Jackery’s Explorer 600 Plus arrives upgraded with a LiFePO4 battery that has a 632Wh capacity and a 800W power output. It sports two AC ports, two USB-C ports, one USB-A port, and a car port in order to cover your device charging needs, with its own charging only taking a single hour via a wall outlet thanks to its Emergency Super Charging Mode that allows for a more rapid response to emergency situations (planning ahead of an approaching storm, for example). With a single 100W solar panel it can recharge in 8.5 hours, cutting that time down to 4.3 hours with 200W of solar input – or in 7.5 hours from your car. Like the other Explorer models, you can sync your smartphone to the power station to monitor progress or adjust settings, all done through the companion app.
Murf Electric Bikes takes $400 off all models
Murf Electric Bikes has launched its Murf into Summer Sale, taking $400 off all its e-bike models through May 27 and also giving away a free helmet to the first 50 orders. One of the brand’s most popular models is the Fat Murf e-bike that is down at $2,195 shipped. Down from its normally $2,595 price tag, these models don’t seem to receive discounts as regularly (or for as long of a period) as other bigger brands like Aventon or Rad Power. We’ve mainly seen occasional holiday sales that usually take costs down by $400 or $500 (usually higher discount rates fall on bundled e-bikes) – sometimes on specific models, sometimes on complete lineups. Regardless, this is still a solid $400 markdown worth considering. Keep in mind, while the discount is not reflected in the price on any of the landing pages, the discount will be automatically applied at checkout.
Coming in both a step-thru model and a step-over model, the Fat Murf is stocked with a 52V battery (like all its e-bikes) and a 500W motor (with 750W peak power) that work together to bring the e-bike up to a max speed of 25 MPH for up to 30 miles using only the pure electric throttle or up to 50 miles when using its five levels of pedal assistance. It has a variety of features like its 4-inch all-terrain fat tires for off-the-pavement cruising, a 720-lumen headlight powered by “3 high-power LEDs” for rides at night or early morning, a 7-speed Shimano drivetrain for when you need to get some cardio in, hydraulic disc brakes for greater stopping power, and an upgraded high-resolution display for real-time data and setting adjustments.
Best Buy has launched its Memorial Day sale through May 27 that is taking up to 27% off a collection of Greenworks 80V electric tools and bundles, while also offering a free 80V battery along with purchase and extra savings opportunities as well. One of the notable additions, and the biggest amount of savings, is the popular 80V 21-inch Lawn Mower, 13-inch String Trimmer, and 730 Leaf Blower Combo for $799 shipped. My Best Buy members can get an extra $199 off, dropping the price to $599.99 shipped. Membership starts at $50, meaning you ultimately save an extra $149 off the combo. Regularly fetching $1,100, today’s deal comes in to repeat a similar discount from April and March and landing at the fourth-lowest price (second-lowest with the membership discount) we have tracked. By adding any of the following Greenworks products to your cart, a free 80V 2.0Ah battery will be automatically added as well.
Powered by its 4.0Ah battery (as well as that free 2.0Ah battery too), the 21-inch lawn mower deck houses the 80V brushless motor for a 45-minute runtime on a single charge (60+ with that extra battery) – with it being able to recharge in up to 50 minutes. It starts with a press of a button so you don’t have to fight with pull strings anymore (lets leave that tech in the 2000s) and has seven levels of height adjustment for its cutting blade. The string trimmer provides a 13-inch cutting path for up to 30 minutes (again, more with the extra battery), and sports a 2-in-1 pivoting head for both trimming and edging needs. The leaf blower provides 730 CFM of air flow that hits at up to 170 MPH, with a variable speed trigger with cruise control.
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.
With the launch of the first-ever Class 8 vocational EV in the North American market, PACCAR Kenworth is raising the battery-electric bar and underscoring just how far the market has come since the Tesla Semi made its debut nearly a decade ago.
When Tesla pulled the wraps off its all electric Semi truck all the way back in November of 2017, the rest of the industry was hardly thinking about BEVs. Nearly a decade later, the world is still waiting for the Semi to begin regular production, and PACCAR is launching its second generation of HDEVs with the debut of this, the all-new Kenworth T880E vocational truck.
“The Kenworth T880E marks a groundbreaking milestone in Kenworth’s history as we bring to market the first Class 8 battery-electric solution built for vocational applications,” explains Kevin Haygood, Kenworth assistant general manager for sales and marketing. “The T880E is engineered to meet the evolving needs of operators and vocational fleets while still providing the durability, reliability and customization our customers expect.”
The new electric K-whopper is motivated by PACCAR’s in-house ePowertrain platform, capable of putting up to 605 hp and 1,850 lb-ft of peak torque to work, while delivering the same levels of drivability and dependability fleets expect from a Kenworth – but power and torque are only part of the T880E’s work-ready résumé.
