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Happy July friends! We’re kicking off the month alongside this week’s Green Deals with Lectric’s 4th of July sale that is taking up to $405 off e-bike bundles, with the biggest savings happening on the XP 3.0 Long-Range e-bikes at $1,199. This official sale is joined by an unofficial one from ALLPOWERS that is taking up to $1,300 off select power stations, bundles, and accessories starting from $79. And bringing up the rear is a 1-day discount on the Worx 20V PowerShare 10-inch Cordless Electric Chainsaw for $109. 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 4th of July sale takes up to $405 off the best-selling XP 3.0 e-bike bundles and more

If you missed out on the previous Lectric sales, don’t worry, cause the company has just launched its 4th of July sale that is taking up to $405 off its lineup of e-bike bundles. The biggest discounts this time around are on the XP 3.0 Long-Range e-bike for $1,199 shipped along with $405 in free accessories. As is the norm with Lectric EV sales, this brand’s models are keeping to their MSRPs, with the savings being on the bundle packages that come along with your purchase. We’ve seen bigger bundles offered for this model in the past, often during major holiday sales, but today’s deal still comes in as a solid and affordable commuter solution with a larger-than-normal giant cushioned saddle that is better supported by the coiled spring suspension, an Elite 850 lux headlight, a front cargo rack, and both small and large baskets. The XP 3.0 models were also named the third best-selling EV in America last month, coming in behind Tesla’s Model Y and Model 3. You can learn more about this e-bike below, or by reading through our hands-on review.

Lectric’s XP 3.0 Long-Range e-bikes come in three options: the standard black model, the black step-thru model, and a white step-thru model. All three come stocked with the same 500W hub-motor (peaking at 1,000W) alongside a long-range internal 48V battery that lets it hit speeds up to 20 MPH for 30 miles using only the throttle, or it can hit 28 MPH for up to 65 miles when utilizing the pedal assist modes – now supported by the company’s new Pedal Assist Wattage Regulation (PWR) Programming that you can learn more about here. You’ll also enjoy built-in features like the hydraulic disc brakes, an integrated rear cargo rack, puncture-resistant tires, a headlamp and taillight combination for safer riding at night, an LCD display with water and dust resistance ratings, and a foldable body for effortless storage.

XPeak Off-Road e-bikes with $315 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 4th of July e-bike discounts

Lectric pre-order discounts

Be sure to also check out Lectric’s latest upcoming model, the new XP Lite 2.0 e-bike that will begin shipping sometime in the coming weeks of July.

ALLPOWERS R1500 Portable Power Station within post for Lectric 4th of July sale with XP 3.0 Long-Range e-bike

ALLPOWERS has some featured discounts taking up to $1,300 off a selection of its power stations, solar generator bundles, and accessories. A notable addition to these discounts is the R1500 Portable Power Station that has dropped down to $499 shipped. Normally fetching $899, this unit first dropped to $499 back in February, with March bringing costs down further to the short-lived $409 low, before it shot back to its MSRP. For the last three months its been bouncing between $600 and $499, with the most recent Father’s Day sale skipping over it entirely. Today it returns as a 44% markdown that gives you a solid $400 in savings and returns it to the second-lowest price we have tracked – $90 above the all-time low. There’s three good bundle options too – you can get the power station with a 100W solar panel for an additional $100, the power station with a 200W solar panel for $200 more, or bump it all the way up to a 600W solar panel combo for $1,148, down from $1,599.

The R1500 power station has been upgraded to new LiFePO4 batteries, giving you 1,152Wh of capacity alongside 1,800W of power output (3,000W peak). You’ll have 11 versatile ports (four ACs, two USB-As, two USB-Cs, two wireless chargers on top, and a car port) for your device charging needs at home or out and about in the world – plus, full smart controls for monitoring and adjusting settings via the ALLPOWERS app. You’ll be able to get a full recharge with a standard outlet in just one hour, or in just two hours with 650W of solar input – meaning the 600W panel combo will likely take a little over two hours to refill the battery.

