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Closing out this week’s Green Deals, we’re popping back in on some favorite Father’s Day Sales while mixing in some fresh savings, too. Leading the group is the Father’s Day Sale bundles we’re seeing on the Lectric XPedition 2.0 Cargo e-bike, with its three variants getting up to $723 in free gear starting from $1,399. Next, running through the weekend in Anker’s SOLIX Father’s Day Sale, we spotted the F3800 Plus home backup bundles at new lows starting from $3,394. From there, we have the Worx 20V 10-inch Cordless PowerShare Pole/Chainsaw kit at $130, as well as EGO’s 56V 25-inch Cordless Electric Hedge Trimmer returning to its Black Friday pricing for $269. Lastly, we have the ongoing deal on the Duracell Ion Speed 1000 Charger bundle with 6 AA and 2 AAA rechargeable batteries at $13. Plus, there’s all the rest of the hangover Green Deals in the links at the bottom of the page, like yesterday’s new low price on NIU’s latest KQi 200F Electric Scooter, the Bluetti AC300 expanded solar bundle at a new low, 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.

Lectric’s XPedition 2.0 e-bikes get up to $723 in free gear to help Dad haul precious cargo up to 170 miles starting from $1,399

Looking back in on Lectric’s Father’s Day Sale through the weekend that is taking up to $723 off its e-bike bundles, we wanted to shine a spotlight on the Dad-minded packages accompanying the brand’s XPedition 2.0 Cargo e-bikes, which are getting some of the largest savings amongst the bunch. Things start with the base 13Ah model that is getting $375 in free gear at $1,399 shipped, while the 26Ah dual battery model is getting $574 in free gear at $1,699 shipped and the 35Ah dual-battery model gets $723 in free gear at $1,999 shipped. As we normally see, the discounts here are all on the bundled gear themselves, with the packages we’re seeing during this sale focused on Dads’ needs to haul their kids – plus, they’re the second-biggest bundles we’ve seen to date, beating out the deals we saw during Black Friday and Christmas sales.

Let’s go over the bundles we’re seeing on these e-bikes before getting in to their capabilities. First, the base model gets an Elite headlight, a bottle holder with mounting adapter, a bottle-shaped e-bike lock, a 4-liter frame bag, running boards, and two cushions. With the 26Ah model you’re getting a suspension seat post, an Orbitor rear basket/cage, and an extra cushion thrown in. And lastly, the 35Ah model gets all that on top of an improved 5A charger that “cuts down on charging speeds by 60%.”

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Lectric’s second-generation cargo haulers, the XPedition 2.0 e-bikes, come with two colorway options and three battery configurations alongside the 750W M24 rear hub motor that provides up to a max 28 MPH speed (depending on your local laws), peaking at 1,310W for inclines and when hauling extra weight along. Among the battery options, the base 13Ah model provides you with up to 60 miles of travel, the 26Ah (dual 13Ah batteries) model increases that range up to 120 miles, and the 35Ah (dual 17.5Ah batteries) model takes things to their max at up to 170 miles – with these ranges available with PAS support activated.

The rear cargo racks on these e-bikes have been extended for improved hauling, covering groceries, packages, and your little ones, all with an impressive 450-pound payload. There’s plenty more features to admire here too, like the adjustable dual spring 50mm front suspension fork, the 20-inch by 2.5-inch wheels that have fenders over each, the Shimano 8-speed derailleur, hydraulic mineral oil disc brakes, the headlight and taillights that provide brake lighting and turn signaling, the wider-stance kickstand, and a color display.

You can browse the entire lineup of Lectric Father’s Day deals in our original coverage here, which also includes the now-shipping XP4 e-bikes with up to $356 in free gear.

Anker SOLIX F3800 Plus power station

Get Anker’s SOLIX F3800 Plus home backup bundles at new low prices starting from $3,394 + free gear ($2,164+ off)

Looking back in on Anker’s SOLIX Father’s Day Sale that is running through June 19 with up to 55% in initial discounts alongside three extra savings tiers and free gifts, we spotted some new lows hitting the brand’s F3800 Plus home backup bundles. The lowest of these rates is on the SOLIX F3800 Plus bundled with a transfer switch and getting a free protective cover ($160 value) at $3,394.03 shipped, with the additional 3% savings automatically added in your cart. This package would normally cost you $5,398 at full price, which has mostly been seen as low as $3,799 in sales, aside from the $3,499 launch deal we saw back in March. That rate is the starting price here while the savings last, with the extra discount taking things $105 lower to the best price we have tracked to date, giving you $2,164 in overall savings (including the cover). Head below for more home backup bundles on this unit. It also beats out Amazon’s pricing that is at $3,499 with no additional savings or the free cover.

