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Closing out this week’s Green Deals, we’ve spotlighted Lectric’s XPress 750 e-bikes that are coming along with $257 in free gear at $1,299. We then have the continued $600 discount on Segway’s Navimow H Series Robot Lawn Mowers that we saw during the recent Prime Day event starting from the $1,299 low. Rad Power has launched another e-bike sale with three models getting up to $300 in savings in the form of price cuts and free accessories, while EcoFlow’s River 2 Pro Portable Power Station and its bundle option return to their lowest prices starting from $379. And lastly, Best Buy is offering another one-day sale on the Hyper Jet Fuel Step-Over BMX e-bike at a new $535 low. Plus, all the other hangover Green Deals in the links at the bottom of the page, like yesterday’s exclusive new low price on Anker’s SOLIX C300 DC 90Ah power station or the big discounts on Samsung’s Bespoke all-in-one electric washer & ventless dryer, 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.

Lectric’s XPress 750 e-bike makes a great commuting companion for up to 60 miles at $1,299 with $257 in free gear

Checking back in on Lectric’s ongoing Fall into Savings sale that still has a free extra battery offer on its XPeak Off-Road e-bikes, the brand also has a nice package deal going for one of its newer models, the XPress 750 e-bikes going for $1,299 shipped and coming along with $257 in free gear. Normally this bundle would cost you $1,556, but as is often the case with this brand’s sales, the discounts here are on the included add-on accessories for an enhanced riding experience. While it’s not the biggest bundle we’ve seen (which goes to its free extra battery launch special from April) it is definitely among the more sizable packages that we’ve seen lately, while the e-bike itself is an ideal solution to many commuter needs at an affordable rate. With the bundled gear you’ll also be adding a larger saddle and suspension seat post to the mix, alongside an 850 lux Elite headlight, and a phone mount.

Coming in both step-thru and step-over designs, Lectric’s XPress 750 e-bike has been my primary way to get around NYC for a little while now and it has surpassed most of my expectations in just how far it can carry me. It comes with a 750W rear hub motor (peaking at 1,310W for inclines), a removable 48V 14Ah battery, and five levels of pedal assistance (with an always-appreciated torque sensor and the company’s PWR+ technology) that boosts me up to 20 MPH for up to 60 miles (in states where it’s permitted, speeds can max out at 28 MPH). The commuting distance holds up as I’ll regularly take this model out for two or more hours at a time and return home with a nearly full battery after cruising around with the pedal assistance (using the throttle alone does show more battery usage).

There’s a bunch of other solid features to praise Lectric for on the XPress e-bike, like the puncture-resistant tires, hydraulic mineral oil brakes, front suspension fork, a 7-geared freewheel paired with a Shimano derailleur, removable pedals, a thru-axle wheel attachment system for tool-free installations, kickstand, a hidden cable routing system, an integrated headlight and taillight, and a full-color LCD display with a USB-A port to charge your personal device.

If you’re not concerned with the free gear but are interested in a toned-down version of Lectric’s XPress e-bike, there are two base model options that are cheaper at $999 shipped. They offer the same overall design features, except with a smaller 500W rear-hub motor (that peaks at 1,092W) and a 48V 10.4Ah battery that provides a shorter travel range up to 45+ miles.

Be sure to check out the entire lineup of e-bike bundles while Lectric’s Fall into Savings sale continues.

Segway Navimow H Series robot mowers

Segway’s Navimow H series robot mowers still benefit from $600 discounts starting from return $1,299 low

Through its official Amazon storefront, Segway Navimow is offering continuing Prime Day pricing on its H Series Robot Lawn Mowers starting from $1,299 shipped, after clipping the on-page $600 off coupon, while its two other models are down at $1,599 and $1,999, respectively with the same on-page coupons. Down from their price tags of $1,899, $2,199, and $2,599 since first hitting the market in March, discounts have been frequently dropping costs by $380 to $600 over 2024. Last seen during the recent Prime Day event, the savings are being continued here for the best opportunity to upgrade your lawn care routine at the lowest price we have tracked. You’ll also find the same $600 discount available on the largest of these models direct from Segway.

