We’re closing out this week’s Green Deals with plenty of savings, led by some big news! To start, we have Jackery launching its new modular Explorer 5000 Plus power station with pre-order deals that give you up to $1,699 in free gear. Next, Velotric is offering a weekend flash sale on its T1 ST Plus e-bike at $1,249 and coming with a bonus savings option, followed by the first official discount on Govee’s new Smart Electric Kitchen Composter at $250. From there, we have a bunch of savings options on Anker’s SOLIX F3800 Portable Power Station starting from $2,999, with Goal Zero’s Yeti 500 and 700 Portable Power Stations right behind at their lowest prices. Lastly, we have a one-day only discount on NIU’s KQi 300P All-Terrain Suspension Electric KickScooter at $699. Plus, all the other hangover Green Deals in the links at the bottom of the page, like yesterday’s new low price on Aiper’s solar pool skimmer, the latest lineup of Rad Power’s e-bike sale, and more.
Jackery launches new modular Explorer 5000 Plus power station with early-bird discounts and up to $1,699 in free gear
To offer further solutions in the backup power market, Jackery is launching its newest and most advanced home backup model to date – with tons of savings for folks who get in on the action early. Now available for pre-order, the Jackery’s Explorer 5000 Plus Portable Power Station has been designed as “the lightest indoor generator in its class, and ensures people will stay connected, powered, and secure, even in the most difficult and unexpected circumstances.” Joining the ranks of larger capacity models with some truly monstrous expansive capabilities, this new unit promises enough power for home backup, EV charging, RV support, and more. If you want to get the full rundown on what to expect from this new model, check out our launch coverage here, and head below to learn how you can get up to $1,699 in free gear.
Jackery’s new Explorer 5000 Plus Portable Power Station is now available for pre-order, with a couple of different options starting from the unit’s base $3,499 price tag either direct from Jackery’s site or via Amazon.
From now until November 13, 2024 there are some early-bird bundle deals that are worth taking advantage of, with the Explorer 5000 Plus getting a free smart transfer switch (valued at $1,699) at $3,499 shipped, after using the on-page promo code NEW1500 at checkout for $1,500 off.
You can choose to grab the Explorer 5000 Plus with two 500W solar panels, a smart transfer switch, and a free protective cover (valued at $99) for $4,999 shipped, after using the on-page promo code NEW1000 at checkout for $1,000 off.
The final bundle option gives you the Explorer 5000 Plus, two 500W solar panels, the smart transfer switch, an expansion battery (providing a 10,080Wh capacity), and the free protective cover for $6,799 shipped, after using the on-page promo code NEW1200 at checkout for $1,200 off.
Velotric weekend flash sale drops T1 ST Plus e-bike with Apple Find My to $1,249 with bonus savings
Alongside Velotric’s ongoing sitewide sale, the brand is offering a weekend flash sale on its T1 ST Plus e-bike for $1,249 shipped, with a discounted bundle option for a bunch of add-on gear too. Normally priced at $1,549 most of the time, we saw it fall to its $1,099 low back during the brand’s Memorial Day sale for a short period, while the other sales have kept costs between $1,299 and $1,349. With this flash sale, you can land this lightweight model at a $300 markdown and the second-lowest price we have tracked. There’s also an option to bundle this e-bike and get a full spread of add-on gear with fenders for both wheels, a rear cargo rack, a phone mount, and a water bottle with a cage at $1,468, which all together would normally run you $1,818 – bumping your total savings up to $350.
Urban commuters and active cyclists alike will thrive with Velotric’s T1 ST Plus e-bike, as it weighs in at just 39 pounds, making it easy to carry up and down stairs while also taking up minimal space for those living in walk-up apartments/buildings. Its streamlined frame houses a 36V 352.8Wh battery that runs the 350W motor (which peaks at 600W), giving you up to 52 miles of pedal assistance (supported by a superior torque sensor) and top speeds of 25 MPH (unlocked from its standard 20 MPH).
