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Today’s collection of Green Deals starts off with phase 2 of EcoFlow’s ongoing New Year sale, with fresh new deals joining alongside previous ones, like the site-exclusive bundle for the DELTA 2 Max Portable Power Station that comes along with two 220W solar panels and a protective bag at $1,472, among others. We also spotted $1,000 in savings on LG’s All-in-One Electric Ventless Washer/Dryer Combo down at $1,999, as well as the best price in years on the EGO Power+ 56V 21-inch Cordless Electric Snow Blower that comes with two 5.0Ah batteries for $549. Lastly, Heybike’s New Year sale is seeing the best-selling Mars 2.0 Folding e-bike return to $999 so you can kickstart your 2025 adventures with $500 in savings. Plus, all the other hangover Green Deals can be found in the links at the bottom of the page, like yesterday’s New Year savings on Lectric e-bikes, 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.

EcoFlow’s New Year phase 2 deals see DELTA 2 Max solar generator with two 220W panels and bag hit $1,472

We’re out of 2025’s gates and EcoFlow is switching over to phase 2 of its ongoing New Year sale through January 19, with new site-exclusive deals, with the free gifts being traded for extra savings at certain cart thresholds. We’ve spotted some first-time offers today, like the brand’s DELTA 2 Max Portable Power Station that is coming along with two 220W solar panels and a protective bag for $1,471.55 shipped, after using the continued sitewide coupon 25NYAFF5 at checkout for an extra 5% off. This travel-ready package is seeing $1,804 cut from its $3,276 full price, setting the bar for future discounts. We have seen this solar generator combo without the transport bag being offered for $1,659 back during EcoFlow’s Prime Day sale, but you’re getting the bag added in at $187 lower – making this New Year deal all the sweeter.

During this next phase of EcoFlow’s New Year sale, members will continue receiving 2x EcoCredits on select offers, which you can redeem for added savings at checkout. The savings don’t stop there, as all customers will benefit from the extra 5% off on orders over $2,000, as well as the extra 7% being taken off orders over $5,000.

EcoFlow’s DELTA 2 Max power station provides you with plenty of juice for out-of-the-house adventures, as well as home backup support in times of emergency. The 2,048Wh LiFePO4 capacity here can be further invested in to expand up to 6,144Wh with additional extra batteries. Its 2,400W power output should handle most of your appliance needs through its 15 port options, though you can always activate its X-Boost mode to bump that to 3,400W output for larger ones. It allows for two solar inputs to be hooked up to reach a maximum of 1,000W for recharging, or you can take advantage of its dual-charging capabilities using solar alongside a standard wall outlet for 80% battery in 43 minutes, among other options.

***Note: The prices below have not had the additional 5% sitewide coupon or the extra 5%/7% savings factored in, be sure to use the code 25NYAFF5 at checkout to maximize savings on orders under $2,000!

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You can check out the full extent of discounts and savings for phase 2 of EcoFlow’s New Year sale on the landing page here.

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Save $1,000 on LG’s all-in-one electric ventless washer/dryer combo with inverter heat pump at $1,999

LG is offering its All-in-One 5.0 Cubic-Foot Electric Ventless Washer/Dryer Combo for $1,999 shipped. Usually going for $2,999 direct from the brand, with higher starting rates elsewhere, this is the second-lowest price we have seen on this eco-conscious and efficient model, only beaten out by July 4th sale when it dropped to $1,500 for a short period. Today’s deal saves you $1,000, which you can use to further invest in other home upgrades or treat yourself. You can also find it at Best Buy for $2,000 at the moment, with bonus savings up to $1,000 when buying multiple appliances together.

LG’s ENERGY STAR-certified all-in-one washer/dryer combo brings intelligent functionality into your life for easier living and far less hassles during laundry duties. Alongside the obvious smart controls you’ll gain through the app, its been given a built-in smart system that can detect what fabrics you throw inside and just how soiled they may be, with the system then adjusting its own settings to give them the optimal wash. This lets you save some memory space from having to memorize what cycles and settings are best for your clothes and fabrics.

There are two notable features here above the rest, the first being the ventless design that lets you install it anywhere on top of the inverter heat pump tech increasing efficiency “using up to 60% less energy with every load ”over other models. The second standout is the ezDispense reservoir that offers enough capacity to dish out up to 31 loads of detergent, with an option to split things between detergent and fabric softener. There are some accessories available to expand its capabilities, like the pedestal washer or the storage drawer, which you can find on the same page.