Segway’s Navimow H series includes three models that are designed to cover either 0.2-acre yards, 0.37-acre yards, or 0.74-acre yards – with the first carrying a 180-minute battery life while the other two have extended 240-minute run times. They all provide the same cutting height range from 1.2 inches to 2.4 inches, and can even climb/descend up to 24-degree slopes while completing their duties – plus, they all sport an IP66 waterproof rating to handle the aftermath of adverse weather.

The big upgrade here is ditching any need for a perimeter wire in favor of RTK positioning, paired alongside its VisionFence Sensor that enhances its navigation and obstacle avoidance functionalities. You’ll be getting the smart controls over its performance that you would expect, allowing you to overwrite and adjust its settings and schedules – though you can also let it do it’s own thing too, with the robot able to return of its own accord to the charging station when its battery gets too low and picking back up after recharging. This is possible thanks to the guidance of its Global Navigation Satellite Systems that make sure to keep it within the set boundaries and also to track it down if it gets stuck on terrain or even swiped off your property when you’re not looking.

You can also check out our recent launch coverage of Segway’s new Navimow X3 series which has been designed and upgraded to tackle yards up to 2.5 acres in size.

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Rad Power offers up to $300 in savings on three e-bikes with free accessories thrown in starting from $1,399

Rad Power has another edition of its usual sales, offering up to $300 in savings on three of its e-bike models, with some in the form of free additional gear – all through October 23. This time around, the lowest price starts with the RadRover 6 Plus Step-Thru e-bike that is down at $1,399 shipped. Normally fetching $1,599 these days after Rad lowered prices across its older models at the start of 2024, this is the second-lowest price we have tracked on this model, which over the year has been overlooked for price cuts in favor of its now discontinued high-step counterpart. You’ll be saving a solid $200 on a very reliable e-bike that I have personally enjoyed riding around the swamps of Virginia, which I discussed in my Travel Kit here. Head below to get the breakdown of what to expect before hopping aboard the saddle.

While I was spending some time visiting my family down in the swamps of Virginia and North Carolina, I got to jump into the saddle of the RadRover 6 Plus e-bikes for the first time, with my parents having bought both the high-step and step-thru models. It provided me a solid riding experience that I regularly took time to partake in (especially when I needed alone time), with the 750W brushless geared hub motor and semi-integrated 672Wh battery giving me 45 miles of travel at speeds up to 20 MPH. The five levels of pedal assistance kicked on with little lag time, and gave me a consistently reliable ride for the full week of use – plus, my parents regularly use it to get around campsites and have nothing but good things to say about it.

As I mentioned in my Travel Kit coverage, this model is a great companion for rides on the streets and for when things go off-road, as the thick Kenda Juggernaut puncture-resistant tires easily tackled the swampy and varying terrain, with the water-resistant connectors providing added protections during these parts of my journeys. Along with these, the bike also comes equipped with a 7-speed Shimano derailleur, fenders to go over both wheels and a solid LCD display to monitor and switch through its settings.

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EcoFlow RIVER 2 Pro LiFePO4 power station

EcoFlow’s RIVER 2 Pro 768Wh LiFePO4 power station covers 80% of appliances at return $379 low

Coming to us through its official Amazon storefront, EcoFlow is offering another chance to grab the RIVER 2 Pro Portable Power Station at its lowest rate of $379 shipped. Normally fetching $599, this unit has benefitted from a bunch of discounts, with most from Amazon taking costs down between $439 and $429 while some of EcoFlow’s direct 24-hour flash sales brought costs down lower to $379 during its summer and fall early Prime Day sales. Today you can score it once again at the lowest price we have tracked, which only appeared for a single day during the recent Prime Day event and saves you $220.

One of the larger models in EcoFlow’s RIVER series of compact backup solutions, the RIVER 2 Pro comes ready to assist your campsite visits and short-term power needs with a 768Wh LiFePO4 capacity that pumps out up to 1,600W of power thanks to its X-boost tech, giving it the juice to “run 80% of home appliances.” It’s a great unit to have when last minute plans are made as it can recharge its own battery in just 70 minutes by plugging into a wall outlet, with USB-C and car port plug-in options too. By taking advantage of the bundle option that also gives you a 160W solar panel at its lowest rate, you’ll also be able to utilize its solar charging capabilities that can refill the battery in up to 9 hours (it takes 3.5 to 4.5 hours using its max 220W input). There’s also the four AC ports, three USB-A ports, and only one of the USB-C ports to connect your devices and appliances to.