Alongside a bonus walk mode for assistance when you have to hop off (especially to get up very steep angles) and Apple Find My capabilities, there’s a bunch more extra features that make this a great model at such a low price, with it also having a SHIMANO 8-speed derailleur, an integrated LED auto-headlight, double hydraulic disc brakes, puncture-resistant tires, an IPX6 waterproof rating, and a 3.5-inch LCD display with USB charging for your personal device.
bundle on-page with fenders, rear rack, water bottle, and bottle cage at $100 off
Govee’s new smart electric Kitchen Composter helps you go greener with first discount to $250 (50% off)
Govee’s official Amazon storefront is offering the very first chance to save on the new Smart Electric Kitchen Composter for $249.99 shipped, after clipping the on-page $200 off coupon. Priced at $500 since its recent release, this is the very first discount that we have seen on this new green kitchen upgrade – and the fact that it’s getting its price cut by a massive 50% markdown is rather surprising too, though Govee has been known to do this on other appliances, as it did with the new Smart Electric Kettle Pro. Folks looking to upgrade their home life and go a little more green are getting a great deal here, saving you $250 while also helping out the environment (and your gardens too). It also doesn’t seem to be available yet on Govee’s direct website, making this an even sweeter opportunity to get in on.
More and more folks are getting in on the benefits of composting at home, whether that’s to reduce food waste while also keeping it out of landfills, improving their own gardening soil for plants, and more. This new smart device from Govee is here to help with those desires, letting you keep records of your disposals, create your own low-cost fertilizer to provide vital nutrients to your home’s plant life, and more – all monitored and controlled via the companion app and with voice controls available through Alexa, Google Assistant, and Siri. You won’t have to worry about any odors here, as it includes two changeable filters that prevent the usual smells during the composting cycle. There are also three different operating modes here, with a full array of safety notifications to keep you in the loop should something go awry.
Save $1,000 on Anker’s 3,840Wh SOLIX F3800 power station at $2,999, bundles start from $3,499
Anker has a bunch of power deals that are offering up some great rates on a lineup of reliable backup power solutions, like the brand’s SOLIX F3800 Portable Power Station that is currently down at $2,999 shipped, which you can also find matching at Amazon, after clipping the on-page $1,000 off coupon. Down from its usual $3,999 price tag, we saw it in the earlier half of 2024 mostly keeping at or above $3,599, with some occasional falls lower. As the year has progressed we’ve been seeing more frequent $1,000 markdowns like today’s deal, though we did see it hit its $2,499 low back in June over at Wellbots. Today, you can add it to your backup needs with a solid $1,000 slashed off the tag, giving you the third-lowest price we have tracked. Head below for more on this unit and all its discounted bundle options too.
If you want to have all the backup power options at your fingertips – traveling/camping support to home backup and full home powering – this unit is one of the best versatile models on the market today with its 3,840Wh LiFePO4 battery capacity that can be expanded all the way up to a massive 26.9kWh with the addition of six BP3800 Expansion Batteries. It can dish out up to 6,000W of output power and comes with a myriad of ports to cover a wide range of devices and appliances, with eight ACs, three USB-Cs, two USB-As, one DC, and one car port. That’s not all, as it also sports connections to hook to your RV, and electric car, as well as your home’s circuit breaker, but you will need to get the appropriate gear (bundle options below) with a Home Backup Kit for sectional support or the Home Power Panel that covers the entire household and allows for connections with your solar roof panels for greater recharging capabilities.
There are a few different ways to recharge the F3800’s battery, but the two main ways will give you a full battery in only 2.7 hours through a standard outlet, or up to 2 hours when utilizing its maximum 2,400W solar input. Everything is housed within a rollable design, with an LCD display to monitor real-time levels as well as adjust settings – or you can do all this on your phone via the companion app.
Anker SOLIX F3800 power station/solar generator bundles:
You can check out the full spread of discounts that Anker is currently offering (including smaller units) on the landing page here.
Goal Zero’s Yeti 500 and 700 power stations at lowest prices starting from $337
Through its official Amazon storefront, Goal Zero is offering new and returning low prices on its Yeti 500 and Yeti 700 Portable Power Stations for $337.46 shipped and $449.96 shipped, after clipping the on-page 25% off coupons. Normally these two newer stations go for $450 and $600, respectively, and we’ve mostly seen the 500 model fall to $360 while the 700 model has been down as low as $450. You’re looking at the best prices here today, saving you $113 on the 500 at a new all-time low and $150 on the 700 at a returning low. There’s also a discounted bundle option to pair the Yeti 700 with a 100W solar panel for $586,after clipping the on-page $214 off coupon.
