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Closing out our first week of 2025 Green Deals, we have Jackery’s New Year sale that is taking up to $3,300 off power stations, with some even hitting new low prices, like the Explorer 2000 v2 Portable Power Station that comes bundled with two 200W solar panels for a new $1,499 low, among others. Next, we have Rad Power’s newest sale, which is starting the year off with free extra battery and sports rack e-bike bundles from $1,399. Riding up alongside it is Segway’s New Year sale that is seeing its Ninebot Max G30P KickScooter return to the $600 low we last saw during Black Friday. Lastly, we have a collection of Greenworks lawncare discounts led by the new low on the brand’s 80V 580 CFM Cordless Electric Axial Leaf Blower at $170. Plus, all the other hangover Green Deals can be found in the links at the bottom of the page, like yesterday’s EcoFlow’s New Year sale, Hiboy’s newest S2 SE e-scooter, 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 New Year savings drops Explorer 2000 v2 solar generator bundle to new $1,499 low

Jackery’s New Year sale has kicked off its 2025 savings through January 10, with up to $3,300 being taken off its backup power solutions – with some models/bundles even undercutting its Black Friday pricing at new lows. One of these is the new Explorer 2000 v2 Portable Power Station that is coming bundled alongside two 200W solar panels for $1,499 shipped, after clipping the on-page $1,000 off coupon. This solar generator package has been keeping to $2,499 outside of sales, with Black Friday seeing the biggest price cut to $1,599 over 2023. That rate is getting beaten out here by $100, giving you a new all-time low to start the year off with a savings bang. You can also score the power station on its own for $999, after clipping the on-page $500 off coupon.

Jackery’s latest on-the-go backup solution, the Explorer 2000 v2 has been given exclusive CBT tech and a honeycomb build that the brand boasts as “the smallest, lightest home backup power,” providing 2,200W output power surging up to 4,400W to cover devices and appliances alike. It sports a 2,042Wh LiFePo4 battery capacity that dishes out the juice through seven ports. It’s also one of the three latest models that come with the next-generation ChargeShield 2.0 for 62 forms of protection while charging – especially during storms, outages, and so on.

The station’s battery can be recharged in one of four ways, the fastest of which is via a wall outlet that refills 80% of the battery in about 66+ minutes – plus, for last-minute charging, you can activate its supercharge feature to reach a full battery in 102+ minutes. You can also plug it directly to your car’s auxiliary port to recharge to full in 24 hours, or with the two included panels you can get a charge from the sun in 5.5 hours. A notable addition to its systems is the 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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You can browse Jackery’s entire New Year sale – including learning about the brand’s point raffle game to win exclusive prizes – by following the link to the Jackery sale landing page here.

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Rad Power starts 2025 with free extra battery and sports rack e-bike bundles – deals start from $1,399

Rad Power has launched its first sale of 2025 through January 15, with one e-bike seeing a $200 discount and four others (including two new models) following in the fashion of Lectric with free gear worth up to $500 – either the brand’s Hollywood Sports Rack or free extra batteries – accompanying your e-bike purchase. You’ll find the brand’s RadExpand 5 Folding e-bike getting one of the free bonus batteries at $1,599 shipped. We’ve been seeing this model benefitting from up to $400 discounts since October, which is when we last saw it down at its $1,199 low, but this sale seems to be taking the alternative route with savings coming in the form of the free gear, taking $499 off the $2,098 price tag this bundle would normally fetch. Just add the e-bike and its corresponding battery to your cart and the discount will be automatically applied.

Coming in as the brand’s most popular storage-saving model, the RadExpand 5 e-bike sports a folding frame that cuts down its size when not in use to fit within closets, car trunks, RVs, and more. The paired 750W brushless geared hub motor and 672Wh battery top out at 20 MPH speeds with a travel range of 45+ miles normally, but with the extra battery you’ll get 90+ miles. Of course, these higher mileages are possible when utilizing the four pedal assistance levels, with a throttle for pure electric riding at a decreased range.

Among its additional features, you’ll have a 7-speed MicroShift derailleur, a standard LED headlight alongside an integrated taillight that offers brake light functionality, both of which automatically activate when daylight drops low enough. You’ll also get some cargo-hauling support from the integrated rear rack with a 55-pound limit, as well as fenders to go over both wheels, a water-resistant wiring harness, and an LED display.

