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Today’s Green Deals are headlined by the very first chance at cash savings on ECOVACS’ new Goat O1000 RTK Robot Lawn Mower that first debuted at CES 2025 and is now down at $900. Right behind it we have the popular Anker PowerCore Reserve 60,000mAh Power Bank Station dropping down to $90, as well as the newer C200 and C300 power banks that are also seeing significant savings. There’s also Hiboy’s S2 Pro Electric Scooter that has dropped down further from last week’s pricing to $425, among other discounted models to choose from. Lastly, we have a rare price cut on Husqvarna’s Power Axe 350i 42V 18-inch Cordless Chainsaw Kit to $384 alongside a few other notable kit discounts. Plus, all the other hangover Green Deals are in the links at the bottom of the page, like yesterday’s exclusive new low price on EcoFlow’s DELTA 2 power station, Aventon’s Level 2 e-bike discounts, 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.

ECOVACS’ new Goat O1000 RTK robot lawn mower sees its first discount to $900

We’re seeing the very first chance at savings over at Amazon on ECOVACS’ new Goat O1000 RTK Robot Lawn Mower that is dropping the price to $899.99 shipped, while also matching directly from the brand’s website. This model was only recently released following its unveiling at CES 2025 carrying a full $1,000 price tag, and it’s nice to see it already getting some cash savings in the early spring months ahead of those warmer days when plenty of folks will be much more concerned with getting their lawn care routines back to normal. You’re looking at a solid $100 discount here while the savings last, setting the bar for future discounts down the road.

First introduced at CES 2025, ECOVACS’ Goat O1000 is one among several new robot mowers from the brand, with this one more tailored for folks with smaller lawns up to 1/4-acres in size. It’s been given a compact and narrow 1.31-foot design to better fit into tighter spaces where normal mowers couldn’t go, complete with an IPX6 waterproof rating to stand up to unexpected weather changes. You’ll get remote smart controls via the companion app, with an editable 3D map that lets you “add, merge, split, or delete areas, giving you full control over your lawn layout,” along with the usual setting adjustments to tailor its performance for your grass’ needs.

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Equipped with advanced AI tech, the ECOVACS Goat O1000 robot mower sports RTK navigation (so no perimeter wires here) to keep track of where it’s been and where it needs to go, as well as integrated AIVI 3D obstacle avoidance – not just for everyday objects and debris it might come across, but also small animals too, even at night. It even has a LiDAR (3D-ToF) and a fisheye camera for better support, especially should it enter under heavily shaded areas where the satellites can’t directly find it. The TrueEdge mowing “smoothly follows along your set boundaries for zero-edge cutting, providing a clean, professional finish.” There’s also the LELS navigation that drives it in a U-shaped path for better efficiency and so that you won’t have to hop in for manual touch-ups in select spots.

Anker PowerCore Reserve 60,000mAh Power Bank Station

Anker’s 5-pound PowerCore Reserve 60,000mAh power bank station is a totable backup companion at $90

As part of its now live Big Spring Sale, Anker’s official Amazon storefront is offering its PowerCore Reserve 60,000mAh Power Bank Station for $89.99 shipped. Coming down off of its usual $150 price tag, it’s spent most of the last year keeping above $100, though we have been seeing more frequent drops to $90 since Black Friday sales, with 2025 seeing a fall per month along with several short-term Lightning deals. Today’s deal marks the second we’ve seen in March, coming in with a $60 price cut to the second-lowest price we have tracked – just $10 above the all-time low, which we haven’t seen again since Christmas sales. You’ll also find it matching in price directly from Anker’s website.

Anker’s PowerCore Reserve is a 5-pound totable companion for your out-of-house travels, whether you’re heading out of town on a trip or just getting through your day-to-day schedule. It starts off by offering up a 60,000mAh/192Wh battery capacity, with two USB-A ports and two USB-C ports that deliver up to 60W charging speeds. It’s even been equipped with a pop-up light on the top of its form factor that works great for camping trips, providing you with two brightness levels alongside an S.O.S button for emergencies. You’ll also have two options to recharge its battery – either via a wall outlet or connecting up to its 60W solar input maximum to take advantage of the sun’s rays.

