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Fall is here, and so is Amazon’s Prime Day on October 8-9 – your chance to snag up to 50% off BLUETTI’s portable power solutions! Exclusive Electrek reader discounts are up for grabs, but just like Halloween candy, they’re gone by October 31. Don’t miss out! Keep reading for all the details.

BLUETTI AC50B Portable Power Station

The AC50B power station is a compact powerhouse, weighing just 14.8 pounds and packing a personal-sized 448Wh capacity with 700W output (peaking at 1,000W). With six ports – two AC, two USB-C, one USB-A, and a car port – it’s ready to charge all your essentials.

Built to last, it features an ultra-safe LiFePO4 battery with 3,000+ life cycles, and it’s rated for at least 10 years of continuous use, making it a solid investment for road trips, camping, or any adventure. The Turbo Charging mode gets you back to 80% power in just 45 minutes with a wall outlet or fully charged in three hours using a 200W solar panel. Plus, you can easily monitor and control everything via the BLUETTI app on your smartphone or tablet.

The AC50B’s list price is $399, but the Prime Day deal price is $279, saving you $120 – that’s a 30% discount! Buy it on Amazon here.

BLUETTI is also offering Portable Power Station AC50B with 120W Solar Panel included. Ordinarily $598, the Prime Day deal price is $449, saving you $149 – a 25% discount. Buy the bundle on Amazon here.

BLUETTI AC70 Portable Power Station

The grab-and-go AC70 Power Station is your budget-friendly energy solution for everything from powering a campsite kitchen to setting up a remote workspace. With 950W Turbo Charging, it powers up fast—hitting 80% in just 45 minutes.

It weighs a mere 22.5 pounds, but the BLUETTI AC70 packs a punch when it comes to power. Its 768Wh capacity and DC, AC, and USB inputs support all your devices, whether it’s a 120W car fridge, a projector, or an induction cooktop.

The AC70 delivers 1,000W of continuous power to connect various appliances simultaneously. It also comes equipped with a “Power Lifting” function you can activate from the BLUETTI App. This feature can handle high-power resistive loads up to 2,000W, allowing you to power energy-intensive devices such as hair dryers, electric kettles, and heaters.

The AC70’s list price is $699, but the Prime Day deal price is $379, saving you $320 – that’s an impressive 46% discount! Buy it on Amazon here.

The AC70 also comes with an optional 120W solar panel so you’ll always have access to power if you’re headed off-grid.

BLUETTI AC180 Portable Power Station

Looking for a power solution that can keep up with your adventurous lifestyle? Meet the BLUETTI AC180 portable power station—your go-to energy source for everything from camping trips to home backup. With a robust 1,152Wh (or 1,440Wh for the AC180P) capacity and a powerful 1,800W output (up to 2,700W with Power Lifting Mode), this portable station can handle everything from charging your phone to running high-powered devices like space heaters and kettles. Its compact, grab-and-go design makes it easy to take wherever your adventures lead.

The AC180 is built for versatility. With 11 output ports – including AC, USB-A, USB-C, a 12V DC outlet, and even a wireless charging pad – it’s perfect for off-grid living, road trips, or home use during power outages. And when you’re out in the wild, simply hook it up to 200W solar panels to recharge in just a few hours. Plus, with the BLUETTI app, you can control and monitor everything from your phone.

The AC180 uses ultra-reliable LiFePO4 batteries, giving you over 3,500 life cycles. It even comes with a five-year warranty for that extra peace of mind. And with four flexible recharging options – AC, solar, car, or generator – you’ll never run out of power.

The AC180’s list price is $999, but the Prime Day deal price is $499, saving you $500 – that’s 50% off!! Buy it on Amazon here.

BLUETTI is also offering Portable Power Station AC180 with 200W Solar Panel included. Ordinarily $1,598, the Prime Day deal price is $799, saving you $799 – also a fantastic 50% discount! Buy the bundle on Amazon here.

