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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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This Hyundai IONIQ 5 drove 360,000 miles on its original battery [video]

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This Hyundai IONIQ 5 drove 360,000 miles on its original battery [video]

I Found an Ioniq 5 with 414,000 Miles in Just 3 Years, Hyundai Replaced the Battery for Free at 360K Miles

This white Hyundai IONIQ 5 is single-handedly rewriting the rules on EV longevity by driving over 360,000 miles on its original battery. What’s even wilder? The battery still had 87% battery health, despite the owner exclusively using DC fast charging to charge the car to 100%.

That was more than 50,000 miles ago, and the car is still going strong!

Take a good look at that digital dashboard display up there, and you might notice the Hyundai IONIQ 5’s odometer is sitting pretty at 666,255 km. That’s over 413,990 miles, and the South Korean EV is, reportedly, still racking up miles — and fast! Over at the Facebook Group Mileage Impossible, the car’s owner claimed he covered all those miles in less than three-and-a-half years … which works out to just under 10,000 miles per month! (!!!) 

Nearly 400 miles per day

This Hyundai Ioniq 5 Has Over 400,000 Miles. Here’s What Broke
Nearly 10,000 miles/mo.; via Mileage Impossible.

Like any vehicle being driven extreme miles, Hyundai’s excellent IONIQ 5 isn’t perfect. That means a bunch of stuff broke, including the car’s Integrated Charging Control Unit (ICCU), which means it can’t currently be charged on AC (L1/L2) charger. And, while electric cars don’t need oil changes, they do need other types maintenance, and the differential oils and brake fluids have been regularly changed on this car — which, no doubt, has contributed to its longevity.

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The most significant repair to date was the battery replacement at 360,000 miles (almost 55,000 miles ago, by my math). Remarkably, Hyundai covered the cost of the replacement despite the battery being way, way beyond its original 10 year/100,000 mile warranty.

The most impressive part of all this? Even after enduring 360,000 miles and countless fast-charging cycles, the battery reportedly retained 87% of its original health. (!)

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The caption reads, “free replacement of battery, motor, and reduction gear at 580,000 km.”

We’ve written about high-mileage Teslas in the past, but stories like this are massively important to people who are still on the fence about EVs. And, with the average age of vehicles on US roads creeping up on 13 years, it’s hard to argue with the relevance of those long-term drivability and dependability concerns.

And now, with this 400,000 IONIQ 5, Hyundai has a shining example of the fact that its soon-to-be American-made EVs can go the distance.

Hyundai is still offering 0.99% APR financing for 60 months on all versions of the hot-selling 2025 IONIQ 5, as well as up to $7,500 in Retail Bonus Cash, which (when combined with other incentives in certain markets) can make a huge difference to customers’ bottom line. It doesn’t look like the two offers can be combined, however, so be sure to do the math and see which deal makes the most sense for you.

SOURCES | IMAGES: 수와호수스와호수 and Mileage Impossible; via InsideEVs and Torque News.

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Porsche set to pilot closed-loop raw material EV battery recycling program

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Porsche pilots recycling of high-voltage batteries

Porsche is launching a new EV battery recycling pilot to recover valuable raw materials from its cars’ high-voltage battery packs at the end of their useful life in vehicles. The new pilot hopes to develop a “closed-loop” raw material cycle that would have new batteries made from old batteries without the need for new, high carbon cost mineral mining.

The German company best known for building ultra high-performance sports and racing cars has an equally long history in engineering and innovation, and has fully embraced EVs in recent years – launching all-electric versions of its Macan compact crossover and, of course, the excellent Porsche Taycan.

With this new initiative, Porsche engineers hope to address the growing importance of recycled battery raw materials and promote the responsible handling of high-voltage batteries at the end of life.

In the long term, a recycling network for EV batteries is planned to be established in collaboration with external partners.

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“With the help of innovative recycling processes, we strive to increase our independence from volatile and geopolitically unstable raw material markets,” says Barbara Frenkel, Executive Board Member for Procurement at Porsche. “Circular Economy is a core pillar of our sustainability strategy, and with this pilot project, we want to underscore our ambitions.”

Three phase plan

“Second Life” concept uses EV batteries as backup power; via Porsche.

Porsche is advancing its commitment to sustainability by embracing the principles of, “reduce, reuse, recycle.” The company is developing more efficient electric vehicles with longer-lasting batteries, which are repurposed in “Second Life” Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) like the one implemented at its Leipzig plant (above). Now, through a new closed-loop recycling pilot, Porsche is emphasizing that “recycle” part by approaching the project in three phases.

In the first project phase, EV batteries from development vehicles are mechanically shredded at the end of their use-phase and processed into “black mass” that contains valuable raw materials like nickel, cobalt, manganese, and lithium. So far, the program has produced about 65 tons of processed black mass.

In the next phase, the black mass is further separated and refined until the materials reach both the levels of quality and purity Porsche demands from the “virgin” materials it buys for its new batteries.

In the third phase, Porsche takes the raw materials recovered from its decommissioned high-voltage batteries and makes new batteries with them, demonstrating Porsche’s, “holistic understanding of the circular economy.”

Porsche hopes its new pilot will help prepare the company for upcoming regulatory changes – for example, the expected requirements for batteries in the European Union by 2031. By adopting recycled materials early, the company says it intends to make an active contribution to the technology while further reducing its environmental impact.

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Yamaha celebrates 50th anniversary with new, in-house golf cart battery

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Yamaha Motor Launches New Five-seater Electric Golf Cars with New In-house Battery Technology - G30Es and G31EPs Launching in Japan This June - AC Motor Enhances Ride Comfort -
New 5-passenger G30Es electric golf cart (right); via Yamaha.

Yamaha has announced plans to launch a pair of new five-seater electric golf carts featuring new lithium-ion batteries and vehicle control units developed in-house this June. The launch is scheduled to coincide with the company’s 50 year anniversary in the golf car/golf cart business.

Yamaha Motor launched its first golf cart, the YG292 “Land Car,” in June 1975. That original golf cart was powered by the company’s air-cooled, 292cc 2-stroke snowmobile engine, while its fiber-reinforced plastic (FRP) composite bodywork was developed using the companies maritime and boat-building expertise.

Just as those early golf carts used existing products to shorten their development times, company’s golf carts were one of the earliest product lines to get electrified – and the lessons learned there have influenced other Yamaha e-mobility product lines.

The company’s newest golf carts, five-seater electric models dubbed the G30Es and G31EPs, continue to lean on Yamaha’s top-shelf engineering expertise.

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G30Es and G31EPs; via Yamaha.

The in-house developed batteries use lithium iron phosphate (LFP) chemistry in their cells, with the company claiming higher levels of reliability and an extended lifespan compared to other battery chemistries it’s worked with. The Yamaha batteries are available in both 4 kWh and 6 kWh capacities, enabling buyers to tailor their choice based on their individual driving range requirements, course conditions, and individual play/mobility preferences.

Both new models are 144.5″ (367 cm) long and 49.5″ (125 cm) wide, with an 84.25″ (214 cm) wheelbase, and are powered by an AC motor with, “superior speed and torque control, combined with optimized regenerative braking and a brushless design,” that, according to Yamaha, give the brand’s new golf carts far greater efficiency than the company’s previous models, resulting in 30% better efficiency.

You can check out more detailed pictures of the Yamaha-developed parts and full specs, below, then let us know what you think of the tuning fork brand’s newest mobility products in the comments.

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