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Leading today’s Green Deals further into December savings is Lectric’s Holiday sale that is continuing many Black Friday deals with up to $781 taken off its e-bike bundles and offering a change-up with bonus savings – all starting from $999. Next we have some returning backup power lows, with Anker’s PowerCore Reserve 60,000mAh Power Bank Station back at $80 alongside its descendant models, as well as Bluetti’s Handsfree Backpack Power Stations and bundle options starting from $299. Bringing up the rear we have a great entry-level commuter for teens and adults in the Jetson Eris Folding Electric Scooter that hit a new $203 low. Plus, all the other hangover Green Deals are in the links at the bottom of the page, like yesterday’s Aventon Holiday sale, the Anker SOLIX power deal offers, 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 Holiday sale continues Black Friday deals with up to $781off e-bike bundles from $999 with bonus savings

Lectric has officially switched over to its Holiday sale, which is continuing much of its Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals with up to $781 taken off e-bike bundles on top of 25% off being taken off select accessories. If you get your order in by December 16, your new e-bike will even arrive before Christmas to go under the tree. There are so many great options from this brand, but one that I think deserves a spotlight is the XPress 750 High-Step Commuter e-bike and its Step-Thru counterpart, both coming with $365 in free gear at $1,299 shipped. Normally this bundle would cost you $1,664 in full, but you’re saving the second-biggest amount we’ve seen so far on these models which are carrying over from its Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales (The largest was from its free extra battery launch promo from April which hasn’t been seen since). Get the rundown on what to expect, as well as the included bundled items, below.

I’ve been riding my own XPress 750 e-bike for a few months now and it has been perfect for getting around NYC so far, surpassing many of my expectations. Stocked with a 750W rear hub motor (peaking at 1,310W), a removable 48V 14Ah battery, and five levels of pedal assistance supported by a superior torque sensor, you’ll get a solid 60 miles of travel on a single charge at speeds up to 20 MPH (28 MPH if you live in select states). 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 only the throttle does show more battery usage, but even then I’m never stressed about making it home before it dies).

There’s a bunch of other solid features to praise on such a low-priced 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. With the included bundle, you’ll also be getting a rear cargo rack, fenders for both wheels, an upgraded Elite headlight, an accordion-style bike lock, and a suspension seat post.

Lectric XPeak 2.0 e-bikes come with $365 bundle

Lectric XPeak 1.0 e-bike clearance sale with $781 bundle

Lectric XPedition 2.0 13Ah e-bike with $296 bundle

Lectric XPedition 2.0 26Ah e-bike with $564 bundle

Lectric XPedition 2.0 35Ah e-bike with $713 bundle

Lectric Holiday sale ONE Long-Range e-bike with $467 bundle

Lectric Holiday sale XP 3.0 Long-Range e-bikes with $454 bundle

Lectric Holiday sale XP 3.0 Standard e-bikes with $454 bundle

Lectric Holiday sale XP Trike with $419 bundle

Lectric Holiday sale XP Lite 2.0 Long-Range e-bikes with $365 bundle

Anker PowerCore Reserve 60,000mAh power bank station

Get return Black Friday savings on Anker’s PowerCore Reserve 60,000mAh power bank station at $80 low

The official Anker Amazon storefront is bringing Black Friday savings back around on its PowerCore Reserve 60,000mAh Portable Power Bank Station at $79.99 shipped, after clipping the on-page $10 off coupon. This coupon comes in while the power station is already down from its usual $150 price tag, tacking on the additional savings to drop costs back to the lowest we’ve seen. This rate has only repeated a few short-lived times since first appearing during October’s Prime Day event, with today’s deal giving folks another chance at a totable backup power solution at the best price we have tracked. It even beats out Anker’s direct flash sale right now where it sits $11 higher.

A popular companion for day-to-day charging needs, Anker’s PowerCore Reserve provides a 60,000mAh/192Wh battery that covers your personal devices with its two USB-A ports, two USB-C ports, and up to 60W charging speeds. It is rated to keep your iPhone 14 charged over 10 times or a MacBook Air for up to 2.9 times. Its compact form factor weighs in at just 5 pounds and easily slips into your bag, with you being able to refuel its own battery via a wall outlet or with a 60W solar panel (sold separately). One of its much-loved features is the built-in retractable light that provides two brightness levels and even an S.O.S. button to flash out through the darkness in times of emergency (which has been passed on in different designs to its descendants).