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Hyper Jet Fuel Step-Over BMX e-bike

BMX with a boost on Hyper’s Jet Fuel step-over e-bike at new $535 low for today only

Through its Deals of the Day, Best Buy is offering the Hyper Jet Fuel Step-Over BMX e-bike for $534.99 shipped. Usually going for $1,000 most of the time, we’ve seen a handful of discounts that brought costs down lower, many of them direct from Hyper and cutting the price down from a higher $1,198 price tag to land between $900 and $1,000. We’ve seen two previous one-day discounts like today, with both of them dropping the price to the former $600 low, but today those rates are being beaten out by $65 to save you $465 in total and give you a new all-time low price.

BMX riders who want to add some electric assistance to their fun will find a durable combination in this 26-inch e-bike, which can support teens and adults up to 275 pounds. It has a 250W rear-hub motor powered by the integrated flush-mounted 36V 10.4Ah battery and three levels of pedal assistance up to max speeds of 20 MPH for up to 20 miles after four hours of charging. The nice thing is that the bike isn’t weighed down by too much equipment, meaning you can also ride it like any normal bike too. It’s been stocked with a few other features like the 26-inch multi-surface fat tires, front and rear disc brakes, a premium BMX padded saddle, and a simple handlebar-mounted controller for effortless setting adjustments.

Fall e-bike deals!

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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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Honda’s super low-cost electric motorcycle revealed in new patent images

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Honda's super low-cost electric motorcycle revealed in new patent images

Honda’s patent filings offer a clear glimpse into the company’s plans for an ultra-affordable electric motorcycle, integrating a proven chassis with a simple electric powertrain. It’s a clear glimpse into how the world’s most prolific motorcycle maker plans to challenge the nascent electric motorcycle market.

The filings in Honda’s new patent show a bike built around the familiar platform of the Honda Shine 100, a best-selling commuter in India, reimagined in electric form for a cost-effective future of urban mobility.

According to Cycle World’s Ben Purvis, Honda’s patent sketches outline a design that repurposes the Shine’s sturdy frame and chassis mounting points to house an electric motor and compact battery setup. Positioned where the engine once sat, a mid-motor drives the rear wheel via a single-speed reduction gear and chain – mirroring the essentials of the original gasoline-powered commuter bike.

Instead of a traditional fuel tank, the design features two lithium-ion battery packs, angled forward on either side of the spine frame and fitting neatly into the existing geometry.

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What makes the bike revealed in this patent even more interesting isn’t just its clever packaging, but rather the platform. By leveraging the proven Shine chassis, Honda can significantly cut development costs, manufacturing complexity, and market price. That’s a big statement given that surviving in price-sensitive markets like India demands simplicity and reliability. And by piggybacking off a proven platform, Honda can dramatically reduce the time to market from the time the boardroom bigwigs give the project the final green light.

Honda’s patent images show an electric motorcycle built on the same platform as the Honda Shine 100

The design still seems to feature styling that would be fairly consistent with the Shine 100, even down to a gas cap-like circular protrusion likely on top of a faux-tank. Some electric motorcycles in the past have used this location to hide a charging port, keeping similar form and function to outdated fuel tanks and fill ports, though it’s not clear if that is Honda’s intention.

It’s not clear what power level Honda could be targeting, but the Shine bike from which Honda’s creation draws its design inspiration could provide some clues. The Honda Shine 100 features a 99cc engine that provides around 7.3 horsepower (around 5.5 kW) and has a top speed of 85 km/h (53 mph), solidly planting it in the commuter segment of motorcycles.

The electric motorcycle in Honda’s design would be unlikely to target much higher performance as it would drastically increase the required battery capacity, and thus similar speeds of around 80-85 km/h (50-53 mph) would seem likely.

There also appears to be no active cooling, which would also limit the amount of power that Honda would be likely to draw continuously. The patent describes a channel formed by the two battery packs, leading to the speed controller and creating ducted cooling that pulls heat out of the batteries and electronics without drawing extra power.

