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Starting off today’s Green Deals is Blix’s Valentine’s Day sale with up to $600 in savings across three e-bikes, two of which are the newest models released months ago, but the biggest deal is on the Packa Genie Cargo e-bike with $100 in free gear at $1,599. We also have a limited Lightning deal on Worx’s Landroid S 20V Robot Lawn Mower dropping things to a new $469 low, among its other model – but don’t sit on decisions cause it’ll likely go fast. There’s also Jackery’s Explorer 100 Plus Portable Power Station that fits right in your hand at its $89 low, among other power station and solar generator deals. Lastly, we spotted the return of the one-day-only $570 low on Greenworks’ 80V three-tool mower, trimmer, and blower combo. Plus, all the other hangover Green Deals are in the links at the bottom of the page, like yesterday’s free extra battery offer on Aventon’s Pace 500.3 e-bikes, Anker’s PowerCore Reserve returning to $90, 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.

Carry your love with you on Blix’s Packa Genie cargo e-bike with $100 in free gear at $1,599 ($600 in savings)

Blix has launched its Valentine’s Day savings with up to $600 being taken off its three e-bike offers, with the biggest discount hitting the Packa Genie Cargo e-bike for $1,599 shipped. Normally priced at $2,099 outside of sales, we’ve only seen it go lower to $1,499 a few times over 2024, most recently during Black Friday and Cyber Monday, with things keeping up at $1,699 in the time since. This sale is cutting $500 off the going rate – plus, giving you $100 worth of free running boards for the rear cargo rack – all at the second-lowest price we have tracked. As is always the case with Blix models, buying any two e-bikes together gives you an additional $200 off your order after using the promo code RIDETOGETHER at checkout.

Blix’s Packa Genie e-bike cruises into view at 20 MPH with a 40-mile travel range thanks to the combination of its 750W geared rear hub motor (peaking at 1,350W) and the 672Wh battery. There are five levels of pedal assistance to see to it that you get the full scope of its mileage, as well as a throttle for pure electric action which cuts down its expected travel range to around 25 miles.

It comes with some nice extra features too, with a full digital display that even has a USB port for charging your phone as you ride – which is always appreciated as someone who uses my phone’s GPS to navigate the city streets. There’s also puncture-resistant tires, fenders over top both of those, integrated head and taillights, a smart bell, hydraulic disc brakes, 7-speed gear shifter, as well as the obvious mounting points along the rear rack which boasts a 200-pound payload. A rear wheel net guard has even been thrown on, which is essential, in my opinion, if you plan to take any kids on the ride with you.

Blix Valentine’s Day e-bike deals:

  • Vika X Folding e-bike (new model): $1,499 (Reg. $1,799)
    • 20/28 MPH for up to 70 miles
    • features auto-shifting
  • Sol X Comfort e-bike (new model): $1,599 (Reg. $1,899)
    • 20/28 MPH for up to 70 miles
    • features auto-shifting
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Limited Lightning deal drops Worx’s Landroid S 20V robot lawn mower to new $469 low

Amazon is offering a Lightning deal on the Worx Landroid S 20V Robotic Lawn Mower for $468.90 shipped, with 27% of the units being sold at the time of writing this. This model would normally run you $700, after falling from its original $1,000 MSRP earlier in 2024, with the most recent discount being the former $478.50 low we spotted at the top of 2025. As that rate did to its Christmas low, today’s deal comes in to beat all the discounts we’ve seen before as a 33% markdown (53% off the original MSRP), saving you $231 at a new all-time low price. It’s slightly bigger Landroid M 20V model is also benefitting from some savings at $599.99 shipped, down from $900.

The Worx Landroid robot mowers are autonomous assistants that you can rely on to tackle lawn maintenance for up to 1/8 acres on a single charge with the S 20V and up to 1/4 acres on a single charge with the M 20V. What drives these robots is an advanced AI system that keeps it on track around your yard, with a floating blade disc that will automatically lift for increased clearance through uneven terrain patches. You’ll be getting a solid array of smart controls here, which you can access through the companion app via a Wi-Fi or Bluetooth connection. On top of all its capabilities, the included batteries that power the robot also come compatible and interchangeable with Worx’s PowerShare ecosystem of tools and devices.

jackery explorer 100 plus power station

Jackery’s palm-sized Explorer 100 Plus 99Wh LiFePO4 power station falls to $89 low

Jackery’s official Amazon storefront is offering its Explorer 100 Plus Portable Power Station for $89 shipped. Normally going for $149 at full price, this rate first dropped costs back in September, which repeated again during Black Friday/Cyber Monday, most recently appearing at the start of 2025. You’re getting another shot at it today, with the 40% markdown here cutting $60 off the tag to give you the all-time lowest price we have tracked – beating out its direct pricing from Jackery’s site by $40.

