Cruise for adventure on Rad Power’s RadRover 6 Plus e-bike at $1,399 ($200 off) in Father’s Day Sale
Rad Power has launched its Father’s Day Sale running through June 25 with up to $600 currently being taken off e-bike price tags. We’re seeing several notable returning models that haven’t been featured in these sales for a while, like the popular RadRover 6 Plus Step-Thru Fat Tire e-bike that is down at $1,399 shipped. You’d normally be paying $1,599 at full price for this model, with the $200 price cut here only having been beaten out by its $1,299 pricing from September 2024, and the $1,199 low we briefly saw at the top of 2025. You’re otherwise looking at the best rate we’ve tracked in the new year, which gives you a solid multi-terrain commuter, which I have loved riding every time I visit my parents.
The RadRover 6 Plus e-bike is a great option for Dads everywhere, with my own having been loving his since picking it up at the top of 2024 (though it is the discontinued high-step model), mostly as his alternative way to get around when going camping (especially with him having gone all-out with the add-on accessories). It comes equipped with a 750W brushless geared hub motor powered by the semi-integrated 672Wh battery, which supports you with five PAS levels for up to 45+ miles at 20 MPH top speeds. Of course, if you’re looking at shorter commutes or don’t want to manually pedal, there’s always the throttle for electric cruises, but remember that this will lower its travel range.
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It’s a well-balanced ride for those who enjoy on-street and off-road journeys alike, with the fat Kenda Juggernaut puncture-resistant tires able to stand against the swampy terrain of Virginia during my visits with no problem – plus, the electrical system is protected with water-resistant connectors. You’ll also get it arriving stocked with a Shimano 7-speed derailleur, hydraulic brakes, fenders above both tires, an LED headlight and taillight with brake lighting (and auto-on functions for both), and a LCD display.
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EcoFlow drops prices on its Home Backup Kit and expansion battery bundles in 72-hour flash sale from $349
We’re in the final days of EcoFlow’s June Disaster Sale that will be continuing to take up to 55% off power stations through June 8, and the brand is offering a 72-hour flash sale on three add-on units. Things start with the Home Backup Kit for $349 shipped, bringing costs down from its full $399 price tag. This handy add-on tends to not see many discounts, often accompanying power stations in discounted bundles instead. We’re seeing a $50 markdown while this sale lasts, dropping it back to the lowest price we have tracked.
For folks who want to take the next step above just having a power station, with the Home Backup Switch installed, you’ll be able to have the plug-and-play option for home backup. When the grid goes down, this device allows you to cover up to 6 of your home’s breakers to receive power from the station, like your fridge, outlets in main living areas, and more. It comes pre-wired in a metal cabinet casing, but will require a qualified electrician to install.
Our next two offers give you varying expansion batteries for two power stations that work great alongside the above backup switch, with the first being two DELTA Pro 3 Smart Extra Batteries for $3,999 shipped. The brand doesn’t normally offer two of these, except as bundles for the station, with the discounts we have been seeing before today normally costing you $4,398 to pick up both separately. Adding these to your setup increases the DELTA 3 Pro’s capacity by 8,192Wh. You can also pick up two DELTA Pro Ultra Smart Extra Batteries for $4,599 shipped, bringing costs down from their $6,198 tag and coming in $200 under the sale’s initial discounted pricing. With these added to your setup, you’ll gain an additional 12.2kWh added to the DELTA Pro Ultra’s capacity, bumping it closer to its max 90kWh capacity.
Get a 2-in-1 solution with Greenworks’ 24V 10-inch cordless pole saw and 20-inch pole trimmer combo back at $200 low
Amazon is offering the Greenworks 24V 10-inch Cordless Pole Saw and Pole Hedge Trimmer Combo at $199.99 shipped. Normally priced at $300, discounts before 2025 rolled around took the cost down to $212 at most. However, there has been an increase in savings in the new year, with the price dropping further to the $200 mark, which we’ve seen twice before. That all-time low price is coming back around for a third time today, giving you $100 in savings and equipping you with a handy 2-in-1 pruning/trimming solution.