Honda hasn’t released a final design, but I ask AI to create one based on the patent images. I’d ride that!

This emerging design is just one piece of Honda’s broader electric two-wheeler strategy. Their entry-level EM1 e: and Activa e: scooters launched with mobile battery packs and budget-friendly pricing. Meanwhile, high-tech concepts continually push the envelope. But this Shine-based bike aims squarely at the heart of mainstream affordability – a move likely to resonate with millions of new electric riders in developing regions like India where traditionally-styled small-dsiplacement motorcycles reign supreme.

Honda hasn’t revealed a timeline or pricing yet, but Honda’s patents offer real hope to fans of the brand’s electric efforts. If scaled effectively, this could be the first truly mass-market electric motorcycle from a major OEM, with a sticker price likely far below the $5,000 mark usually seen as a floor for commuter electric motorcycles from major manufacturers. That would also dramatically undercut models from brands like Zero or Harley-Davidson’s LiveWire, even as those brands rush to bring their own lower-cost models to market.

Electrek’s Take

Honda’s patent reveals a clever, no-frills EV designed to democratize electric two-wheeling, especially in developing markets that are even more price-sensitive than Western electric motorcycle customers.

Using a trusted frame, simple electric drive, and passive cooling, I’d say it definitely prioritizes cost over complexity, which is exactly what urban commuters need. If Honda can bring this to market, it would not just add another electric bike to the mix… it could create a new baseline for affordability in affordable electric mobility. Now we’re just waiting for the rubber to hit the road!

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Musk will ask Tesla shareholders to vote on bailout for twitter/xAI

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Tesla shareholders will vote on whether to invest into xAI, Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s private company, according to a post by Musk on twitter today.

Elon Musk is not just the CEO of Tesla, the electric car company that you may have heard about from time to time in Electrek’s coverage, but several other companies as well. And, famously, Musk companies often share resources – there has been much talk of incorporating SpaceX technology into Tesla vehicles, and putting xAI/twitter’s “MechaHitler”…. er, I mean, “Grok”…. feature into Tesla cars, among other collaborations that have happened over his various companies’ histories.

And today, Musk made it official that he will seek greater collaboration between three of his companies: Tesla, xAI, and twitter, in the form of an investment into xAI by Tesla.

The situation is a little more complicated than that, though.

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Tesla is a public company, owned by shareholders. Musk is the largest shareholder, but only owns around 12% of the company himself.

This is a different situation than xAI, which is a private company, owned by Musk. While there are other investors, he can exercise much more direct control over the company, and doesn’t have to put big decisions up to a vote.

One of the recent decisions he made with xAI was to purchase twitter in March. You may say, “wait, I thought he bought twitter back in 2022?,” and you’d be correct. Musk purchased twitter for $44 billion in 2022, which was widely agreed to be far too high a price, and then rapidly saw the company’s valuation drop to under $10 billion.

Then, in March 2025, Musk had xAI purchase twitter in an all-stock deal, valuing twitter company at $45 billion – again, far too high of a valuation, but considering he purchased the company from himself, he could set the price at whatever he wanted.

The move was widely considered to be a bailout of twitter, and the numbers involved considered arbitrary, perhaps partially to help save face for Musk after he made one of the worst business deals of all time.

Now the two are the same entity, and it seems clear that he would like to bring Tesla into the fold, in some way or another.

Musk has already improperly used resources from Tesla, a public company, to boost xAI and twitter, his private companies. Last year, he gave up Tesla’s priority position for highly sought-after NVIDIA H100 GPUs, instead shipping those GPUs to xAI and twitter. Tesla could have used these GPUs for training its FSD/Robotaxi systems, which Musk has claimed is the most important thing to Tesla’s future, but instead graciously sent them to his other company that used them to, uh, train a bot to say Nazi stuff apparently.

xAI has also poached talent from Tesla, multiple times, showing how Musk is using Tesla as a farm team for his private company.

So it hasn’t been a secret that Musk would like to use public money to bail out his private companies, as he’s been setting the stage for for a while now.

Musk has previously “discussed” getting Tesla to invest in xAI in the past, but the idea was never made official until today, when Musk said that he will put the idea to a shareholder vote.