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If you want to browse the brand’s lineup of SOLIX power stations that offer far more backup support for your camping sites, road trips, and home backup – be sure to check out the 57% off discounts happening during its Spring Sale running through March 31, including the amazing launch deals on the new F3800 Plus power station that have been extended and the newly added EverFrost 2 Electric Cooler discounts, among others.

Hiboy S2 Pro electric scooter

Hiboy’s S2 Pro e-scooter with regenerative brakes falls to $425 in Big Spring savings

As part of its Big Spring Sale, Amazon is now offering the Hiboy S2 Pro Electric Scooter for $424.99 shipped. You’ll usually find it sitting at a $650 rate here at Amazon while it carries a higher $736 tag direct from Hiboy, though we have been seeing it keep down at $450 throughout 2025 so far. While it has fallen lower in price in the past, especially during Christmas sales, you’re looking at the best rate we’ve tracked so far in the new year, with today’s deal putting $225 back in your pocket while equipping you with a reliable means to get through your commutes as the spring weather blooms.

An affordable means to enjoy your commutes around town, to school, and more, Hiboy’s S2 Pro e-scooter has been given an 11.6Ah battery for up to 25 miles of travel on a single charge while the 500W hub motor provides top speeds of 19 MPH. Momentum is even recycled to help extend that travel time thanks to the downhill and regenerative braking here, recharging the battery whenever you activate braking or coast down hills/slopes. It’s also been built with an IPX4 water-resistant design, complete with the folding body you’d expect of a scooter, as well as an LED headlight, taillight, and sidelights. You’ll have access to the full array of smart controls via its companion app too, allowing you to adjust settings and even remote lock the scooter when it’s not in use.

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Husqvarna’s Power Axe 350i 42V 18-inch cordless chainsaw kit falls to $384

Amazon is offering the Husqvarna Power Axe 350i 42V 18-inch Cordless Chainsaw Kit for $383.99 shipped. Coming down off its usual $480 price tag, we don’t usually see too many discounts on this brand’s equipment, with it keeping up at its MSRP for most of 2025 so far, with one previous discount in January taking things to $449. While we have seen it go as low as $335 in 2023, over the last year it’s mostly kept above $399, with today’s deal being a 20% markdown that cuts $96 off the going rate, landing it among the lowest prices we have tracked – $49 above the all-time low.

Coming with an included battery and charger, which is rare as Husqvarna more often discounts its tool-only deals over kits and combo packages, the Power Axe chainsaw is a lightweight 18-inch model that houses a brushless motor for “more durability, high efficiency, and quiet operation.” It’s been given the brand’s X-cut chain that retains its sharpness for longer periods, as well as a tool-less tensioning system so you can make slack adjustments faster and without much effort. Its power can even be ramped up by 25% in its boost mode with a simple press of a button. You’ll also be able to switch out the battery for other tools in the brand’s 40V ecosystem.

Other notable Husqvarna electric lawn care 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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Trump rewrites crypto rules in first 100 days, industry celebrates ‘180 pivot’ from Biden years

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People walk past an advertisement feature Donald Trump with Bitcoin in Hong Kong. 

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As President Donald Trump hit the 100-day mark this week for his second term in office, his approval numbers were lower than for any administration at this point in over seven decades.

Don’t tell that to the crypto community.

Trump ran for office on a promise to make America “the crypto capital of the world.” Those who got behind that message say he’s already delivered, or at least gotten off to a hot start.

A blitz of executive actions, strategic appointments, and early wins, from the creation of a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve to the rollback of enforcement-heavy SEC tactics, has left the industry feeling more welcome in Washington, D.C., than ever.

