is only made better by the combined $440 in savings you’ll be getting – but don’t sit on a decision for too long, these deals only last while it remains on pre-order before May.

ALLPOWERS’ spring sale takes up to 45% off power stations, bundles, and accessories

ALLPOWERS has launched a 16-day spring sale that is taking up to 45% off a selection of the company’s power stations, solar bundles, and accessories. A standout amongst the offerings – and the biggest of the discounts – is the S2000 Portable Power Station with a 400W Solar Panel for $1,099 shipped. Down from its usual $1,999, this particular bundle has seen very few discounts in the last year, often only included in the biggest holiday sales or in a different combination of parts. For example, back during Christmas sales the S2000 was paired with four 100W solar panels for $1,299. Today’s deal comes in as a 45% markdown off the going rate and marks a new all-time low.

This power station offers a 1,500Wh capacity and comes with a 400W solar panel, which can be combined with other panels up to a 1,000W max that is able to produce a full charge in up to two hours – or you can reach a full charge within four hours via the AC input. It boasts an impressive 11 output ports to cover all your appliance-powering needs: four AC ports, four USB-A ports, two USB-C ports, and one car port. The included 400W solar panel is constructed with flexible and waterproof IP67 polycrystalline silicon, and folds up for easy storage and portability.

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WORX 20V 5-inch Cordless Pruning Saw hits $100 low

Best Buy is offering the WORX 20V 5-inch Cordless Pruning Saw for $99.99 shipped through the rest of the day. Normally fetching $160, it spent the first eight months of 2023 mostly riding its MSRP, receiving only one discount down to its $89 low back in April. With fall’s arrival we saw four more minor discounts scattered over the last four months, even missing out on Black Friday and Christmas sales. Today’s deal comes in as a 38% markdown off the going rate, matching our previous mention to return costs to the second-lowest price we have tracked – just $11 above the all-time low.

This 5-inch pruning saw comes equipped with a “high-efficiency motor” and a 2.0Ah lithium-ion battery that is able to fully charge within five hours. Its compact design allows it to fit in tight spaces far better than any standard size chainsaw, making it an ideal tool for any pruning jobs your garden and surrounding foliage may require. It features a 5-inch bar and chain that starts up with a simple squeeze of the trigger, with a whole array of built-in safety accessories to ensure a controlled experience.

Spring e-bike deals!

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Other new Green Deals landing this week

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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Biden’s $635M good-bye, Trump’s DOT pick will investigate Tesla, and a look ahead

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On today’s episode of Quick Charge we explore the uncertainty around the future of EV incentives, the roles different stakeholders will play in shaping that future, and our friend Stacy Noblet from energy consulting firm ICF stops by to share her take on what lies ahead.

We’ve got a couple of different articles and studies referenced in this forward-looking interview, and I’ve done my best to link to all of them below. If I missed one, let me know in the comments.

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New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded, usually, Monday through Thursday (and sometimes Sunday). We’ll be posting bonus audio content from time to time as well, so be sure to follow and subscribe so you don’t miss a minute of Electrek’s high-voltage daily news.

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In December, EV sales were still up and incentives were still sweet – Kelley Blue Book

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EV sales kept up their momentum in December 2024, with incentives playing a big role, according to the latest Cox Automotive’s Kelley Blue Book report.

December’s strong EV sales saw an average transaction price (ATP) of $55,544, which helped push the industry-wide ATP higher, according to Kelley Blue Book. The December ATP for an EV was higher year-over-year by 0.8%, slightly below the industry average, and higher month-over-month by 1.1%. Tesla ATPs were higher year-over-year by 10.5%.

Incentives for EVs remained elevated in December, although they were slightly lower month-over-month at 14.3% of ATP, down from 14.7% in November.

EV incentives were higher by an impressive 41% year-over-year and have been above 12% of ATP for six consecutive months. Strong sales incentives, which averaged more than $6,700 per sale in 2024, were one reason EV sales surpassed 1.3 million units last year, according to Cox Automotive, a new record for volume and share.

