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Jared Isaacman, Mission Commander, steps out of the manned Polaris Dawn mission’s “Dragon” capsule after it splashed down off the coast of Dry Tortugas, Florida, after completing the first human spaceflight mission by non-government astronauts of the Polaris Program.

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President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to run NASA, Jared Isaacman, is a 41-year-old space enthusiast, who just months ago commanded the world’s first all-civilian mission to reach orbit.

He’s also a crypto billionaire.

Isaacman is the founder of Shift4, a fintech company that provides secure payment processing solutions for businesses. The company’s stock price has jumped almost 40% this year, lifting its market cap to $9.3 billion. Isaacman started the business in 1999 at age 16 and took it public on the New York Stock Exchange in 2020.

In a Dec. 4 post on his Truth Social platform announcing the nomination, Trump wrote, “Jared has demonstrated exceptional leadership, building a trailblazing global financial technology company.”

That success can be traced in part to a bold bet on crypto almost three years ago.

Inside Isaacman’s New York residence near Central Park, around a lofted conference room with glass walls that sits above the apartment’s living area, Isaacman and members of his executive team sat with Alex Wilson and Pat Duffy, two entrepreneurs who were in the final stages of selling their crypto donation marketplace to Shift4. It was early 2022.

With a whiteboard behind them, they spitballed on how blockchain-based technology could be applied across the payment company’s business.

Bitcoin had hit a record a few months earlier, jumping sixfold from the end of 2019 through the close of 2021. A range of digital tokens were delivering outsized returns. The market was frothy, spirits were high and meme coins were in their prime.

But while Elon Musk was touting dogecoin and money was pouring into nonfungible tokens (NFTs), Wilson, Duffy, and Isaacman were focused on a far less glitzy corner of the digital asset world: stablecoins.

Stablecoins are a subset of cryptocurrencies matched to the value of a real-world asset and are virtually synonymous with U.S. dollar-pegged tokens. Today, they’re collectively worth around $200 billion and are often used to move money across borders at a fraction of the cost of legacy payment systems.

Wilson, 31, said the group around the table at Isaacman’s house “all agreed it was more likely that stablecoins would become a regular medium of exchange than bitcoin or ethereum.” They wanted to build products that took advantage of blockchain but were token agnostic.

“We wanted to meet users where they were and equip our merchants to take payments in whatever ways their customers wanted to pay,” Wilson said.

In front of the whiteboard with marker in hand, Isaacman walked through ways crypto could be applied to the broader Shift4 business. Wilson said Isaacman has an uncanny ability to get in the weeds despite being the CEO of a company that now has more than 3,000 employees.

Weeks later, on March 1, Shift4 announced it had purchased The Giving Block, Wilson and Duffy’s company, and would pursue a “$45+ billion embedded cross-sell opportunity by bundling crypto donation capabilities with traditional card acceptance.” Shift4 paid $54 million and included in the deal a potential earnout of up to $246 million.

Shift4’s Pat Duffy and Alex Wilson

Duffy and Wilson are now helming Shift4’s crypto team. In October, they announced a Pay with Crypto service that’s being rolled out to all 200,000 of the platform’s merchants, making it possible to spend crypto at hotels, restaurants and stadiums.

“It’s the biggest step toward crypto payments becoming mainstream that the industry has ever had,” Wilson said.

Isaacman told CNBC in a statement he’s excited to see the original vision he discussed with Wilson and Duffy during the acquisition process “come to life at a time when crypto is becoming increasingly mainstream and gathering real momentum.”

Isaacman finds himself at the center of the action.

The crypto market, which was already red hot, has been on a more dramatic upswing since Trump’s election win in November, which came alongside congressional victories for pro-crypto candidates. Bitcoin topped $108,000 on Tuesday for the first time, up more than 55% since election night, and the overall market cap of tokens has soared past $3.7 trillion.