These 6th generation power stations are designed to keep your personal devices and small appliances juiced up and running during casual outdoor ventures, whether that’s for camping, tailgates, outdoor movie nights, road trips, and the like. They share much of the same designs and features, with the main difference between them being their capacity sizes (Yeti 500 offers 499Wh, Yeti 700 offers 677Wh) and output power levels (Yeti 500 provides 500W surging to 1,000W and the Yeti 700 provides 600W surging to 1,000W).
These units have all been given fast-charging capabilities when they’re plugged into a standard wall outlet, with the Yeti 500 recharging in 90 minutes and the Yeti 700 recharging in under 2 hours. Your small appliance and device charging needs are covered by the two AC ports, two USB-A ports, two USB-C ports, plus the bonus car port – and both can be hooked up to a solar panel with a max input level of 200W, with recharging ranging from 2.9 hours to 4 hours, depending on your model.
For today only hop aboard NIU’s KQi 300P foldable all-terrain suspension e-kickscooter at $699 low
Coming to us through its Deals of the Day, Best Buy is offering the NIU KQi 300P Foldable All-Terrain Suspension Electric Kick Scooter for $699 shipped. Normally fetching $949 here, while going for $899 direct from NIU, this one-day sale is seeing a slightly bigger discount than we’ve seen come from the manufacturer this year. When it’s been featured in NIU’s sales, it’s kept costs above $700, with the discounts only getting smaller and smaller as we headed through summer and into fall. Today, you’re looking at a 26% markdown coming from Best Buy, giving you $250 in savings and landing it at the lowest price we can find. It even beats out NIU’s website where it’s discounted to a higher $807 rate.
Designed to handle whatever terrain stands ahead of you, NIU’s KQi 300P kickscooter arrives with a 450W motor (peaking at 900W for up to 20% incline climbing) alongside a 13Ah/608Wh battery that provides a nice 30 miles of travel and 20 MPH top speeds. There are some great standout features here, like the dual-tube hydraulic suspension for an even smoother ride, or the PowerFront braking (with rear dual-action disc brakes) that extends battery life thanks to the regenerative braking. Along with these, there’s also rubber pneumatic tubeless tires, a Halo headlight, braking lights, turn signal lights, and the full array of smart controls via the companion app – letting you customize its settings while also providing security measures to lock/unlock the e-scooter.
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.
Stark Future, the Spanish electric motorcycle maker that turned the off-road world on its head, just locked in a fresh round of funding, pushing its total capital raised past €100 million. And unlike the big, flashy VC rounds we usually see, this one came mostly from existing backers and a few hand-picked newcomers, including some heavy hitters from the MotoGP world.
In what has become classic Stark style, the round was closed quickly and quietly, underscoring just how confident investors are in the brand’s growth trajectory. CEO and founder Anton Wass says the company intentionally offered a “very attractive valuation” to those who already believed in the mission.
“We managed to close it within a couple of weeks,” said Wass. “It’s a strong testament to the results our team has created.”
And it’s not just hype. Stark has proven it can build bikes that not only compete with gas-powered motocross machines, but completely outclass them. Their flagship model, the all-electric Stark VARG, claims the title of most powerful motocross bike ever made. Riders have already racked up tens of millions of kilometers on the VARG, and the bike has helped convert thousands of motocross enthusiasts to battery power. The model even got e-motos banned from the X-Games when the organizers feared that gas-powered bikes couldn’t keep up.
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That kind of traction, paired with the company’s rapid expansion into over 70 countries, explains why investors are still lining up to get a piece of the action.
But what really makes Stark stand out in the electric motorcycle world is its quick path to profitability. That’s a rare word in the electric motorcycle space, especially for such a young company. Just two years after their first deliveries, and within six years of founding, Stark Future is profitable and thriving. With each passing year, they seem to be improving margins, growing revenues, and launching new platforms.
And speaking of new platforms, those are coming, too. The company teased “very exciting new products” on the way, though didn’t drop specifics just yet. From the rumor mill though, it sounds like the company is preparing street models that could give gas bikes a run for their money. And if they’re anything like the VARG, we can certainly expect bikes that push boundaries and continue proving Wass’s bold thesis: electric motorcycles can outperform internal combustion in just about every way.
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U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent attends a press conference at government quarters Rosenbad after the trade talks between the U.S. and China concluded, in Stockholm, Sweden, July 29, 2025.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent reportedly told Reuters on Monday that there are “other authorities that can be used” to uphold the tariffs. One of them could be the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act, Bessent said.