(My colleague Jameson Dow reported yesterday, “In 2024, the world sold 3.5 million more EVs than it did in the previous year … This increase is larger than the 3.2 million increase in EV sales from the previous year – meaning that EV sales aren’t just up, but that the rate of growth is itself increasing.”)

Kelley Blue Book estimated that in December, approximately 84,000 vehicles – or 5.6% of total sales – transacted at prices higher than $80,000 – the highest volume ever. KBB lumps gas cars and EVs together into this luxury vehicle category, so this is where Tesla Cybertruck is slotted.

However, Tesla bundles sales figures of Cybertruck with Model S, Model X, and Tesla Semi(!) into a category it calls “other models,” so we don’t know for sure exactly how many Cybertrucks Tesla sold in Q4, much less in December. However, Electrek‘s Fred Lambert estimates between 9,000 and 12,000 Cybertrucks were sold in Q4, and that’s not a stellar sales figure.

What will January bring when it comes to EV ATPs? What about tax credits? Check back in a month and I’ll fill you in.


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Tesla claims Cybertruck is ‘best-selling electric pickup’ without even confiming sales

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Tesla is now claiming that Cybertruck was the ‘best-selling electric pickup in US’ last year despite not even reporting the number of deliveries.

There’s a lot of context needed here.

As we often highlighted, Tesla is sadly one of, if not the most, opaque automakers regarding sales reports.

Tesla doesn’t break down sales per model or even region.

For comparison, here’s Ford’s Q4 2024 sales report compared to Tesla’s:

You could argue that Tesla has fewer models than Ford, and that’s true, but Tesla’s report literally has two lines despite having six different models.

There’s no reason not to offer a complete breakdown like all other automakers other than trying to make it hard to verify the health of each vehicle program.

This has been the case with the Cybertruck. Tesla is bundling its Cybertruck deliveries with Model S, Model X, and Tesla Semi deliveries.

Despite this lack of disclosure, Tesla has been able to claim that the Cybertruck has become “the best-selling electric pickup truck” in the US in 2024:

It very well might be true. Ford disclosed 33,510 F-150 Lightning truck deliveries in the US in 2024 while most estimates are putting Cybertruck deliveries at around 40,000 units.

Those are global deliveries, but Tesla only delivered the Cybertruck in the US, Canada, and Mexico in 2024, and most of the deliveries are believed to be in the US.

However, there’s essential context needed here, as we highlighted in our recent ‘Tesla Cybertruck sales are disastrous‘ article.

First off, Tesla had a backlog of over 1 million reservations for the Cybertruck that it has been building since 2019. This led many to believe Tesla already had years of demand baked in for the truck and that production would be the constraint.

However, based on estimates, again, because Tesla refuses to disclose the data, Cybertruck deliveries were either flat or down in Q4 versus Q3 despite Tesla introducing cheaper versions of the vehicle and ramping up production.

Again, that’s after just about 40,000 deliveries.

Furthermore, with almost 11,000 deliveries in Q4 in the US, Ford more likely than not outsold Cybertruck with the F-150 Lightning in Q4.

Electrek’s Take

Tesla is in damage control here. There’s no doubt that it is having issues selling the Cybertruck.

Inventory is full of Cybertrucks and Tesla is now discounting them and offering free lifetime Supercharging.

Tesla is great at ramping up production, and it’s clear the Cybertruck is not production-constrained anymore. It is demand-constrained despite having over 1 million reservations.

Again, those reservations were made before Tesla unveiled the production version, which happened to have less range and cost significantly more.

The upcoming cheaper single motor version should help with demand, but I have serious doubts Tesla can ramp this program up to more than 100,000 units in the US.

As a reminder, Tesla installed a production capacity of 250,000 units annually and Musk said he could see Tesla selling 500,000 Cybertrucks per year.

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