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Headlining today’s Green Deals is the extended summer sale from Lectric eBikes that has increased savings on e-bike bundles up to $727 off, with the XPeak Off-Road e-bikes rising to $1,399, but now including a free extra battery for double the mileage. It is joined by ALLPOWERS’ ongoing sales event that is taking up to 45% off its power stations, solar generator bundles, and accessories starting from $89. And bringing up the rear is the Greenworks GW1900 Electric Pressure Washer that is back at the $120 low for today only – with a roundup of the other 80V Greenworks tools that are seeing discounts at both Best Buy and Amazon. You’ll also find the lowest current price on the GoTrax Z4 Pro Foldable e-bike down among the links. Plus, all the other hangover Green Deals that are still alive and well.

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.

Lectric’s Father’s Day sales have ended and switched back into its earlier lane as an extended summer sale through June 28 that is taking up to $727 off e-bike bundles. We’ve recently covered the pre-order special for the all new XP Lite 2.0 Folding e-bikes, which will end as the series begins shipping out in July. A notable change amongst this sale’s group is the deal on the the XPeak Off-Road High-Step e-bike for $1,399 shipped and the XPeak Off-Road Step-Thru e-bike that is also going for $1,399 shipped, which you can learn about below or by reading through our hands-on review. During last week’s sale we saw the price hit the $1,299 low, with today’s cost rising by $100 but having a fair trade off in price – where it was currently receiving $349 off its bundle, the savings have increased to $727, meaning more free gear for less. Coming with the same gear as the last sale, the main addition to the bundle this time around is a free extra battery that doubles the e-bike’s travel range.

The XPeak off-road e-bikes have two colors to choose from, which happen to also tie into their designs, with the black high-step model or the white step-thru model both sharing the same performance specs. Their slick, albeit thick mountain bike frames subtly house 750W rear hub-motors (1,310W peak) as well as a removable 48V battery, with five levels of pedal assistance up to 28 MPH speeds for up to 55 miles (110 miles with the included extra battery) on a single charge.

The XPeak e-bikes also come with an array of features, including 4-inch puncture-resistant fat tires, hydraulic mineral oil brakes, a 7-gear Shimano drivetrain, removable pedals, a thru axle wheel attachment system for tool-free installations, kickstand, a hidden cable routing system, plenty of mounting points for add-ons, and an IP65 water-and-dust-resistant LCD display for real-time performance data. Plus, don’t forget all the other free add-on accessories that only make this e-bike’s deal that much sweeter.

XP 3.0 Long-Range e-bikes with $454 in free accessories

XP 3.0 Standard e-bikes with $228 in free accessories

XPedition Cargo e-bikes with $187 and $306 in free accessories

Other Lectric Father’s Day e-bike discounts

Other Lectric pre-order discounts

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Save up to 45% on ALLPOWERS power stations, bundles, and accessories during ongoing sale

ALLPOWERS has an ongoing Father’s Day sale through June 23 that is taking up to 45% off a selection of its power stations, solar generator bundles, and accessories. A notable standout amongst the bunch is the R1500 Portable Portable Power Station with a 600W Solar Panel for $1,148 shipped. Down from its usual $1,599 price tag, this particular combination has seen very few discounts over this last year, with the biggest of them dropping costs to $999. Today’s deal comes in as a 28% markdown that gives you $451 in savings and lands it at the second-lowest price that we have tracked – $149 above the all-time low, and also beating out Amazon’s current pricing that has it at $1,299, though if you’re looking for the power station alone, Amazon does offer it for $30 less than this sale for a limited time.

The R1500 power station has been upgraded with a LiFePO4 battery, providing you with a 1,152Wh capacity and 1,800W of output power (peaking at 3,000W). It sports 11 output ports (four ACs, two USB-As, two USB-Cs, two wireless chargers on top, and a car port) to cover your devices and appliances, with full smart controls available for monitoring and adjusting settings through your tablet or smartphone via the ALLPOWERS app. You’ll be able to get a full recharge with a standard outlet pushing a 1,500W output in just one hour, or in just two hours with 650W of solar input – meaning the included 600W panel will likely take a little over two hours to reach a full battery.

