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Closing out this week’s Green Deals, we have the GE Profile 4.8 cu. ft. UltraFast Electric 2-in-1 Washer & Dryer with Ventless Heat Pump for $2,000, with an open-box discount for an excellent condition model at $1,700. Aventon has launched another sale taking up to $500 off e-bikes and accessory/extra battery bundles that start from $999, with Lectric’s ONE Long-Range e-bike also getting a price cut and $220 in free gear for $2,199. There’s also Jackery’s Explorer 1000 v2 Portable Power Station that has fallen to a new $549 low in the brand’s Prime Day sale, while Greenworks’ 80V 21-inch cordless electric push mower that comes with two 2.0Ah batteries has dropped down to $375. Plus, all the other hangover Green Deals in the links at the bottom of the page, like yesterday’s new low on the Juiced JetCurrent Pro e-bike, Rad Power’s latest sale, and more.

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.

Upgrade your laundry game with GE’s electric 2-in-1 washer & ventless heat pump dryer at $2,000

With early Prime Day pricing already being seen across various marketplaces, Best Buy is getting in on the action by dropping the price on the GE Profile 4.8 cu. ft. UltraFast Electric 2-in-1 Washer & Dryer with Ventless Heat Pump for $1,999.99 shipped. Usually fetching $2,900 most days, this ENERGY STAR-certified appliance hasn’t seen very many discounts over 2024. We saw it hit its $1,749 low earlier in the year, but it’s mainly been spending the time since keeping above $2,200. Today though, you can upgrade your home’s laundry setup with a solid $900 markdown that drops costs down to the third-lowest price that we have tracked. It’s even coming in at almost $200 under GE’s own website where it’s listed for a higher $2,199 rate. For bargain hunters out there who might want to find a good used option to save extra cash, Best Buy is also offering open-box discounts on this model in excellent condition to $1,700.

My girlfriend’s parents have this GE electric 2-in-1 washer & dryer in their home, which we use regularly when we visit, primarily for the benefits it gives pet owners thanks to one of its latest software updates. With cat allergies rampant in their family (and us with two), this update has proved to help with all the shed hair and dander as the airflow system now separates it from our clothing before the wash cycle and collects it in the EZ Access lint filter. It has a condensed design that gives you both functions in one space-saving unit, able to complete both washing and drying a large capacity load of laundry in just 2 hours, making transfers a thing of the past.

The electric 2-in-1 washer & dryer’s ventless heat pump technology, aside from “providing 50% more energy efficient airflow drying,” also allows you to reconfigure your laundry setup to regain space or you can move it to a new location instead, as you’ll no longer be dictated by vent constraints. It also boasts a complete array of smart features to make life that much easier, updating itself regularly when connected to your home’s Wi-Fi while also providing status alerts and remote controls over its settings through the SmartHQ app.

Another standout feature here is the SmartDispense tech that holds enough detergent and fabric softener for up to 32 loads before needing a refill – plus, you can scan the barcode on the detergent bottle in order for the machine’s AI to adjust dispensed amounts based on the detergent brand and the load size. Head below to learn more.

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Aventon takes up to $500 off e-bikes and accessories/extra battery bundles starting from $999

Aventon’s latest sale is taking $200 off a selection of its e-bikes, which is becoming less frequent for the brand since tariffs were introduced over the summer, as well as a model-specific free extra battery offer and discounts across its add-on accessories. One of the best bang-for-your-buck options for commuters is the Pace 500.3 e-bike for $1,799 which comes with a free extra battery for a 120-mile range, but the standout is once again the Soltera.2 Commuter e-bike that is back down at $999 from its $1,199 price tag. While we did see this model go as low as $799 in Memorial Day sales, since the summer (again, tariffs) it hasn’t gone lower than $999. Still, this is the second-best rate we’ve seen overall, which still comes in well below most other affordable models with equal quality that are on the market, especially for folks living in more urban environments and apartment settings.