Rad Power e-bike bundle deals:

  • RadRunner 3 Plus Utility e-bike: $2,199
    • 20 MPH for up to 45+ miles (90+ with extra battery)
    • add both to cart for automatic discount
  • Radster Road Commuter e-bike: $2,199
    • 28 MPH for up to 65+ miles
    • Plus free Hollywood Sport Rider Rack
    • add both to cart for automatic discount
  • Radster Trail Off-Road e-bike: $2,199
    • 28 MPH for up to 65+ miles
    • Plus free Hollywood Sport Rider Rack
    • add both to cart for automatic discount
  • RadWagon 5 Cargo e-bike: $2,399
    • 28 MPH for up to 60+ miles
    • Plus free Hollywood Sport Rider Rack
    • add both to cart for automatic discount

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Segway Ninebot Max G30P Kickscooter

Segway’s New Year sale drops the Ninebot Max G30P kickscooter with a 40-mile range back at $600 low

Segway is ringing in the new year with an all-new sale through January 5 that is taking up to 40% off its EVs, with some even beating out their Christmas pricing to return to Black Friday/Cyber Monday rates. One such model is the Ninebot Max G30P KickScooter for $599.99 shipped. It usually carries a full $1,000 price tag outside of sales, with the lowest rate we saw it drop to in the last year being $600 during Black Friday. It sat at a much higher $800 during the Christmas season, but you’re getting another shot at Black Friday/Cyber Monday pricing here at 40% off for the lowest price we have tracked, saving you $400. You’ll also find it matching over at Amazon for the time being.

The Ninebot G30P kickscooter is the perfect commuter for folks going long-distance or those wanting to not worry about charging once you’ve arrived at your out-of-home destination. The 350W motor and 36V battery provide top speeds of 18.6 MPH with a travel distance of 40 miles and can easily tackle up to 20% inclines. It comes with the expected folding frame and companion app support alongside other features like an LED display, cruise control, mechanical and electrical anti-lock brakes, front and rear shock absorbers, and even 10-inch self-sealing tubeless tires. On top of all it can do while riding, it also weighs in at just 38.6 pounds, making it easy to carry up stairs and through doors when not in use.

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Greenworks axial leaf blower

Amazon drops Greenworks 80V 580 CFM cordless electric axial leaf blower to new $170 low

Amazon is offering the Greenworks 80V 580 CFM Cordless Electric Axial Leaf Blower for $169.99 shipped. Most of 2024 saw this model keeping between $252 and its $270 MSRP, with it recently keeping down around $230 with the holiday savings. Most discounts over the year dropped costs to $216, though we did spy two falls lower to $207 and $191. Today, the price is getting cut down with a $100 markdown from its full rate, not only giving you the lowest price of the last year but also a new all-time low overall.

While winter may be in full swing, halting many lawncare routines for the time being, it’s also one of the best times to start prepping for spring as prices are brought down on tools and equipment like this axial leaf blower from Greenworks. Its brushless motor delivers up to 580 CFM of air flow that reaches 145 MPH, controlled via the variable speed trigger and even featuring a cruise control functionality. It’s been designed to be “20% lighter than comparable gas blowers,” which pairs with its comfort grip for easier handling – plus, you won’t have to deal with the hassle of stubborn pull cords, gas fumes, and noise anymore. And for folks already building a Greenworks arsenal, the 2.5Ah battery comes interchangeable with over 75 of the brand’s other tool systems, including larger batteries.

Other notable Greenworks deals:

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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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Tesla’s top crash safety architect quits

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Petter Winberg, Tesla crash safety architect, via LinkedIn

Tesla’s top crash safety architect, who helped the automaker achieve top safety scores for its entire car line-up, announced that he is leaving the automaker after 14 years.

We are talking about Petter Winberg, Tesla’s Principal Engineer for CAE crashing safety for the last decade.

After an extensive career at Volvo and SAAB, both car brands praised for their commitment to safety, Winberg joined Tesla in 2011 to work on the “crash safety development of Model S structure and side occupant restraints.”

At the time, Tesla was still working on the Model S, its first vehicle built entirely from the ground up, considering the original Roadster was based on the Lotus Elise.

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CEO Elon Musk aimed for “Tesla vehicles to be the safest on the planet,” and Winberg took the challenge seriously.

He led the development of the vehicle body and chassis structure for Model 3 and Model Y, as well as the crash structure for Model S and Model X.

All of these vehicles have received top safety crash scores from independent testers worldwide – quickly elevating Tesla’s brand into a leader in passive safety.

Winberg and his team deserve a lot of the credit for this.