EGO Power+ 56V 21-inch snow blower

EGO Power+ 56V cordless snow blower with two 5.0Ah batteries hits best price in years at $549

Amazon is helping with snow-clearing responsibilities by offering the EGO Power+ 56V 21-Inch Cordless Snow Blower with two 5.0Ah batteries for $549 shipped. This model with this combination of batteries usually fetches $700 in full, and has seen very few discounts over the last year compared with the 4.0Ah battery package that usually sees most of the savings attention. You can grab one for your household or business with a 22% markdown here, saving you $151 off the going rate at the best price on Amazon in the last few years.

Bigger and more heavy-duty than other budget models, this 56V snow blower from EGO Power+ utilizes a brushless motor to clear out a 21-inch wide path through piling snow, tossing it up to 35 feet out of the way. The two 5.0Ah batteries gives you plenty of juice to clear up to 8-inch high snow from a 10-car driveway on a single charge, with a variable speed control for improved handling and two bright LED headlights for increased visibility at the top and bottom of the day. It also starts up at the push of a button, making pull strings a thing of the past – especially considering having to deal with them in cold weather, which is never pleasant when they act up.

Heybike Mars 2.0 Folding e-bike

Kickstart 2025 adventures with Heybike’s Mars 2.0 e-bike at $999 with free bonus gear in New Year sale (Save $500)

Heybike is helping folks kickstart their 2025 adventures with its New Year sale offering up to $500 price cuts across its e-bike lineup and free gear in the form of front and rear cargo baskets. One of the most popular models that is benefitting from the most savings is the Mars 2.0 Folding Fat-Tire e-bike at $999 shipped. Normally carrying a $1,499 price tag, this e-bike mostly sees sales take things down to $1,099, with occasional drops lower to $999 while its Black Friday sales saw it go as low as $899. You can gear up today with a $500 markdown that knocks the price to its second-lowest rate that we have tracked, with you also getting both a free front basket and larger rear basket along with your purchase.

A popular means for aspiring riders to step into the e-bike market without shelling out huge amounts of money, the Heybike Mars 2.0 e-bike provides you with a commuter that tops out at 28 MPH speeds for a solid 45 miles of travel on one full charge. For just $100 more, you can upgrade from its standard 750W motor to a 1,000W motor, which sees an increase of speed up to a maximum of 32 MPH.

Your ride will be supported by five levels of pedal assistance, with bumpy routes smoothed out thanks to the 4-inch fat tires – plus, its folding frame design helping you to save space once you arrive at your destination.

Be sure to check out the full lineup of deals while Heybike’s New Year sale lasts on the landing page here.

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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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Big Oil forced to confront some tough choices as ‘monster profits’ fade into memory

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Oil pumpjacks operate at Daqing Oilfield at sunset on November 18, 2024 in Daqing, Heilongjiang Province of China.

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Energy supermajors are being forced to confront some tough choices in a weaker crude price environment, with generous shareholder payouts expected to come under serious pressure over the coming months.

U.S. and European oil majors, including Exxon Mobil, Chevron, Shell and BP, have moved to cut jobs and reduce costs of late, as they look to tighten their belts amid an industry downturn.

It reflects a stark change in mood from just a few years ago.

In 2022, the West’s five biggest oil companies raked in combined profits of nearly $200 billion when fossil fuel prices soared following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Flush with cash, the likes of Exxon Mobil, Chevron, Shell, BP and TotalEnergies sought to use what U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres described as their “monster profits” to reward shareholders with higher dividends and share buybacks.

Indeed, the amount of cash returns as a percentage of cash flow from operations (CFFO) has climbed to as much as 50% for several energy companies in recent quarters, according to Maurizio Carulli, global energy analyst at Quilter Cheviot.

It’s better to cut buybacks than dividends: For investors, buybacks are gravy, but dividends are the meat.

Clark Williams-Derry

Energy finance analyst at IEEFA

In today’s environment of weaker crude prices, however, Carulli said this policy risks taking on new levels of debt beyond what could be considered a “healthy” balance sheet.

BP and, more recently, TotalEnergies have announced plans to take steps to reduce shareholder returns.

Quilter Cheviot’s Carulli described this as a “sensible change in direction,” noting that other oil majors will likely follow suit.

