With just under two months until the $7,500 federal tax credit for electric vehicles expires, automakers are pushing the savings. We’ve put together a list of all the EVs you can still lease for under $300 a month in August.
Which EVs can you lease for under $300 in August?
Over 607,000 electric vehicles were sold in the US in the first half of 2025, but sales are expected to pick up over the next month or so.
With the EV tax credit set to expire, auto brands are offering generous discounts to lure buyers. According to Cox Automotive, average EV incentives reached an all-time high of 14.8% of the ATP (average transaction price), or nearly $8,500.
The discounts are boosting sales with several brands announcing record EV sales over the past two months. GM and Honda are leading the growth, with the Chevy Equinox EV and Prologue at the forefront.
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Who would’ve thought two affordable, long-range electric SUVs would sell? Both EVs are still available to lease for under $300 a month this August.
Chevy is offering Equinox EV leases as low as $249 for 24 months with $6,149 due at signing. You can also opt for 0% APR for 60 months in addition to the $7,500 EV tax credit, which Chevy is offering across its entire EV lineup.
2025 Chevy Equinox EV LT (Source: GM)
Chevy Equinox EV, Honda Prologue, and Acura ZDX
Lease From
Term (months)
Due at Signing
2025 Chevy Equinox EV
$249
24
$6,149
2025 Honda Prologue
$159
24
$1,099
2024 Acura ZDX
$299
24
$2,999
The Honda Prologue is listed for lease as low as $159 per month in California and other ZEV states. The offer is for a 24-month lease with $1,099 due at signing. In other states, leases still start as low as $229 per month.
You can even snag Acura’s luxury ZDX electric SUV for $299 a month right now in California and other ZEV states.
2025 Hyundai IONIQ 5 at a Tesla Supercharger (Source: Hyundai)
Hyundai and Kia August EV lease deals
Lease From
Term (months)
Due at Signing
2025 Kia Niro EV
$129
24
$3,999
2025 Kia EV6
$179
24
$3,999
2025 Hyundai IONIQ 5
$209
24
$3,999
2025 Hyundai IONIQ 6
$169
24
$3,999
2026 Hyundai IONIQ 9
$299
36
$4,999
Hyundai’s new 2025 IONIQ 5 may take the cake with leases starting at just $129 per month in California. In other states, the 2025 Hyundai IONIQ 5 is available to lease starting at $179 per month for 24 months. That’s with $3,999 due at signing.
The 2025 IONIQ 6 is listed at $169 per month for 24 months with $3,999 due at signing with up to $11,750 in lease cash.
Hyundai IONIQ 9 (Source: Hyundai)
Hyundai’s new three-row electric SUV, the IONIQ 9, is one of the best EV lease deals available right now, starting at just $299 per month for 36 months with a $4,999 due at signing.
Hyundai’s sister company, Kia, is offering deals on the 2025 EV6, with leases starting from $269 per month. The offer is for a 24-month lease with $3,999 due at signing.
Volkswagen ID.4 (Source: Volkswagen)
VW ID.4, Tesla Model 3, and Ford Mustang Mach-E
Lease From
Term (months)
Due at Signing
Ford Mustang Mach-E
$269
36
$4,369
Volkswagen ID.4
$129
24
$2,499
Tesla Model 3
$299
24
$3,000
2025 Toyota bZ4X
$189
36
$3,999
2025 Subaru Solterra
$279
36
$279
The Ford Mustang Mach-E is a pretty good deal right now, with leases starting at $269 per month for 36 months and $4,369 due at signing.
Volkswagen is offering 2025 ID.4 leases starting at just $129 per month for 24 months. However, the offer is limited to California, Arizona, and Nevada. In other states, the ID.4 is available from $209 per month.
After cutting lease prices earlier this year, the Tesla Model 3 Long Range RWD is now listed at $299 per month. That’s for a 24-month lease with $3,000 down.
Other EVs you can still lease for under $300 a month in August include the 2025 Toyota bZ4X and 2025 Subaru Solterra. The bZ4X starts at $189 per month, while the Subaru Solterra has leases starting from $279 for 36 months.
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Sustainable construction experts McKinstry have teamed up with leading BESS developers Viridi and the Denver Public Library to deploy a first-of-its-kind solar and battery storage system that sets a new standard for fire safety.
The Denver Public Library sought a battery energy storage system (BESS) that could deliver cost savings without compromising safety for staff, visitors, or the architecturally significant, Michael Graves–designed structure itself. That required a battery backup solution that not only met the city’s fire safety standards, but also addressed public fears about the risk of lithium-ion battery fires.
That unique set of project priorities led the library to Viridi, makers of the RPSLinkEX battery solution that’s equipped with a unique, “passive Fail-Safe thermal management and anti-propagation technology” designed to prevent the sort of thermal runaway that leads to li-ion battery fires.
“Public facilities like the Denver Public Library are at the forefront of demonstrating that energy resilience and safety can go hand in hand,” said Jon M. Williams, CEO at Viridi. “This installation highlights how fail-safe battery storage can empower communities to maximize renewable energy, reduce costs, and maintain reliability – all without compromise.”
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Keeping it safe
Denver Public Library; by Michael Graves.