Beating out many of the larger 20,000mAh to 25,000mAh power banks that sit at higher rates, Jackery’s Explorer 100 Plus provides you with a 99Wh (31,000mAh) LiFePO4 capacity in a two-pound unit. It tops off your devices with up to 128W of power output through the dual USB-C and single USB-A ports. Connecting it to a wall outlet can refill the battery to 70% in about an hour, with things taking a little longer at two hours for a full battery. There’s also the solar charging option too, with its maximum 100W solar input pushing it back to full in about two hours, or you could also connect it to your car’s auxiliary port for a three-hour recharge.

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Greenworks 80V three-tool combo

This Greenworks mower, trimmer, blower combo gets you ready for yard duty at $570 low (Save $530, Today only)

As part of its Deals of the Day, Best Buy is offering the Greenworks 80V 21-inch Lawn Mower, 13-inch String Trimmer, and 730 Leaf Blower Combo for $569.99 shipped through the rest of the day only. Coming down from its $1,100 price tag, we mostly saw it dropping between $600 and $700 over 2024, though it did fall lower on occasion – repeating this same low rate once a month since Black Friday. It’s coming back for the rest of the day with $530 in savings at the lowest price we have tracked. You’d be hard-pressed to find this combination of tools anywhere else, with even Amazon offering a less advanced 3-tool combo as the closest comparison at $522 right now.

We’re nearly two months away from spring’s arrival, and what better way to prep for catching up on lawncare responsibilities than by taking advantage of the off-season low price on this 3-tool combo from Greenworks? The mower sports an 80V brushless motor that is powered by the included 4.0Ah battery, giving you the juice to tackle up to a 1/2 acre of land on a single charge (which can be changed out for another of the brand’s batteries for longer jobs), delivering seven different cutting heights. The 13-inch trimmer comes with the brand’s dual bump feed head to easily and effortlessly replace broken lines, with an 80-minute runtime on its low setting thanks to the battery. The leaf blower provides up to 730 CFM of airflow (reaching up to 170 MPH) with a variable speed trigger with cruise control for more effortless handling.

Best New Year EV deals!

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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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5 European stocks to watch this earnings season as Trump’s tariffs hit

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5 European stocks to watch this earnings season as Trump's tariffs hit

'Too early to tell' tariff impact on ASML, analyst says

Investors are entering 2025’s first-quarter earnings season with a huge cloud of uncertainty hanging over them — thanks primarily to U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs.

The scale of duties announced in April, along with the volatility injected by subsequent updates and reversals in policy, have so far exceeded even the most bearish forecasts.

Negotiators from the European Union and the U.K. are in talks with U.S. officials to try to alleviate their respective 25% and 10% blanket tariffs, while also grappling with broader tariffs on steel, aluminum and autos. Meanwhile, the rest of the world watches on to see whether red-hot tensions between Washington and Beijing will cool, averting a trade war between the two biggest economies that would have far-ranging repercussions.

Latest trade developments between the European Union and the U.S.

Two major earnings reports have already landed in Europe, providing an indication of the tone to come.

Luxury giant LVMH said its categories such as beauty, wines and spirits were vulnerable to a pullback in spending by “aspirational clientele.” Dutch semiconductor firm ASML, which manufacturers chipmaking machines critical to global tech, said tarifs were “creating a new uncertainty” around demand. But neither was able to quantify the scale of the impact.

Here are five other major European firms yet to report earnings that could face big hits from the tariff turmoil.

Maersk

Danish shipping giant Maersk, a bellwether for global trade, is poised to report first-quarter earnings on May 8. Shares of the company have been highly volatile in recent weeks, moving sharply as investors react to the Trump administration’s back-and-forth tariff announcements.

An escalating trade war between the U.S. and China, the world’s two largest economies, has been a major source of concern for the maritime and transport sector.

Cargo ships and containers at Qingdao port in eastern China's Shandong province on Dec. 4, 2024.

Global trade outlook has ‘deteriorated sharply’ amid Trump tariff uncertainty, WTO warns

Analysts expect Maersk’s first-quarter earnings before interest, depreciation, taxes and amortization (EBITDA) to come in at $2.3 billion, according to an LSEG-compiled consensus, down from $3.6 billion in the final three months of 2024.

Maersk earlier this month described the U.S. tariffs as “significant” and — in their current form — clearly not good news for the global economy, stability and trade.