Aventon’s Soltera.2 e-bike cruises onto the scene at a top speed of 20 MPH, and comes built with the brand’s usual levels of durability, reliability, and affordability in mind – plus, the whole thing only weighs 46 pounds and boasts a 300-pound payload. The ergonomic frame houses a 9.6Ah battery that powers the 350W brushless rear-hub motor, with the whole system supported by four different levels of pedal assistance – Eco, Tour, Sport, and Turbo – that allow it to travel up to 46 miles on a single charge. It’s even been updated from past models with a torque sensor (which we love to see), giving it a much smoother ride. There’s also a throttle for pure electric action, though keep in mind this will shorten the travel distance.

It comes with a few key add-on upgrades for a more enhanced experience, while still keeping itself lightweight and easier to handle in urban settings, like the backlit LCD display that has a hidden USB port to charge your smartphone as you ride (especially if using it as a GPS). There are also front and rear integrated lights with turn signal functionality here, as well as a 7-speed Shimano derailleur and 700c x 38c Kenda tires.

More Aventon e-bike discounts:

Aventon Bundle deals:

  • Pace 500.3 Cruiser e-bike: $1,799
    • 28 MPH for up to 60 miles (120 miles with extra battery)
  • Pace 500.3 Step-Through e-bike: $1,799
    • 28 MPH for up to 60 miles (120 miles with extra battery)
  • Abound Cargo e-bike: $1,999
    • 20 MPH for up to 50 miles
    • with $312 in free add-on gear
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Jackery’s Prime sale drops 2024 LiFePO4 Explorer 1000 v2 power station to new $549 low

Swinging back over to Jackery’s Prime Big Deal Days sale that is taking up to 50% off power stations, bundles, and accessories through October 7, we spotted a great deal for campers and travelers in the Explorer 1000 v2 Portable Power Station that is now down at $549 shipped. Normally priced at $799 since it first hit the market in May, we’ve mainly seen it keeping above $679 in the time since, with a few weekend flash sales taking costs further to the former $599 low more recently. With the company offering its Prime Day pricing ahead of Amazon’s 2-day event, you now have the chance to score the unit with a larger-than-ever $250 markdown that lands it at a new all-time low price. You’ll also find a bundle option to get the power station with a 200W solar panel for $799, down from $1,299.

With its newer Explorer 1000 v2 power station, Jackery has upgraded to a 1,070Wh LiFePO4 battery capacity (from its predecessor’s 1,002Wh) that offers better efficiency and performance at lower charge levels. Its power output has also been bumped up from 1,000W to 1,500W to cover a wider array of appliances that you’d likely be taking with you on your trips. Charging times have also been improved with this model, as a wall outlet can completely refuel the battery in just 1.6 hours while solar charging with a maximum 600W input takes only 3 hours (as opposed to the 7.5 hours through a 180W solar input).

There’s an emergency charging feature with this model, activated through the companion app, that will allow last-minute charges to a full battery in one hour via a wall outlet, which definitely takes some added stress off last-minute plans or sudden weather warnings. It has also been given the next generation of Chargeshield 2.0 that provides a whopping 62 forms of all-round protection, so don’t worry about accidental surges from storms, sudden outages, and so on. It has seven output ports for your charging needs: three ACs, two USB-Cs, one USB-A, and one car port.

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Don’t miss out on the great deals Jackery is offering across the board during this sale

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Lectric’s ONE long-range e-bike gets price cut and $220 in free gear for a $2,199 low

Alongside its latest sale changeup that has given the XPeak off-road e-bike an extra battery bundle, Lectric has also just cut $100 off its ONE Long-Range e-bike, along with giving you $220 in free gear, all for $2,199 shipped. This bundle would normally cost you $2,519 in full (with the gear and at full price for $2,299), with the usual trend in this brand’s sales being the savings coming from the bundled items along with your purchase. We first saw this price during the bike’s pre-order launch, bumping up to $2,299 over the summer, with a few previous sales that lowered the rate for a short period. It’s coming back again this time around, giving you some cash savings along with the included rear cargo rack and fenders that can be added on.

The ONE e-bike is Lectric’s premium e-commuter that has been stocked with some unexpected high-quality parts, including the Pinion auto-shifting electric gearbox and a carbon fiber-reinforced drive belt. Its durable frame houses a 750W rear hub motor (peaking at 1,310W) that can top out at 28 MPH if you live in a state whose laws permit such speeds, with the 48V 14Ah battery providing a nice 60-mile travel range. Riders are also supported by five levels of PWR pedal assistance with 96 magnet cadence sensors to better shorten the time between your efforts and the system kicking in to help.