BLUETTI AC200L Portable Power Station

The BLUETTI AC200L is a portable power station that’s built to handle anything. With a powerful 2,400W AC output and a 3,600W Power Lifting Mode, it starts with a 2,048Wh capacity but can expand to a massive 4,096Wh with a B230 battery, or up to 8,192Wh with two B300 batteries (or 6,348Wh with two B210 batteries). Whether you’re prepping for an outage or hitting the road for an off-grid adventure, this portable powerhouse is ready for it all. Pair it with a 200W solar panel for easy, clean energy on the go.

Thanks to its LiFePO4 battery and advanced Battery Management System, you can count on the AC200L for efficient, quiet, and long-lasting performance – perfect for everything from daily electricity needs to outdoor adventures. Its versatility lets you power multiple devices, whether you’re cooking at camp or staying connected during a blackout.

One of the standout features of the AC200L is its solar capabilities. Supporting up to 1,200W of solar input, you can fully charge in just two hours with the right setup. No more stressing about losing power on long road trips or during extended camping stays – this station is designed to keep you powered up and ready for whatever comes next.

The AC200L’s list price is $1,999, but the Prime Day deal price is $1,199, saving you $800 – that’s a 40% discount. Buy it on Amazon here.

BLUETTI Fall Prime Day discount codes for Electrek readers

Here are the exclusive discount codes for Electrek readers:

  • To save an extra 3% on the AC70 Portable Power Station, use the code BLUETTI3OFF at checkout.
  • To save an extra 5% osn the AC180 and AC200L Portable Power Stations, use the code BLUETTI5OFF at checkout.

The codes are only valid on Amazon until October 31.

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I found this cheap Chinese e-cargo trike that hauls more than your car!

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If you’ve ever wondered what happens when you combine a fruit cart, a cargo bike, and a Piaggio Ape all in one vehicle, now you’ve got your answer. I submit, for your approval, this week’s feature for the Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week column – and it’s a beautiful doozie.

Feast your eyes on this salad slinging, coleslaw cruising, tuber taxiing produce chariot!

I think this electric vegetable trike might finally scratch the itch long felt by many of my readers. It seems every time I cover an electric trike, even the really cool ones, I always get commenters poo-poo-ing it for having two wheels in the rear instead of two wheels in the front. Well, here you go, folks!

Designed with two front wheels for maximum stability, this trike keeps your cucumbers in check through every corner. Because trust me, you don’t want to hit a pothole and suddenly be juggling peaches like you’re in Cirque du Soleil: Farmers Market Edition.

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To avoid the extra cost of designing a linked steering system for a pair of front wheels, the engineers who brought this salad shuttle to life simply side-stepped that complexity altogether by steering the entire fixed front end. I’ve got articulating electric tractors that steer like this, and so if it works for a several-ton work machine, it should work for a couple hundred pounds of cargo bike.

Featuring a giant cargo bed up front with four cascading fruit baskets set up for roadside sales, this cargo bike is something of a blank slate. Sure, you could monetize grandma’s vegetable garden, or you could fill it with your own ideas and concoctions. Our exceedingly talented graphics wizard sees it as the perfect coffee and pastry e-bike for my new startup, The Handlebarista, and I’m not one to argue. Basically, the sky is the limit with a blank slate bike like this!

Sure, the quality doesn’t quite match something like a fancy Tern cargo bike. The rim brakes aren’t exactly confidence-inspiring, but at least there are three of them. And if they should all give out, or just not quite slow you down enough to avoid that quickly approaching brick wall, then at least you’ve got a couple hundred pounds of tomatoes as a tasty crumple zone.

The electrical system does seem a bit underpowered. With a 36V battery and a 250W motor, I don’t know if one-third of a horsepower is enough to haul a full load to the local farmer’s market. But I guess if the weight is a bit much for the little motor, you could always do some snacking along the way. On the other hand, all the pictures seem to show a non-electric version. So if this cart is presumably mobile on pedal power alone, then that extra motor assist, however small, is going to feel like a very welcome guest.