As previously mentioned, there are three tiers of extra savings that you can use to score the best pricing on the SOLIX F3800 Plus bundles, with an extra 3% automatically taken off orders over $3,000, an extra 5% taken off orders over $4,000, and an extra 7% discount for every $5,000 spent from there. On top of these savings, the F3800 Plus and its standard counterpart get a free protective cover.

The F3800 Plus power station joins its standard variant as Anker’s most expandable backup power solutions, starting from a 3,840Wh LiFePO4 capacity that you can bolster as high as 26,900Wh with six expansion batteries – and that’s not even factoring in connecting multiples of this setup together. There are 15 output ports that provide a steady stream of up to 6,000W, surging to 9,000W for larger needs, while expanding to 12,000W when two stations (either standard or Plus) are paired together.

The F3800 Plus model offers an additional charging method over its standard counterpart, able to get up to 6,000W of input from a gas generator. You’ll also be able to recharge its battery with a wall outlet, by connecting up to its 3,200W solar input, or with the brand’s Home Power Panel. It also makes an excellent EV/RV companion, as it sports both L14-30R and TT-30R ports.

***Note: The prices below have had the additional 3%, 5%, or 7% savings factored in – with even bigger bundle options that will receive more savings available on the landing pages.

Anker’s SOLIX Father’s Day F3800 Plus home backup deals:

You can browse Anker’s entire SOLIX Father’s Day Sale lineup in our original coverage here. 

Worx 20V 10-inch pole/chainsaw

Amazon is offering the Worx 20V 10-inch Cordless PowerShare Pole/Chainsaw Kit for $129.98 shipped. While it carries a $190 tag direct from the brand, where it’s currently down at $150, we more regularly see it between $160 and $165 at full price on Amazon, with discounts over the last year mostly keeping costs above $135, though there were select falls to $130 and $102. Today’s deal is bringing the second-lowest price we have tracked in the last 12-month period back around, letting you keep $30+ in your pocket while also getting a 2-in-1 combo tool for your arsenal.

Whether you need to chop up wood on the ground or reach tree branches above it, this 2-in-1 20V tool from Worx provides you with the versatility of both a chainsaw and a pole saw, after its been attached to the included 12-foot pole. There’s an automatic oiler that keeps the chain lubricated and running smoothly, while the auto-chain tensioning system provides the perfect amount of tension for any job ahead of you – plus, theres a tension control knob that lets you manually adjust things without any other tools.

The conversion between the two functions is quick and easy, with it never weighing more than 10 pounds, even with the included battery connected. As this is also part of the PowerShare family, the battery can be interchanged with others you may already have, or be used to power over 75+ other tools in the ecosystem.

EGO 56V 25-inch hedge trimmer

Shape up those hedges this summer with EGO’s 56V 25-inch cordless electric trimmer at a $269 low

Amazon is offering the EGO Power+ 56V 25-inch Cordless Electric Hedge Trimmer for $269 shipped. Normally going for $349 at full price, this is the very first discount we’ve seen on this model in 2025, returning rates back to Black Friday pricing in the process. The 23% markdown we’re seeing here cuts $80 off the going rate, taking things back to the lowest price we have tracked.

Coming equipped with 25-inch dual action, double-sided steel blades, this EGO hedge trimmer can run its brushless motor for up to 60 minutes on a single charge of the included 2.5Ah battery. It provides a 1 1/4-inch cutting capacity that can handle thicker branches among your shrubbery, while the 180-degree rotating handle gives you five adjustable positions for added comfort and ensured control. What’s more, the battery can also be switched out for others you may already own, or be used to power other tools from under the brand’s flag.