Worx 20V PowerShare 10-inch cordless electric chainsaw within post for Lectric 4th of July sale with XP 3.0 Long-Range e-bike

Worx 20V PowerShare 10-inch Cordless Electric Chainsaw now $109 in one-day Best Buy sale

Courtesy of its Deals of the Day, Best Buy is offering the Worx 20V PowerShare 10-inch Cordless Electric Chainsaw for $109 shipped through the end of the day. Usually going for $150, we saw it fall to its lowest $94 price during last year’s Christmas sales, before rising back and keeping above $129 with less frequent and more sporadic discounts. In 2024, we’ve seen a few drops to $99 over the months, but nothing much else below $112. Today’s deal comes in as a 27% markdown that is giving you $41 in savings and dropping costs to the fourth-lowest price we have tracked – just $15 above the all-time low from Christmas. It also currently matches the price over at Amazon too.

Weighing only 6.2 pounds and equipped with a 10-inch bar and chain, this compact chainsaw puts far less strain on your arms while working – equal to holding a 2L soda. It features an automatic oiler to ensure the chain remains operating at peak efficiency, and a tension control knob allows you to adjust the chain’s tension tool-free, while it simultaneously prevents the chain from over-tightening. The 2.0Ah battery is compatible across the WORX PowerShare ecosystem, allowing you to interchange batteries between 20V, 40V, and 80V cordless tools. It even has a battery indicator that tells you at a glance how much juice is left for the tasks at hand. Also includes charger and sheath with purchase.

And after having a 1-day sale of its own last week, Best Buy is now offering a longer-term deal on the Worx 20V PowerShare 10-inch Cordless Pole/Chainsaw for $139, down from $170, which is also matched over at Amazon as well. With this combo, you’ll be getting the above chainsaw along with a pole arm to convert it into a high-reaching cordless polesaw when your tree’s branches need trimming. In this form, its 6.2-pound body bumps up to only 10 pounds, plus you get the extra 12 inches of extension for a more versatile tool.

Summer e-bike deals!

Bluetti 3-part Prime Day sale within post for Lectric 4th of July sale with XP 3.0 Long-Range e-bike

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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A 100-MW solar farm just broke ground in Wisconsin

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A 100-MW solar farm just broke ground in Wisconsin

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National Grid Renewables has broken ground on its 100 MW Apple River Solar Project in Polk County, Wisconsin.

The Wisconsin solar farm, which will use US-made First Solar Series 6 Plus bifacial modules, will be constructed by The Boldt Company, creating 150 construction and service jobs. Apple River Solar will generate over $36 million in direct economic benefits over its first 20 years.

Once it comes online in late 2025, Apple River Solar will supply clean energy to Xcel Energy, which serves customers throughout the Upper Midwest. According to National Grid Renewables, the solar farm will generate enough energy to power around 26,000 homes annually. It will also offset about 129,900 metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions each year – equivalent to taking 30,900 cars off the road.

“We are excited to see this project begin as it underscores our dedication to delivering clean, reliable and affordable energy to our customers,” said Karl Hoesly, President, Xcel Energy-Wisconsin and Michigan. “This project is an important step in those goals while bringing significant economic benefits to Polk County and the local townships.”

Electrek reported in February that Xcel Energy, Minnesota’s largest utility, expects to cut more than 80% – and possibly up to 88% – of its emissions by 2030, putting it on track to hit Minnesota’s goal of net zero by 2040. It also says it’s on track to achieve its clean energy goals for all the Upper Midwest states it serves – Minnesota, Wisconsin, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Michigan.

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Tesla announces 500 kW charging as it finally delivers V4 Supercharger cabinets

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Tesla has announced that it will finally deliver 500 kW charging as it is about to install its long-awaited V4 Supercharger cabinets.

The rollout of Supercharger V4 has been a strange one, to say the least.

Tesla has been deploying the new charging stations for two years and calling them “Supercharger V4”, but it has only been deploying the charging stalls.

Supercharger stations are made of two main parts: the stalls, which are where the charging cable is located, and the cabinets, which are generally located further back and include all the power electronics.

For all these new “Supercharger V4”, Tesla was actually using Supercharger V3 cabinets. This has been limiting the power output of the charging stations to 250 kW – although

Today, Tesla officially announced its “V4 Cabinet”, which the automaker claims will enable of “delivering up to 500kW for cars and 1.2MW for Semi.”

