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Today’s Green Deals are bringing you a short-term Christmas flash sale from Jackery through tomorrow, December 19, with up to $3,500 taken off the brand’s power stations and bundles, like the latest Explorer 2000 v2 Portable Power Station that is down at $899. We just spotted some new low prices on Worx’s Landroid M 20V and L 20V Robotic Lawn Mowers for yards of 1/4 acre or 1/2 acre in size, starting from $535. There’s also Trek’s Holiday sale that has a solid mix of affordable and high-end e-bikes at discounted rates, like the Dual Sport+ 2 hybrid lightweight e-bike at $1,750. And for folks wanting to add some smart tech to their gardens, you’ll find Rachio’s popular Smart Hose Timer with a Wi-Fi hub down at $75, beating out its Black Friday pricing. Plus, all the other hangover Green Deals are in the links at the bottom of the page, like yesterday’s Christmas deals on Vvolt e-bikes with extra batteries, EcoFlow power stations, 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.

Jackery’s short-term Christmas flash sale drops new Explorer 2000 v2 power station to $899

Jackery has kicked off a Christmas flash sale through December 19 that is taking up to $3,500 off a small selection of popular power stations, solar generator bundles, home backup bundles, and accessories. The brand’s latest Explorer 2000 v2 Portable Power Station is back at $899 shipped for this sale. First released in September and carrying a $1,499 price tag, we’ve been seeing more and more frequent discounts as the months have gone by, with this same rate first appearing during Black Friday sales, which got a short-lived drop to the $799 low on Cyber Monday. For this short sale, it’s benefitting from a 40% markdown that saves you $600 at the second-best price we have tracked. You can also bundle it along with two 200W solar panels at $900 off for $1,599.

Jackery’s latest Explorer 2000 v2 model comes designed with an exclusive CBT tech and a honeycomb build that contributes to its title as “the smallest, lightest home backup power,” which it delivers with a 2,200W power output that peaks at 4,400W for those larger appliance needs. It boasts a 2,042Wh LiFePO4 capacity, supplying power to devices and appliances through its seven port options, with it being one of the brand’s three models to sport the brand’s next-gen ChargeShield 2.0 for 62 forms of protection while charging – especially during storms, outages, and so on.

There are four ways to recharge the battery with this unit, with the quickest way being plugged into a wall outlet to regain 80% of the battery in about 66+ minutes, though if you need a full battery for last-minute plans and unexpected needs (say, an incoming storm), you can reach that with its supercharge features in 102+ minutes. There’s also the option to plug it directly into your car’s auxiliary port for a full battery in 24 hours, or you can utilize its maximum 400W of solar input to recharge the battery in 5.5 hours. One more thing to note here is its silent charging mode for when you’ve plugged it in for nighttime use or recharging, as it keeps under 30dB so you or anyone else trying to rest won’t be disturbed.

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Worx Landroid robot lawn mower

Worx Landroid M 20V and L 20V robotic mowers handle up to 1/2 acre of yard duties at new lows from $535

We just spotted Amazon having dropped the price lower than ever on the Worx Landroid M 20V and L 20V Robotic Lawn Mowers starting from $535 shipped. More recently keeping down around $719 on Amazon, with a higher $1,200 MSRP direct from Worx, we saw the M 20V model drop down to $540 during Black Friday sales, which fell another $1 in the days after Cyber Monday. Today, you’re getting a little more shaved off the price tag for a total of $665 in savings off its direct-from-Worx-pricing.

The middle child of the three sizes of this series of Worx Landroid robotic mowers, the M 20V tackles yard duties for up to 1/4 acres. It features an advanced AI that keeps it on the most efficient routes around your yard, with it smart enough to know when to raise and lower its floating blade for clearance over uneven terrain. All you have to do is lay down the boundary wire, measure your lawn with the companion app, and let its autonomous systems kick in and go. You’ll have a full array of remote smart controls via Wi-Fi or Bluetooth – plus, a nice little versatile design is the robot’s batteries being part of Worx’s PowerShare ecosystem, letting you interchange them with other tools from the brand that you already have in your arsenal. And while its body does come rain-resistant, its been equipped with a rain sensor to delay mowing until the grass reaches a certain dryness.