More institutions and retail investors have also been jumping in, thanks to the flood of spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds that hit the market starting in January along with other options products that offer a new way to bet on the future price of bitcoin.

Early Bridge investor weighs in on $1.1 billion Stripe deal

Stablecoins have moved closer to the mainstream as well.

In October, Stripe agreed to pay $1.1 billion for Bridge Network, a stablecoin platform that’s trying to make it easy for businesses to transact using digital currencies. The deal was a big wake-up call for traditional credit card companies.

Visa and Mastercard currently dominate U.S. payments, accounting for 80% of all credit card volume in the U.S., according to data from the Nilson Report. Credit card networks charge a transaction fee to a payment processor like Stripe for using their so-called rails. The costs, which include a flat fee plus a percentage of each payment that can be up to 3.30% for American Express, generally get passed along to the customer.

New Stablecoin entrants

But with stablecoins, transactions can cost less than a penny and are virtually instantaneous. Emily Sands, the technical lead for Stripe’s data science team, says stablecoins are great for cross-border transactions, which are important to almost all of the company’s users.

“That’s really valuable to the Stripe ecosystem,” said Sands. “It’s not just for the cards network. It’s not just for the local payment methods. It can also be for crypto.”

Blockchain-based payments company Ripple just launched its own stablecoin, RLUSD, and crypto custodian BitGo plans to follow. Robinhood and U.K. fintech Revolut are reportedly considering similar moves.

Visa launches tokenization platform for banks

PayPal was relatively early to the market, launching a U.S. dollar-pegged coin called PYUSD in August 2023. PYUSD topped $1 billion in market cap in August but has since fallen below $500 million as competition for market share heats up.

Tether’s USDT and Circle’s USDC are the dominant stablecoins, with $140 billion and $42 billion worth of coins in supply, respectively, accounting for about 90% of the market combined.

Given their growing popularity, experts are eagerly waiting to see how the big credit card companies respond and whether they come out with their own coins.

In October, Visa announced the Visa Tokenized Asset Platform (VTAP) to make it easier for banks to launch their own stablecoins. Cuy Sheffield, Visa’s head of crypto, said the offering allows banks to issue and manage fiat-backed tokens.

Visa is “powering a lot of these capabilities for them,” Sheffield said.

In July of last year, Mastercard unveiled its Multi-Token Network (MTN), which facilitates payments of fully collateralized stablecoins as well as other digital assets over the platform.

Raj Dhamodharan, Mastercard’s head of crypto and blockchain, told CNBC that MTN is looking to bring crypto capabilities, including the programmability of digital money, to banks, which hold trillions of dollars worth of dollar deposits.

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But stablecoin issuers have had their share of challenges. TerraUSD, or UST, and sister token luna collapsed during the crypto meltdown of 2022, wiping out billions of dollars in value and eroding confidence in the reserves backing certain stablecoins.

More recently, the Wall Street Journal reported in October that the Department of Justice is looking into Tether for possible violations of sanctions and anti-money laundering rules. A Tether spokesperson said at the time that the story was “based on pure rank speculation” and that it has “no knowledge of any such investigations.”

With more established financial players getting involved, the market is gaining broader credibility.

Ari Redbord, global head of policy at blockchain intelligence company TRM Labs, said stablecoins are the bridge between the crypto ecosystem and the traditional financial system.

“That’s why you see the leading fintechs — Stripe, PayPal, Visa and others — really leaning into the use of stablecoins,” Redbord said.

‘Huge growth story’

The crypto industry has lobbied lawmakers on Capitol Hill for years on stablecoin legislation that would offer safeguards for these dollarized digital assets and the companies issuing them. Coinbase founder and CEO Brian Armstrong, one of the industry’s loudest voices in Washington, told CNBC in September that the company has seen a lot of traction with stablecoins.