Here are the main features of the V4 Cabinet as per Tesla:

  • Faster charging: Supports 400V-1000V vehicle architectures, including 30% faster charging for Cybertruck. S3XY vehicles enjoy 250kW charge rates they already experience on V3 Cabinet — charging up to 200 miles in 15 minutes.
  • Faster deployments: V4 Cabinet powers 8 posts, 2X the stalls per cabinet. Lower footprint and complexity = more sites coming online faster.
  • Next-generation hardware: Cutting-edge power electronics designed to be the most reliable on the planet, with 3X power density enabling higher throughput with lower costs.

Tesla reports that its first sites with the new V4 Cabinets are going into permitting now. The company expects its first sites to open next year.

We recently reported about Tesla’s new Oasis Supercharger project, which includes larger solar arrays and battery packs to operate the charging station mostly off-grid.

Early in the deployment of the Supercharger network, Tesla promised to add solar arrays and batteries to all Supercharger stations, and Musk even said that most stations would be able to operate off-grid.

While Tesla did add solar and batteries to a few stations, the vast majority of them don’t have their own power system or have only minimal solar canopies.

Back in 2016, I asked Musk about this, and he said that it would now happen as Tesla had the “pieces now in place” with Supercharger V3, Powerpack V2, and SolarCity:

It took about 8 years, but it sounds like the pieces are now getting actually in place with Supercharger V4, Megapacks, and this new Oasis project.

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Hyundai is launching an AI-powered EV next year to keep pace in China

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Hyundai is launching an AI-powered EV next year to keep pace in China

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Hyundai has a new secret weapon it’s about ready to unleash. To revamp the brand in China and counter BYD’s surge, Hyundai is launching a new AI-powered EV next year. The new model will be Hyundai’s first dedicated electric car for the world’s largest EV market.

With the help of Haomo, a Chinese autonomous startup, Hyundai will launch its first EV equipped with generative AI. It will also be its first model designed specifically for China.

A Hyundai Motor official said (via The Korea Herald) the company is “working to load the software” onto the new EV model, “which will be released in the Chinese market next year.” The spokesperson added, “The level of autonomous driving is somewhere between 2 and 2.5.”

In comparison, Tesla’s Autopilot is considered a level 2 advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) on the SAE scale (0 to 5), meaning it offers limited hands-free features.

With Autopilot, you still have to keep your eyes on the road and hands on the steering wheel, or the system will notify you and eventually disengage.

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Hyundai IONIQ 5 with Waymo autonomous driving tech (Source: Hyundai)

Haomo’s system, DriveGPT, unveiled last spring, takes inspiration from the OpenAI’s popular ChatGPT.

The system can continuously update in real-time to optimize decision-making by absorbing traffic data patterns. According to Haomo, DriveGPT is used in around 20 models as it looks to play a bigger role in China.

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Hyundai at the Beijing Auto Show 2024 (Source: Hyundai Motor)

Hyundai hopes new AI-powered EV boosts sales in China

Electric vehicle sales continue surging in China. According to Rho Motion, China set another EV sales record last month with 1.2 million units sold, up 50% from October 2023.

Over 8.4 million EVs were sold in China in the first ten months of 2024, a notable 38% increase from last year.

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Hyundai IONIQ 6 (Source: Hyundai)

BYD continues to dominate its home market. According to Autovista24, BYD accounted for 32.9% of all PHEV and EV (NEV) sales in China through September, with over half of the top 20 best-selling EV models.

Tesla was second with a 6.5% share of the market, but keep in mind these numbers only include plug-in models (PHEV).

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2025 Hyundai IONIQ 5 (Source: Hyundai)

Like most foreign automakers, Hyundai is struggling to keep up with the influx of low-cost electric models in China. Beijing Hyundai’s sales have been slipping since 2017. Through September, Korean automaker’s share of the Chinese market fell to just 1.2%.

Last month, Hyundai opened its first overseas digital R&D center in China to help kick off its return to the region.

According to local reports, Hyundai is partnering with other local tech companies like Thundersoft, a smart cockpit provider, and others in China to power up its next-gen EVs

With its first AI-powered EV launching next year, Hyundai hopes to turn things around in the region quickly. The new model will be one of five to launch in China through 2026.

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