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Kicking off this week’s Green Deals is Segway’s Navimow H Series Robot Lawn Mowers each getting $600 discounts to their lowest prices, starting from $1,299. We also have two first-time entrants today, the first being Hoverfly’s latest X3 and X5 Electric Scooters which are dropping down to a new $340 low and $427, respectively. Standing alongside those models are the first discounts on VEVOR’s two versions of its new NEMA Splitter for dryers and EVs that come with a 10-30 option or a 14-50 option and start from $117. Lastly, we have a one-day-only sale on Anker’s SOLIX C300 AC 90,000mAh Power Bank Station for $189 that beats out Amazon and Anker’s direct site until midnight tonight. Plus, all the other hangover Green Deals are in the links at the bottom of the page, collected together in our Electrified Weekly roundup from over the weekend.

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.

Segway’s three Navimow H series robot mowers now $600 off and starting from $1,299 low

Coming to us through its official Amazon storefront, Segway is cutting $600 off its three Navimow H Series Robot Lawn Mowers starting from $1,299 shipped, after clipping the on-page $600 off coupon. The two larger models are also benefitting from the same on-page coupons to $1,599 and $1,999, respectively. Normally fetching $1,899, $2,199, and $2,599 at full price, we’ve been seeing frequent discounts that range from $380 to $600 since it hit the market back in March 2024. You’ll be getting another chance today at the lowest price we have tracked. Not only does Segway’s direct site only offer the largest model, but it’s currently sold out at the moment, making this your best opportunity to score autonomous lawn care support with maximum savings.

The Navimow H series robot mowers from Segway comes in three models that are tailored to cover 0.2-, 0.37-, or 0.74-acre yards. The first of them delivers a 180-minute runtime on a single charge while the larger two have a larger 240-minute battery life. All three provide a cutting height range between 1.2 inches to 2.4 inches, with the means to traverse up to 24 degrees of slopes and an IP66 waterproof protection rating to stand up to the aftermath of weather changes.

One of the biggest features of these models is the tossing out of perimeter wires and replacing them with RTK positioning, which works with its VisionFence sensor to enhance navigation and obstacle avoidance. There’s the usual smart controls you’d expect over its settings and schedules – plus, the robot is intelligent enough to return to its station for charging when low on battery, picking up where it left off after recharging. This is all possible thanks to the guidance of its Global Navigation Satellite Systems that make sure to keep it within the set boundaries and also to track it down if it gets stuck on terrain or even swiped off your property when you’re not looking.

Be sure to also check out our coverage of Segway’s newest Navimow X3 series of robot mowers that was first announced back in October.

Hoverfly X3 electric scooter

Hoverfly’s latest X3 and X5 e-scooters with 18/25 miles of travel and 20 MPH top speeds start from new $340 low

Amazon is offering Hoverfly’s latest X3 Electric Scooter for $339.99 shipped. This model released a few months ago carrying a $450 price tag, with few discounts on the books, the biggest of which saw costs drop to $360 in mid-December. Today’s deal is coming in as the best we’ve seen, cutting $110 off the going rate and giving you a new all-time low price. It’s even beating out Hoverfly’s direct site where discounts have only dropped things to $400.

A great commuting option for riders on a budget, Hoverfly’s X3 e-scooter arrives ready to carry you up to 18 miles on a single charge thanks to the 36V 7.8Ah battery, with two varying speed modes – the first providing speeds up to 15.5 MPH while the second lets you hit the max 20 MPH speed. Its 500W motor even provides the juice to handle up to 15% inclines – plus, it comes with a walk assist mode for when the battery may run out or inclines get to be too steep and you want to conserve energy for the rest of your journey. You’ll also find a front dual suspension, 10-inch honeycomb solid tires, a headlight, a taillight, and a built-in digital code lock for when you hop off, giving you extra peace of mind.

You can also find the brand’s upgraded X5 Electric Scooter for $426.99 shipped, after clipping the on-page $23 off coupon, which gives you the second-lowest price from its $550 price tag that we’ve tracked.Still boasting the same features and a 500W motor, the difference here is that this model comes with a larger 12Ah battery that provides an extended 25 miles of travel on one charge.

If you’d prefer an e-bike but don’t want the purchase to weigh too much on your wallet, check out the new $400 low on Hoverfly’s H3 16-inch Folding e-bike while it lasts.

VEVOR NEMA Splitter

Installing VEVOR’s NEMA Splitter lets your dryer and EV share a 240V circuit without rewiring at $117 (First discount)

Amazon is offering the first chance at cash savings on the VEVOR NEMA 10-30 Splitter for Dryers and EVs that is taking the costs down to $116.99 shipped, after clipping the on-page 10% off coupon. Only hitting the market a week ago carrying a $130 price tag, this is the first opportunity to grab this new device at a marked-down rate. With today’s deal, you’ll be saving $13 as it’s shaved off its usual price, putting a little money back in your pocket while upgrading your home life with a more efficient means to juice up a new EV without needing to rewire your house. You’ll also find its counterpart with NEMA 14-50 outlets/plug also seeing its first discount to $134.99 shipped, after clipping the on-page 10% off coupon.