“Crypto started off as really focused on trading, and it’s now made a big shift toward utility, specifically payments,” said Armstrong. He said stablecoin volume reached $10 trillion last year, and that could double or triple this year, “so it’s been a huge growth story for crypto as people start to think about how to make the dollar faster, cheaper and more global.”

At Shift4, growth has continued through acquisition. The company bought German point-of-sale company Vectron Systems, Card Industry Professionals in the U.K., Canada’s Eigen Payments, and other payment firms in recent years.

Shift4 CEO on earnings, state of the consumer and crypto

Wilson said the company views stablecoins in the context of two different target markets. One group consists of people who have gotten rich in crypto and want to use their tokenized dollars “to charter a jet or helicopter,” he said. The other includes those who live in Latin America and Africa, “where people just want to spend stablecoins for daily payments because Visa and Mastercard adoption is low,” he said.

A survey conducted by Castle Island Ventures, Visa and other partners showed that stablecoins are a critical piece of economies in emerging markets like Nigeria. In countries “facing severe liquidity crunches,” stablecoins “allow individuals and businesses to access international USD payments without hard currency having to leave the country,” the report said.

Standard Chartered wrote in a recent report that stablecoins are currently equivalent in size to 1% of financial transactions in the U.S. and a similar percentage of foreign exchange transactions. As they gain legitimacy, a move to 10% is “feasible,” the bank said.

As Shift4 tries to position itself at the forefront of what it hopes to be a continued wave of stablecoin momentum, Isaacman is off to the public sector.

In addition to his career in finance, Isaacman has led two private spaceflights through SpaceX, in 2021 and 2024, commanding crews on multiday trips around the Earth. His spaceflight ambitions have fostered an increasingly close relationship with SpaceX CEO Musk, who became one of Trump’s biggest backers and is poised to have an outsized role in the administration.

On Dec. 4, Isaacman wrote a letter addressed to his “Shift4 Family,” telling investors and employees that until his appointment is confirmed by the Senate, he will remain as CEO.

“Shift4 has been my life’s work since I was 16 years old,” wrote Isaacman, who dropped out of school and built the company from his parents’ basement. “But it is my time to serve and give back to the nation that enabled me to live the American dream.”

Isaacman said his nomination to lead NASA “reflects my passion for advancing humankind’s reach among the stars, unlocking the secrets of the universe, and improving life on Earth along the way.”

Wilson recalled a dinner with Issacman in March 2022 after The Giving Block transaction closed. They were in Las Vegas, and Isaacman brought Wilson and Duffy to an Italian restaurant called Lago at the Bellagio on the eve of the announcement. Wilson remembers discussing what it was like when Isaacman started his business as a teenager.

“No one cares more and works harder than the founder, and it really shows with Jared,” Wilson said.

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Elon Musk claims Tesla delivered its first car fully autonomously from factory to customer

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Elon Musk claims Tesla has delivered its first car fully autonomously from the factory to a customer’s home “across town.”

If true, I’d argue that this is actually a bigger deal than its “Robotaxi” with supervisors, but there are still questions about the value of such a system.

The Tesla CEO announced on X:

The first fully autonomous delivery of a Tesla Model Y from factory to a customer home across town, including highways, was just completed a day ahead of schedule!!

Musk has been known to stretch the meaning of the words “fully autonomous” over the years, but he did give a few more details:

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There were no people in the car at all and no remote operators in control at any point. FULLY autonomous! To the best of our knowledge, this is the first fully autonomous drive with no people in the car or remotely operating the car on a public highway.

This would be somewhat of an improvement from its recently launched Robotaxi service, which involves a Tesla employee in the passenger seat at all times, ready to hit a kill switch.

However, Musk’s last comment is not valid. Several companies have tested fully autonomous driving with no one in the driver’s seat or in the car, and Waymo has even started offering rides to paying passengers on freeways.

Highway driving is part of Waymo’s operations in Phoenix, San Francisco, and Los Angeles, although it is currently only available to employees through Waymo’s internal app in the latter two markets.