The $950 price is presumably for the electric version, since that’s what’s in the title of the listing, though I wouldn’t get too excited just yet. I’ve bought a LOT of stuff on Alibaba, including many electric vehicles, and the too-good-to-be-true price is always exactly that. In my experience, you can multiply the Alibaba price by 3-4x to get the actual landed price for things like these. Even so, $3,000-$4,000 wouldn’t be a terrible price, considering a lot of electric trikes stateside already cost that much and don’t even come with a quad-set of vegetable baskets on board!

I should also put my normal caveat in here about not actually buying one of these. Please, please don’t try to buy one of these awesome cargo e-trikes. This is a silly, tongue-in-cheek weekend column where I scour the ever-entertaining underbelly of China’s massive e-commerce site Alibaba in search of fun, quirky, and just plain awesomely weird electric vehicles. While I’ve successfully bought several fun things on the platform, I’ve also gotten scammed more than once, so this is not for the timid or the tight-budgeted among us.

That isn’t to say that some of my more stubborn readers haven’t followed in my footsteps before, ignoring my advice and setting out on their own wild journey. But please don’t be the one who risks it all and gets nothing in return. Don’t say I didn’t warn you; this is the warning.

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OPEC+ members agree to larger-than-expected oil production hike in August

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The OPEC logo is displayed on a mobile phone screen in front of a computer screen displaying OPEC icons in Ankara, Turkey, on June 25, 2024.

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Eight oil-producing nations of the OPEC+ alliance agreed on Saturday to increase their collective crude production by 548,000 barrels per day, as they continue to unwind a set of voluntary supply cuts.

This subset of the alliance — comprising heavyweight producers Russia and Saudi Arabia, alongside Algeria, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Oman and the United Arab Emirates — met digitally earlier in the day. They had been expected to increase their output by a smaller 411,000 barrels per day.

In a statement, the OPEC Secretariat attributed the countries’ decision to raise August daily output by 548,000 barrels to “a steady global economic outlook and current healthy market fundamentals, as reflected in the low oil inventories.”

The eight producers have been implementing two sets of voluntary production cuts outside of the broader OPEC+ coalition’s formal policy.

One, totaling 1.66 million barrels per day, stays in effect until the end of next year.

Under the second strategy, the countries reduced their production by an additional 2.2 million barrels per day until the end of the first quarter.

They initially set out to boost their production by 137,000 barrels per day every month until September 2026, but only sustained that pace in April. The group then tripled the hike to 411,000 barrels per day in each of May, June, and July — and is further accelerating the pace of their increases in August.

Oil prices were briefly boosted in recent weeks by the seasonal summer spike in demand and the 12-day war between Israel and Iran, which threatened both Tehran’s supplies and raised concerns over potential disruptions of supplies transported through the key Strait of Hormuz.

At the end of the Friday session, oil futures settled at $68.30 per barrel for the September-expiration Ice Brent contract and at $66.50 per barrel for front month-August Nymex U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude.

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Podcast: Trump/GOP go after EV/solar, Tesla, Ford, GM EV sales, Electrek Formula Sun, and more

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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

Today’s episode is brought to you by Bosch Mobility Aftermarket—A global leader and trusted provider of automotive aftermarket parts. To celebrate Amazon Prime Day July 8th through 11th, Bosch Mobility is offering exclusive savings on must-have auto parts and tools. Learn more here.

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

As a reminder, we’ll have an accompanying post, like this one, on the site with an embedded link to the live stream. Head to the YouTube channel to get your questions and comments in.

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After the show ends at around 5 p.m. ET, the video will be archived on YouTube and the audio on all your favorite podcast apps:

We now have a Patreon if you want to help us avoid more ads and invest more in our content. We have some awesome gifts for our Patreons and more coming.

Here are a few of the articles that we will discuss during the podcast:

Here’s the live stream for today’s episode starting at 4:00 p.m. ET (or the video after 5 p.m. ET:

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