Whether you may have just gotten a new EV or you’re finally investing in a home charging station, VEVOR’s new NEMA Splitter comes in as a solution for folks who don’t want to rewire their home to include the EV charger (up to level 2 speeds) and would prefer a smarter means of power sharing. By installing this device, which requires no electrician, you’ll gain the cost-efficient means to share a 240V circuit between your dryer and your EV – all it needs is your existing 240V outlet. The base model provides a NEMA 10-30 plug with two NEMA 10-30 outlets (NEMA 14-50 model here), with the left one taking priority for efficient and continuous charging – once it stops, the power supply is switched to the right outlet automatically with the maximum operating current at 24A. There’s also a built-in 3.4-inch display for all your real-time data that provides a three-color LED ring around the outlets for quick at-a-glance charging statuses that can be seen from afar.

Anker SOLIX C300 AC 90,000mAh Power Bank Station

For today only grab Anker’s SOLIX C300 AC 90,000mAh LiFePO4 power bank station at $189

As part of its Deals of the Day, Best Buy is offering the Anker SOLIX C300 AC 90,000mAh Power Bank Station for $189 shipped. Normally going for $250 at full price, we’ve seen it go as low as $179 during Black Friday from an exclusive promotional discount, with prices having only dropped to $180 elsewhere, including direct from Anker. Today’s 24-hour deal saves you $61 off the usual going rate, dropping things to the third-lowest price we have tracked – just $10 above the all-time low. It’s even beating out Anker’s direct site where its listed down at $200, as well as Amazon which is matching that rate.

One of the newer models under Anker’s flag, the SOLIX C300 AC power bank station provides you with a 90,000mAh LiFePO4 capacity to juice up devices and keep smaller appliances running thanks to the 600W surging power output (300W normally). Unlike its DC counterpart, which focuses on USB needs, the AC model sports three AC ports alongside three USB-C ports, a single USB-A port, and a 120W auxiliary/car port. There are a few ways to recharge its own battery, with a wall outlet reaching an 80% battery in just 50 minutes, while you can also utilize up to 100W of solar input, hook it up to your car, or charge through the PD 3.1 USB-C port. There’s also an integrated handle up top for easier carrying, as well as a light bar above the display.

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Best new Green Deals landing this week

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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Autonomous electric haul truck fleet set to revolutionize mineral mining in China

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A fleet of Huaneng Ruichi autonomous electric mining trucks have been deployed in China, supported by Huawei's Cloud Services and 5G-Advanced network

Powered by tech giant Huawei 5G-Advanced network, a fleet of over 100 Huaneng Ruichi all-electric autonomous haul trucks and heavy equipment assets have been deployed at the Yimin open-pit mine in Inner Mongolia.

With more than 100 units on site, China’s state-backed Huaneng Group officially deployed the world’s largest fleet of unmanned electric mining trucks at the Yimin coal plant in Inner Mongolia this past week. The autonomous trucks use the same Huawei Commercial Vehicle Autonomous Driving Cloud Service (CVADCS) powered by the ame 5G-Advanced (5G-A) network that powers its self-driving car efforts. Huawei says it’s the key to enabling the Yimin mine’s large-scale vehicle-cloud-network synergy.

Huawei is calling the achievement a “world’s first,” saying the new system has improved operator safety at Yimin while setting new benchmarks for AI and autonomous mining.

The autonomous mine project aligns with a broader push by Chinese government and industry to integrate AI and advanced connectivity into traditional industries – an approach we’ve already seen meet with great success in port environments by Hesai and Westwell.

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And, if technology like Rocsys’ charging robots take off, these autonomous haul trucks won’t even need anyone to plug them in at the end of their shifts!

For their part, Huaneng Ruichi claims its cabin-less electric offer an industry-leading 90 metric ton rating (that’s about 100 imperial tons) and the ability operate continually in extreme cold temperatures as low as -40° (it’s the same, C or F), while delivering 20% more operational efficiency than a human-driven truck.

The Huawei-issued press release is a bit light on truck specs, but similar 90 tonne electric units claim 350 or 422 kWh LFP battery packs and up to 565 hp from their electric drive motors and some 2,300 Nm (1,700 lb-ft) of tq from 0 rpm.

Huawei executives said the Ruichi trucks reflect the company’s vision for smarter mining operations, with the potential to introduce similar technologies in markets like Africa and Latin America. The 100 asset electric fleet marks the first phase of a plan to deploy 300 autonomous trucks at the Yimin mine by 2028.

Electrek’s Take

Chinese autonomous electric mining trucks get to work in Mongolia
Electric haul trucks; via Huawei.

From drilling and rigging to heavy haul solutions, companies like Huaneng Group are proving that electric equipment is more than up to the task of moving dirt and pulling stuff out of the ground. At the same time, rising demand for nickel, lithium, and phosphates combined with the natural benefits of electrification are driving the adoption of electric mining machines while a persistent operator shortage is boosting demand for autonomous tech in those machines.