Musk says that a video of the milestone is coming soon.

The milestone comes after Tesla has been moving its vehicles autonomously from the end of the line to its delivery lots at factories in the US for the last few months.

Electrek’s Take

With in-car supervisors at all times and numerous issues arising in just the first few days of operations, Tesla’s Robotaxi launch fell short of expectations. For anyone who had previously experienced Tesla’s Supervised Full Self-Driving or a more comprehensive product like Waymo, it didn’t feel special.

An autonomous drive with no one in the car, including highway driving from the factory to a customer’s home, can be more impressive, albeit with some potential caveats.

“No people in the car at all and no remote operators in control at any point.” In some sense, Tesla’s FSD and Robotaxi programs would be able to do that too, it’s just that Tesla is not confident that they can do it reliably enough over long periods of time to remove the supervision.

Which raises the question: what’s different with this?

No one in the car, so Tesla doesn’t take the safety concerns as seriously? That would be weird, as the safety of people outside of the vehicle, aka other road users, also needs to be considered.

It’s possible that Tesla tested the particular route for this drive several times and then remotely, even potentially with a trailing car, as it was spotted several times in recent months, monitored it with someone ready to stop it at all times.

It wouldn’t be that far from what Tesla already operates, and not something scalable until we see data that shows Tesla can consistently do this safely over hundreds of thousands of miles.

Ultimately, that remains the main issue. Tesla is big on making videos and making showy statements when it comes to self-driving, but it has never released any relevant data. Ever. Let’s see it.

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The GMC Sierra EV pickup just got way more affordable

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The GMC Sierra EV pickup just got way more affordable

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The 2026 GMC Sierra EV is already over $27,500 cheaper than the outgoing model. With new deals dropping this month, the electric pickup is even more affordable.

The 2026 GMC Sierra gets more affordable and capable

After introducing the new Elevation and AT4 variants for the 2026 model year, GMC said the Sierra EV is now “right in the heart of the premium truck market.” It looks like GMC wasn’t just talking.

The 2026 GMC Sierra EV Elevation starts at $64,495. That’s $27,795 less than the 2025 Denali edition, which has a base price of $92,290 (which we had the opportunity to try out).

After launching new lease deals and other discounts this month, the 2026 GMC Sierra EV is surprisingly affordable. The base Sierra EV 4WD Elevation is listed for lease at just $559 per month. In comparison, monthly leases for the 2025 model year start at $949.

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The offer is for a 36-month lease with $5,599 due at signing and based on an MSRP of $64,495. However, the deal is only good until June 30, 2025.

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2026 GMC Sierra EV AT4 (left) and Elevation (right) trims (Source: GMC)

Since the Elevation and Denali trims start under the $80,000 threshold, they qualify for the $7,500 federal tax credit (as long as it’s still available).

GM is offering more ways to save on the 20,25 model year, including 2.9% APR for 72 months and a $3,000 Purchase Allowance.

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2026 GMC Sierra EV AT4 (Source: GM)

The 2026 GMC Sierra EV is available with three battery pack options: Standard, Extended, and Max Range, boasting a range of up to 478 miles.

With an all-electric powertrain, the Sierra is more capable than ever. The base Elevation trim offers a best-in-class rating of up to 605 horsepower and can tow up to 12,300 lbs.

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2026 GMC Sierra EV AT4 with MultiPro Tailgate (Source: GM)

It also comes with a few added perks, including GMC’s MultiPro Tailgate, a flexible tailgate system with six different configurations that make hauling even easier.

Inside, the electric pickup features a 16.8″ infotainment system with Google built-in. GM’s Super Cruise hands-free driver assistance system comes standard on AT4 and Denali trims.

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The new AT4 model features an added 2″ of ground clearance, a lifted coil suspension, perimeter grille illumination, and 35″ all-terrain tires. It also has an exclusive Terrain Mode, which maximizes torque, control, and more using GM’s new software.