Viridi doesn’t talk too much about how its passive Fail-Safe thermal management system works, but if you’re picturing heat-dissipating layers, fire-resistant insulation, and strategically-placed phase change materials (or PCMs) limiting the transfer of heat from one cell to another if it begins to overheat, you’ve probably cracked it.
These passive safety features enable safer deployment scenarios in occupied buildings or near critical infrastructure by reducing dependence on active fire suppression systems like sprinklers or fire extinguishers, and convinced the City of Denver to move forward with the project, which is the city’s first-ever solar + battery storage system.
“The entire McKinstry team is very excited about developing and constructing the first Solar + BESS project for the City and County of Denver,” said Jon Ensley, Sr. Construction Project Engineer at McKinstry. “We are appreciative of all our partners and stakeholders who helped to achieve this goal. We value Viridi’s expertise in deploying this technology and the whole team has been great to work with.”
McKinstry says this latest solar project sets, “a new benchmark for how cities can combine renewable energy and battery storage without compromising safety.” And, with solutions like the RPSLinkEX building systems that meet city planners and politicians where they are, instead of trying to educated them about the objective, proven safety of li-ion batteries, Viridi is helping communities adopt cleaner, more resilient clean energy solutions sooner rather than later.
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China’s Dongfang Electric has installed a 26-megawatt offshore wind turbine, snatching the title of world’s most powerful from Siemens Gamesa’s 21.5 turbine in Denmark.
Photo: Dongfang Electric Corporation
The Chinese state-owned manufacturer announced today that it has installed the world’s most powerful wind turbine prototype at a testing and certification base. This turbine, the world’s largest for capacity and size, boasts a blade wheel diameter of more than 310 meters (1,107 feet) and a hub height of 185 meters (607 feet). Dongfang shipped the turbine’s nacelle earlier this month – the world’s heaviest – along with three blades.
This offshore wind turbine is designed for areas with wind speeds of 8 meters per second and above. With average winds of 10 meters per second, just one of these giants can generate 100 GWh of power annually, which is enough to power 55,000 homes. That’s enough to cut standard coal consumption by 30,000 tons and reduce CO2 emissions by 80,000 tons. Dongfang says it’s wind resistant up to 17 (200 km/h) on the extended Beaufort scale.
In May, Dongfang said it had completed static load testing on the turbine’s blades, and the turbine is now undergoing fatigue testing, which could take up to a year before the turbine is fully certified.
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The autonomous ag equipment experts behind the GUSS robotic sprayers have been developing their AI tech as part of a JV with John Deere for years — and now, that marriage is official. John Deere has acquired 100% of GUSS, and has big plans to pick up that tech and run with it like a … well, you know.
Since then, interest in automated ag equipment has only grown — fueled not just by rising demand for affordable food and produce, but by a national labor shortage made worse by the Trump Administration’s tough anti-immigration policies as well. It’s specifically those challenges around labor availability, input costs, and crop protection that GUSS and John Deere have been spending millions to address.
“Fully integrating GUSS into the John Deere portfolio is a continuation of our dedication to serving high-value crop customers with advanced, scalable technologies to help them do more with less,” explains Julien Le Vely, director, Production Systems, High Value & Small Acre Crops, at John Deere. “GUSS brings a proven solution to a fast-growing segment of agriculture, and its team has a deep understanding of customer needs in orchards and vineyards. We’re excited to have them fully part of the John Deere team.”
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About GUSS
GUSS autonomous farm sprayer; via John Deere.
The GUSS electric sprayer is powered by a Kreisel Battery Pack 63 (KBP63), which has a nominal energy capacity of 63 kWh, enabling the machine to operate for 10-12 continuous hours between overnight (L2) charges.
The GUSS electric sprayers feature the Smart Apply weed detection system that measures chlorophyll in the various plants it encounters, identifying weeds embedded among the crops, and only sprays where weeds are detected. The company claims its weed detecting tech significantly reduces the amount of chemicals being sprayed onto farmers’ crops, resulting in “up to 90% savings” in sprayed material.
John Deere’s deep pockets will support GUSS as it continues to expand its global reach, and help the group to accelerate Smart Apply’s innovation and integration with other John Deere precision agriculture technologies.
“Joining John Deere enables us to tap into their unmatched innovative capabilities in precision agriculture technologies to bring our solutions to more growers around the world,” says Gary Thompson, GUSS’ COO. “Our team is passionate about helping high-value crop growers increase their efficiency and productivity in their operations, and together with John Deere, we will have the ability to have an even greater impact.”
GUSS-brand autonomous sprayers will be sold and serviced exclusivelythrough John Deere dealers, and the GUSS business will retain its name, branding, employees, and independent manufacturing facility in Kingsburg, California.
More than 250 GUSS machines have been deployed globally, having sprayed more than 2.6 million acres over 500,000 autonomous hours of operation.
Electrek’s Take
Population growth, while slowing, is still very much a thing – and fewer and fewer people seem to be willing to do the work of growing the food that more and more people need to eat and live. This autonomous tech multiplies the efforts of the farmers that do show up for work every day, and the fact that it’s more sustainable from both a fuel perspective and a toxic chemical perspective makes GUSS a winner.
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