As a former groundskeeper, summer is a more active time for pruning and trimming branches/shrubbery, and this 2-in-1 combo package from Greenworks is ready to help you tackle it with plenty of reach. The pole saw attachment gives you a 10-inch bar and chain to shorten over-reaching and/or broken branches, with an automatic oiler keeping everything running smoothly. You’ll also be getting the 20-inch pole hedge trimmer attachment too, which sports a pivoting head that has seven varying angles it can set to for an easier time hitting every side of your shrubs and hedges. The kit is rounded out with an included 4.0Ah battery that can be swapped out with any other 24V models for longer jobs.
Get flexible 2-in-1 functionality with Worx’s GT3.0 20V 12-inch cordless trimmer/edger with two batteries at $94
Amazon is offering the Worx GT3.0 20V 12-inch Cordless PowerShare String Trimmer/Edger with two batteries for $93.98 shipped. Normally running you $136 at full price, discounts over the last year have mostly been taking the cost on this package to $99, though we’ve seen it dip a little lower a few times, today included. You’re looking at a 31% markdown off the going rate here, saving you $42 at the best price we have spotted in 2025, giving you a legacy model that still gets the job done at a much lower price than many counterparts from other brands.
You’re getting a budget-friendly 2-in-1 lawn care solution with Worx’s GT3.0 string trimmer/edger, which the brand claimed at the time of release to be the “most flexible, customizable string trimmer you’ll ever own.” It has a 12-inch cutting swath and comes with a 90-degree pivoting cutting head for jobs on sloped or hard-to-reach areas around the yard, as well as a telescopic shaft and adjustable D-handle to provide comfortable options for different users’ sizes.
It weighs only 5.3 pounds with the battery connected, making it easy for anyone to use, and the cordless design means you don’t have to worry about getting wrapped up in any power cables. As part of Worx’s PowerShare family, the two included batteries are interchangeable with any other tools in the ecosystem that you may have, or you can use other batteries here.
Update your lake house shower with Camplux’s 18kW tankless electric water heater at $260
Coming at us by way of its official Amazon storefront, Camplux is offering discounts across its line of tankless electric water heaters, with shower times kept plenty steamy through the 18W Tankless Electric Water Heater at $259.98 shipped. This newer generation model dropped down from its original $350 price tag back at the top of 2025 to the $240 low, and has been steadily increasing in price since, with things plateauing recently around $290. While it’s not the lowest we’ve seen, it is a solid opportunity for anyone who missed out on the lower rates we saw earlier in the year, letting you get your home or lake house prepped for the seasonal visits. You’ll be able to add it to your home with $30 off the new going rate at the third-lowest price we have tracked – just $20 from the low.
Nothing beats a nice hot shower, regardless of the month (in my opinion), and it’s that time of the year when folks are noticing places around their homes or vacation houses that need some updating. Camplux’s 18kW unit not only ensures things stay steamy, but its compact form factor ensures far less space is taken up compared to traditional water heaters. You’ll also find various alternate sizes ranging from 8kW to 27kW on the same landing page, depending on your needs.
Once installed, according to Camplux, you won’t have to “wait more than 3 seconds to get plenty of hot water,” with the fast-heating low-consumption heating rods boasting “efficiency up to 99.8% and saving 60% water heating costs for your home.” There are plenty of safety protections built right in, like against overheating, anti-dry heating, water-electricity separation, and more. Do keep in mind though that it requires a minimum 0.66GPM water flow to activate, as well as two double-pole 40A breakers, a wire gauge of 2 x 8 AWG, and a 3/4-inch NPT connection.
Segway E2 Plus II eKickScooter (preorder until June 3): $350 (Reg. $400)
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.
When will Toyota launch an electric SUV for under $20,000 in the US or Europe? We’ll keep dreaming. Toyota is launching the new bZ5 electric SUV next week in China amid an intensifying EV price war. The new SUV will draw power from BYD’s batteries and EV powertrain as Toyota looks to get a leg up on the competition.
