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Headlining today’s Green Deals is Rad Power’s Mother’s Day Sale with up to $500 in savings on its older and newer e-bikes, including up to $479 in savings on the kid-safe bundles for the RadWagon 4 and 5 Cargo e-bikes that start from $1,499. Like yesterday, we are also seeing a double-feature of power station sales from EcoFlow, with its second phase Spring-to-Summer Sale offering up to 52% off units (and bonus sitewide savings), like the DELTA Pro 3 Portable Power Station that is down at a $2,659 low, among others. There’s also the one-day-only flash sale options on the brand’s DELTA 2 Max Portable Power Station for $999 alongside the newer 125W x 4 (500W) Bifacial Modular Solar Panel at $599. Plus, all the other hangover Green Deals are in the links at the bottom of the page, like yesterday’s exclusive first-chance $800 savings on the new Jackery Explorer 3000 v2 Portable Power Station, as well as the brand’s Mother’s Day Sale offers, 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.

New Lectric XP4 e-bike preorder deals now live

The new XP4 e-bikes are now up for pre-order starting from $999 with some notable bundle discounts that add as much as $365 in FREE add-on gear with purchase. You can browse through the new models and discounted pricing below – all of the details on the specs and new features are waiting right there.

  • XP4 Tempest Grey e-bike from $999
    • Plus $79 in FREE add-on gear
  • XP4 Step-Thru Stratus White e-bike from $999
    • Plus $79 in FREE add-on gear
  • XP4 750 Pine Green e-bike from $1,299
    • Plus $365 in FREE add-on gear
  • XP4 750 Tempest Grey e-bike from $1,299
    • Plus $365 in FREE add-on gear
  • XP4 750 Step-Thru Tempest Grey e-bike from $1,299
    • Plus $365 in FREE add-on gear
  • XP4 750 Step-Thru Stratus White e-bike from $1,299
    • Plus $365 in FREE add-on gear
  • XP4 750 Step-Thru Raindrop Blue e-bike from $1,299
    • Plus $365 in FREE add-on gear
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Rad Power’s RadWagon 4 and 5 cargo e-bikes get kid-safe bundles with up to $479 in savings in Mother’s Day Sale

Rad Power Bikes has launched its Mother’s Day Sale promotions through May 21, with up to $479 in savings on e-bikes and accessory packages alongside the ongoing $500 discount on the RadRunner 3 Plus that is lasting until supplies run out. Among the offers is Rad Power’s returning RadWagon 4 Cargo e-bike offer at $1,499 shipped, alongside the inclusion of a free kid-friendly caboose ($179 value). Be sure to add both to your cart for the discount to be automatically applied. It carries a $1,799 price tag outside of sales since falling from its original $1,999 rate in 2024. Over the last year we’ve mainly seen it down at $1,599, though its recently been returning to $1,499 since January, occasionally getting the added benefit of the caboose, like we’re seeing today. This is the best price we have tracked in the last two years, beaten out by a $1,399 rate we last saw in 2023, and a $1,299 preorder low from years before. You’ll also see this same free caboose promo being offered on the latest generation RadWagon 5 model.

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Rad Power’s RadWagon 4 e-bike is one of the best models for moms who want an alternative way to get their kids to daily appointments, which I see more and more of cruising around the streets of NYC. Its 750W rear hub motor tops out at 20 MPH, while the 672Wh battery gives you the means to haul yourself or cargo up to 45+ miles on a single charge when its five PAS levels are being utilized, or you could use just the throttle to ride on electric power for around 25+ miles.

As you haul your precious cargo with its 120-pound payload integrated cargo rack, you’ll also be benefiting from its other stock features, like the taillight that has braking functionality – perfect to signal to other riders and cars while in the streets. There’s also the custom 22-inch by 3-inch tires with fenders over each, a 7-speed Shimano derailleur, a 200-lumen auto-on headlight, a water-resistant wiring harness for weather protection, and a backlit LCD display that has a USB port to charge your phone with. Of course, with the added caboose, children catching a ride will get additional stability and security, while giving you more peace of mind to focus on “driving.”

And with Rad Power’s new and upgraded RadWagon 5 Cargo e-bike, which sadly only gets the caboose and is still sitting at its full $2,399 price tag, you’ll have extended travels up to 60+ miles and faster 28 MPH top speeds thanks to the 750W motor and 720Wh battery, but it does sport a torque sensor over the above’s cadence sensor, lending to smoother pick up from the pedal assistance, as well as some other upgraded features.

