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Leading today’s Green Deals is EcoFlow’s second phase of Game Day Power sale deals, with increased savings up to $3,398, including continuing 15% accessory discounts, new offers, and the 5% in extra savings switching to a threshold minimum. One of the newly added offers is the brand’s DELTA Pro Portable Power Station bundled alongside a smart extra battery and a transfer switch for home breaker backup for $3,499. We also have an appliance sale from Samsung that has dropped the Bespoke AI Laundry Combo All-in-One Washer and Ventless Heat Pump Dryer to $1,999, among other models, with up to $648 in additional saving options. Lastly, we spotted Greenworks’ 60V 42-inch CrossoverT Cordless Electric Riding Lawn Mower coming with a larger bundle package of six 8.0Ah batteries and the 42-inch Bin Bagger accessory for a $4,300 low. Plus, all the other hangover Green Deals are in the links at the bottom of the page, like yesterday’s Lectric Valentine’s Day e-bike bundle offers, Bluetti’s limited-time flash sale, 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 increases savings up to $3,398 and more in phase 2 of Game Day Power sale – deals start from $170

EcoFlow has switched over its Game Day Power sale into its second phase through February 9, with savings on power stations and bundle packages increasing up to $3,398, including new offers – with the sale’s bonus savings also changing (discussed further below). Of these two new flash offers joining the lineup, the most notable is EcoFlow’s DELTA Pro Portable Power Station bundled with a smart extra battery and a transfer switch for $3,499 shipped. Normally costing you $6,498, we’ve seen this particular combo rarely pop up, with August having seen the lowest rate of $3,696 during a similar sale. Today, you can score this home backup solution at a 46% markdown, saving you $2,999 off the going rate at the lowest price we have tracked. Over at Amazon, we can only find the station and the battery bundled together, with it sitting $100 higher than the price here.

As I mentioned, there’s some change-ups with the bonus savings during the second phase of EcoFlow’s Game Day Power sale. To start, the 15% accessory discounts are continuing as they were in phase 1, while members will now be getting a slightly reduced 2x EcoCredits, but on all purchases, not just those featured on the main page. The extra 5% in savings has now been given a price threshold of over $3,000, which will be automatically applied in cart – and sadly doesn’t apply to the above flash sale offer.

This EcoFlow DELTA Pro bundle is a perfect balance for out of the house trips while also being equipped with all it needs to backup your home during sudden power outages. To start, the power station alone provides a 3,600Wh LiFePO4 capacity with a 3,600W output (surging to 4,500W thanks to the X-boost tech) through its 14 port options. With the smart extra battery included, that capacity is doubled to 7,200Wh and can be further expanded all the way to 25kWh with additional equipment.

The power station’s own battery takes just 1.8 hours to recharge to full when plugged into a wall outlet (So expect about twice that time for both it and the extra battery to refill), while connecting its maximum 1,600W of solar input should get the same result in 2.8 hours (again, for the power station alone). And as always, you’ll find the usual array of remote smart controls here, all accessed through the app via Wi-Fi or Bluetooth. If you want to utilize it for more solar generator needs over home backup, I recommend the bundle for the power station with two 220W panels and a protective bag for $2,499 shipped, which beats starting your journey by getting just the power station alone at $300 less the price.

***Note. The 5% threshold discount, as well as the 15% accessory discount, have been factored into prices for the first time for all offers over $3,000 (and accessories) and is automatically applied in your cart. Reminder: the extra savings don’t include the flash sale offers.

EcoFlow’s Game Day Power sale Site-exclusive discounts:

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You can browse all the entirety of EcoFlow’s Game Day Power Sale phase 2 offers on the landing page here. If you’re considering the brand’s DELTA 3 Plus Portable Power Station, you can save a bit more money by scoring it with the exclusive $541 low we secured from Woot.