“It is still too early to say with any confidence how this will ultimately unfold. We need to see how countries will respond to these plans — and to what extent they choose to negotiate, impose counter-tariffs, adjust import duties, or pursue a combination of these measures,” the company said in a statement on April 3.

Shell

Shell is scheduled to report first-quarter earnings on May 2. It comes after the British oil giant in March announced plans to boost shareholder returns, cut costs and double down on its liquefied natural gas (LNG) push.

In a later trading update, Shell trimmed its first-quarter LNG production outlook, citing unplanned maintenance, including in Australia.

A Shell logo in Austin, Texas.

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Oil and gas stocks have been caught up in tariff-fueled market turmoil in recent weeks, with energy majors exposed to growing recession fears, subdued oil demand and falling crude prices.

Analysts at wealth manager Hargreaves Lansdown said earlier this month that Shell’s “sharpened focus on efficiency and quality leaves it well-placed to grow free cash flow and shareholder distributions.”

But it can’t control the oil price, Hargreaves Lansdown noted, “so, investors have to be prepared for the relatively high level of volatility that accompanies the entire sector.”

Shell is expected to report first-quarter adjusted earnings of $5.14 billion, according to an LSEG-compiled consensus, down from $7.73 billion in the same period a year ago. The energy major reported adjusted earnings $3.66 billion in the final three months of 2024.

Equity analysts have singled out Shell as the best capital allocator among its European peers, pointing toward the firm’s steadfast commitment to cost discipline under CEO Wael Sawan.

Volkswagen

Germany’s Volkswagen is one of many automotive firms expected to take a hit from tariffs — particularly those on Canada and Mexico — though results out April 30 should give a clearer indicaion of how much it expects to be able to shoulder through operations in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

The U.S. in April implemented a 25% charge on all foreign cars imported into the country, which appears to have already caused some panic-buying.

Volkswagen’s Chief Financial Officer Arno Antlitz told CNBC last month the company was in favor of open markets but already felt “like an American company” due to its thousands of U.S. employees.

However, analysts warn tariffs are especially negative for German carmakers which export thousands of vehicles a year to the U.S., while many cars produced in the country still require European-made parts.

Volkswagen is expected to produce higher year-on-year revenue in the first quarter, up to 77.6 billion euros ($88.2 billion) from 75.5 billion euros, an LSEG-compiled consensus shows. Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) are seen dipping to 4.03 billion euros from 4.6 billion euros.

Lufthansa

As geopolitical tensions mount, some have questioned whether travel demand will suffer or trends will change — and the results of German airline group Lufthansa, due April 29, could hold some clues.

Lufthansa CEO Carsten Spohr told CNBC in early March that he expected global demand to drive “significantly” higher profit in 2025 and had not seen any dent in transatlantic bookings. But a lot has changed since then, with the scale of Trump’s tariffs and rhetoric fueling public anger and even boycotts of U.S. products.

A Lufthansa Airlines plane taxiing for takeoff as an United Airlines plane lands at San Francisco International Airport (SFO) in San Francisco, California, United States on February 7, 2025. 

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Figures for March published by the International Trade Administration showed a 17.2% year-on-year fall in visitor arrivals from Western Europe to the U.S., against a 3.4% dip from Asia and a 17.7% increase from the Middle East.

Lufthansa Group, which includes the German flag carrier along with SWISS, Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines and Italy’s ITA Airways, has already been grappling with challenges including strikes, global price pressures and Boeing aircraft delivery delays.

According to an LSEG-compiled consensus, analysts expect the group to report revenue of around 8.07 billion euros in the first quarter, up from 7.4 billion euros the previous year, and a roughly $630 million loss in EBIT, trimmed from a $871 million loss year-on-year and down from $482 million profit the prior quarter.

Novo Nordisk

Drugmakers have little idea how their access to the critical U.S. market will be impacted in the coming months.

The Trump administration said last week that it had opened an investigation into how importing certain pharmaceuticals affects national security, widely seen as a prelude to tariffs on drugs — also suggested to be happening in the coming months by Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick.

There remains no clarity over what size the tariffs will be, and when or even if they will come into effect.

For Denmark’s Novo Nordisk, Europe’s second-largest listed company, that leaves exposed the U.S. sales of its hugely popular obesity and diabetes treatments Ozempic and Wegovy. Traders will be hoping its May 7 results give an indication of how it is preparing for that, and how much can be offset by its “very significant” manufacturing set-up in the U.S.

Emily Field, head of European pharmaceuticals research at Barclays, told CNBC earlier this month that tariffs were the “No. 1 question on investors’ minds.”