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Greenworks GPW1900 Electric Pressure Washer returns to $120 low for today only

As part of its Deals of the Day, Best Buy is offering the Greenworks GPW1900 Electric Pressure Washer for $119.99 shipped. Normally fetching $200, this pressure washer sat at its MSRP for much of 2023, with occasional discounts cutting prices down to land between $174 and the $120 low during major holiday sales and flash sale events. We last saw this same deal a few weeks ago in May, with today’s deal repeating the $80 savings and returning the costs to the all-time lowest price we have tracked, matching Black Friday and Christmas sales rates.

Sporting a heavy-duty cast aluminum axial cam pump alongside its on-board detergent tank, this pressure washer also comes with several attachments to round out its versatility, ultimately providing you with a 1,900 PSI at a 1.2 GPM flow rate. Its 25 feet of Uberflex kink-resistant hose does away with the headache-inducing untangling that common hoses tend to require with some age or after the kids have had their fun, and its five interchangeable nozzles (15 degrees, 25 degrees, 40 degrees, a soap nozzle, and a turbo nozzle) all have a place for storage along the frame. It also features a Total Stop System, which automatically shuts off the pump when the trigger is not engaged, saving you energy, money, and extending your pump’s life.

You can also bundle this pressure washer and get $10 off a 12-inch Pressure Washer Surface Cleaner Attachment for $30, leveling up the tool’s pressure game and boost its cleaning power. Just add both items to your cart and the discount will be applied automatically.

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Summer 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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Tesla tops 36 car Autopilot test, affordable Model Y spied, and a $5,000 EV

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Credit where credit is due: in a massive, 32-car multinational independent test, Tesla’s Autopilot ADAS came out on top, the new affordable Tesla turns out to be a corner-cutting Model Y, and one of the company’s original founders compares the Cybertruck to a dumpster. All this and more on today’s episode of Quick Charge!

Today’s episode is brought to you by Retrospec – the makers of sleek, powerful e-bikes and outdoor gear built for everyday adventure! To that end, we’ve got a pair of Retrospec e-bike reviews followed up by a super cute, super affordable new EV from China with nearly 150 miles of range for less than $5,000 USD.

PLUS: listeners can get an extra 10% off by using code ELECTREK10 at retrospec.com!

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Tesla teases new Roadster as ‘the last best driver’s car’

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Tesla is again teasing the new Roadster, which is now five years late, as “the last driver’s car” before self-driving takes over.

The chicken or the egg. Is Tesla delaying the Roadster to match the development of self-driving technology, or is it delaying the development of self-driving technology to match the delayed release of the Roadster?

The prototype for the next-generation Tesla Roadster was first unveiled in 2017, and it was initially scheduled to enter production in 2020; however, it has been delayed every year since then.

It was supposed to achieve a range of 620 miles (1,000 km) and accelerate from 0 to 60 mph in 1.9 seconds.

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It has become a sort of running joke, and there are doubts that it will ever come to market despite Tesla’s promise of dozens of free new Roadsters to Tesla owners who participated in its referral program years ago.

Tesla used the promise of free Roadsters to help generate billions of dollars worth of sales, which Tesla owners delivered; however, the automaker never delivered on its part of the agreement.

Furthermore, many people placed deposits ranging from $50,000 to $250,000 to reserve the vehicle, which was initially scheduled to hit the market five years ago.

When unveiling the vehicle, CEO Elon Musk described it as a “halo car” that would deliver a “smack down” to gasoline vehicles.

That was almost eight years ago, and many electric hypercars have since launched and delivered this smackdown.

Tesla has partly blamed the delays on improving the next-gen Roadsters and added features like the “SpaceX package,” which is supposed to include cold air thrusters to enable the vehicle to fly – Musk has hinted.

