Juiced takes $599 off its RipCurrent S e-bike for 50 units only
Juiced Bikes has launched a limited-stock flash sale on its RipCurrent S Fat-Tire e-bike at $1,800 shipped for the first 50 models purchased. Normally fetching $2,399, this e-bike has seen more regular discounts as the last year has progressed, with Black Friday sales seeing a short-lived drop to $1,599 and Christmas sales taking it further to the $1,399 low. This model has received more discounts as the new year has progressed, albeit at often higher rates – not counting the Valentine’s Day bundle sale that saw it brought down to $999 after first purchasing one at regular price. Today though, we’re seeing the biggest deal of 2024 yet – coming in as a $599 markdown that lands at the third-lowest price we have tracked.
Coming in only two colorways (black and red), the RipCurrent S e-bike comes in with far more power and torque than most of the brand’s other models. It tops out at 28 MPH for up to 70+ miles on a single charge thanks to the 1,000W rear-gear hub motor alongside its G2 52V battery. It has a unique combination cadence and torque pedal assistance sensors that eliminate the lag that one might feel with traditional 12-magnet cadence sensors alone. You can also expect the full features accessory detail with this model as well: thumb throttle, LCD display, hydraulic disc brakes, rear storage rack, tire fenders, ergonomic handle grips, a 1,050-lumen headlight, 9-speed transmission, and even puncture-resistant tires.
Traeger Pro 34 Wood Pellet Grill and Smoker at new $500 low
Amazon is offering the Traeger Pro 34 Wood Pellet Grill and Smoker for $499.95 shipped. Down from its $700 price tag, this model only saw four short-lived discounts over 2023, with three of them repeating to $600 and the fourth to $609. It has been left out of sales since the new year began, and has spent the time riding its MSRP through the last four months. Today’s deal comes in to break up the stagnation as a $200 markdown that lands at a new all-time low in time for you to prepare for grilling season.
Backyard get-togethers are a staple of summer, and what better way to show off to your friends, family, and neighbors than by making their mouths water with hungering anticipation? The Treger Pro 34 provides 884 square-inches of cooking space to cover all your guests’ appetites, able to hold 8 chickens, 7 racks of ribs, or 40 burgers all at once. With a max temperature of 450 degrees, achieved by using wood pellets as a fuel source for maximum flavor and reduced emissions lower than that of charcoal, it offers the versatility of grilling, smoking, baking, roasting, and braising. And keeping the heat at your preferred levels is far easier with the precision temperature control, giving you the chance to brag like any professional pit master when the parties finally start. There’s a few bundle options to consider, as well: you can get the grill and a 20-pound bag of Mesquite wood pellets for $518, or perhaps you want to get the grill and an insulation blanket instead for $633, or you can get the grill with a folding shelf and grill cover for $670.
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Leviton Level 2 Smart EV Charger now $621
Amazon is offering the Leviton Level 2 Smart Electric Vehicle Charger for $621.46 shipped. Down from its newer $750 list price, after falling from its original $999 MSRP just before the new year began, for the last three months this model has been plateaued with an unmoving price. Today’s deal comes in to shake up the monotony as a $129 markdown that drops costs to the second-lowest price we have tracked – just $27 above the all-time low from early Black Friday sales.
Equipped with an industry standard SAE J1772 cable, this EV charger is compatible with most of the popular brands filling the streets recently – Audi, BMW, Ford, Honda, Subaru, and even Tesla with a Tesla-supplied adapter. It comes with a water-resistant enclosure to protect it from the elements if installed outside your garage (just make sure you have the required 60A breaker needed for hardwired installation) – and don’t worry about the cable either, as it’s designed to prevent freezing and cracking for longer-lasting usage.
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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Segway’s feature-packed E3 Pro electric scooter with Apple Find My hits new $500 Black Friday low (Save $200)
Segway’s Black Friday Sale is in full gear and currently seeing hundreds in savings and plenty of returning and new low prices on its e-scooters and e-bikes. One such standout is Segway’s latest E3 Pro Electric Scooter down at $499.99 shipped, and which seems to have disappeared from Amazon’s marketplace. Carrying a $700 MSRP since launching back at the top of October, we’ve only seen this model given $100 price cuts in its launch deal and the brand’s Halloween and early Black Friday sales. Now, with things having ramped up with increased savings now that Black Friday is in full swing, you can score a larger-than-ever $200 markdown to a new all-time low price, giving you an advanced upgrade to your commute that I have been loving so far since getting one a short time ago.
I’ve been riding around Brooklyn for a short time now with my own Segway E3 Pro Electric Scooter and have been loving my experience so far, as it’s a MAJOR step up from the very basic E22 model I’ve had for short travels since 2020. While power has been significantly ramped up from its E2 Pro predecessor, this new generation still retains a fairly lightweight 40-pound design, which I am able (as a not-so-strong person) to carry easily with one hand/arm up and down my second-story stoop.