Duracell ion speed 1000 rechargeable battery bundle

This Duracell rechargeable bundle with 6 AA, 2 AAA, and charger plunges to $13 (61% off)

If you head to Woot you can pick up the Duracell Ion Speed 1000 Charger along with 6 AA and 2 AAA rechargeable batteries for $12.99 shipped right now, beating out its current Amazon pricing by $12. Normally fetching $34 were it at full price, we’ve mainly seen it keeping above $25 at Amazon, with a short-lived fall to $16 in March. Today’s deal comes in $2 under the offer from Woot that we featured at the top of last month, giving you an even greater $21 in total savings at the best price we have tracked.

You’ll be able to switch to a more cost-effective solution to power your gadgets when bringing home this Duracell value pack, covering needs for gaming controllers, TV remotes, toys, and plenty more. The main focus of the contents revolves around the charger, with it accompanied by six AA and two AAA rechargeable batteries to get you started on your journey away from the costs and environmental damage caused by single-use variants. The charger holds four of any size batteries at once, delivering 4,000mW to get them back to full in four to eight hours – though they come out of the box pre-charged so you can use them first.

If you already have a charger and are looking to stock up on rechargeable batteries, Amazon currently has 4-count and 6-count AA packs starting from $12, while 4 and 6-count AAA packs start from $16. You could also pick up the bundle that gives you four of each type for $28 too, or browse through the brand’s Amazon storefront here for even more.

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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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Brent oil futures climb 2% as Russia flows, U.S. policies in focus

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Oil prices edged down on Tuesday after surging nearly 2% in the previous session, as traders kept a close watch on developments in the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

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Oil prices gained ground on Tuesday, as Ukraine war escalations raised questions over the resilience of Russian supplies, while uncertainty lingers over the impact of Washington’s policies on key oil consumers.

Brent futures with November expiry were at $69.46 per barrel at 10:54 a.m. London time ( 5:54 a.m. E.T.), up 1.92% from the Monday close.  

The front-month October Nymex WTI contract was trading at $65.97 per barrel, higher by 3.06%. WTI futures did not settle on Monday because of the U.S. Labor holiday.

Russia supply

Moscow and Kyiv have ramped up fire exchanges in their three-and-a-half-year conflict, with Reuters calculations pointing to Ukrainian drone attacks shutting down facilities accounting for at least 17% of Russia’s oil processing capacity. CNBC could not independently verify the report.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy vowed “new deep strikes” against Russia in a social media post over the weekend, without disclosing details. His pledge comes amid stalling U.S. and European efforts to draw Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin into conceding to bilateral ceasefire talks with his Ukrainian counterpart.

The White House has separately piled on indirect pressure on Russia’s oil consumers, implementing additional levies on imports of Indian goods it attributed to New Delhi’s ongoing purchases of Moscow’s crude. India has criticized the impositions as “unfair, unjustified and unreasonable.”

In a further sign of deteriorating relations, U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday doubled down on lambasting Washington’s trade ties with India as a “totally one sided disaster.”

Critically, Washington has yet to move against China, the world’s largest crude importer and Russia’s biggest oil buyer since the introduction of G7 sanctions. Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met at this week’s Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit, in a show of Global South unity.

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Also on the supply side, oil investors are looking out for output policy signals from an eight-member subset of the OPEC+ alliance – comprising heavyweights Russia and Saudi Arabia, alongside Algeria, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Oman and the United Arab Emirates – which are due to deliberate potential production steps on Sept. 7. The group, which recently expedited unwinding a 2.2-million-barrels-per-day production cut, is widely seen as unlikely to change course on strategy this week.

“We believe, just like the broader market, that the group will leave production levels unchanged for October,” ING analysts said Tuesday. “The scale of the surplus through next year means it’s unlikely the group will bring additional supply onto the market. The bigger risk is OPEC+ deciding to reinstate supply cuts, given concerns about a surplus.”

U.S. rates

Market participants are likewise following this week’s release of the U.S. August job report, expected to be factored into the U.S. Federal Reserve’s monetary policy meeting of Sept. 16-17. The Fed is currently widely expected to lower interest rates at the time, in a move that could echo into a softer greenback and push up demand for U.S.-denominated commodities, such as oil.

