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We’re closing out this week’s Green Deals with our first deal on Rad Power’s new RadRunner Max Cargo Utility e-bike that gives you a free extra battery for 120+ miles of travel when preordering it at $2,299 – but don’t sit on decisions as this deal will be gone as soon as it starts shipping sometime around May 7. We’ve also got Bluetti’s Power on the Go Sale that is taking up to 45% off a selection of power stations, like the AC200L solar generator bundle with a 200W panel for $1,299. We also spotted Worx’s latest Nitro 40V 16-inch Cordless Intellicut Lawn Mower returning to its $250 low, as well as EcoFlow’s RIVER 2 Pro and RIVER 2 Max Portable Power Stations beating out the brand’s current sale at Amazon, starting from $319. Plus, all the other hangover Green Deals are in the links at the bottom of the page, like yesterday’s Velotric Mother’s Day e-bike deals, 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.

Preorder Rad’s new RadRunner Max cargo utility e-bike with Apple Find My and radar to get a free extra battery at $2,299

Back on April 30, Rad Power Bikes launched their three newly refreshed RadRunner series of e-bikes – some for purchase, one for preorder. Now, the popular e-mobility brand is stepping up its pre-sale on the new RadRunner Max Cargo Utility e-bike that gives it a free extra battery ($499 value) when preordering it at $2,299 shipped. This bundle is quite the rare treat for a new model, with it notably being given to the smartest and most advanced of its new lineup, whereas all we’ve seen on the other new e-bikes has been occasional free accessory additions. You can carry the battery with you to switch out when you need more juice, or you can grab the brand’s new RadRunner Range Extender (sold separately) to equip both batteries simultaneously, doubling your travel distance without ever needing to swap anything out. This promotion will only last until the e-bike begins shipping, which is slated sometime around May 7.

Reimagined from the brand’s RadRunner 3 Plus, the new Rad Power RadRunner Max Cargo Utility e-bike is an upgraded hauler that comes with the most advanced features we’ve seen from under the brand’s flag. It arrives with a 750W rear hub motor alongside a 672Wh semi-integrated battery, which provides you with up to 60+ miles of travel when its five PAS levels are activated, supported by a torque sensor, hitting top speeds up to 28 MPH. Like all the other models from Rad, this one also comes with a throttle for electric cruising, though you’ll have a significantly reduced travel time of 19+ miles relying solely on that.

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There’s a ton of great features that we’re seeing on the RadRunner Max e-bike, like the Apple Find My capabilities that let you track it down on iPhone, iPad, Macs, and Apple Watch. It also comes with full Bluetooth locking controls via your phone, letting you unlock and lock it for added security. There’s plenty more to love here, like the IPX6 weather-resistant construction, hydraulic brakes, multi-surface puncture-resistant tires with fenders over each, a rear cargo rack with a 120-pound payload (420 pounds for the whole bike), an 8-speed derailleur, Exsho suspension, a front LED headlight with auto-on and high/low beams, a rear HALO+ light with turn signals and a radar, and a color display. Yes, you read that right, the display and rear light pair together to provide an on-screen heads-up when a vehicle or other rider approaches from behind within 100 meters of you (approx. 328 feet).

Be sure to check out our launch coverage of the RadRunner e-bikes that launched only a few days ago for a look at the shared features on the RadRunner Max e-bike and its two counterparts, and be sure to make your decisions quickly on the above promotion as it’ll likely be gone in a week’s time. You can check out the $300 discounts that Rad Power is offering in its latest sale, which includes the RadExpand 5 and RadWagon 4 Cargo e-bikes – plus, there’s the ongoing final stretch of low prices on the previous RadRunner series.

Bluetti Power on the Go power station sale

Bluetti’s latest sale drops AC200L 2,048Wh LiFePO4 solar generator bundle with 200W panel to $1,299

With Earth Day having passed, Bluetti has now launched a smaller Power on the Go Sale that is continuing some of the previous sale’s offers for your outdoor backup power needs, albeit without the extra 5% savings code. Among what we’re seeing, one of the highlight bundles is the AC200L Portable Power Station and a 200W solar panel for $1,299 shipped. This solar combo package normally runs for $1,899 at full price, which is where it’s currently listed at through Amazon. While we have seen it go as low as $1,197 in the past, you’re still looking at a solid $600 markdown here that drops costs down among its lowest rates and gives you the means to keep essentials running alongside solar recharging.

Heading out in the RV soon? Or maybe you want to extend the camping past just a weekend? Well, Bluetti’s AC200L power station is a well-equipped backup power solution with a 2,048Wh LiFePO4 capacity that you can even expand to 4,096Wh with a B230 expansion battery, 6,348Wh with two B210 batteries, or even 8,192Wh with two B300 batteries. It delivers a steady stream of up to 2,400W of power, surging as high as 3,600W, and coming with 11 port options for your devices: four ACs, two USB-As, two USB-Cs, one car port, one RV port, and even a NEMA TT-30 port.