It also arrives sporting a 24A potted motor controller that offers superior peaks of power to its maximum output when bursts of speed are needed while riding up inclines, for example. Like the other models under the brand, it also has a thumb throttle for when you don’t want to put any effort into it yourself, at the cost of traveling distance. There’s also 20-inch puncture-resistant city tires that have been designed to take hits and keep going, an integrated LED headlight and taillight, hydraulic mineral oil brakes, hidden cable routing, a kickstand, and a new color LCD display.

Be sure to check out the extra battery bundle on Lectric’s XPeak off-road e-bike, as well as all the other bundle deals during this fall sale that you can find on the landing page here.

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Greenworks 80V 21-inch cordless electric push mower with two 2.0Ah batteries falls to $375

Amazon is offering the Greenworks 80V 21-inch Cordless Electric Push Lawn Mower with two 2.0Ah batteries for $374.47 shipped. This combination of mower and batteries would normally cost you $500 at full price, with the usual discounts we’ve seen in 2024 bringing costs down between $385 and $400 on average, and a few that have taken things further to $375. Today, you’re looking at a solid $125 markdown that lands it at the second-lowest price we have tracked – sitting just $5 above the $369 low from 2022.

Powered by the two included 2.0Ah batteries, this mower from Greenworks sports an 80V trubrushless motor that provides 60 minutes of continuous runtime on a single charge. There’s also one of the company’s rapid chargers thrown in to get the batteries back to full in just 30 minutes too. It’s all housed within the 21-inch deck that allows for easier maneuvering around your yard, delivering five levels of cutting height adjustment. Aside from the foldable handles that allow for easier storage, it also has a 3-in-1 design that allows for more versatility: you can either have the clippings sent into the rear bag, mulch it, or have it discharged out the side. It starts up at a simple press of the button to do away with the nightmares of pull strings – plus, it operates at quieter levels while also doing away with the fumes of gas-guzzling models.

Fall e-bike deals!

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Best 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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In the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. In this week’s episode, we discuss Trump’s Big Beautiful bill becoming law and going after EVs and solar, Tesla, Ford, and GM EV sales, Electrek Formula Sun, and more

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The show is live every Friday at 4 p.m. ET on Electrek’s YouTube channel.

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Tesla prototype sparks speculation: a Model Y, maybe slightly smaller

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Tesla prototype sparks speculation: a Model Y, maybe slightly smaller

A new Tesla prototype was spotted again, reigniting speculation among Tesla shareholders, even though it’s likely just a Model Y, potentially a bit smaller, and the upcoming stripped-down, cheaper version.

Over the last few months, there have been several sightings of what appears to be a Model Y with camouflage around Tesla’s Fremont factory.

It sparked a lot of speculation about it being the new “affordable” compact Tesla vehicle.

There’s confusion in the Tesla community around Tesla’s upcoming “affordable” vehicles because CEO Elon Musk falsely denied a report last year about Tesla’s “$25,000” EV model being canceled.

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The facts are that Musk canceled two cheaper vehicles that Tesla was working on, commonly referred as “the $25,000 Tesla” in early 2024. Those vehicles were codenamed NV91 and NV92, and they were based on the new vehicle platform that Tesla is now reserving for the Cybercab.

Instead, Musk noticed that Tesla’s Model 3 and Model Y production lines were starting to be underutilized as the Company faced demand issues. Therefore, Tesla canceled the vehicles program based on the new platform and decided to build new vehicles on Model 3/Y platform using the same production lines.

We previously reported that these electric vehicles will likely look very similar to Model 3 and Model Y.

In recent months, several other media reports reinforced this, and Tesla all but confirmed it during its latest earnings call, when it stated that it is “limited in how different vehicles can be when built on the same production lines.”