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BMW’s wild new electric motorcycle doesn’t even need a helmet

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BMW Motorrad just dropped a futuristic electric motorcycle concept that looks like it rolled straight out of a sci-fi movie and into a design studio. The new concept, called the BMW Motorrad Vision CE, is the company’s latest attempt to answer a question that’s been bouncing around for a while now: What should an electric BMW motorcycle actually look like?

Apparently, the answer is: not like anything else on the road.

Where traditional cruisers are low-slung and heavy with chrome, BMW’s new electric concept is lean, sharp, and unapologetically modern. The design team says it blends “emotional tech” with urban performance, which sounds like marketing fluff to me. But what we’re really looking at here is a sleek mashup of café racer attitude, cyberpunk energy, and hidden electric performance.

A structural canopy and a four-point harness work together to provide enclosed protection, meaning riders won’t necessarily need a helmet like on a traditional motorcycle – though eye protection is still a must.

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The CE 04-based concept bike still keeps some familiar lines, like a long, low silhouette and exposed mechanical elements, but everything else is turned up to eleven. LED lighting slashes through the front end. A massive disc-style rim dominates the rear. The bodywork floats above the drivetrain. And the whole bike looks like it could transform into a drone if you pressed the right button.

Under the hood – well, under the body panels – BMW hasn’t revealed exact specs yet, but the CE-04 platform this is based on was already pushing 31 kW (42 hp) and a top speed of 120 km/h (75 mph), making it ideal for urban riding and modest highway hops.

BMW says the Motorrad Vision CE is more than just a design exercise. It’s a glimpse at how the brand plans to evolve its iconic Motorrad DNA into the electric age. And while the bike is just a concept for now, it wouldn’t be the first time BMW took something wild off the show stand and eventually turned it into a production machine. (Remember the original CE 04 concept? Yeah, that’s a real bike you can overpay for and ride right now.) And of course, how could we not mention the original BMW C1 that adopted a similar helmet-free semi-enclosed cage design 25 years ago?

BMW has already made it clear that it sees electric mobility as the future of urban riding, and with the CE lineup forming the core of that push, we might not have to wait too long to see something like this actually hit the streets.

So if you’ve been waiting for a proper electric motorcycle that doesn’t just replace the engine but reimagines the whole experience to feel less biker-like, BMW’s latest concept might just be a glimpse at what’s coming next, reimagining the past with a focus on the future.


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A leading electric dirt bike maker just got a massive boost, and is coming for gas bikes

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Stark Future, the Spanish electric motorcycle maker that turned the off-road world on its head, just locked in a fresh round of funding, pushing its total capital raised past €100 million. And unlike the big, flashy VC rounds we usually see, this one came mostly from existing backers and a few hand-picked newcomers, including some heavy hitters from the MotoGP world.

In what has become classic Stark style, the round was closed quickly and quietly, underscoring just how confident investors are in the brand’s growth trajectory. CEO and founder Anton Wass says the company intentionally offered a “very attractive valuation” to those who already believed in the mission.

“We managed to close it within a couple of weeks,” said Wass. “It’s a strong testament to the results our team has created.”

And it’s not just hype. Stark has proven it can build bikes that not only compete with gas-powered motocross machines, but completely outclass them. Their flagship model, the all-electric Stark VARG, claims the title of most powerful motocross bike ever made. Riders have already racked up tens of millions of kilometers on the VARG, and the bike has helped convert thousands of motocross enthusiasts to battery power. The model even got e-motos banned from the X-Games when the organizers feared that gas-powered bikes couldn’t keep up.

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That kind of traction, paired with the company’s rapid expansion into over 70 countries, explains why investors are still lining up to get a piece of the action.

But what really makes Stark stand out in the electric motorcycle world is its quick path to profitability. That’s a rare word in the electric motorcycle space, especially for such a young company. Just two years after their first deliveries, and within six years of founding, Stark Future is profitable and thriving. With each passing year, they seem to be improving margins, growing revenues, and launching new platforms.

And speaking of new platforms, those are coming, too. The company teased “very exciting new products” on the way, though didn’t drop specifics just yet. From the rumor mill though, it sounds like the company is preparing street models that could give gas bikes a run for their money. And if they’re anything like the VARG, we can certainly expect bikes that push boundaries and continue proving Wass’s bold thesis: electric motorcycles can outperform internal combustion in just about every way.

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