You can regain 80% of the power station’s battery in 45 minutes by plugging it into a wall outlet, as well as connect up to 1,200W of solar input to recharge via the sun’s rays, which can return it to full in 1.7 to 2.2 hours at its max, so the bundle here will take longer on its own. Of course, it also comes with the usual smart controls you’d expect via a tablet or smartphone through the BLUETTI app.

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Worx Nitro 40V 16-inch Cordless Electric Intellicut Lawn Mower

This Worx Nitro 40V 16-inch cordless electric mower adapts cutting speeds to grass thickness at $250 low

Amazon is offering the Worx Nitro 40V 16-inch Cordless Lawn Mower for $249.99 shipped. This newer model hit the market back at the tail-end of summer 2024, carrying a $350 price tag, with discounts until recently only having brought the costs down to $280. We first saw it fall to this $250 low during Amazon’s Big Spring Sale in March, with the deal returning here today to give you $100 off the going rate at the best price we have tracked.

One of the more recent releases from Worx, this 40V Nitro mower can tackle up to 1/4 acres of land with the two included 20V 4.0Ah batteries, which can be used to power over 140 of the brand’s other tools in the PowerShare ecosystem that you may already have. The 16-inch deck houses a brushless motor 2.0, and has been built with the brand’s Intellicut sensors that can dial up or down its output based on the thickness of the grass you’re moving through.

Weighing in at only 34 pounds, it’s far more maneuverable than gas mowers (not to mention quieter), coming with a 6-position cutting height range of 1.5 to 3.5 inches and 2-in-1 functionality for bagging or mulching. You’ll also be getting a dual-port charger to ensure you can recharge both batteries together and not wait around for each individually.

EcoFlow RIVER 2 Pro portable power station

EcoFlow undercuts its own pricing at Amazon on the RIVER 2 Pro 768Wh LiFePO4 power station at $359

Through its official Amazon storefront, EcoFlow is undercutting the price from its own direct Spring-to-Summer sale on the RIVER 2 Pro Portable Power Station for $359 shipped. Normally, this model carries a $599 MSRP, and it is now $240 less than that at Amazon to land at the second-lowest price we have tracked. Or you can score it directly from ECOFLOW with a free carrying bag for $20 more – just be sure to use the sitewide savings code to score the maximum discount there!

The largest of EcoFlow’s RIVER 2 series of power stations, the RIVER 2 Pro is a compact backup power unit supporting your devices and appliances with a 768Wh LiFePO4 capacity. It sports 11 port options – four ACs, three USB-As, one 100W input/output USB-C port, one cigarette lighter DC port, and two 5521 DCs – and delivers up to 1,600W of power output thanks to the X-Boost tech present here. Last minute travel plans are far less of a hassle, as it can recharge in just 70 minutes with a wall outlet, alongside USB-C and car port options too. You can connect up to a maximum of 220W solar input, putting it back at full via the sun’s rays in 3.5 to 4.5 hours.

If you’re looking to save a bit more, you’ll also find the brand’s RIVER 2 Max down at $319 shipped right now, which beats out the direct full price we’re seeing from EcoFlow’s site. This model offers a smaller 512Wh LiFePO4 capacity, pumping out steady power at up to 500W while surging to 1,000W for larger needs. It carries nine output ports – four ACs, three USB-As, one USB-C, and one DC – with a wall outlet recharging it to full in an hour, as well as options for a max 220W solar input and car charging.

If you’re looking for something larger that can sustain much more – including your home – be sure to check out EcoFlow’s Spring-to-Summer Sale with its up to 52% discounts and bonus sitewide savings while it lasts through May 7. There’s also our separate coverage of the discounts on the brand’s new WAVE 3 AC/Heater and GLACIER electric coolers that start from $807.

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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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Honda really wants to sell you a hydrogen fuel cell, today [part 5]

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Honda to debut new hydrogen fuel cell module at ACT Expo

Honda came to this year’s ACT Expo in Anaheim, California with the perfect follow-up to the jaw-dropping hydrogen fuel cell-powered semi truck they showed off last year. This year, the company’s fuel cell is in series production – and available now.

“Honda hydrogen is open for business,” says David Perzynski, assistant manager of hydrogen solutions development at American Honda. “(We have) the fuel cell technology, the expertise, and the supply chain to power a variety of zero-emissions products, including commercial trucking and stationary power generation.”

The company arrived with a more developed version of its Peterbilt 579EV-based HFC semi concept, which is based on one of that brand’s existing BEVs and uses the Honda fuel cell as a range-extending generator for its 120 kWh battery … or, rather, it would – if it was ever plugged into a charger.