In response to one of his superfans asking for the the opportunity to waste money on an overvalued social media app (which would mark the third time it has been overpaid for in as many years), and the backend fueling “MechaHitler,” Musk said this:

Tesla traditionally holds its annual shareholder meeting around the middle of the year, so if it were a normal year, this shareholder vote might be imminent.

But it’s not a normal year, as just last week Tesla announced an exceptionally late shareholder meeting, pushing it back to November, the latest it has ever held the meeting.

This means that Musk will have around four months to campaign for this idea – something that he’ll perhaps have more time to do, now that he’s no longer cosplaying as a government official.

We don’t know what the structure of the deal might look like yet, but Musk has been clear in the past that he wants more shares in Tesla. After selling many of his shares in order to buy twitter, he later complained that he doesn’t feel comfortable having less than 25% of Tesla. Given that his recent xAI/twitter deal was an all-stock deal, Musk could attempt to fund any investment of Tesla into xAI via shares, giving himself more Tesla shares in exchange for the company gaining a portion of xAI. Though to get him to 25% voting shares in Tesla, that would require either an enormous valuation for xAI, a small valuation for Tesla, or purchasing a large percentage of xAI (or, perhaps, all three, given how much higher TSLA’s valuation is than xAI’s).

We may however have a hint as to how that vote will go, because the last time Musk campaigned for a clearly terrible idea, Tesla shareholders ate it up.

In mid-2024, Musk ended his yearslong absenteeism at Tesla in a flurry of activity, hoping to persuade enough shareholders to vote for his illegal $55B pay package.

That flurry involved firing 10% of the company (supposedly in order to save money – though Tesla’s earnings have dropped drastically since), including important leadership and successful teams, which caused chaos with Tesla’s projects. He also pushed back an all-important affordable car project (which we’ve still heard nothing about) and held Tesla’s AI projects hostage while shifting both resources and staff from Tesla to his private AI company, even as he claims that AI is the future of Tesla.

In the end, these bad decisions worked, and shareholders voted to give their bad CEO his $55B pay package, even though it was later ruled to still be illegal.

So it looks like we’ve got another campaign coming up, and if last time was any indication, expect some really bad decisions along the way. It worked last time, didn’t it?

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E-quipment highlight: Perkins TracStar battery electric power unit

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Perkins develops a drop-in battery electric power unit

The off-highway equipment experts at Perkins and McElroy have teamed up to develop a plug-and-play battery electric power unit designed to help equipment OEMs and upfitters to seamlessly transition from diesel to battery electric power.

Designed to occupy the same space as the companies’ diesel-engined power units, Perkins dropped its new battery power unit into the similarly new McElroy TracStar 900i pipe fusion machine (specialized equipment used to join thermoplastic pipes like HDPE or polypropylene by heat-welding them end-to-end to form a continuous length pf pipe).

Perkins’ battery electric power unit replaces the company’s proprietary 134 hp, 3.6 liter 904 Series Tier V diesel engine, enabling units that are already deployed to be quickly upgraded to electric power – and helping trade allies and development partners to easily retrofit existing equipment in order to add zero-emission options to their operational fleet.

“We’re actively helping customers navigate the shift in power system requirements, with a range of advanced power systems including electric, diesel-electric and alternative fuel compatible engines,” says Jaz Gill, vice president, global sales, marketing at Perkins. “When it comes to the innovative fully integrated battery electric power unit, it can be ‘dropped in’ to a machine to replace a diesel engine. The system consists of a Perkins battery along with inverters, motors and on-board chargers – all packaged up into a compact drop-in system to support seamless transition from diesel to electric for our customers looking to make that move.”

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McElroy believes that an electric, emissions-free power unit like this one will open new opportunities and applications for its customers.

“Their team has done a phenomenal job of integrating their battery electric system into our TracStar 900i,” explains McElroy President and CEO Chip McElroy. “We’re really excited to see what the market thinks about this concept.”

Development of the battery electric powered pipe fusion machine was completed in about nine months. Future Perkins-powered electric equipment running the 904 diesel (small excavators, telehandlers, pumps, and gensets) could be developed even more quickly. You can find out more in the company’s promo video, below.

Perkins electric power unit

SOURCE | IMAGES: McElroy, Perkins.

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