Since markets in the U.S. were closed for the Labor Day holiday on Monday, they didn’t have a chance to respond to both Bessent’s comment and the court’s ruling, which was announced after the bell on Friday.
For now, futures tied to U.S. stocks were little changed Monday night stateside. Investors could have gotten used to the volatile nature of Trump tariffs and are taking a wait-and-see approach.
No point, after all, to prepare for an outcome that might lead to the start of another legal battle. It’s never over till it’s over — it’s just another day inTrump’s America.
What you need to know today
Bessent expects the Supreme Court to uphold Trump tariffs. And if they are struck down by the court, “there are lots of other authorities that can be used,” U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Monday, Reuters reported.
Trump said India had offered to remove tariffs on U.S. However, he did not elaborate on the claim. Trump also said Monday that trade ties with India is “a totally one sided disaster!” His comments came after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited China for a security summit.
Takeaways from the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit. The two-day event was largely seen as a showcase of Beijing’s push for a new world order. Key developments include: thawing India-China relations, a Xi-Putin-Modi troika, AI partnership and a new development bank.
Asia-Pacific markets trade mixed Tuesday. South Korea’s Kospi index rose around 0.8% as the country’s inflation in August came in lower than expected. U.S. stock futures were mostly flat. On Monday, U.S. markets were closed for Labor Day.
[PRO] A Chinese property stock defying the slump. The company has “already returned more capital than they ever raised from capital markets,” wrote Barclays — and its stock has an implied upside of over 40% from the bank’s price target.
And finally…
Sports club Suzhou Shishan opened the Chinese city’s first pickleball court in January 2024, according to the company.
Online sales of pickleball paddles and related equipment in China have skyrocketed this year to an average of $1.2 million in monthly sales as of July — an increase of more than six-fold versus the year-ago period, according to data from WPIC Marketing + Technologies.
Pickleball’s recent growth in China has different business implications. In contrast to U.S. suburbs, big Asian cities don’t tend to have large neighborhood spaces, said Patrick Yan, founder of an agency representing Asian pickleball players. “All these courts have to be built by people running businesses. They’re operating for profit.”
Tesla has finally released its ‘Master Plan Part 4’ and it’s nothing more than a smorgasbord of AI promises about its humanoid robot, which can’t even serve popcorn.
For more than a year, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has been teasing the release of his ‘Master Plan Part 4’ for the company.
Since 2006, Musk has been releasing “secret master plans” for Tesla to explain the company’s broader mission and product roadmap.
Musk himself recently admitted that Master Plan Part 2, released in 2016, is not even completed yet. He believes that will happen “next year”, but we heard that one before.
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Master Plan Part 3 was released in 2023, and it was about scaling when, in fact, Tesla’s electric vehicle sales have been in decline since then. They peaked in 2023.
Now, ‘Master Plan Part 4’ was released on X, and it’s all about “sustainable abundance” through AI and robotics.
Here it is:
Introduction
Since Tesla’s founding, each iteration of our master plan has focused on our north star: to deliver unconstrained sustainability without compromise.
Humans are toolmakers. At Tesla, we make physical products at scale and at a low cost with the goal of making life better for everyone. As the influence and impact of artificial intelligence (AI) technology increases, the mission set forth in Master Plan Part IV should come as no surprise.
This next chapter in Tesla’s story will help create a world we’ve only just begun to imagine and will do so at a scale that we have yet to see. We are building the products and services that bring AI into the physical world.
We have been working tirelessly for nearly two decades to create the foundation for this technological renaissance through the development of electric vehicles, energy products and humanoid robots.
Now, we are combining our manufacturing capabilities with our autonomous prowess to deliver new products and services that will accelerate global prosperity and human thriving driven by economic growth shared by all. We are unifying our hardware and software at scale, and in doing so, we are creating a safer, cleaner and more enjoyable world.
This is sustainable abundance.
Guiding principles
Growth is infinite.
Growth in one area does not require decline in another. Shortages in resources can be remedied by improved technology, greater innovation and new ideas.
The technologies that gave us the ability to power machines led to industrial revolutions that have widened our economic landscape, creating more opportunities for all. Groundbreaking inventions like the semiconductor and the internet have expanded—not diminished—social and economic opportunities across all aspects of the human experience, from creating more jobs to providing greater access to information to enabling deeper interpersonal connections.
Our desire to push beyond what is considered achievable will foster the growth needed for truly sustainable abundance.
Innovation removes constraints.