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Segway’s E3 Pro comes bearing a 400W motor (with 800W peaking) alongside a 368Wh battery, the combination of which delivers up to 34 miles of commuting support for your travels at up to 20 MPH speeds. The regenerative brake paired with the brand’s SegRange Optimization tech really lends towards the extended travel times here, with safety taken into mind with the SegRide stability enhancement tech, the latest traction control system, turn signaling, RGB ambient lighting for nighttime journeys, and a bright headlight. What’s more, security is bolstered by the Apple Find My inclusion for those worried about tracking it down should theft (or forgetfulness) occur.
One thing I have really been enjoying, especially when riding over more pot-hole lined streets, is Segway’s E3 Pro’s dual elastomer suspension, which does a great job of smoothing out overall rides, while providing added cushioning when sudden, jolting sections of the road (or debris/trash) are driven over. Along with all those, there are also additional features, including the previously mentioned rear electronic regen brake getting a companion front drum brake, as well as 10-inch self-sealing jelly tires, an IPX5 water-resistant build, a 265-pound total payload, and a 3-inch full-color LED screen for setting adjustments.
Score up to 47% Black Friday savings on NIU EVs, like the 2025 KQi 200F e-scooter at its $529 low (Reg. $799), more from $279
NIU’s Black Friday EV Sale is in full motion now, taking up to 47% off its lineup of e-scooters and e-bikes, like the KQi 200F Foldable Handlebar Electric Scooter for $529 shipped, which you can currently only find in a used condition at Amazon. This is one of the brand’s newer 2025 models that fetches $799 at full price, which dipped down to this rate for the first time earlier in the month before these Black Friday savings. Now, you’re getting another shot at this all-time low price with $270 savings, giving you a solid commuter that sits among the mid-range models from NIU.
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.
Tesla’s much-awaited entry into the Indian market has resulted in very slow sales to start, but it may not all be bad.
We’ve covered the years-long effort of Tesla to enter the Indian auto market. There have been a lot of intentions and fits and starts, but due to protectionist schemes in the country it never made a lot of sense for Tesla to enter.
That changed this year in March, when India waived EV import duties, allowing foreign firms to bring their cars in for sale. While India does have some strong local brands in Mahindra and Tata, this opened the gates to Chinese, German, Korean and American brands – namely, Tesla.
So far, other American companies have declined to bring their EVs to India, but Tesla opened its first showroom in Mumbai, India’s most populous city and financial capital, in July of this year. It opened a larger “Tesla Center” showroom in Gurugram, outside Delhi, this week.
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So, Tesla is only getting started in India, but by all measures it has been an exceedingly slow start, according to the BBC.
Dealership data shows that Tesla has only sold “just over” 100 cars in India since July, an exceedingly low number by any measure – especially when considering the India is now the most populous country in the world, with a population of just under 1.5 billion.
The numbers look a little less bad when comparing against EV sales in the country. While India has sold an impressive 2 million electric vehicles this year, the vast majority of them have been electric scooters.
Electric passenger cars are a much lower share at around 160k total unit sales this year so far, making up only around 3% of the passenger car market. And the majority of those are lower-cost domestic brands Mahindra and Tata or a growing section of Chinese challengers, with very few sales from overseas luxury brands.
Tesla could be included in that “luxury brand” list, largely due to the price of its imported vehicles. While the Model Y starts at $40k in the US, that price rises to 5,989,000 Rupees in India (~$67k USD). This is simply an unaffordable price for the vast majority of Indians – indeed, only around 1% of India’s auto sales are in the “luxury” category.
Further, EV infrastructure is not very well developed in the country. Tesla has one Supercharger in India, and two listed as “coming soon” in the Gurugram area. There are thousands of other charging points across India (and of course, drivers can charge overnight at home), but the number is still relatively low compared to the country’s population.
Meanwhile, other brands’ EV sales are growing well in India. The auto market as a whole has grown by about 13% this year in the developing country, but EV car sales have grown by 57% in the same period, rapidly outpacing the auto industry as a whole.
Much of that sales growth has been driven by Chinese EVs, which make up around a third of the market. That’s around ~60k Chinese EVs sold this year in India.
Even luxury German EVs from Mercedes, BMW and Audi have sold around 4,000 units so far this year, not a large number, but certainly dwarfing Tesla’s.
So while it’s tempting to look at Tesla’s poor numbers and make excuses about the size of the EV market, ability of Indians to afford luxury vehicles, or state of India’s charging network, it’s hard to compare that low ~100 sales number at any of the competition and label it as anything other than an extremely poor showing.
But, you do have to start somewhere, and the company is only a few months in. So we’ll have to see where it goes from here – though with the sales we’ve seen so far in Mumbai, entering the Delhi market is unlikely to forestall Tesla’s current global sales decline.
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