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Open to work
Kenworth T880E; via PACCAR.
In addition to a stout, Class 8 electric chassis fitted with heavy-duty Kenworth brakes and axles, the T880E’s central drive eMotor allows for significant wheelbase flexibility so fleet buyers can spec out exactly the machine they need to get the job done. The T880E was also designed to enable lift axle installations from trusted Kenworth upfitters for a vocational-friendly BEV integration.
Additionally, the T880E features a wide selection of factory-installed options that include both high- and low-voltage ePTO (electric Power Take Off) ports, mechanical ePTOs, and the same wide array of body configurations as the ICE version.
Speaking of the ICE version, the electric T880E also can also be had in the same set-back front axle and set-forward front axle configurations with the same multi-piece hood construction. Inside the cab, the latest in driver-focused technology includes the Kenworth SmartWheel and a new 15″ DriverConnect digital touchscreen. Dash and vocational features like RAM Mounts and factory-installed PTO switches are available. The T880E is also offered with Kenworth ADAS packages for customers interested in DigitalVision Mirrors, Bendix Fusion, and Lane Keeping Assist.
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Kenworth T880E; photo by the author.
The T880E was on static display at last week’s ACT Expo in Anaheim, California. Check with your local Kenworth dealer for availability.
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The tire-blistering SU7 Ultra has been the Xiaomi brand’s flagship super sedan since its launch, but a controversial software setting has limited the car to “just” 900 hp in regular driving – resulting in an outcry from owners who ponied up for the big boy numbers. With its latest software update, that missing 648 hp is back on tap!
The SU7 Ultra made waves throughout the performance car world when a bright yellow striped example lined up alongside a white quarter mile king, the 1,000+ hp Tesla Model S Plaid, and promptly smoked it.
That wasn’t all. A preproduction SU7 Ultra prototype lapped the legendary Nürburgring circuit in just 6 minutes and 46.874 seconds, firmly stamping the 1,500+ hp Xiaomi’s alphanumeric into the track’s record books with a time nearly fifteen seconds quicker than a Rimac Nevera or, on the ICE front, either a Corvette ZR1, Viper ACR, or Porsche 918 (take your pick).
It’s hardly any wonder, then, that the customers who signed up – in droves, too – were disappointed to learn that the SU7 they were allowed to buy had been neutered by the safety nannies to the tune of nearly 650 hp. (!)
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The outrage from SU7 Ultra owners was immediate. And, facing mounting pressure online and on social media, Xiaomi ultimately decided to withdraw the performance-limiting features while acknowledging the need for more transparent communication about future software updates they messed up, saying in a statement, “we appreciate the passionate feedback from our community and will ensure better transparency moving forward.”
So, rich people can rocket themselves down the road in 9 second hypercars again and all is right with the world. A happy ending – but one that sort of illuminates a fresh set challenges for automakers peddling “software-defined vehicles” to a market that still thinks of their cars as very much hardware defined products.
The new reality is playing out in real time now, and the Jeff Bezos-backed $20,000 electric compact pickup from Slate Auto is going the other way entirely – time will tell whether more, or less tech is the answer.
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Tesla (TSLA) has started offering reduced interest rates on the new Model Y in the US — this equates to a direct discount on the brand new vehicle that was supposed to spark Tesla’s demand back.
The automaker has announced “1.99% APR or $0 Due at Signing available for well-qualified buyers” on the new Model Y in the US for the first time:
This amounts to a direct discount worth a few thousand dollars. It is the first widely available discount on the new Model Y coming just weeks after the cheaper non-Launch Edition launched in the US.
These discounts and subsidized financing point to soft demand for the updated best-selling vehicle in the US. Tesla just delivered a disastrous first quarter, which it mostly blamed on the Model Y changeover, resulting in lower inventory.
However, industry watchers, including Electrek, noted many signs that the Model Y changeover was not the only issue. Tesla added significantly to its inventory in the first quarter, and the wait times for the new Model Y were extremely short.
Now, the discount weeks after launching the new Model Y confirm the soft demand in the US.
I think it’s clear by now: the new Model Y is not coming to save Tesla.
Let’s be honest: It will still be a significant vehicle program by volume. It just won’t help Tesla return to growth this year.
The RWD Model Y is still coming and has a chance to help in the US. It is already available in China, and it’s not helping Tesla much there, but that’s in a hyper-competitive market, especially at lower prices where the RWD Model Y operates.
Tesla’s performance in Q2 in China will be interesting since it is basically back to its regular lineup for the whole quarter.
The US appears to have been Tesla’s least affected market, but Q3 will be the real test with the full lineup and no backlog of demand for new Model Y.
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