Rad Power’s ongoing e-bike deal (while supplies last):

Rad Power’s Mother’s Day Sale e-bike deals:

Rad Power’s Mother’s Day deals on new e-bikes (no price cuts):

  • RadExpand 5 Plus Folding e-bike: $1,899
    • 20 MPH for up to 60+ miles
    • comes with any accessory under $200
    • add both to cart for automatic discount
  • Radster Road Commuter e-bike: $2,199
    • 28 MPH for up to 65+ miles
    • comes with any accessory under $200
    • add both to cart for automatic discount
  • Radster Trail Off-Road e-bike: $2,199
    • 28 MPH for up to 65+ miles
    • comes with any accessory under $200
    • add both to cart for automatic discount
  • RadWagon 5 Cargo e-bike: $2,399
    • 28 MPH for up to 60+ miles
    • comes with free caboose
    • add both to cart for automatic discount

Be sure to also check out the three new refreshed RadRunner series of cargo utility e-bikes, with the RadRunner Max even sporting some new smart features like Apple Find My and a radar system for approaching vehicles.

EcoFlow DELTA Pro 3 portable power station

Score EcoFlow’s DELTA Pro 3 4,096Wh LiFePO4 power station at $2,659 low (Reg. $3,699)

EcoFlow has switched up some of its lineup of power station deals in the second phase of its ongoing Spring-to-Summer Sale through May 18, keeping the WAVE 3 and GLACIER cooler discounts and extra sitewide savings active while changing some prices and switching out certain offers. Among the offers this go around, folks have another opportunity at the lowest price on the newer DELTA Pro 3 Portable Power Station for $2,659.05 shipped, after using the sitewide promo code EFRVSALEAFF at checkout for an additional 5% off. Outside of these sales you’d be pressed for $3,699 on this model at full price, which we’ve mostly seen brought down to $2,899 (not counting bonus savings) by discounts until the brand’s recent Mega Sale from last month, when it first fell to $2,799. Not only is that starting price returning, but so too are the extra savings, dropping things back to the lowest rate we have tracked while beating out Amazon.

One of EcoFlow’s newer power stations, the DELTA Pro 3 starts off with a 4,096Wh LiFePO4 capacity that you can further bolster upwards to as high as 48,000Wh. Likewise, its starting 4,000W of output power (which surges to 6,000W) will also expand with additional equipment up to 12,000W – particularly when three power stations have been connected together. Unlike the other units under the brand’s flag, this one boasts a massive array of recharging methods: seven solo-source options and 18 combination options. Plugging it into a standard wall outlet, for example, fills you back to an 80% battery in 50 minutes, or you could take advantage of the 2,600W max solar input, EV charging, cigarette outlets in cars, dual PV charging, and much more.

There are 14 output port options to cover all your devices and appliances, one of which happens to be a TT-30R port to cover RV needs too – with you able to monitor and adjust settings and performance through the smart controls via the companion app. It’s one of the few models that’s been given the brand’s X-Core 3.0 tech, providing superior host safety, performance, and intelligence improvement. It also allows for its surging power output to climb higher for more demanding appliances while also increasing charging speeds, lessening noise and temperatures, improving the battery management system, and extending its overall lifespan – you can charge and recharge it every day for nearly 11 years, which means with less use it’ll last you many more beyond.

You can view the full lineup of EcoFlow’s Phase 2 Spring-to-Summer Sale here.

EcoFlow DELTA 2 Max portable power station

For rest of the day, you can grab EcoFlow’s DELTA 2 Max 2,048Wh power station at $999 (Reg. $1,899)

Running as part of EcoFlow’s second phase of Spring-to-Summer Sale offers, through the rest of the day the brand is offering two flash deals – one power station and one solar panel. The first is on the DELTA 2 Max Portable Power Station that comes with a free protective bag for $999 shipped. Normally carrying a $1,899 MSRP, this unit has mainly been taken down to $1,099, including during the first phase of this sale. While that sale did see an additional 5% discount (continued during this phase), the rate here is still beating it out by $45. We did see it drop lower to $949 and $899 during the brand’s Amazon-exclusive Black Friday sale, only the $949 pricing reappeared once in 2025, back in March, with the third-lowest pricing here today now beating out Amazon to give you $900 in savings.