You’ll also find a new low price on the L 20V Landroid that is currently sitting at $557.70 shipped. Since summer we’ve been seeing it more regularly fetching $900 after falling from its $1,150 MSRP. This model delivers the same features and design as the above model, with one difference: it tackles yards up to 1/2 acre in size.

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Trek holiday sale takes $650 off the Dual Sport+ 2 hybrid lightweight e-bike for urban and trail commutes at $1,750

Trek’s Holiday sale is offering big savings across a wide selection of its high-end e-bikes, like the Dual Sport+ 2 Stagger Lightweight Hybrid e-bike that has been cut down to $1,749.93 shipped. Normally fetching $2,400, we haven’t seen as many discounts here as we have on the brand’s Go! models this year, with sales normally dropping costs around $1,900 to $2,000. Today, you’re looking at a $650 discount and the lowest price we have seen come from Trek itself, though we have seen it go for lower from third-party outlets before.

Designed for lightweight commuting and light off-roading alike, Trek’s Dual Sport+ 2 Stagger e-bike weighs in at 38 pounds, making it a great fit for folks with less physical strength. The 250W Hyena rear hub motor comes powered by the integrated 250Wh battery providing top speeds of 20 MPH for up to 35 miles, which can be bumped up to 70+ miles with the inclusion of a Hyena Range Extender Battery. There are three levels of pedal assistance here, supported by a torque sensor for a more intuitive and quick pick-up. You’ll also enjoy features like puncture-protected tires, a 9-speed Shimano Altus derailleur, hydraulic disc brakes, LED headlight and taillight, as well as an LED display. While racks and fenders aren’t included in the package, there are plenty of mounting points for such add-on accessories.

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rachio smart hose timer with Wi-Fi hub

Keep an intelligent eye on your water supply with Rachio’s smart hose timer and Wi-Fi hub at $75

Amazon is offering the Rachio Smart Hose Timer with WiFi Hub for $75.25 shipped. Down from its usual $100 price tag, this device has been seeing frequent ups and downs in price since summer, mostly keeping between $99 and $79, with occasional dips lower like we saw in October when it hit the $69 low. Black Friday pricing saw it down at $78, which is getting beaten out here today by this $25 markdown and the third-lowest price we have seen, coming in $6 above the all-time low. If you already have a Wi-Fi hub and are looking to add more smart hose timers to it, you’ll find them for $70 each on Amazon at the moment.

This two-device package from Rachio work side by side to deliver smart home controls over your outdoor water supply coming from your garden spigots. On your smartphone, through the Rachio app, you’ll be able to monitor flow rates and set schedules, with alerts coming from the devices themselves whenever any hiccups may happen along the way. The smart hose timer even performs weather-watching duties for you, using the Wi-Fi to keep up-to-date on forecasts so that scheduled watering can be skipped before the arrival of any storms, saving your lawn from being over-watered while saving your wallet from unwanted spending. You can also pair up to four of these timers to one Wi-Fi hub for maximum coverage.

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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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Mitsubishi debuts EV battery swap network for cars AND trucks in Tokyo

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Mitsubishi debuts EV battery swap network for cars AND trucks in Tokyo

Mitsubishi Fuso and Ample to partner on battery-swapping technology for electric trucks

Mitsubishi is partnering with Ample and Yamoto Transports to deploy an innovative new battery swap network for electric cars in its Japanese home market — but it’s not just for electric cars. Mitsubishi Fuso commercial trucks are getting in on the action, too!