Meet the Toyota bZ5 electric SUV, starting under $20,000
After the first bZ5 rolled off the production line at Toyota’s new energy production plant in China on May 16, the new electric SUV is about to officially hit the market.
FAW Toyota, the company’s joint venture in China, announced plans to launch the new electric SUV next week on June 10.
The bZ5 is already available for pre-sale, starting at just 130,000 yuan, or roughly $18,000. Two BYD Blade battery options are offered: 65.28 kWh or 73.98 kWh. The standard range battery provides a CLTC range of 550 km (342 miles), while the extended range pack offers a range of up to 630 km (391 miles).
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Toyota’s new electric SUV will also draw power from a 200 kW (268 hp) EV motor from BYD’s battery unit, FinDreams.
The bZ5 is a step up from the Toyota models we are used to seeing, featuring its new hammerhead front end design with slim LED headlights and a full-length light bar.
Measuring 4,780 mm in length, 1,866 mm in width, and 1,510 mm in height, with a wheelbase of 2,880 mm, Toyota’s electric SUV is about the size of the new Tesla Model Y (4,797 mm length, 1,920 mm width, and 1,624 mm height, with a wheelbase of 2,890 mm).
The interior is pretty simple with a 15.6″ touchscreen infotainment system at the center, but it’s loaded with smart tech, including Momenta 5.0 smart driving tech. The system utilizes 33 sensors to support over 30 assisted driving features like city and highway navigation assist, parking assistance, and more.
Toyota’s new bZ5 will follow the bZ3X, which launched in China in March. The bZ3X is Toyota’s most affordable EV with prices starting at just 109,800 yuan ($15,000).
Toyota bZ3X electric SUV for China (Source: Toyota)
After opening orders on March 6, GAC Toyota, the company’s other joint venture, claimed it was “so popular that it crashed the server” with over 10,000 orders in an hour.
Will the BZ5 have the same reaction? Initial reviews have been positive so far. One test driver reported commuting about 50 km per day, and it takes ten days before they need to recharge. With fast charging (30% to 80%) in about 27 minutes, they said by the time they’re done ordering coffee, it’s ready to go.
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk and President Trump are in the middle of a nasty break-up and it didn’t take long for Musk’s companies, including Tesla, were thrown in the middle of it like kids in a divorce.
We will focus on the real impact on Tesla’s business here, rather than its stock price, which is largely driven by sentiment, similar to a meme stock.
As Jamie pointed out in his post yesterday, Tesla’s stock surged following Trump’s election, mostly on anticipated corruption between Musk, who invested nearly $300 million to get Trump elected, and the federal government.
Now, Tesla’s stock crashed 14% yesterday following Musk turning on Trump in a very public way.
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During the post-election rise and now this drop, Tesla’s core business has remained unchanged. Its automotive business is in evident decline, while its energy business is growing, but not enough to compensate for the decrease in EV deliveries.
Investors are clinging to the hope that this time Musk is finally right about Tesla solving self-driving, even though he has been consistently wrong about it for years, and now has initiated a pivot to Tesla operating an internal ride-hailing fleet in a geo-fenced area of Austin, Texas, and helped by “heavy teleoperation.”
With this context at Tesla, and its CEO now being in a feud with the head of the US federal government and his loyalists in Congress and the Senate, how could this impact Tesla?
Branding issues
Tesla has been having major brand issues for the last few years, as its CEO has become increasingly political and they have ramped up since he became directly involved with Trump.
It led to the “Tesla Takedown” protests all around the world and Musk alienated a large part of Tesla’s customer based, who tends to lean to the left. Some argued that Tesla might managed to grab new customers to the right of the political spectrum and Trump tried to help with that by holding what amounted to a Tesla informercial on the White House lawn.
Now that Musk has called Trump an ingrate, insuated that he was a pedofile, and called his flagship legislation an “abomination”, all in the span of a few hours, it’s likely going to result in MAGA supporters turning away from Tesla.