A sizeable unit to cover you traveling and select at-home backup power needs, the DELTA 2 Max’s LiFePO4 cells carry a 2,048Wh capacity, which can be expanded up to 6,144Wh by adding on the appropriate expansion batteries. It sports 15 port options to cover devices and appliances alike, dishing out a steady 2,400W of power, which you can increase to 3,400W for larger needs by activating its X-Boost mode in the companion app. You can connect two solar inputs up to a maximum 1,000W limit to recharge via the sun’s rays, while it also sports dual-charging capabilities from solar and a wall outlet being used simultaneously, giving you 83% of a battery refill in just 43 minutes, among some other options.

The second of these flash offers gives you the brand’s latest 125W x 4 (500W total) Bifacial Modular Solar Panel for $599 shipped. This newer model usually goes for $899 at full price, with discounts during direct brand sales having gone as low as $649, though we’ve spotted it going lower to $499 at Amazon, where it’s currently listed at full price. This panel’s modular design makes it a solid portable option that provides the most wattage input of the brand’s panels, with an IP68 dust-tight and waterproof rating to stand up to the elements. Two of these models are also the perfect compliment to the above station to reach its max solar input.

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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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One of the world’s largest wind farms just got axed – here’s why

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One of the world’s largest wind farms just got axed – here’s why

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Danish energy giant Ørsted has canceled plans for the Hornsea 4 offshore wind farm, dealing a major blow to the UK’s renewable energy ambitions.

Hornsea 4, at a massive 2.4 gigawatts (GW), would have become one of the largest offshore wind farms in the world, generating enough clean electricity to power over 1 million UK homes. But Ørsted announced that it’s abandoning the project “in its current form.”

“The adverse macroeconomic developments, continued supply chain challenges, and increased execution, market, and operational risks have eroded the value creation,” said Rasmus Errboe, group president and CEO of Ørsted.

Reuters reported that Ørsted’s cancellation of Hornsea 4 would result in a projected loss of up to 5.5 billion Danish crowns ($837.85 million) in breakaway fees and asset write-downs. The company’s market value has declined by 80% since its peak in 2021.

The cancellation highlights significant challenges currently facing offshore wind development in Europe, particularly in the UK. The combination of higher material costs, inflation, and global financial instability has made large-scale renewable projects increasingly difficult to finance and complete.

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Ørsted’s decision is a significant setback to the UK’s energy transition goals. The UK currently has around 15 GW of offshore wind, and Hornsea 4’s size would have provided almost 7% of the additional capacity needed for the UK’s 50 GW by 2030 target, according to The Times. Losing this immense project off the Yorkshire coast could hamper the UK’s pace of reducing dependency on fossil fuels, especially amid volatile global energy markets.

The UK government reiterated its commitment to renewable energy, promising to work closely with industry leaders to overcome financial and logistical hurdles. Energy Secretary Ed Miliband told reporters in Norway that the UK is “still committed to working with Orsted to seek to make Hornsea 4 happen by 2030.”

Ørsted says it remains committed to its other UK-based projects, including the Hornsea 3 wind farm, which is expected to generate around 2.9 GW once completed at the end of 2027. Despite the challenges, the company emphasized its ongoing commitment to the British renewable market, pointing to the critical need for policy support and economic stability to ensure future developments.

Yet, the cancellation of Hornsea 4 demonstrates that even flagship renewable projects are vulnerable in the face of economic pressures and global uncertainties, which have been heightened under the Trump administration in the US.

Read more: The world’s single-largest wind farm gets the green light

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Is the Tesla Roadster ever going to be made?

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The Tesla Roadster appears to be quietly disappearing after years of delay. is it ever going to be made?

I may have jinxed it with Betteridge’s Law of Headlines, which suggests any headline ending in a question mark can be answered with “no.”

The prototype for the next-generation Tesla Roadster was first unveiled in 2017, and it was supposed to come into production in 2020, but it has been delayed every year since then.

It was supposed to get 620 miles (1,000 km) of range and accelerate from 0 to 60 mph in 1.9 seconds.

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It has become a sort of running joke, and there are doubts that it will ever come to market despite Tesla’s promise of dozens of free new Roadsters to Tesla owners who participated in its referral program years ago.

Tesla uses the promise of free Roadsters to help generate billions of dollars worth of sales, which Tesla owners delivered, but the automaker never delivered on its part of the agreement.