If you’re thinking you want something a little larger, but still keeping to a more compact-focused design, you’ll also find the brand’s SOLIX C300 90,000mAh models down at their lowest prices too, with the DC model going for $140, down from $200, while the AC model is at $180, down from $250. You’ll get a larger 90,000mAh/288Wh capacity here, upgraded with LiFePO4 cells. They both dish out power at up to 300W outputs through the seven ports (DC model) or eight ports (AC model). The DC station sports a similar LED pop-up light as the PowerCore, whereas the AC station trades that in for a light bar and integrated carrying handle. You’ll find both these units matching in price direct from Anker’s website.

Bluetti Handsfree Backpack Power Station

Add Bluetti’s Handsfree LiFePO4 backpack power stations to your adventures at returning lows from $299

Bluetti’s official Amazon storefront is offering returning Black Friday/Cyber Monday pricing on its new Handsfree 1 and Handsfree 2 Backpack Power Stations and their bundles starting at $299 shipped and $399 shipped, the latter of which requires you to clip the on-page $200 off coupon for maximum savings. These two new releases carry $429 and $599 price tags, with the two previous sales we’ve seen them in (Halloween/Black Friday) were longer-term events that kept costs down at these same rates, though we did see Cyber Monday cut the Handsfree 2’s price a little further to $369. Today, you’re looking at return 30% and 33% markdowns, saving you $130 and $200 and giving you the lowest price we’ve tracked on the Handsfree 1 and the second-lowest on the Handsfree 2. They’re also beating out Bluetti’s website where they are sitting $70 to $100 higher.

Bluetti has produced a backup power solution with these models that I am surprised took so long to see on the market, as the Handsfree 1 and Handsfree 2 Backpack power stations keep true to their names. These are ultra-slim power stations that have been designed for either the 42L or 60L backpacks that you’ll be getting too. Don’t worry about the units taking up all the space either, as there’s plenty to store camping, hiking, and other outdoor essential gear. With the Handsfree 1, you’re looking at a 268.8Wh LiFePO4 battery (with 300W output surging to 450W) while the Handsfree 2 provides a larger 512Wh LiFePO4 capacity (700W surging to 1,200W). Both models provide five ports to cover your devices and small appliances: one AC port, two USB-A ports, and two USB-C ports.

Recharging speeds are as convenient as they are fast (good for last-minute plans), with either able to hit 80% in 45 minutes via a wall outlet while reaching a full battery takes a little longer at 1.5 hours for the Handsfree 1 and 1.3 hours for the Handsfree 2. Of course, an outdoor-minded power station wouldn’t be much help without solar charging – with both able to get back to full in 3 hours with a 120W panel (they have a max of 200W and 350W solar inputs). The bags come splash-resistant, with easy access to the power station’s port through the side flap, and plenty of layers of compartments, outer buckles, and more for your additional equipment.

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Jetson Eris Folding e-scooter

Jetson’s Eris folding e-scooter makes a great starter model for teens and adults alike at new $203 low

Amazon is offering the lowest price yet on the blue Jetson Eris Folding Electric Scooter for $203.08 shipped, after clipping the on-page 30% off coupon, while its two other colorways start from higher rates. More recently keeping towards a $370 price tag since falling from its original $500 MSRP earlier in the year, we’ve seen frequent discounts over 2024, with the biggest of them dropping costs to $229 or higher. Today’s deal comes in with a combined 45% markdown that slashes $167 off its new going rate, landing it for your or even your teen’s commute/joyrides at a new all-time low.

The Jetson Eris e-scooter makes an affordable commuter for those with shorter-distance travel needs, or, despite it being called an “adult” model, would also make an excellent entry-level model for teens. Its 250W motor and 36V battery reach a top speed of 14 MPH and provide up to 12 miles of travel on a single charge while being able to tackle up to 20-degree inclines, which is quite impressive for the price. It features a foldable design that is common with e-scooters, an LCD display that gives you real-time performance data, as well as a mount for your phone so you have easy access to apps, music, etc. You’ll also be able to receive your purchase well ahead of Christmas day so it’ll be ready to go under the tree.