The engineer also led the design of crash readiness and the energy-absorbing capacity of Tesla’s latest “gigacasting” and structural battery pack designs, for which he obtained patents. Other automakers have since adopted similar designs.

For those less technical who want to understand how good and respected Winberg is at Tesla, he has been working for Tesla remotely in Sweden for the last five years. That’s impressive in itself, considering how much Musk hates remote work. He previously emailed Tesla management to tell them that only exceptional employees would be eligible for an exemption to work remotely, which he would approve himself.

After 14 years at Tesla, Winberg announced last week that he is leaving (via LinkedIn):

Having developed Model S, S-DM, X, 3, Y, Y-SP as well as future crash architectures, I have decided now is the time to move on. Thank you Tesla, keep crushing it! What an incredible team, I will miss you all.

He didn’t elaborate on his reasons for leaving the automaker or announce another venture.

Electrek’s Take

While Tesla has received much criticism for the dangers of its Autopilot and “Full Self-Driving” systems, I don’t think anyone can question that Tesla vehicles perform extremely well in terms of passive safety.

Independent testing has proven it time and time again.

Tesla has led the way in taking advantage of designing electric vehicles from the ground up. Its skateboard-like powertrain design and lack of engine in the front allow for a giant crumple zone to absorb the energy in case of a crash.

A big thank you to Petter Winberg for his designs and leadership in improving Tesla’s passive safety. He has undoubtedly made the automotive industry safer and saved lives. Congratulations.

As for his departure, it’s certainly a blow for Tesla. As we previously reported, the company has suffered a significant exodus of talent over the last year, with a big part of its leadership leaving during and after a wave of layoffs last year.

Many predict that Tesla could again initiate another wave of layoffs in the coming months as its sales are crumbling worldwide.

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Tesla Model S Plaid gets smoked in drag race by Xiaomi’s cheaper SU7 Ultra

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Tesla Model S Plaid vs Xiaomi Su7 Ultra

The SU7 Ultra, Xiaomi’s new flagship electric vehicle, went against a Tesla Model S Plaid in a drag race and it smoked it.

The car is ridiculously powerful, and it’s about 35% cheaper than the Plaid, which is already affordable relative to its supercar performance.

We recently released a report about how impressed we are by Xiaomi’s incredible rise in the EV market in China.

Its first vehicle, the SU7, is a smash hit. It now consistently delivers over 20,000 units a month, it has surpassed the Tesla Model 3, its closest competitor, and has a more than 30-week-long backlog of orders.

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The vehicle achieves more range and is cheaper than Model 3 while having additional features.

Last month, Xiaomi launched a new top-of-the-line version of the SU7: the SU7 Ultra.

The headline is that the $72,800 (529,900 RMB) has a powertrain packing up 1,526 horsepower. That’s absolutely insane. Xiaomi quotes a 0 to 100 km/h (0 to 62 mph) acceleration in just 1.98 seconds.

While the SU7 is meant more as a Model 3 competitor, the SU7 Ultra actually competes with Tesla’s flagship Model S Plaid in terms of performance.

They organized a drag race between the SU7 Ultra and Model S Plaid. Here it is:

As you can see, the SU7 Ultra slipped at the start, which is not surprising considering how much power it outputs, but it still managed to catch up and beat the Model S Plaid.

At over 1,000 horsepower, many, myself included, thought that it was a bit mad to offer a vehicle like the Model S Plaid with such supercar power for a relatively cheap price – RMB 814,900 (approximately $112,000 USD) in China and just $95,000 in the US.

But now, Xiaomi shakes things up even more by offering 1,500 horses for just a little more than $70,000. It’s mad.

Now, I can hear your thoughts: “but it’s just good in a straight line drag race like other EVs.” Think again, the SU7 Ultra prototype claimed the title as the fastest four-door sedan at the famous Nurburgring race track in Germany.

Electrek’s Take

Damn, the Chinese are good. Xiaomi has come hard with the SU7, but the crazy thing is that it’s just one of several Chinese top-of-the-line EVs coming out. Nio has the ET7, BYD has the U7, and there are many more.

These vehicles are all impressive in their own rights.

It’s easy to understand why American automakers are so scared and lobbied the US government for 100% tariffs on them.

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Trump administration sends a clear message to the oil and gas industry: ‘You’re the customer’

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Trump administration sends a clear message to the oil and gas industry: 'You're the customer'

Interior Secretary Doug Burgum: We're bringing back manufacturing and mining to the U.S.