Now, the same Tesla prototype has been spotted over the last few days, and it sent the Tesla shareholders community into a frenzy of speculations:

Electrek’s Take

As we have repeatedly reported over the last year, the new “affordable” Tesla “models” coming are basically only stripped-down Model 3 and Model Y vehicles.

They might end up being a little smaller by a few inches, and Tesla may use different model names, but they will be extremely similar.

If this is it, which is possible, you can see it looks almost exactly like a Model Y.

It’s hard to confirm if it’s indeed smaller because of the angle of the vehicle compared to the other Model Ys, but it’s not impossible that the wheelbase is a bit smaller – although it’s hard to confirm.

Either way, the most significant changes for these stripped-down, more affordable “models” are expected to be cheaper interior materials, like textile seats instead of vegan leather, no heated or ventilated seats standard, no rear screen, maybe even no double-panned acoustic glass and a lesser audio system.

As previously stated, the real goal of these new variants, or models, is to lower the average sale price in order to combat decreasing demand and maintain or increase the utilization rate of Tesla’s current production lines, which have been throttled down in the last few years to now about 60% utilization.

If this trend continues, Tesla would find itself in trouble and may even have to close its factories.

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Ethereum succeeded beyond anyone's expectations, says network co-founder Vitalik Buterin at EthCC

CANNES — Wall Street’s new plumbing is being built on Ethereum and this week its architects took over the same French Riviera villas and red carpet venues that host the Cannes Film Festival in May.

The Ethereum Community Conference, or EthCC, took over the beachside town that was swarming with crypto founders, developers, and some of the institutional giants now building atop the infrastructure.

The crypto elite climbed the iconic red-carpeted steps of the Palais des Festivals — a cinematic landmark now repurposed as the stage for Ethereum’s flagship European event.

“The atmosphere this year was palpable in Cannes,” said Bettina Boon Falleur, the powerhouse behind EthCC for the past seven years. “The prestige of the location, combined with the quality of talks, has reinforced Ethereum’s stature and purpose in the wider ecosystem.”

Private parties sprawled across cliffside estates and exclusive resorts, but the conversations were less about price action and more about the blockchain’s evolving role as the back-end of global finance.

EthCC, now in its eighth year, has tracked Ethereum’s trajectory from scrappy experiment to institutional backbone.

“That impact was unmistakable this year,” Falleur said. “From Robinhood embracing decentralized finance infrastructure via Arbitrum to local governments like the City of Cannes exploring deeper integration with the crypto economy.”

Indeed, one of the boldest moves came this week from Robinhood, which became the first publicly traded U.S. company to launch tokenized stocks on-chain.

At a product showcase held inside a Belle Époque mansion overlooking the sea, Robinhood unveiled a sweeping new crypto strategy — including the ability for European users to trade tokenized U.S. stocks and ETFs via Arbitrum, a Layer 2 network built on Ethereum.

The announcement helped push Robinhood stock past $100 for the first time, capping off a week of fresh all-time highs and a more than 30% rally since being snubbed by the S&P 500 during a recent rebalance.

Inside the Palais des Festivals, ETHCC draws founders, developers, and institutions into the same halls that host the world’s biggest film premieres — this time, for the future of finance.

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Ether, the token native to the Ethereum blockchain, was up nearly 6% on the week and several public equities tied to the blockchain have rallied alongside it.

BitMine Immersion Technologies, a company that mines bitcoin, gained more than 1,200% since announcing it would make ether its primary treasury reserve asset. Bit Digital, which recently exited bitcoin mining to “become a pure play” ethereum staking and treasury company, gained more than 34% this week. And SharpLink Gaming, which added more than $20 million in ether to its balance sheet this week, jumped more than 28% on Thursday.

Ether ETF inflows are rising again too — a sign that institutional investors are warming back up.

Ether is still down more than 20% this year and lags far behind bitcoin in market cap and adoption. But funds tracking ETH have seen two straight months of mostly net inflows, according to CoinGlass data. Still, ether ETFs total just $11 billion — compared to $138 billion in bitcoin ETFs.

Institutions aren’t betting on Ethereum for hype — they’re betting on infrastructure.

Even as prices stall and the network faces headwinds from slower base layer revenues and faster rivals like Solana, the momentum is shifting toward utility.