Thomas Watters, managing director and sector lead for oil and gas at S&P Global Ratings, echoed this sentiment.

Oil refinery at sunrise: an aerial view of industrial power and energy production.

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“Oil companies are under pressure as crude prices soften, with the potential for prices to fall into the $50 range next year as OPEC continues to release surplus capacity and global inventories build,” Watters told CNBC by email.

“Faced with the challenge of sustaining these returns in a lower-price environment, many will look to reduce costs and capital spending where they can,” he added.

Dividend cuts ‘would send shivers through Wall Street’

Clark Williams-Derry, energy finance analyst at the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA), a non-profit organization, said trimming the share buybacks is likely Big Oil’s easiest option.

“Over the past few years, oil companies have used buybacks to return cash to investors and prop up share prices. And it’s better to cut buybacks than dividends: For investors, buybacks are gravy, but dividends are the meat,” Williams-Derry told CNBC by email.

“A cut in a dividend would send shivers through Wall Street,” Williams-Derry said.

Saudi Arabia’s state oil producer Saudi Aramco did just that earlier in the year, slashing the world’s biggest dividend amid an uncertain outlook for oil prices.

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IEEFA’s Williams-Derry linked the move to a steady weakening of the Saudi Aramco’s share price through most of this year, noting that other private oil majors will want to avoid the same fate.

Ultimately, Williams-Derry said oil majors likely have three questions to consider now that the Ukraine boom in oil prices has faded.

“Do they keep taking on new debt to fund their shareholder payouts? Do they slash buybacks, eliminating one of the major factors propping up share prices? Or do they cut back on drilling, signaling weaker production in the future?” Williams-Derry said.

“There are risks to each choice, and no matter what they choose they’re bound to make some investors unhappy,” he added.

Big Oil outlook

For some, Big Oil’s current state of play is not nearly as bad as it might have been.

“It perhaps hasn’t been as gloomy as people expected earlier in the year, because you’ve had this narrative, really since the announcement of Trump’s tariffs back in April, that the oil market was meant to go into a glut and a period of oversupply later in the year,” Peter Low, co-head of energy research at Rothschild & Co Redburn, told CNBC by video call.

“What’s actually surprised people is how resilient oil prices have been because they have stayed in that $65 to $70 a barrel range, more or less,” he added.

Oil prices have since slipped below this range.

International benchmark Brent crude futures with December expiry traded 0.4% lower at $64.97 per barrel on Friday, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate futures with November expiry dipped 0.3% to trade at $61.24.

“The question, probably less for 3Q and perhaps more for 4Q, is really to what extent distributions and buybacks in particular might need to be to cut to reflect a weaker commodity price environment,” Low said.

“I think given that 3Q was OK, they will probably wait to see what happens in the coming weeks and months and 4Q would be a more natural point for them to revisit shareholder distributions,” he added.

TotalEnergies and Britain’s Shell are both scheduled to report third-quarter earnings on Oct. 30, with Exxon Mobil and Chevron set to follow suit on Oct. 31. BP is poised to report its quarterly results on Nov. 4.

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Truckers are ready to embrace battery power TODAY – but it’s not what you think

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Dragonfly Energy Collaborates with PACCAR on Whitepaper Addressing Lithium-Powered Solutions to Reduce Idling and Fuel Costs in Trucking

A new whitepaper by heavy truck makers PACCAR and Dragonfly Energy that incorporates real-world fleet trial data and Environmental Chamber Testing conducted at the PACCAR Technical Center seems to indicate that over-the-road truck drivers are ready to embrace battery power and reduce emissions – just not while they’re driving.

The whitepaper, titled Reducing Idle Time & Fuel Costs: Lithium Powered Solutions for Commercial Fleets, looked at different ways to reduce harmful diesel emissions across the duty cycles of a number of different fleet operations, and what they found was that powering a truck’s auxiliary and cabin systems with a high-voltage lithium-ion battery dramatically reduced engine idle time even under worst-case operating scenarios.

Another report by a group called the Clean Air Task Force showed that idling heavy-duty diesel engines while drivers are “hoteling” in their trucks (they’re parked, but running the engine to power the sleeper cab’s climate controls, kitchens, or electronics) exacts a heavy toll on both drivers and shipping fleets.