— CNBC’s Karen Gilchrist and Annika Kim Constantino contributed reporting.

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Tesla settles another wrongful death lawsuit that has big implications

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Tesla settles another wrongful death lawsuit that has big implications

Tesla has settled another wrongful death lawsuit, and it has significant implications based on Tesla’s legal strategy of not settling unless it is at fault.

Admitting a mistake is difficult. We humans are not good at it, which is why I respected Elon Musk when he said that Tesla wouldn’t seek victory in “just” legal cases against it and would “never settle an unjust case” against the company:

We will never seek victory in a just case against us, even if we will probably win. – We will never surrender/settle an unjust case against us, even if we will probably lose..

This strategy also means that if Tesla ever settles a case, it is admitting that it was in the wrong, even if settlements often come with no admission of wrongdoing.

Tesla has very rarely settled cases and Musk made this comment back in 2022. A lot has changed since then.

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In fact, around the same time Musk made that comment, he announced that he was building a team of “hardcore lawyers” at Tesla to pursue legal cases aggressively.

But it started to happen over the last few years.

In the UK, a Tesla owner challenged Tesla over its failure to deliver on its full self-driving claims and won a settlement that represented a refund of his purchase cost for FSD, with interest, after filing a claim in small claims court in 2023.

Last year, Tesla also finally settled a wrongful death lawsuit regarding the death of Model X owner Walter Huang, who was one of the first Tesla owners to die while using Autopilot back in 2018.

Now, Tesla has settled a second wrongful death lawsuit.

The estate of Clyde Leach, a Tesla Model Y owner, sued Tesla for wrongful death after his Model Y “suddenly accelerated, went off the road, and slammed into a pillar at an Ohio gas station.” Leach, 72, died from “blunt force trauma, burns, and other injuries” after the vehicle burned down following the impact.

Unlike Huang’s case, the lawsuit didn’t focus specifically on Tesla’s Autopilot or other ADAS features, but it claimed that a defect led to a “sudden acceleration” that contributed to the crash.

There have been numerous allegations of “sudden unintended acceleration” against Tesla vehicles, but in most cases, the evidence has pointed to the driver mistakenly pressing the wrong pedal.

This makes it particularly interesting that Tesla, which claims never to settle unjust claims against the company, has confirmed that it settled the case with Leach’s estate in a filing on Monday in federal court in San Francisco.

The terms of the settlement have not been released.

Electrek’s Take

In Tesla’s early days, there were numerous claims of “sudden unintended acceleration” regarding Tesla vehicles. I would often look into them, and we even had third parties review the telemetric logs; you could almost always prove pedal misplacement.

I assumed some of it also had to do with people not being used to vehicles that accelerate as quickly as Teslas, leading to less forgiving situations when pressing the wrong pedal.

However, considering Tesla settled this case and Musk’s claim that Tesla would not settle an “unjust” claim, there could be a case that sudden acceleration could occur with Tesla vehicles.

This could complicate a lot of other cases against Tesla.

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GM doubles down on Mexico, “no plans” to move EV production to US

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GM: ‘No plans’ to move production of EV models out of Mexico
Chevy Equinox with “Mexico” sepia filter.

Despite the will-they, won’t-they uncertainty surrounding the future of tariffs and union jobs and – let’s face it – just about everything else in every industry these days, GM says it has no plans to move production of its Ultium-based EVs from Mexico to the US.

GM has exclusively produced electric cars at its plant in Ramos Arizpe, Mexico since last year, and has created some 5,000 new jobs in the area according to economist Raquel Buenrostro, who currently serves as Mexico’s Secretary of Anti-Corruption and Good Government. And those cars – including the popular Chevy Equinox EV and Honda’s hot-selling Prologue – have been huge hits in their respective segments.

The General seems to know a good thing when it sees one, so it should come as no surprise to learn that GM has no plans to scuttle its assembly lines out of the country.

“At this time, GM has no plans to halt or relocate production of any of our EV models made in Mexico,” the director of GM de México’s EV operations, Adrián Enciso, told the Spanish-language newspaper, Milenio. “It’s possible that additional models, such as (the new 2026 Chevy Spark) could be built here, too.”

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Market Watch is reporting that the proposed tariffs, if they take effect, could raise GM’s cost to make electric cars in Mexico by up to $4,300 per vehicle. But while that could put a significant per-unit dent in GM’s profits, it’s worth noting that the EVs might continue to be built in Mexico and sold in Canada and other markets – the new Spark, especially, is targeted towards Central and South America, anyway.

And, frankly, GM can afford it.

SOURCE: Mexico News Daily.

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