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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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ZeroAvia scores 45 fresh patents for hydrogen aviation engines

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ZeroAvia scores 45 fresh patents for hydrogen aviation engines

ZeroAvia Granted Raft of New Patents Key to the development of Large Hydrogen Aviation Engines

Aviation startup ZeroAvia says it’s been granted a “raft” of 45 new patents key to the development of practical large hydrogen aviation engines – and the company says it has 200 more H-related patents in the pipeline!

The news comes just weeks after ZeroAvia and Scottish regional airline Loganair announced a new, hydrogen-electric “turboprop” replacement motor capable of up to 5MW of shaft horsepower (~6,700 hp). United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) no. 12,341,225 covers an integrated hydrogen-electric engine design land is key to the development of a modular multi-MW hydrogen-electric engine for the ATR 42 and 72 model aircraft — which Loganair owns more than twenty of.

ATR isn’t the only potential customer ZerAvia is eyeballing, either. Despite hydrogen losing ground on utility-scale projects and more companies realizing that it’s “impossible” for hydrogen to compete as a transportation fuel, the fuel still seems to have some practical application in the aviation space. Both Airbus and Boeing have advanced plans and IP for hydrogen-ready airframes in recent weeks, as well, making the IP for large hydrogen-powered aviation engines that much more valuable.

“Recent patents filed and granted around hydrogen aviation give a window into an accelerating field of innovation,” explains Val Miftakhov, Founder and CEO, ZeroAvia. “As we see the large airframe manufacturers beginning to compete on technologies for hydrogen aircraft, there is a big opportunity for companies pioneering hydrogen propulsion systems. These are the inventions that will deliver truly clean, more affordable and highly efficient commercial air travel.”

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What it’s all about

ZA2000 2-5MW modular hydrogen-electric powertrain for 40-80 seat regional turboprops
ZA2000 2-5MW aviation engine; via ZeroAvia.

Like many tech-based startups, securing IP has been an integral part of ZeroAvia’s strategy, with the value of its patents being, essentially, the value of the company. Just as – if not more important to airlines like Loganair, American, and EcoJet, however, are the potential cost-savings of hydrogen compared to conventional aviation fuels like kerosene.

Importantly, these novel engines promise cost reductions for airlines. The substantially lower maintenance needs of hydrogen-electric engines will mean a decrease in maintenance and downtime for an airline’s fleet, with hydrogen fuel also projected to be significantly more cost effective than kerosene over time.

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You can read more about the new ZA600 and ZA2000 hydrogen-electric av motors here, and let us know what you think of hydrogen’s chances against traditional, kerosense-based aviation fuels in the comments.

SOURCE | IMAGES: ZeroAvia.

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100 MPH on a STANDING e-scooter?! Bo blows way past the limits

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100 MPH on a STANDING e-scooter?! Bo blows way past the limits

You might want to hold onto your handlebars for this one – literally. The fashion-forward British electric scooter maker Bo just unveiled what could be the most extreme electric scooter the world has ever seen. Named The Turbo, this standing e-scooter isn’t just playing around with speed – it’s aiming to smash right through it and find out what’s waiting on the other side.

And it all begs the question, “How much is too much?”

When we talk about fast electric scooters, we’re usually in the neighborhood of 50 mph (80 km/h). But the Bo Turbo doubles those numbers.

With 100 mph+ (160+ km/h) top speeds and claimed acceleration that’s faster than a Tesla, this scooter seems to use a design philosophy pulled straight from the playbook of Formula One. Thus, it should come as no surprise that the team behind The Turbo includes engineers with experience from Williams F1 and the Bloodhound Land Speed Record rocket car.

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Bo Turbo looks at home in the Bo-nnevile salt flats

The world’s fastest e-scooter?

Built on the same base chassis as the company’s sleek road-going Bo Model-M, The Turbo takes everything up a notch – actually, several notches. It features a 24,000 W dual-motor powertrain, 1,800 Wh battery, advanced traction control, and a power-to-weight ratio that reportedly beats a Bugatti Veyron.