Samsung AI Laundry Combo

Samsung’s Bespoke AI Laundry Combo all-in-one washer/ventless heat pump dryer is down at $1,999 + $648 in bonus savings

Samsung is offering folks a great chance at upgrading your laundry room with its Bespoke AI Laundry Combo All-in-One 5.3 cubic-foot Washer and Ventless Heat Pump Dryer at $1,999 shipped with up to $673 in additional savings too. You’d normally have to shell out $3,324 for this unit at full price, with most of last year’s discounts averaging around $2,199, while we saw it fall as low as $1,899 direct from Samsung’s Black Friday sale while Best Buy dropped things as low as $1,700. You can grab it here today at the third-lowest price overall and the second-lowest coming from the manufacturer thanks to the 40% markdown here, giving you $1,325 in initial savings (more on the bonus savings below). If you want to save a bit more, there is an open-box option in excellent condition on the same page for $1,599. This is the lowest current price we can find, with Best Buy offering it at $1 higher.

Before we get into the washer/dryer’s performance capabilities, let’s go over the bonus savings you can currently take advantage of direct from Samsung. First, there is the usual free installation (normally $25) alongside the two-year Samsung Care+ plan for just $1 (normally $149). Next, the brand is offering a special promotion for the units on this landing page here (including the washer/dryer), which gives you $100 off when you buy two appliances together, $250 off when buying three, and $500 off when buying four or more.

Samsung’s Bespoke AI Laundry Combo comes ENERGY STAR-certified with AI supporting you through settings management and also increasing its energy efficiency by identifying and adjusting settings based on the different fabrics you place inside and how soiled they are. The AI also pairs with the dual-inverter heat pump, calculating and estimating your electricity costs to “reduce energy usage by up to 19%.” There’s also the ventless design, which allows you to place it virtually anywhere, no longer needing to be next to a dedicate exhaust vent.

The detergent tank here sports a much larger capacity, holding up to 47 loads worth of detergent so you don’t have to regularly worry about filling and refilling in between laundry loads – plus, it also has a Flex One compartment that takes that convenience to the next level as it can be split between 25 loads of detergent and 34 loads of softener. It’s also been given self-cleaning and self-drying tech to keep laundry coming out fresh, smart controls via the SmartThings app (as well as hands-free voice controls), the EPA’s seal of approval, and much more.

And of course, the biggest news surrounding Samsung right now is its new Galaxy S25 smartphones that are still open for preorder with up to $1,250 in savings while also coming with FREE Galaxy 3 Buds Pro and an exclusive $50 credit by using our links – find out how to score yours at $400 or less in our coverage here.

Greenworks 60V 42-inch CrossoverT Riding Lawn Mower

Cover 2.5 acres on Greenworks’ CrossoverT 60V riding mower with six 8.0Ah batteries and bin bagger for $4,300 low

Greenworks is offering the best rate we’ve seen on its 60V 42-inch CrossoverT Cordless Electric Riding Lawn Mower that comes with six 8.0Ah batteries and the 42-inch Bin Bagger for $4,299.98 shipped. This complete package usually sits at a $5,100 full price, with this being one of the rare discounts hitting this bundle with two additional 8.0Ah batteries (over the usual four that is more frequently cut down in price) as well as the Bin Bagger accessory too. You’ll be saving $800 off the going rate while these savings last, giving you a reliable electric riding mower at its all-time lowest price that we have tracked. You won’t find this bundle at other retailers either – with only an option for the mower with four 8.0Ah batteries at $4,297 from Amazon, while Best Buy currently offers it with six 4.0Ah batteries and the Bin Bagger for $5,600.

The Greenworks CrossoverT riding mower arrives ready to tackle up to 2.5 acres of land with its six 8.0Ah batteries, which take 90 minutes to charge with the included three dual port chargers. Sitting atop a 42-inch reinforced 13-gauge steel cutting deck that boasts an IPX4 waterproof rating, this mower comes equipped with three 60V intelligent TRUBRUSHLESS motors, the equivalent of a 24 horse-power gas motor, that can handle hills and inclines up to a 15-degree slope at a maximum speed of 6 MPH. You have seven cutting height settings to choose from, ranging from 1.5 inches to 4.5 inches. Not only can you bag your clippings, but it also offers you the options to discharge or mulch them as well.