Furthermore, many people placed deposits ranging from $50,000 to $250,000 to reserve the vehicle, which was supposed to hit the market 5 years ago.

The official timelines from Tesla are pretty useless at this point since they haven’t stuck to any of them, but the latest official one dates back to July 2024 when CEO Elon Musk said this:

“With respect to Roadster, we’ve completed most of the engineering. And I think there’s still some upgrades we want to make to it, but we expect to be in production with Roadster next year. It will be something special.”

He said that Tesla had completed “most of the engineering”, but he initially said the engineering would be done in 2021 and that was already 3 years after the prototype was unveiled and a year after it was supposed to be in production:

Musk commented on the Roadster again in October 2024, but he didn’t reiterate the 2025 timeline. Instead, he called the new Roadster “the cherry on the icing on the cake.”

Tesla’s leadership has been virtually silent about the new Roadster since. Two Tesla executives even had to be reminded about the Roadster by Jay Leno after they “forgot” about it when listing upcoming new Tesla vehicles with tri-motor powertrain.

There was one small update about the Roadster in Tesla’s financial results last month.

The automaker has a table of all its vehicle production, and the Roadster was updated from “in development” to “design development” in the table:

It’s not clear if that’s progress or Tesla is just rephrasing it. Either way, it is not “construction”, which makes it unlikely that the Roadster is going into production this year.

If ever…

Electrek’s Take

It looks like Tesla owes about 80 Tesla Roadsters for free to Tesla owners who referred purchases, and it owes significant discounts on hundreds of units.

It’s hard for me to believe that Tesla is not delivering the new Roadster because the vehicle program would start about $100 million in the red, but at this point, I have no idea. It very well might be the reason.

However, I think it’s more likely that Tesla is just terrible at bringing multiple vehicle programs to market simultaneously. Case in point: it launched a single new vehicle in the last five years.

At this point, I think it’s more likely that the Roadster will never happen. It will join other Tesla products like the Cybertruck Range Extender.

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Lucid is offering over $20,000 in discounts on the Air EV this month

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The 2025 Lucid Air isn’t just any luxury sedan. It’s the world’s most efficient car with over 400 miles of range. After introducing new discounts this month, Lucid is offering over $20,000 in savings on select 2025 Air models.

Lucid Air EV discounts top $20,000 in May

In the first quarter, the Lucid Air was the best-selling EV and the third top-selling sedan overall in its segment, including gas-powered cars.

After launching the 2025 Air Pure last summer, Lucid claimed it was the “world’s most efficient car” at 5.0 miles of range per kWh. That translates to over 420 miles of EPA-estimated range and the highest MPGe rating of any EV at 146 MPGe.

Lucid introduced new discounts this month, making the 2025 Air significantly more affordable. The 2025 Lucid Air Touring is available with up to $20,500 in savings with leases starting at just $599 for 36 months.

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The promo includes a $1,000 on-site bonus, a $2,000 conquest offer, a $10,000 Air Credit, and a $7,500 EV credit.

Other trims, including the Lucid Air Pure and Lucid Air Grand Touring, offer discounts of up to $18,000 and $15,500, respectively.

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The 2025 Lucid Air Touring starts at $78,900 with 620 HP and 406 miles of range. Lucid is offering 2025 Air Pure models from $69,900, with up to 420 miles of range. The Grand Touring gets up to 512 miles with prices starting at $110,900.

Lucid increased its Tesla trade-in allowance this month, which can save you an additional $4,000. To take advantage of the deals, you must take delivery by May 31, 2025.


2025 Lucid Air trim		 Starting Price Lease Discounts Lease From
(per month/ 36 months)		 EPA-estimated Range
Lucid Air Pure $69,900 -$18,000 $579 420 miles
Lucid Air Touring $78,900 -$20,500 $599 406 miles
Lucid Air Grand Touring $110,900 -$15,500 $849 512 miles
Lucid Air Sapphire $249,000 N/A N/A 427 miles
2025 Lucid Air prices and range by trim

You can also now lease Lucid’s new Gravity electric SUV. According to Lucid’s payment calculator, the 2026 Lucid Gravity Grand Touring can be leased for $1,102 a month.

That’s based on an MSRP of $94,900 with a down payment of $8,030. Later this year, Lucid will launch the lower-priced Touring model, starting at $79,900.

Ready to check out Lucid’s luxury EVs for yourself? You can use our links below to view current offers on Lucid Air and Gravity models in your area.

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