For centuries, humanity’s primary mode of transportation was the horse. Then, over the last fifty-plus years, cars with internal combustion engines powered by fossil fuels became the standard and expected transportation method. The idea that batteries could be produced affordably and at a scale large enough to pivot the transportation industry away from fossil fuels seemed a fool’s errand—until Tesla led the way forward.
Through continued innovation, we have overcome the technological constraints of battery development and built an industry powered by renewable resources.
Technology solves tangible problems.
The products and services born out of the acceleration toward sustainable abundance will advance humanity by solving real-world problems. To further accelerate our innovation, we build each product more efficiently and more sustainably than the last.
Solar energy generation and large-scale battery storage are increasing the availability and reliability of clean electricity in our communities—and are doing so more affordably and more sustainably.
Autonomous vehicles have the capacity to dramatically improve the affordability, availability and safety of transportation while reducing pollution, particularly in our increasingly dense global cities.
Optimus—our autonomous humanoid robot—is changing not only the perception of labor itself but its availability and capability. Jobs and tasks that are particularly monotonous or dangerous can now be accomplished by other means. In this way, Optimus’s mission is to give people back more time to do what they love.
Autonomy must benefit all of humanity.
The tools we make at Tesla help us build the products that advance human prosperity.
How we develop and use autonomy—and the new capabilities it makes available to us—should be informed by its ability to enhance the human condition. Making daily life better—and safer—for all people through our autonomous technology has always been, and continues to be, our focus.
Greater access drives greater growth.
Making technologically advanced products that are affordable and available at scale is required to build a flourishing and unconstrained society. It serves to further democratize society while raising everyone’s quality of life in the process. The hallmark of meritocracy is creating opportunities that enable each person to use their skills to accomplish whatever they imagine.
Everyone deserves access to these opportunities, and technological growth can help ensure that each of us is able to maximize our most limited resource: time.
We’re accelerating the world’s transition to sustainable abundance.
We must make one thing clear: this challenge will be extremely difficult to overcome. The elimination of scarcity will require tireless and exquisite execution. Some will perceive it as impossible. And plenty of others will laud every obstacle and setback we inevitably encounter along the way. But once we overcome this challenge, our critics will come to see that what they once thought was impossible is indeed possible. And that will be fine with us, because what matters most is that, together, we create a sustainable and truly abundant future for generations to come.
All worthwhile journeys are long. And they all begin with a first step.
Our first step was to make an exciting sports car—Roadster. Then we leveraged those profits to fund the development and production of more affordable, yet still exciting products—Model S and Model X. Then we repeated the process, bringing us to Model 3 and Model Y and onward.
This process required us to take many steps, some of them small and others large. But ultimately each win led to another win, and even with our failures, we were able to keep building momentum. Our momentum allowed us to build out a fully integrated ecosystem of sustainable products, from transport to energy generation, battery storage and robotics.
Today we are on the cusp of a revolutionary period primed for unprecedented growth. And this time it will not be a single step but a leap forward for Tesla and humanity as a whole. The tools we are going to develop will help us build the kind of world that we’ve always dreamed of—a world of sustainable abundance—by redefining the fundamental building blocks of labor, mobility and energy at scale and for all.
Electrek’s Take
Tesla is lost as a company. This is a bunch of utopic nonsense, complete with AI “abundance” buzzwords that Grok could have easily written.
Elon’s first two master plans were straightforward, featuring clear, actionable steps and a well-defined product roadmap.
In comparison, this is opium meant for Tesla shareholders to get their fix of potential “infinite growth” as an AI stock. It’s not real.
Everyone can see the value in an affordable humanoid robot capable of autonomously performing useful tasks. You don’t need to sell people on a weird utopic future around it. Start by demonstrating that you can create such a robot.
We have seen no evidence of that yet.
All of Tesla’s Optimus robot demonstrations have been supported by humans remotely controlling them. Most recently, Tesla had Optimus serving popcorn to guests at its diner in Los Angeles. It worked for a few hours on the first day, and the robot has reportedly been offline for a month since the restaurant’s launch.
I know I might sound like a hater, but I don’t care. Tesla is not a company that is about to deliver a future of “sustainable abundance”.
Tesla is a company that did the impossible and significantly accelerated the world’s transition to electric transportation. Then, its CEO went nuts. Sales started to go down, earnings began to drop, and to maintain a nonsensical stock price, the CEO decided to ride the AI bubble. That’s about it.