While the mower itself sports an onboard bin storage for up to 200 pounds of clippings, with the additional Bin Bagger accessory, you’ll be getting an extra 6-bushel capacity for even more effective clipping collection, especially if you’re using it for multi-acre yards. Greenworks also offers a tip on how to gain virtually endless runtime – just keep three of its batteries in the mower while the other three charge (one per every dual-port charger). You can browse all the CrossoverT packages on the landing page here, or check out the full lineup of the upgraded zero-turn riding mowers 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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There’s finally(!) an automatic fix to restart failed EV charging sessions

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The ChargeX Consortium has figured out how to automatically restart failed EV charging sessions at fast chargers so drivers don’t have to.

Every EV driver has been there. You plug in, walk away to grab food or run errands, and expect your battery to be juicing up at a DC fast charger, only to return and realize nothing happened. Maybe the session failed, or maybe the charger glitched. Either way, you’re stuck unplugging, plugging back in, and now it’s going to take twice as long to charge.

The ChargeX Consortium (National Charging Experience Consortium), which is made up of researchers from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Idaho National Laboratory (INL), and Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), along with industry stakeholders, has come up with a smart fix for one of the most frustrating parts of public EV charging: failed sessions.

Its new report highlights the benefits of what it calls “seamless retry” – a hands-free tech solution that automatically restarts failed charging attempts. In other words, the driver no longer needs to physically unplug and replug the charging connector when a charging session fails.

The consortium’s new tech is designed specifically for DC fast charging. The “novel mechanism” automatically resets both the EV and the charger, then restarts the session in the background, so drivers don’t have to return to the car – or even have to think about it.

Ed Watt, a researcher at NREL and lead author of the “Recommended Practice Seamless Retry for Electric Vehicle Charging” report, said, “With a seamless retry mechanism in place, an EV driver at a retail center can plug in a charging connector, provide user input data, leave to shop, and feel confident that they will return to a charged vehicle.” (Click on the report link to see the specifics of how the novel mechanism works.)

The researchers didn’t just focus on the perks of seamless retry – they also looked at potential downsides. One concern was the extra time it might take for the system to restart a failed session, which could leave drivers frustrated. To tackle that, the consortium suggests that the EV industry provide transparency in the form of real-time status updates, insights into what went wrong, and recommendations based on the type of charging failure and number of attempts made.

Going forward, as the user experience becomes clearer, more work will fine-tune seamless retry. The ChargeX Consortium will keep refining the system – developing smarter, more targeted retry methods, ironing out implementation details, and running verification tests to make sure everything works seamlessly in the real world.

Read more: The latest US EV sales and charger growth – in numbers

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Tesla CFO, chairwoman, and Elon’s brother sold tens of millions worth of TSLA stocks

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Tesla’s Chief Financial Officer, Taneja Vaibhav, and the head of Tesla’s board of directors, Robyn Denholm, have just sold tens of millions of dollars worth of Tesla (TSLA) stocks.

Elon Musk’s brother is also selling.

Public companies must report insider stock trading by critical executives and board members to the SEC.

For Tesla, it’s a very limited group for a company of that size:

And they are not buying the stock. In fact, they are almost exclusively selling.

Today, Tesla reported two new sets of transactions in SEC filings.

Chief Financial Officer Taneja Vaibhav confirmed that he sold 7,000 shares for $2,681,770.

He was able to acquire those 7,000 Tesla shares at $18.22 as part of his stock option plan. He sold at an average of $383, and the stock closed at $374 today.

Robyn Denholm, Tesla’s chairwoman, sold 112,390 shares at an average price of $384.04, for a total value of $43,162,255.60.

She also got the shares as part of a stock option plan. Denholm had to return tens of millions of dollars worth of Tesla stocks to the company after settling a lawsuit over excessive compensation brought by shareholders.

Tesla’s entire board settled for nearly $1 billion:

Tesla wrote in the filings that both Vaibhav and Denholm sold as part of stock option liquidation plans adopted last year.

Today, Tesla released another SEC filing to disclose that Kimbal Musk, Elon Musk’s brother and Tesla board member who also was part of the excessive compensation settlement, is selling 75,000 Tesla shares through Morgan Stanley for $27.5 million.

In his case, it doesn’t appear to be linked to a liquidation plan.