“Every single appointment — I’m happy with from a crypto perspective,” said Nic Carter, founding partner at Castle Island Ventures. “The previous financial regulatory apparatus was dead set against crypto, and now it’s been a total 180 compared to that.”

President Trump faced early blowback after proposing the possibility of a strategic crypto reserve that would go beyond bitcoin and include other digital currencies like ether, XRP,  Solana’s SOL token and Cardano’s ADA. Skeptics said taxpayer dollars shouldn’t be spent on such risky assets. The president soon narrowed the plan to focus solely on bitcoin and made clear he wouldn’t use taxpayer funds to support a government buying strategy.

He’s also been criticized by some for launching a meme coin that’s added billions of dollars in paper wealth to his net worth. The $TRUMP token surged earlier this month after its website announced that top holders would be invited to a private dinner with the president. His family is also involved in other crypto projects.

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“It doesn’t really help to have members of his family do encrypted projects of their own,” Carter said. “I understand that they are interested in the industry and want to engage with it, but the optics are not that favorable around that.”

But for the most part, that behavior is being ignored as the crypto industry prefers to focus its attention elsewhere even as the president’s job approval broadly sits at just 43%, according to an average of recent national polls.

At the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Jonathan Gould has signaled support for issuing new bank charters to crypto firms. During President Joe Biden’s presidency, that was almost unthinkable.

“We’ll see a lot of new crypto firms getting bank charters,” Carter said. “And new banks getting set up that are expressively focused on crypto and stablecoins.”

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, under interim chair Travis Hill, is also making moves. Crypto fans have applauded his efforts to expose what industry insiders call “Choke Point 2.0,” an alleged coordinated effort by regulators during the Biden presidency to pressure banks into severing ties with crypto.

Paul Atkins, the new chair of the SEC, represents a stark contrast to predecessor Gary Gensler, who was a notorious hardliner when it came to crypto regulations and enforcement. Carter said the SEC under Atkins has already begun working directly with crypto stakeholders, including Castle Island, to craft guidance on token issuance and the line between securities and commodities.

“This is the clarity we’ve been asking for,” Carter said. “Even barring a legislative solution, I think the SEC is going to come out with real guidance around tokens and how a domestic crypto firm can operate.”

Atkins made his first public appearance just four days into the job by opening a crypto roundtable — a move that sent a clear signal to industry participants. Last week, Atkins hosted a half-day session at SEC headquarters in Washington, D.C., focused on crypto innovation and custody. The event took place weeks after the regulator formally dropped its long-running lawsuit against Ripple, a symbolic end to a four-year battle between the SEC and the crypto industry. 

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Veronica McGregor, the chief legal officer of Exodus and a participant in the SEC’s crypto roundtable, echoed Carter’s sentiment in calling the approach a “180 pivot.”

“Just having the roundtables are kind of surprising and refreshing,” said McGregor, who contributed to the political advocacy group Stand With Crypto during the 2024 campaign. “Given that we have an administration that is touting itself as pro-crypto and making some changes that need to be made, I would say those donations were strategically placed and are paying off.”

Waiting on the Fed

Trump has tapped Brian Quintenz, currently policy chief for the crypto group at venture firm Andreessen Horowitz, to lead the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

Carter cautioned that the Federal Reserve remains a “structural holdout.” While banks can now custody crypto, thanks to the repeal of an accounting rule called SAB 121, they still can’t work directly with crypto firms “unless the Fed says they can,” Carter said.

The FDIC and OCC have rescinded their anti-crypto guidance, but the Federal Reserve has only partially followed suit. A notice from Jan. 2023 continues to restrict banks from certain crypto-related activities.

“The Fed is still the blocker for banks to deal with stablecoins for crypto,” Carter said.

Brian Armstrong, CEO of Coinbase, speaking on CNBC’s Squawk Box outside the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Jan. 21st, 2025.