Many people don’t believe any of it, as Tesla has said that it would launch the new Roadster every year for the last 5 years and never did.

Now, Lars Moravy, Tesla’s head of vehicle engineering, made a rare new comment about the next-generation Roadster during an interview at the X Takeover event, an annual gathering of Elon Musk cultists, last weekend.

He referred to Tesla’s next-gen Roadster as the “last best driver’s car” and said that the automaker did “some cool demos” for Musk last week:

We spent a lot of time in the last few years rethinking what we did, and why we did it, and what would make an awesome and exciting last best driver’s car. We’ve been making it better and better, and it is even a little bit more than a car. We showed Elon some cool demos last week and tech we’ve been working on, and he got a little excited.

The timing matches Musk’s recent claim that Tesla is going to have ‘the most epic demo ever, ’ but we heard that one before.

We suspected that the comment might be about the Tesla Roadster, as the CEO made the exact same comment about Roadster demos in 2019 and 2024. You will not be shocked to hear that these demos never happen.

Electrek’s Take

The “last best driver’s car” before computers are going to drive us everywhere. It’s a self-fulfilling prophecy if you continue to delay the car. It might literally be the last car ever made that way. How would we ever know?

The truth is that the Roadster was cool when it was unveiled in 2017, but that was a long time ago. Tesla would need to update the car quite a bit to make it cool in 2025, and I don’t know that cold air clusters are it. You will have extreme limitations using those.

The Roadster is almost entirely in the “put up or shut up” category for me at Tesla. They need to stop talking about it and make it happen; otherwise, I can’t believe a word.

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Kia’s electric van spotted in the US again, but will it ever launch?

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The PV5 is already available in several markets, but will Kia launch it in the US? After Kia’s electric van was spotted testing in the US again, a US debut could be in the works.

Is Kia’s electric van coming to the US?

Kia launched the PV5, the first dedicated electric van from its new Platform Beyond vehicle (PBV) business, in South Korea and Europe earlier this year, promising it will roll out in “other global markets” in 2026.

Will that include the US? Earlier this year, Kia’s electric van was caught charging at a station in Indiana. Photos and a video sent to Electrek by Alex Nguyen confirmed it was, in fact, the PV5.

Kia has yet to say if it will sell the PV5 in the US, likely due to the Trump Administration’s new auto tariffs. All electric vans, or PBVs, including the PV5, will be built at Kia’s Hwaseong plant in South Korea, which means they will face a stiff 25% tariff as imports.

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Following another sighting, a US debut cannot be ruled out. The PV5 Passenger model was spotted by Automotive Validation Engineer Chris Higa (@Chrisediting) while testing in Arizona.

There’s no denying that’s Kia’s electric van, but it doesn’t necessarily confirm it will launch in the US. But it could make sense.

Despite record first-half sales in the US, Kia’s EV sales have fallen significantly. Sales of the EV9 and EV6 are nearly 50% less than in the first half of 2024.

To be fair, part of it is due to the new model year changeover, but Kia is also doubling down on the US market by boosting local production. Earlier this year, Kia said the EV6 and EV9 are now in full-scale production at its West Point, GA, facility.

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The PV5 Passenger (shown above) is available in Europe with two battery pack options: 51.5 kWh or 71.2 kWh, rated with WLTP ranges of 179 miles and 249 miles, respectively. The Cargo variant has the same battery options but offers a WLTP range of either 181 miles or 247 miles.

During its PV5 Tech Day event last week, Kia revealed plans for seven PV5 body types, including an Open Bed (similar to a pickup), a Light Camper, and even a luxury “Prime” passenger model.

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Kia PV5 tech day (Source: Kia)

Kia is set to begin deliveries of the PV5 Passenger and Cargo Long variants in South Korea next month, followed by Europe and other global markets, starting in Q4 2025. As for a US launch, we will have to wait for the official word from Kia.

Do you want Kia to bring its electric van to the US? Drop us a comment below and let us know your thoughts.

Source: Chris Higa, TheKoreanCarBlog

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