2026 GMC Sierra EV trim Starting Price
(MSRP including $2,05 DFC)		 Max Driving Range
Elevation (Standard Range) $64,495 283 miles
Elevation (Extended Range) $72,695 410 miles
AT4 (Standard Range) $81,395 390 miles
AT4 (Extended Range) $91,695 478 miles
Denali (Standard Range) $71,795 283 miles
Denali (Extended Range) $79,995 410 miles
Denali (Max Range) $100,695 478 miles
2026 GMC Sierra EV prices, battery, and trim options (Source: GMC)

With DC fast charging speeds of up to 350 kW, the 2026 Sierra EV can gain about 100 miles of range in roughly 10 minutes.

After cutting lease prices last month, Chevy’s electric pickup, the Silverado EV, may also be worth considering right now.

Want to see what the electric pickup is all about? You can use our link to find 2025 and 2026 GMC Sierra EV models available at a dealer near you (trusted affiliate link).

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Navee’s new GT3 Pro smart regen e-scooter at $520 low, Ride1Up 4th of July Sale, Aiper smart pool monitor + robots, lawn care tools, more

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We’re closing out this week’s Green Deals leading with a spotlight on Navee’s new GT3 Pro Electric Scooter that sports regenerative braking, Apple Find My, and more at its $520 low during the brand’s Independence Day Sale. Right behind it is Ride1Up’s 4th of July e-bike Sale with up to $500 discounts its lineup of e-bikes starting from $995. From there, we have Aiper’s HydroComm Solar-Charging Smart Pool Monitor in a blue colorway at $350, as well as several of the brand’s pool-cleaning robots. For our final tool deals of the week, we spotted Worx’s Nitro 40V 15-inch PowerShare Pro Cordless Driveshare String Trimmer bundle (two batteries and replacement head), which allows you to use alternate attachments from this brand or others, down at a $230 annual low. We also have Greenworks’ legacy 24V 22-inch Cordless Laser Cut Hedge Trimmer kit at its best price in years for $97. Plus, there’s all the rest of the hangover Green Deals in the links at the bottom of the page, like yesterday’s 4th of July Rad Power e-bike savings, the 48-hour EcoFlow flash sale on three units that will be ending tonight, 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.

Hop on Navee’s new GT3 Pro electric scooter for up to 37 miles with regen braking, Apple Find My, more at $520 low

Looking back in on Navee’s Independence Day Sale that is running through July 7, we wanted to shine a spotlight on the new GT3 Pro Electric Scooter down at $519.99 shipped during this sale. While it launched back in March carrying a $1,099 MSRP, it’s more recently been seen at $650 when at full price outside of these sales, with the deal here beating out its Amazon pricing by $80. You’re looking at the best price we have tracked while the stock and savings last, with the 20% markdown providing $130 in savings. You can also bundle two GT3 Pro electric scooters for added savings at $974.99 shipped.

Navee’s new GT3 Pro Electric Scooter debuted alongside the brand’s new flagship ST3 Pro model, with much of the same performance, albeit without the new damping arm suspension system, but it does sport a front fork suspension paired with a rear cylinder suspension. This high-end commuter comes equipped with a 400W motor that can ramp itself as high as 1,000W to tackle steep inclines and provide faster acceleration up to its 19.9 MPH top speed, while the 477.4Wh battery gives you a max 37.3-mile travel range.

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The GT3 Pro electric scooter comes with an IPX5 water-resistant construction for when you may be caught mid-journey by sudden weather changes, and sports other features, including regenerative rear brakes alongside front drum brakes, 10-inch tubeless puncture-resistant tires, an auto-on headlight, a taillight with brake lighting, turn signal indicators on the ends of its handlebars, a foldable design, an integrated LED display, and more. It also brings some smart features to your experience, like the Apple Find My integrations, as well as other app-based smart controls.