Despite a number of early EV adopters with an overdeveloped concept of ownership, battery swap technology has proven to be both extremely effective and extremely positive to the overall EV ownership experience. And when you see how simple it is to add hundreds of miles of driving in just 100 seconds — quicker, in many cases, than pumping a tank of liquid fuel into an ICE-powered car — you might come around, yourself.

That seems to be what Mitsubishi thinks, anyway, and they’re hoping they’ll be your go-to choice when it’s time to electrify your regional and last-mile commercial delivery fleet(s) by launching a multi-year pilot program to deploy more than 150 battery-swappable commercial electric vehicles and 14 modular battery swapping stations across Tokyo, where the company plans to showcase its “five minute charging” tech in full view of hundreds of commercial fleets and, crucially, the executives of the companies that own and manage them.

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How battery swap works for electric trucks; via Mitsubishi Fuso.

A truck like the Mitsubishi eCanter typically requires a full night of AC charging to top off its batteries, and at least an hour or two on DC charging in Japan, according to Fuso. This joint pilot by Mitsubishi, Mitsubishi Fuso Trucks, and Ample aims to circumvent this issue of forced downtime with its swappable batteries, supporting vehicle uptime by delivering a full charge within minutes. The move is meant to encourage the transport industry’s EV shift while creating a depository of stored energy that can be deployed to the grid in the event of a natural disaster — something Mitsubishi in Japan has been working on for years.

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Trucks like the eCanter already serve a number of roles throughout the global truck market, including municipal waste collection, regional delivery support, and more.

The pilot is backed by Tokyo Metropolitan Government’s “Technology Development Support Project for Promoting New Energy,” with local delivery operator Yamato Transport testing swappable EVs for delivery operations on both its eCanter light-duty trucks and Mitsubishi Minicab kei-class electric vans.

Electrek’s Take

Fuso eCanter battery swap; via Mitsubishi.

Electrifying the commercial truck fleet is a key part of decarbonizing city truck fleets – not just here in the US, but around the world. I called the eCanter, “a great product for moving stuff around densely packed city streets,” and eliminating the corporate fear of EV charging in the wild just makes it an even better product for that purpose.

Here’s hoping we see more “right size” electric solutions like this one (and more battery swapping tech) in small towns and tight urban environments stateside somewhat sooner than later.

SOURCES | IMAGES: Mitsubishi, Fuso.

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Opel Grandland Blitz AWD electric SUV should give US Jeep fans hope

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Conquering New Terrain: The Opel Grandland Electric AWD

After becoming the first European brand to offer fully electric versions of every model it sells — and at the same price as the ICE models — Opel is going even further, with a new, AWD electric SUV that should give American Jeep fans hope for a new electric Cherokee!

Now part of the Stellantis, rather than GM portfolio of brands, Rüsselsheim-based Opel showed off the first official pictures of its new Opel Grandland Electric AWD — the company’s first all-electric SUV to feature the “Blitz” performance emblem and all-wheel drive.

“Our top-of-the-range Grandland SUV is a milestone for Opel,” says Opel CEO Florian Huettl. “Customers already have a choice of battery-electric drive, plug-in hybrid and hybrid with 48-volt technology. We are now offering even more choice with the Grandland Electric AWD and thus ensuring that our customers can enjoy maximum efficiency and safety in diverse weather and road conditions, combined with plenty of driving fun.”

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Opel says its new, AWD Grandland is its most aerodynamically efficient model yet, with a drag coefficient (Cd) of just 0.278. That efficiency, paired with similarly efficient electric motors and a 73 kWh li-ion NMC battery give the electric crossover a 501 km (311 mile) WLTP range, while a combined 325 hp and 375 lb-ft of torque should make for suitably spirited acceleration to go along with all that green cred.