“Ethereum is getting plugged into these core transactional systems,” Paul Brody, global blockchain leader at EY, told CNBC on the sidelines of EthCC. “Investors, savers, people moving money — they are going to start shifting from some of the older mechanisms of doing this into Ethereum ecosystems that can do these transactions faster, cheaper, but also very importantly, with significant new functionality attached to it.”

Crypto founders and developers climb the iconic red-carpeted steps of the Palais des Festivals — a familiar backdrop for the Cannes Film Festival, now repurposed for Ethereum’s flagship European event.

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Deutsche Bank recently announced it’s building a tokenization platform on zkSync — a faster, cheaper blockchain built on top of Ethereum — to help asset managers issue and manage tokenized funds, stablecoins, and other real-world assets while meeting regulatory and data protection requirements.

Coinbase and Kraken are also racing to own the crossover between traditional stocks and crypto.

Coinbase has filed with the SEC to offer trading in tokenized public equities, a move that would diversify its revenue stream and bring it into more direct competition with brokerages like Robinhood and eToro.

Kraken announced plans to offer 24/7 trading of U.S. stock tokens in select overseas markets.

BlackRock‘s tokenized money market fund, BUIDL — launched on Ethereum last year — offers qualified investors on-chain access to yield with redemptions settled in USDC in real time.

Stablecoins, meanwhile, continue to serve as the backbone of Ethereum’s financial layer.

Circle’s USDC — the second-largest stablecoin — still settles around 65% of its volume on Ethereum’s rails. According to CoinGecko’s latest “State of Stablecoins” report, Ethereum accounts for nearly 50% of stablecoin market share.

“The builders and contributors at EthCC aren’t chasing the next bull run,” Falleur said, “they’re laying the groundwork to make Ethereum home for the next billion users.”

Even as newer blockchains tout faster speeds and lower fees, Ethereum is proving its staying power as a trusted network.

Vitalik Buterin, Ethereum’s co-founder, told CNBC in Cannes that there is an assumption that institutions only care about scale and speed — but in practice, it’s the opposite.

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin delivers a keynote at ETHCC, laying out the network’s next steps — and its values test — as institutional adoption accelerates.

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“A lot of institutions basically tell us to our faces that they value Ethereum because it’s stable and dependable, because it doesn’t go down,” he said.

Buterin added that firms often ask about privacy and other long-term features — the kinds of concerns that institutions, he said, “really value.”

Tomasz Stańczak, the new co-executive director of the Ethereum Foundation, said institutions are choosing Ethereum for the same core reasons.

“Ten years without stopping for a moment. Ten years of upgrades, with a huge dedication to security and censorship resistance,” he said.

He added that when institutions send orders to the market, they want to be “absolutely sure that their order is treated fairly, that nobody has preference, that the transaction actually is executed at the time when it’s delivered.”

Those guarantees have become increasingly valuable as stablecoins and tokenized assets move into the mainstream.

The Senate’s recent passage of the GENIUS Act, along with Circle’s IPO, gave the industry a regulatory tailwind and helped reinforce Ethereum’s role as the infrastructure layer for tokenized finance.

Ethereum’s core values — neutrality, security, and censorship resistance — are emerging as competitive advantages.

The real test now is whether Ethereum can scale without losing its values.

“We don’t just want to succeed,” Buterin said from the mainstage of the Palais this week. “We want to be something that is worthy of succeeding.”

He said the hope is that future generations will look back and see a network that truly delivered openness, freedom, and permissionless access to the masses.

White-clad guests dance poolside at the rAAVE party in Cannes.

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But the week didn’t end in the conference halls, it closed with tradition. On the balcony of Villa Montana, overlooking the Bay of Cannes, the rAAVE party lit up.

White-clad guests sipped cocktails as the DJ spun by the pool, haze curling from smoke machines.

This year, Chainlink co-founder Sergey Nazarov and DeFi icon Stani Kulechov, founder of Aave, stood atop the balcony overlooking the crowd and the light-dotted skyline of Cannes.

It was a fitting snapshot of the momentum behind Ethereum’s institutional rise and symbolic of Web3’s shift from niche experiment to financial mainstay.

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