Be sure to check out the full lineup of Navee’s Independence Day Sale, especially if you’re considering grabbing the flagship ST3 Pro Electric Scooter with Apple Find My, the new damping arm suspension – plus the increased 25 MPH speed and 46.6-mile range – all at its $760 low.

Ride1Up Roadster e-bike

Save up to $500 through 4th of July on a selection of Ride1Up e-bikes starting from $995

Ride1Up has launched its 4th of July Sale, which is offering similar savings that we’ve seen in recent sales, with up to $500 being taken off four e-bikes and their variants. Among the offers, you’ll find the lightweight and more urban-friendly Roadster v3 e-bike down at $1,395 shipped after being restocked, with it coming with either a 9-speed chain drive or a single-speed belt drive, and three options for frame sizing. It’s only down from a $1,495 full price, which we’ve seen throughout sales in 2025 so far, and sits as the best price we have tracked in the last year.

A considerably upgraded model from its predecessor, sporting more frame and drivetrain options, the Roadster V3 is a stealthy and minimalist ride that is easily managed within urban environments thanks to its 40-pound weight. It comes with a 500W angled-gear MIVICE hub motor for quieter performance, as well as a 320Wh battery, which pairs together to provide up to 40 miles of pedal-assisted travel (half that using the throttle), at top speeds of 25 MPH for the belt-drive setup or 28 MPH for the chain-drive.

Among the other features you’ll be getting, there’s the Intui-Drive torque sensor for ultra-responsive and smoothed out PAS support, 2-piston hydraulic brakes, a choice between Schwalbe G-One RS or Pirelli Cinturato gravel tires, fenders over each tire (depending on our tire choice), a water-resistant 36V 18A MIVICE controller, a two-tone 1.3-inch VeloFox tempered glass OLED display, and more.

Ride1Up’s full 4th of July e-bike deals:

  • Portola Folding e-bike: $995 (Reg. $1,095)
    • 20 MPH throttle, 28 MPH PAS for up to 40 miles
    • Upgrade to 13.4Ah battery for $100 more and 45-mile travels
  • Roadster V3 Lightweight Premium Belt-Drive e-bike: $1,395 (Reg. $1,495)
    • 25 MPH for up to 40 miles
  • Roadster V3 Lightweight Premium Chain-Drive e-bike: $1,395 (Reg. $1,495)
    • 28 MPH for up to 40 miles
  • Prodigy v2 Brose Mid-Drive 9-Speed e-bike: $2,095 (Reg. $2,495)
    • 28 MPH for up to 50 miles
  • Revv 1 Full Suspension Moped-Style e-bike: $2,395 (Reg. $2,595)
    • 20+ MPH for up to 60 miles
  • Revv 1 DRT Off-Road Moped-Style e-bike: $2,495 (Reg. $2,595)
    • 20+ MPH for up to 60 miles
  • Prodigy v2 Brose Mid-Drive Gates Belt CVT e-bike: $2,595 (Reg. $2,795)
    • 28 MPH for up to 50 miles
aiper hydrocomm smart pool monitor

Aiper’s solar-charging HydroComm smart pool monitor covers testing for pH, ORP, EC, TDS, and temp at $350

Coming through its official Amazon storefront, you can pick up Aiper’s latest HydroComm Smart Pool Monitor in its blue colorway at $349.99 shipped, after clipping the on-page $50 off coupon. This new device hit the market back in mid-April with a $500 price tag, which has recently been staying at $400 since the previous discount at the top of June. Today’s deal comes in as the second-lowest price we have tracked, giving you $50 off the going rate and landing it $50 above the launch discount from April. It’s also beating out Aiper’s direct website pricing by $20. Head below to learn about this device and check out the brand’s robot pool cleaners that are seeing discounts.

No need to deal with outdated testing kits after you’ve added Aiper’s HydroComm monitor to your pool, providing 5-in-1 testing support for pH, ORP, EC, TDS, and temperature levels. A standout feature is the built-in solar panel that gives it a continuous 24/7 runtime as long as it gets some sun during the days. And when the sun decides to hide amongst the clouds, rest easy knowing you can also recharge it via the DC input.