Musk’s impact on the brand has had the biggest negative effect on Tesla in North America and Europe.
While the impact on the brand in the US is undeniable, it actually hasn’t been greatly felt on deliveries yet for a few reasons.
First off, Tesla has maintained record discounts and incentives to buy its vehicles in the US.
Secondly, the US market is the least competitive for electric vehicles worldwide. Tesla’s main competition is from other US automakers while many foreign automakers don’t bring their entire EV lineups into the US and Chinese EVs are virtually banned in the country.
Lastly, the US still has a $7,500 incentive on the purchase of new electric vehicles, which is expected to go away next – creating some urgency to buy now.
Incentives
Trump campaigned on removing the $7,500 incentive at the purchase of electric vehicles – a campaign that Musk backed with almost $300 million.
The plans was always to remove the EV tax credit and any incentives for renewable energy. Musk actually publicly agreed with this though he added that he thinks that subsidies for fossil fuels, which greatly outpace those for renewable energy, should also be removed.
Trump never showed any intention to do that and campaigned on the US drilling for more oils and restarting unprofitable coal power plants.
The ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ that was approved by Congress and is now being discussed in Senate is officially killing the EV tax credit, the 30% tax credit for solar, wind, and energy storage (ITC), the incentives to produce batteries in the US, and it tries to kill CARB’s ZEV credits.
Some have attributed this as the real reason why Musk turned on Trump and attacked the bill, but the truth is that Trump and the GOP had signaled all this prior, including during the campaign that Musk backed.
However, Musk has been mostly absent at Tesla for the last year, but he recently returned at Tesla and received several briefings. There’s a possibility that Musk has now grasped the full impact of the removal of all EV, battery, and solar incentives.
Without ZEV credits, the EV tax credit, the ITC, and battery manufacturing credits, Tesla would have lost money in Q1 2025.
Investigations, penalities, and bans
Many argued that the real reason Musk backed Trump was to get federal agencies investigating him and his companies off his back.
Some of those investigations have been ramping up and once Musk got into the government, he pushed for new leaders of those agencies and gutted their resources through DOGE.
Now that he has turned on Trump, there’s a possibility that those investigations ramp back up again.
Trump has already made it clear that he plans to retaliate against Musk’s companies in a series of post on Truth Social:
NHTSA has had a long going investigation into Tesla’s Full Self-Driving program and Trump could pressure the agency to shut down its upcoming pilot program in Austin or even recall FSD features.
Electrek’s Take
I think things will cool down. The way I see it, Musk was pushed out, he realized that he doesn’t have that much control over Trump, and tested the waters to activate his plan B, which is to get Trump impeached and have him replaced by JD Vance.
He quickly realized that he doesn’t have the political weight to make that happen and backed off.
The situation is still not great and I could certainly see it escalate again. Especially since Musk signaled that he is willing to throw his weight at the political class to get what he wants:
This is depressing. You have the world richest man having buyers remorse on buying an election for a dangerous moron.
Now, he not so vaguely threatens to use his money against the rest of the political class for years to come.
Trump could be worried about that and decide reduce Musk’s power, which relies greatly on Tesla’s inflated stock price.
But even if nothing happens and Musk and Trump squash their beef, the truth is that Tesla is going to suffer badly from this bill.
The entire EV market is going to suffer. If the bill passes, EV are going to have a great second half of the year as buyers try to take advantage of the tax credit, but things are going to get rough in 2026.
For Tesla, I think it starts losing money in 2026. Competition is starting to crush the company in Europe and China. The US is its only market where sales are not crashing, but that’s because Tesla is willing to reduce its gross margins with discounts.
Tesla is going to have to dig deeper on that front without the tax credit. You remove the billions of dollars that Tesla has been getting for ZEV and battery manufacturing credits and it turns negative.
Ultimately, it will cripple the entire US automotive market as the rest of the world moves to electric vehicles.
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