At full power, the system is capable of propelling riders down a straightaway at three-digit speeds while standing upright. It’s absurd. It’s glorious. It’s gratuitous. It’s a dream. Or it’s a nightmare.

Bo says the machine is already delivering 85+ mph (137+ km/h) in early track testing at Goodwood Motor Circuit and is currently in development to push beyond the 100 mph barrier under Guinness World Record supervision.

And just in case you’re wondering if this is some experimental prototype cooked up in a lab – it’s not. The company is planning a limited run of built-to-order Turbo scooters, starting at a whopping $29,500. The first one is scheduled for delivery to a collector in Madrid during the 2026 Formula One race weekend.

The Bo Turbo shares the same chassis as the more mild-mannered Bo M scooter

From F1 brake ducts to street scooter DNA

Despite the headline-grabbing speed numbers, there’s a ton of serious engineering going on here. The Turbo uses ram-air intakes based on F1 brake cooling designs to keep the motors and controllers from overheating. The chassis – made from aerospace-grade aluminum and CNC-machined billet parts – is based on Bo’s proven Monocurve platform, the same structure that underpins the Bo Model-M. In fact, that might be the most impressive part of all, that the same chassis used underneath their everyday-ride-it-to-work Bo Model-M scooter is also holding together this 100 mph beast.

Bo’s team insists that despite the monster specs, The Turbo remains “surprisingly rideable.” Professional BMX rider Tre Whyte has piloted over 20 high-speed test runs, with the team now preparing to push the envelope even further.

A wild PR stunt – or something more?

It’s tempting to see The Turbo as just a headline machine (and hey, it works), but Bo says this project is about more than just chasing speed records. According to Bo CEO Oscar Morgan, “The Turbo is part of our mission to elevate these futuristic electric vehicles into the top tier of automotive performance.”

And honestly, they’ve got a point. E-scooters have exploded in popularity as low-speed urban vehicles, but the category rarely gets taken seriously in the performance world, despite the advent of racing leagues. Bo wants to change that – and they’re using motorsport technology to do it.

Electrek’s Take

Is this a practical daily rider? Absolutely not. But that’s not the point.

Bo is doing what so few e-scooter companies are willing to do – pushing boundaries, proving performance, and trying to make scooters feel exciting, not just functional. Whether The Turbo hits 100 mph or not, it’s already helped raise the bar for what electric micromobility can be. And if that means they develop safer and stable ways to build scooters along the way, then all the better.

The fact that they actually plan to sell these is a bit worrying, though the $30k pricetag means the local teens on your street aren’t going to be terrorizing the sidewalks with them. Well, not unless you’ve got an oil sheikh and his teenagers living on your street.

But hey, if you’ve got thirty grand and a need for painful death levels of speed – maybe this is your next toy.

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Chevron defeats Exxon in dispute over Guyana oil assets, clearing path for Hess acquisition

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Chevron prevails in mediation over Exxon in Guyana oil assets

Chevron has prevailed against Exxon Mobil in a dispute over Hess Corporation’s offshore oil assets in the South American nation of Guyana, Exxon CEO Darren Woods told CNBC’s Becky Quick on Friday.

The ruling by the International Chamber of Commerce in favor of Chevron clears the way for the oil major to complete its $53 billion acquisition of Hess Corporation.

Chevron shares jumped about 3% in premarket trading.

“We disagree with the ICC panel’s interpretation but respect the arbitration and dispute resolution process,” Exxon said in a statement Friday.

The dispute had created significant uncertainty over whether Chevron’s acquisition of Hess would close, weighing on the oil major’s stock performance. The transaction would have failed if Exxon had prevailed.

Exxon and China National Offshore Oil Corporation had filed an arbitration case with the ICC, claiming a right of first refusal over Hess’s assets in the Stabroek Block, an oil development off the coast of Guyana.

Hess has a 30% stake in an oil patch, while Exxon leads the project with a 45% stake and CNOOC maintains 25% stake.

“We welcome Chevron to the venture and look forward to continued industry-leading performance and value creation in Guyana for all parties involved,” Exxon said.

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