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Still, the industry has largely gotten what it wants.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong was among the biggest donors in the 2024 election cycle and made it his second job to try and get crypto-friendly candidates elected. Paul Grewal, the company’s legal chief, said the Trump administration has “really flipped the script on crypto.”

“It wasn’t all that long ago that we had an administration that not only was skeptical of this entirely new technology, but was in fact hostile to it,” Grewal said. “Now we have a White House and a wider administration that is not only welcoming of digital assets and blockchain-based technologies, but embracing it in a number of different ways, and that really has stood out in the first 100 days.”

Grewal also pointed to some bipartisan momentum in Congress, including bills on stablecoins and market structure.

“We’ve got one issue, it seems, where the White House, together with Republicans on the Hill, have worked together with Democrats in both houses of the Congress to get digital asset legislation on the move,” Grewal said.

Grewal praised the SEC for soliciting public input and opening the door to industry participation on topics like custody and market structure.

Faryar Shirzad, Coinbase’s chief policy officer, said the administration has already met two core expectations: ending the regulatory crackdown on crypto and working with Congress to deliver clarity.

He said he’s been pleasantly surprised by the scope of the administration’s ambitions to go beyond bitcoin and to integrate blockchain technology across the broader financial system.

“They are moving much more aggressively to try to implement crypto and blockchain technology in the broader capital markets,” he said. At the SEC, he said, that includes tokenizing the equities market and examining how that fits within traditional regulatory frameworks.

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Shirzad also noted that bank regulators have begun exploring blockchain-based payment systems. Beyond the $3 trillion crypto market, he said the administration’s target appears to be the $100 trillion capital markets, “and I think that’s something that people should pay close attention to.”

Ripple Chief Legal Officer Stu Alderoty, now president of the National Cryptocurrency Association, said internal data shows that 73% of U.S. crypto holders want to see the country become a global leader in the space.

“The government and the industry can now move out of the courtroom and invest in what the U.S. does best — innovation,” Alderoty told CNBC.

Fred Thiel, CEO of bitcoin mining firm MARA Holdings, pointed to early wins for his slice of the industry. He said the administration’s support for mining technology allows companies “to strengthen the U.S. economy and grid.”

Thiel, who participated in the first White House Digital Assets Summit, praised the swift appointment of pro-crypto officials and the launch of the President’s Council of Advisers on Digital Assets.

Dan Lawrence CEO of OBM, which manages energy use for industrial-scale mining farms, said the administration’s pro-energy stance has made bitcoin a natural tool for incentivizing new power infrastructure.

“Bitcoin is a great way to incentivize the build out of that power,” Lawrence said. “It’s really great to see bitcoin being acknowledged at the federal level.”

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Tesla board is reportedly floating replacing Elon Musk as CEO

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According to a new report from The Wall Street Journal, Tesla’s board has taken steps toward potentially seeking a new CEO to replace Elon Musk.

To say the least, Tesla’s board of directors has been extremely favorable to Elon Musk, Tesla’s largest single shareholder and long-time CEO.

They have backed his every move, granted him a $55 billion CEO compensation package, and remained silent when he threatened Tesla shareholders that he would not develop AI products at Tesla unless given a larger, more controlling share of the company, or decided to fire Tesla’s entire charging team to make an example out of the head of the team.

Tesla’s then-third-largest individual shareholder, after Musk, Leo KoGuan, told Electrek last year that he couldn’t get his concerns about Musk heard by the board.

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Most recently, they have not addressed the protests at Tesla stores and product boycotts, which are attributed to Musk’s involvement in politics, angering a significant portion of the population and Tesla’s consumer base.

Many people, including myself, deduced from the board’s silence that it did not plan to take action against Musk’s negative impact on the brand.

Now, a new report from The Wall Street Journal suggests that the board started to move against Musk for the first time last month.