The combined factors listed above are rapidly accelerating the rate at which machines that are already in service are becoming obsolete – and, while some companies are exploring the cost/benefit of converting existing vehicles to electric, the general consensus seems to be that more companies will be be buying more new equipment more often in the years ahead – and more of that equipment will be more and more likely to be autonomous as time goes on.

SOURCES | IMAGES: Huawei, South China Morning Post, and Supply Chain Digital.

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Tesla starts accepting Cybertruck trade-ins, confirms insane depreciation

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Tesla Cybertruck (Source: Tesla)

Tesla has started accepting Cybertruck trade-ins, something that wasn’t the case more than a year after deliveries of the electric pickup truck started.

We are starting to see why Tesla didn’t accept its own vehicle as a trade-in: the depreciation is insane.

The Cybertruck has been a commercial flop.

When Tesla started production and deliveries in late 2023, the vehicle was significantly more expensive and had less performance than initially announced.

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At one point, Tesla boasted having over 1 million reservations for the electric pickup truck, but only about 40,000 people ended up converting their reservations into orders.

Now, Cybertruck inventory is sitting unsold for months and Tesla is having to offer heavy discounts to move them.

We previously reported that Tesla refused to accept the Cybertruck, its own vehicle, as a trade-in more than a year after starting deliveries.

Tesla didn’t share an explanation at the time, but we assumed that the automaker knew the Cybertruck was depreciating at an incredible rate and didn’t want to be stuck with more trucks than it was already dealing with.

Now, Tesla has started taking Cybertruck trade-ins, at least for the Foundation Series, and it is now providing estimates to Cybertruck owners (via Cybertruck Owners Club):

Tesla sold a brand-new 2024 Cybertruck AWD Foundation Series for $100,000. Now, with only 6,000 miles on the odometer, Tesla is offering $65,400 for it – 34.6% depreciation in just a year.

Pickup trucks generally lose about 20% of their value after a year and 34% after about 3-4 years.

It’s also wroth nothing that Tesla’s online “trade-in estimates” are often higher than the final offer as noted in the footnote o fhte screenshot above.

Electrek’s Take

This is already extremely high depreciation, but Tesla is actually trying to save face with estimates like this one.

As Tesla wouldn’t even accept Cybertruck trade-ins, used car dealers also slowed down their purchases as they also didn’t want to be caught with the trucks sitting on their lots for too long.

On Car Guru, the Cybertruck’s depreciation is actually closer to 45% after a year and that’s more representative of the offers owners should expect from dealers.

That’s entirely Tesla’s fault. The company created no scarcity with the Foundation Series. They built as many as people wanted. In fact, they built too many and ended having to “buff out” the Foundation Series badges on some units to sell them as regular Cybertrucks and as of last month, Tesla still had some Cybertruck Foundations Series in inventory – meaning they have been sitting around for up to 6 months.

Now, Tesla is stuck with thousands of Cybertrucks, early owners are already getting rid of their vehicles at an impressive rate, and the automaker had to slow production to a crawl.

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Linfox adds 30 fully electric semi trucks to Australian logistics fleet

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Volvo receives order for 30 electric trucks in Australia and announces production start of electric trucks

Australian logistics company Linfox is making big moves to electrify its heavy-duty semi fleet with the addition of thirty new Volvo FH and FM Electric semi trucks as the Swedish brand works to begin production at its Brisbane facility.

Volvo Trucks is expecting to begin full scale production of its FH and FM Electric semi trucks at the Brisbane factory in early 2026, just in time to fill the Linfox order – which happens to be the company’s largest in Australia. So far.

“We are very proud to continue our close partnership with Linfox. The order for 30 Volvo electric trucks is proof of their trust in our company and in zero-emissions transport as a viable solution here and now,” said Roger Alm, President Volvo Trucks. “Our commitment to start building electric trucks in Australia demonstrates our confidence in this technology, and means we can offer an industry-leading range of purpose-built electric trucks all around the world.”

With the production kickoff of electric trucks in Australia, it means Volvo Trucks is building its big HDEVs and prime movers in five countries on three continents. Which, as the company’s electric fleet approaches the 100 millionth mile logged mark, probably means they’re pulling well ahead of some of the other guys.

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“Linfox is excited to partner with Volvo in driving the future and leading sustainable logistics in Australia,” explains Peter Fox AM (Member of the Order of Australia), Executive Chairman of Linfox. “Further electrifying our fleet sets the standard for us and our customers and the entire industry.”

Linfox’ latest order includes 29 Volvo FH Electric and one FM Electric semi. The company currently has four electric Volvo trucks in its fleet of 195 semis, with plans to continue to electrify as ICE-powered assets reach retirement.

Electrek’s Take

Linfox Volvo semi fleet; via Volvo Trucks.

Now counting miles in operation in the tens of millions and rolling out its third generation of electric semi trucks, Volvo (and, by extension, Mack and Renault) continue to build a huge lead in the commercial trucking space. The competition, meanwhile, seems content to post pictures of its first factory while trucks that have been on order for years still haven’t reached customers.

I can’t see how they (Tesla) catch up from here.

SOURCE | IMAGES: Volvo Trucks.

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