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Suspension and handling, too, are promised to deliver on what Opel claims is a “typical” Teutonic driving experience in the Grandland AWD:

Both driving pleasure and comfort are further emphasized by dampers with frequency selective damping technology. This unique technology comes as standard on the Grandland Electric AWD and incorporates a second hydraulic circuit in the damper chamber to mechanically adapt the damping force in relation to the frequency. Depending on the situation, road surface conditions and driving style, it enables different damping characteristics for comfortable gliding at high frequencies – i.e. with short impacts such as on cobblestones or a manhole cover – as well as for a sporty, ambitious driving style with more direct contact with the road at low frequencies. The Grandland reacts even more immediately and directly to any command from the driver and, as is typical for Opel, remains stable when braking, cornering and at high speeds on the Autobahn.

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The Opel Grandland Electric AWD ships with four standard drive modes that include “normal,” eco, sport, and 4WD mode, which simulates locking axles and true 4×4 off-road performance. The ESP and traction control systems adopt specific settings to enhance grip in 4WD mode as well, and maximum power and torque are instantly available.

Electrek’s Take

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2026 Jeep Cherokee Electric SUV; via Chat GPT.

As you maybe could tell by now, feeding European Stellantis EVs into an AI image generator and asking it to “make them into Jeeps” is one of my new favorite things to do. This new Opel is no different, and the resulting image (above) paired with the models’ stated specs give me hope that the next wave of Jeep EVs will do better than the Wagoneer S at attracting buyers. All they really need, I think, is the right name — and the right price, to be winners.

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With $25,000 off, is the Jeep Wagoneer S the best EV deal going?

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Deep discounts hit Jeep’s flagship EV as Stellantis struggles with demand

Like a 90s “gifted” kid that was supposed to be a lot of things, the electric Jeep Wagoneer S never really found its place — but with dealers discounting the Jeep brands forward-looking flagship by nearly $25,000, it might be time to give the go-fast Wagoneer S a second look.

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Whether we’re talking about Mercedes-Benz, Cerberus, Fiat, or even Enzo Ferrari, outsiders have labeled Jeep as a potentially premium brand that could, “if managed properly,” command luxury-level prices all over the globe. That hasn’t happened, and Stellantis is just the latest in a long line of companies to sink massive capital into the brand only to realize that people will not, in fact, spend Mercedes money on a Jeep.

That said, the Jeep Wagoneer S is not a bad car (and neither is its totally different, hideously massive, ICE-powered Wagoneer sibling, frankly). Built on the same Stellantis STLA Large vehicle platform that underpins the sporty Charger Daytona EVs, the confusingly-named Wagoneer S packs dual electric motors putting out almost 600 hp. That’s good enough to scoot the ‘ute 0 to 60 mph in a stomach-turning 3.5 seconds and enough, on paper, to convince Stellantis executives that they had developed a real, market-ready alternative to the Tesla Model Y.

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With the wrong name and a sky-high starting price of $66,995 (not including the $1,795 destination fee), however, that demand didn’t materialize, leaving the Wagoneer S languishing on dealer lots across the country.

That could be about to change, however, thanks to big discounts on Wagoneer S being reported at CDJR dealers in several states, according to our friends at the Car Dealership Guy podcast.

  • Jimmy Britt Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram in Georgia, has a Wagoneer S with an MSRP of $67,590 listed at $43,104 ($24,486 off)
  • In Florida, Taverna Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram Fiat has a $67,590 Wagoneer S slashed to $43,138 ($24,452 off)
  • Chris Nikel Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram Fiat in Oklahoma has a Wagoneer S listed for $43,425 ($24,165 off)

“Stellantis bet big on electric versions of iconic American brands like Jeep and Dodge, but consumers aren’t buying the premise,” writes CDG’s Marcus Amick. “(Stellantis’ dealer body) is now stuck with expensive EVs that need huge discounts to move, eating into already thin margins while competitors focus on [more] profitable gas-powered vehicles.”

All of which is to say: if you’ve found yourself drawn to the Jeep Wagoneer S, but couldn’t quite stomach the $70,000+ window stickers, you might want to check in with your local Jeep dealer and see how you feel about it at a JCPenneys-like 30% off!

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