The report brings several new information to light. Here are the main points with quotes from WSJ:

  • According to unnamed sources, Tesla’s board reached out to executive search firms to look for a new CEO:
    • “Board members reached out to several executive search firms to work on a formal process for finding Tesla’s next chief executive, according to people familiar with the discussions.”
  • The board reportedly met with Musk and asked him to spend more time on Tesla:
    • “Around that time, Tesla’s board met with Musk for an update. Board members told him he needed to spend more time on Tesla, according to people familiar with the meeting. And he needed to say so publicly.”
  • After Musk committed to spending more time at Tesla, it’s not clear what is the current status of the search for a potential new CEO:
    • “The board narrowed its focus to a major search firm, according to the people familiar with the discussions. The current status of the succession planning couldn’t be determined. It is also unclear if Musk, himself a Tesla board member, was aware of the effort, or if his pledge to spend more time at Tesla has affected succession planning. Musk didn’t respond to requests for comment.” 
  • Additionally, Tesla’s board has been looking at adding a director, and JB Straubel, whose role on the board has mostly gone under the radar, has reportedly been meeting with investors:
    • “The eight-person Tesla board has been looking to add an independent director, according to people familiar with the process. Some directors, including Tesla co-founder JB Straubel, have been meeting with major investors to reassure them the company is in good hands.”
  • WSJ has reportedly seen text messages that Musk sent to someone telling them that he doesn’t wish to be CEO at Tesla anymore:
    • “Last spring, he told that person that he no longer wanted to be CEO of Tesla, but that he was worried that no one could replace him atop the company and sell the vision that Tesla isn’t just an automaker, but the future of robotics and automation as well.”
  • The report mentioned a Tesla manager who shared frustration about Musk’s negative impact on the business who has reportedly been let go since his comments were reported in the media:
    • “Eliah Gilfenbaum, a Tesla executive in California, told his team that it was getting more challenging to hire and retain talent, according to one person who was present. He told them Tesla would be better off if Musk resigned. That was unlikely to happen, he told them, and employees needed to reconcile the boss’s politics with the company’s mission. He advised them to try to compartmentalize and just keep going.”
  • The board reportedly told investors that Musk wasn’t as well aware of what’s happening with Tesla as he used to:
    • “In recent meetings with investors, board members told them that despite Musk’s government work, he was involved in Tesla meetings remotely. One board member told people that sometimes Musk wasn’t as well prepared and that he needed to be briefed more about what is happening with Tesla. The board members continued to say they believed Musk’s proximity to Trump and the White House would benefit the company over the long term.”

The report provides some insight into how the board is addressing the current situation with its controversial CEO.

During Tesla’s earnings call last week, Musk said that he would scale back his time at DOGE to spend more time at Tesla.

It encouraged some investors, but the CEO still claimed that he would “spend a day or two per week on government matters”:

“I think starting probably next month, May, my time allocation to DOGE will drop significantly. I’ll have to continue doing it for, I think, probably the remainder of the President’s term, just to make sure that the waste and fraud that we stop does not come roaring back, which will do if it has the chance. So, I think I’ll continue to spend a day or two per week on government matters for as long as the President would like me to do so and as long as it is useful. But starting next month, I’ll be allocating probably more of my time to Tesla and now that the major work of establishing the Department of Government Efficiency is done.”

In addition to these duties, Musk serves as CEO of SpaceX and the de facto leader of X/xAI, as well as being involved in Neuralink and The Boring Company.

Musk didn’t respond to WSJ’s request for comments, and as of the time of writing this article, he didn’t seem to have directly addressed the new report on X, but he did share a couple of memes about him “wearing many hats”:

He appeared at Trump’s cabinet meeting today wearing two hats simultaneously.

Electrek’s Take

I’d take the report with a grain of salt. A lot of it makes sense, but there are unnamed sources, and this could be as simple as the board floating the idea of replacing Musk.