Electrek’s Take

Kimbal is known to have great “timing” with his Tesla stock sales. It will be interesting to see.

It’s wild to see these board members getting absurdly rich while the company has erased its growth and is heading into one of its worst quarters in years.

All while they sit on their hands and do nothing while they are the only ones who could do something about the CEO, who seemingly engages in fireable offenses every day.

Tesla has one of the worst corporate governance of any major companies I’ve ever witnessed.

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This is the Chinese EV Ford’s CEO says it needs to beat ‘straight up in a street fight’

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After announcing its electric vehicle business lost over $5 billion in 2024, Ford could face even more headwinds this year. Despite the threat of new tariffs and fewer government incentives, CEO Jim Farley stressed Ford is still “really confident” in its EV strategy. Farley said that Chinese EV makers are becoming a major global force, and even with tariffs, Ford needs to beat them “straight up in a street fight.” This is the electric car he was referring to.

Ford reported fourth-quarter earnings on Wednesday, beating Wall Street’s top- and bottom-line estimates. Despite posting $48.2 billion in Q4 revenue, Ford’s model e division reported an EBIT loss of $1.4 billion.

The EV business lost $5.1 billion last year after losing $4.7 billion in 2023. On the company’s earnings call, Farley said new competition led to increased pricing pressure. Ford expects Model e to lose another $5 billion to $5.5 billion this year. In total, the company is forecasting an adjusted EBIT of $7 billion to $8.45 billion in 2025.

Like GM, Ford did not factor in the potential impacts of tariffs or other changes in policy by the Trump administration.

Farley explained on the call that “There’s no question that tariffs at 25% level from Canada and Mexico, if they’re protracted, would have a huge impact on our industry, with billions of dollars of industry profits wiped out and an adverse effect on the US jobs.”

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Ford Lightning production (Source: Ford)

Ford’s CEO said he looks forward to working with government leaders to ensure they are “strengthening, not weakening our nation’s auto industry.”

The tariff situation, growing demand for the latest tech and software, and “the Chinese OEMs growing to become a global reality,” Farley said, “these dynamics will all play out for some time to come.”

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Ford’s electric Explorer for Europe (Source: Ford)

Ford CEO warns Chinese EV makers are a global threat

Ford sells some electric cars outside of the US, including the new electric Puma, Explorer, and Capri models, launched in Europe, so it does have an idea of the changing market dynamics.

After accounting for 8% of car sales in the US last year, Farley said EVs are growing, and “people who buy these vehicles don’t go back to combustion.” He added that it is a “very vibrant market” and a “global capability for Ford.”

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Ford electric Puma Gen-E (Source: Ford)

As a global player, it will need to compete with Chinese EVs, which Farley has previously called an “existential threat” to the industry. During the earnings call, Farley touched on the subject, saying they continue to expand and are becoming “a major force in our industry.”

After Morgan Stanley analyst Adam Jonas asked, “Do you think that U.S. tariff policies will be successful in keeping Chinese EVs out of the US market long term,” Farley said the topic “is really pertinent to us.”

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Xiaomi SU7 (Source: Xiaomi)

Ford’s CEO added, “The level of subsidies that these companies have in China is very material as well as these are digital vehicles with digital footprints and really deep into people’s digital life.” Farley explained, “On the kind of unfair part or the subsidy part, I think we’ll have to sort that out as a country.”

At the end of the day, “the company has to stand on its own.” Ford will work with government partners to make it a level playing field, but “in the end of the day, it’s management’s responsibility to beat the SU7 straight up in a street fight.”

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Xiaomi SU7 (Source: Xiaomi)

The SU7 is Xiaomi’s first self-developed electric car. After shipping one to the US and driving it for a few months, Farley called it “fantastic” and didn’t want to give it up.

After launching the SU7 last April, Xiaomi revealed it had already delivered over 135,000 models in 2024. The SU7 starts at around $30,000 (215,900 yuan).

Ford is betting on its low-cost platform, which is being developed by a team of former Tesla, Rivian, Lucid, and Apple engineers, to help it compete.

The first models, due out in 2027, are expected to be a smaller electric pickup and SUV, starting at about $30,000.

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