HOUSTON — The officials leading President Donald Trump’s energy agenda made clear to oil, gas and mining executives this week that they have an ally in Washington who intends to make it as easy as possible for them to drill in federal lands and waters.

Interior Secretary Doug Burgum told executives gathered for the world’s largest energy conference that the Trump administration does not view climate change as an existential threat. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said rising global temperatures are simply a byproduct of developing the country’s national resources to support economic growth and national security.

Burgum leads Trump’s recently established National Energy Dominance Council and Wright serves as his deputy on the interagency body tasked with boosting production. Burgum was effusive in his praise of the oil and gas industry during remarks delivered at CERAWeek by S&P Global conference.

“I’m going to share two words that I do not think that you have heard from a federal official in the Biden administration during the last four years. And those two words are thank you,” said Burgum, who previously served as governor of North Dakota, a state that produces 1.2 million barrels of oil per day.

Burgum leaned on his experience as software company executive to lay out his view of the interior department’s role. The department under his leadership views the companies developing resources on federal lands as “customers” who are contributing revenue to the nation’s “balance sheet,” Burgum said.

“If someone was sending me revenue, they weren’t the enemy. They were the customer,” Burgum said. The administration loves anyone who wants to harvest timber, mine for critical minerals, graze cattle, or produce oil and gas on federals, the interior secretary said.

Royalties sent from lease agreements on federal land will help the U.S. pay down its national debt and balance the budget, Burgum said. “You’re the customer,” the interior secretary told the executives.

The value of nation’s abundant natural resources far outweighs its $36 trillion in debt, Burgum said. If financial markets understood the value of America’s natural resources, the 10-year long-term interest rate would come down, Burgum claimed.

“The interest rates right now are one of the biggest expenses we have as a country,” Burgum said. “So one of the things that we have to do is unleash America’s balance sheet, and President Trump is helping us do that,” he said.

Burgum slammed the Biden administration’s focus on climate change as an “ideology.” He said the Trump administration views Iran acquiring a nuclear weapon and China winning the artificial intelligence race as the two existential threats facing the U.S. rather than global warming. Wright said Biden had a “myopic” and “quasi religious” belief in reducing emissions that hurt consumers.

Burgum and Wright dismissed policies that support a transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy, arguing that wind and solar won’t be able to meet rising energy demand in the coming years from artificial intelligence and re-industrialization.

“There is simply no physical way that wind, solar and batteries could replace the myriad uses of natural gas. I haven’t even mentioned oil or coal yet,” Wright said at the conference. Wright previously served as CEO of oilfield services company Liberty Energy and a board member at nuclear startup Oklo.

Oil execs see allies in Washington

Oil executives are enthusiastic about the change of administrations in Washington, returning the praise they received from Trump’s energy team during the week.

ConocoPhillips CEO Ryan Lance said Wright and Burgum “understand the business,” describing them as the best energy team the U.S. has seen in decades. TotalEnergies CEO Patrick Pouyanné said he was “impressed by the quality of our counterparts.” Chevron CEO Mike Wirth said the industry is “seeing some reality come back to the conversation.”

“For years, my message has been, we need a balanced conversation about affordability, reliability and the environment, and focusing only on climate leads us to ignore the first two,” Wright said.

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The executives all referred to the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America, following Trump’s executive order to rename the body of water. The president issued an order on his first day to repeal Biden’s ban on offshore drilling in 625 million acres of U.S. coastal waters.

BP CEO Murray Auchincloss briefly slipped before correcting himself when discussing how generative AI is helping with exploration: “We started doing this in the Gulf of Mexico, uh America, and we spread that to other nations as well.”

But Trump’s calls to “drill, baby, drill” are running up against market reality. The CEOs of Chevron and Conoco said U.S. oil production will likely plateau in the coming years after hitting new records under the Biden administration.

“Chasing growth for growth’s sake has not proven to be particularly successful for our industry,” Wirth said. “At some point, you’ve grown enough that you should start to move towards a plateau, and you should generate more free cash flow, rather than just more barrels.”

Lance sees U.S. oil production plateauing later this decade and then slowly declining.

“Maybe it’s time to go back to exploring the Gulf of America,” Pouyanné said. “The new administration is opening the Gulf. It has been slowed down after the Macondo drama,” he said, referring the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, the largest in the history of marine drilling operations.

U.S. oil producers are scheduled to meet with Trump next week, industry lobby group American Petroleum Institute said in statement.

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