Also, I want this to happen, so I’m certainly biased in the sense that I want to believe it’s true.

I think the board and shareholders would have a tough time removing Musk. Shareholders are not sufficiently incentivized by the current stock price, which is resisting Tesla’s declining growth and struggling fundamentals.

And they still believe Elon’s lies about self-driving and humanoid robots soon bringing Tesla back to rapid earnings growth.

I think we might need a few more people to get the “Elon realization moment” before there’s enough motivation from shareholders to push him out.

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China’s 3-row 872hp SUV would destroy the EU/US market: $40K Lynk & Co 900 PHEV 

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On our trip to Shanghai auto show facilitated by Zeekr, my colleague Scooter and I got to see an unbelievable amount of EVs from 20+ makers, many of which we’d never heard of. Each maker offered an incredible array of models but one in particular stood out to me: the Lynk & Co 900.

One thing I love about this Plug-in Hybrid is that it has a relatively huge battery and could be ridden fully electric, outside of road trips. The two 45-52kWh battery options provide somewhere between 220 and 280 km of range using China’s optimistic calculator. That’s 137 – 174 miles of EV range before the gas motor kicks in and about six times the average daily commute.

Zeekr, Lynk & Co’s sister company, has an even bigger battery, but gawdier PHEV with a 380km/236 mile range before the gas kicks in. At this point, we are really talking about an EV with a range extender.

As with many Chinese luxury vehicles, the second row seats really stood out. They are as comfortable as a laz-y-boy and offer to electronically spin around 360 degrees to make the 2nd and 3rd row a conference area. I nearly fell asleep in them a few times. OK I did but that’s because of jet lag or something. I can’t get over how futuristic the back of this car is.

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Lynk & Co 900 is 524 cm long, 199 cm wide, 181 cm high and has a wheelbase of 316 cm and uses the SPA Evo modular architecture.

The drive is smooth and quick and never once did that petroleum engine kick in.

The 900 comes with standard roof-mounted LiDAR, with higher-priced variants powered by Nvidia’s Thor smart driving chip enabling door-to-door navigation with G-Pilot H7.

Its sleek body isn’t just for looks as it hits the wind tunnel with an impressive drag coefficient of 0.291 Cd. It also boasts a top tier 0-100 km/h in 4.3 seconds.

Lynk & Co is making waves with its upcoming 900 model, which has already received over 40,000 pre-orders ahead of its official launch on April 28. Built on the SPA Evo architecture, the six-seater combines class-leading 88.2% space efficiency with innovative 180-degree rotating second-row seats, targeting premium family buyers seeking versatile cabin configurations. The intelligent cockpit features front and rear 30-inch 6K displays driven by dual Qualcomm 8295 chips, delivering 60 TOPS computing power for eight-screen coordination via the LYNK Flyme Auto system. Powering the SUV is a 2.0T plug-in hybrid (PHEV) powertrain with 3-speed DHT Pro transmission and dual rear motors, generating 650kW total output to achieve 0-100km/h acceleration in 4.3 seconds – positioning the 900 as one of the fastest electrified SUVs in its segment.

It turns out that there are other similar vehicles from other Chinese makers including the Li L9, Denza N9 and Aito M9.

Electrek’s take:

The Lynk & Co 900 is the Chinese EV market in a nutshell:  90% of the car at half the price of its western rivals. Compare to a Range Rover, Rivian R1S, the upcoming Scout, Hyundai Ioniq 7 or a Kia EV9 and it is hard to imagine how well these would sell in the US and Europe.

Something else I love to see is a huge battery PHEV with enough range for reasonable daily tasks before the gas engine kicks in. Scout has a similar idea so we might get to try something similar in the US.

Even in China Lynk&co has noted it had 40,000 pre-orders before launch, so I think this is going to be a popular vehicle. I don’t think, even with the bananas current trade climate, this one will show up in the US. Europe on the other hand might want to keep an eye out however.

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