On battery power alone, the big Pete is good for up to 150 miles of fully loaded range. With the fuel cell along for the piggyback ride, however, the truck’s range climbs to more than 500 miles at an 82,000 lb. combined vehicle weight.

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More than just a range-extender

Honda envisions a world where its hydrogen fuel cell is used in much more than transportation and logistics applications. At the ACT Expo, Honda had a scale mock-up of what a hospital-sized hydrogen backup generator could look like – and hinted that such an installation might soon become a reality.

This is all very normal for Honda

Honda FCX hydrogen fuel cell concept; via Honda.

If it seems weird that Honda is pushing hydrogen so hard these days, it shouldn’t. Honda’s been developing hydrogen fuel cells for nearly forty years, and put its first hydrogen fuel cell car (the FCX concept, above) all the way back in 1999.

Since then, it’s put a number of hydrogen fuel cell-powered vehicles into series production, including the innovative Honda CR-V HFC hybrid that lets you fill the car’s 17.7 kWh battery with electrons at home for up to 29 miles of all-electric driving, then fill up the hydrogen tank for another 241 miles of driving … and they’re not stopping there.

We had a chance to chat with David Perzynski on Quick Charge last year, where he talked us through some of Honda’s hydrogen plans in more detail. You can check it out, below.

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ID. Buzz recall: VW’s third-row bench is too big for its own good

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ID. Buzz recall: VW’s third-row bench is too big for its own good

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Volkswagen of America is recalling nearly 5,700 2025 VW ID. Buzz vans because the NHTSA says the third-row bench seat is too spacious. (For real.)

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the third-row bench is physically wide enough for three people, but it’s only designed to hold two, so it’s only equipped with two seat belts. That mismatch violates Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 208, which covers occupant crash protection. A bench that invites three passengers but only protects two isn’t just awkward – it’s a safety risk. It simply makes it too easy to squeeze that third person in the back “just that once” without a seatbelt, and that’s inviting trouble.

Volkswagen will fix the ID. Buzz issue by having dealers install “fixed unpadded trim parts” that adjust the seat’s usable width, and they’ll do it for free, because recall repairs are always free. It’ll probably be hard plastic on the seat to ensure a third person can’t squeeze in. Owner notification letters are expected to go out starting June 20, 2025.

Volkswagen has reported that, to date, there have been “no field claims known” of safety issues caused by the extra-wide third row bench seat. 

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Zenobē arrives in North America with a 500 unit EV deal in Canada [part 4]

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Zenobē expands its North American fleet financing platform with CA$48M debt financing for Canada’s 7Gen

Electric vehicle charging and battery storage specialists Zenobē have inked a deal with Canadian leasing company 7Gen to fund more than 500 commercial EVs and their associated charging infrastructure.

Last week, Zenobē agreed to provide up to $48 million (Canadian) in debt financing to 7Gen to help expand its vehicle-as-a-service electric truck leasing program across Canada.

7Gen supports fleet operators with a comprehensive set of vehicle leasing and financing solutions that cover EV charger deployment, energy management systems, and ongoing operational support for Canadian fleet customers operating electric trucks, vans, and school buses.

Zenobē secured $1.6 billion in equity from its joint majority shareholders KKR and M&G Infracapital to fuel its global expansion into EVs and grid-scale batteries back in 2023. Since then, it’s grown to support more than 2,000 EVs and 120 charging depots across markets in the UK, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand.

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“We’re bringing our innovative funding approach to Canada and specifically to 7Gen,” says Steven Meersman, Co-Founder and Director of Zenobē. “We see momentum behind decarbonization in Canada’s supportive government policies and the clean, affordable power that will ensure a lower total cost of ownership for zero-emissions vehicles. We look forward to sharing our global experience electrifying over 120 depots to benefit 7Gen, its fleet customers and the wider electric fleet market in Canada.”

That innovative funding strategy is something Steven and I had a chance to discuss this week at the ACT Expo in Anaheim, California. “We’re being very careful in the way we approach the North American market,” he said (paraphrasing). “The market is fairly littered with the graves of other UK EV companies that have tried to find a foothold here and failed, so we’re being very careful about our partners.”

Despite living just a few minutes from his Chicago HQ, I’d never met Steven before this week. He’s a super-interesting guy and you will definitely learn a thing or two about how to build a multimillion dollar energy management company like Zenobē from our upcoming podcast (stay tuned for that). But the news here is 7Gen.

“Zenobē’s debt financing supports 7Gen’s next growth step and allows us to help our customers step up the pace of their EV adoption and benefit immediately from operational cost savings,” says Frans Tjallingii, CEO, 7Gen. “Zenobē’s team is well aligned with ours and we are thrilled to partner to scale our impact in Canada together.”

The company will begin rolling out its Zenobē-funded electric trucks in the coming weeks, with new partners and projects set to be announced shortly.

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