Idling not only burns fuel and increases operating costs at 0 MPG, it also emits a dangerous cocktail of harmul pollutants that pose direct health risks to drivers, rest stop employees, and nearby communities. Diesel exhaust contains fine particulate matter (PM), nitrogen oxides (NOₓ), and numerous airborne toxins that are known carcinogens, making them a serious problem even to those who think climate change is a global conspiracy from “Big Science” to keep those plucky young oil billionaires in the place.

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From a mechanical standpoint, extended idling also accelerates engine wear, degrades emission-control systems, increases maintenance, and shortens engine life.

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Battle Born batteries for semi aux systems; via Dragonfly Energy.

By adding a relatively high capacity hybrid battery (like Dragonfly Energy’s Battle Born brand batteries) to the something like a PACCAR Kenworth T680 (at top), drivers can stay parked for several hours, operating their sleepers’ refrigerators, ACs, or heaters without the noise and emissions and costs of diesel – and they probably sleep better too, without the drone of neighboring diesels cranking on around them all night.

“We believe idle reduction remains one of the most immediate and cost-effective ways fleets can reduce fuel consumption and emissions while improving driver comfort. But just as important, the industry is increasingly focused on operational efficiency and maximizing asset utilization,” explains Wade Seaburg, chief commercial officer at Dragonfly Energy. “We believe our collaboration with PACCAR not only validates the performance of our LiFePO₄-powered solutions, but also highlights how they help fleets maximize uptime, extend equipment life and get more out of their assets.”

The electrification of the auxiliary systems also reduces engine hours, stretching out the time between scheduled maintenance and reducing operational downtime.

In other words, the hybridization of OTR trucks is a win-win-win. The full whitepaper is available for download at BattleBornBatteries.com/Lithium-Powered-Idle-Reduction. Take a look at it yourself, then let us know what you think of the idea in the comments.

SOURCE | IMAGES: PACCAR, Dragonfly Energy; via AP Newswire.

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Renault says a desirable $20,000 EV is coming – and it’s NOT made in China

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Renault promises electric cars for less than 20,000 euros thanks to the batteries that Europe didn't want and that are a hit in China.

French car brand Renault believes they’ve got the key to more affordable EV batteries, and their new LFP tech promises to slash the costs of production by 40%. The result? New, desirable EVs with a sub-20K price tag that aren’t made in China.

Spanish news site Motorpasión is reporting that Renault, like Ford, is embracing a more affordable lithium-iron phosphate (LFP) battery chemistries that are safer, cheaper, and less dependent on rare mineral mining than conventional li-ion batteries.

That’s a big change from the recent past. Because they’re less energy dense and weigh a bit more than comparably-sized lithium-ion NMC (nickel-manganese-cobalt) batteries, European automakers looked down on LFPs. But with Chinese automakers like BYD, MG, and Leapmotor flooding Europe with affordable LFP-powered EVs, that stigma is fading fast.

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The stability, battery life, and cost advantages of LFP have become too compelling to ignore — especially as global lithium and nickel prices continue to fluctuate, making long-term business projections difficult. Renault’s decision to embrace LFPs then, is less about catching up on the Chinese’ technology than it is about catching up catching up on the Chinese’ economics, and acknowledging that affordability is the real barrier to mass adoption.

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That was the thinking behind Renault’s relaunch of the R5 E-TECH (sold as the Le Car in the US) and the announcement that a new Twingo would be coming soon.

It was also the thinking behind the French carmaker’s decision to launch the new Ampere vehicle software development sub-brand back in 2023. At the time, the stated goals were to improve (what are now called) Renault’s software-defined vehicles and, separately, to reduce manufacturing costs of new EVs by 40% – which, if you’ll notice, is just about what the switch to LFP chemistries will enable them to do.

“Creating a new model of company specializing in electric vehicles and software running as of today: How better to illustrate our revolution and the boldness of our teams?” asked Luca de Meo, Renault Group CEO, at Ampere’s launch. He answered his own question, saying, “Instill a sustainable corporate vision and ensure it is reflected in each and every process and product. Build on the Group’s strengths and review the way we do everything. Form a tight-knit team and work for the collective. Harness our French roots and become the leader in Europe. Assert our commitment to our customers, our planet and those living on it.”

Renault is set to launch an all-new, all-electric version of its iconic Twingo minicar from the 1990s in the next few months (at top). The car is targeted straight at the BYD Dolphin and is expected to have a starting price of about €17,000 (just under $20,000 US).

SOURCE: Motorpasión; images via Renault.

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