Aiper’s pool cleaning robot deals:

  • Scuba SE: $170 (Reg. $200) | $30 less at Aiper
    • for above-ground pools up to 860 square feet in size
    • floor cleaning
  • Seagull SE: $160 (Reg. $180) | matched at Aiper
    • for above-ground pools up to 850 square feet in size
    • floor cleaning
  • 2025 Surfer S2 Solar Pool Skimmer: $340 (Reg. $540) | matched at Aiper
    • built-in solar panel, remote manual steering, more
  • Scuba S1: $500 (Reg. $700)
    • for in-ground pools up to 1,600 square feet in size
    • floor/wall/water line cleaning
  • Seagull Pro: $530 (Reg. $600) | $30 less at Aiper
    • for in-ground pools up to 1,600 square feet in size
    • floor/wall/water line cleaning
  • And much more…
worx string trimmer

Worx’s attachment-capable 40V Nitro 15-inch PowerShare Pro cordless string trimmer bundle hits $230 annual low

Amazon is offering the best recent pricing on the Worx Nitro 40V 15-inch PowerShare Pro Cordless Driveshare String Trimmer with two 4.0Ah batteries, a dual-slot charger, and a replacement trimmer head for $229.99 shipped. Down from its $300 price we have been tracking most recently, this bundled package hasn’t been this low in well over a year, with it otherwise keeping at its full rate. Today’s deal brings a 23% markdown into the mix, cutting $70 off the going rate to land it at the best price we’ve tracked over the last 12 months and the second-lowest price overall – $10 above the low. If you already have plenty of 40V PowerShare batteries, you can get the trimmer and the replacement head at $199.99 shipped.

A more versatile model of string trimmers, this 40V Nitro model from Worx comes sporting the Driveshare functionality, with a split-shaft design that allows for the brand’s various attachments to be swapped out with the trimmer head – and it’s compatible with many other brand’s attachments to boot. The brushless motor can be dialed up or back with the variable speed control, which includes an Eco mode for optimal runtimes, while the 15-inch dual-exit head makes replacing broken lines all the faster and easier. Plus, there’s the lack of gas, fumes, pull strings, and noise over gas-guzzling counterparts.

If you wanted to pick this trimmer up alongside any of the brand’s various attachments, be sure to browse what Worx has to offer in its official Amazon storefront on the landing page here.

greenworks hedge trimmer

Keep hedges in tip-top shape with Greenworks’ legacy 24V 22-inch cordless laser cut trimmer kit at $97

Amazon is offering the best rate we’ve seen in years on the legacy Greenworks 24V 22-inch Cordless Laser Cut Hedge Trimmer for $97.49 shipped, with the price also matching directly from Greenworks’ website. While it carries a $150 MSRP from the brand, we’ve been seeing it keep down at $127 over at Amazon since mid-April, with today’s sudden discount taking it lower than we’ve seen it go in over a year. You’re looking at a 23% markdown that gives you $30 off Amazon’s going rate and $53 off the MSRP, landing it at the best price we’ve tracked in over 12 months.

You’ll reliably be able to upkeep your hedges and shrubbery through the seasons with this tried-and-true Greenworks 24V cordless hedge trimmer. It comes with a 4.0Ah battery that provides up to 60 minutes of continuous runtime off a single charge, with the battery even doubling as a 24,000mAh USB power bank when it’s not powering the tool. The dual-action, laser cut 22-inch steel blades allow for up to a 3/4-inch cutting capacity, while the ergonomic rotating handle provides more flexibility and comfort when hitting awkward angles and performing more complex shape-ups.

If you’re more interested in the brand’s commercial-grade lawn care solutions, we’ve spotted quite a few low prices on solid packages over the week:

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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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