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We’ve got two new releases leading today’s Green Deals, starting with Jackery’s new Explorer 240D Portable Power Station and bundles, which seems to be replacing the discontinued Explorer 100 Plus, getting its first savings starting from $139. Right behind it is Hiboy’s new EX9 Urban Commuter e-bike launching with $800 savings at $1,200, as well as Ride1Up’s End of Summer Sale lineup that has dropped the Prodigy V2 9-Speed Mid-Drive e-bike to a new $1,895 annual low, among others. We also have Jackery’s Explorer 1000 v2 station undercutting its Early Prime Day pricing and getting a FREE solar panel bundle, one-day-only sales on Anker SOLIX and Greenworks combo kits, and more waiting for you below. And don’t forget about all the hangover deals collected at the bottom of the page, like yesterday’s Jackery Early Prime Day Sale lineup, EcoFlow’s latest 48-hour flash sale (ending tonight), 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.

Jackery launches its new compact Explorer 240D 256Wh power station at Amazon with first savings from $139

Running alongside its Early Prime Day Sale, Jackery has launched its newest backup power solution, and this one is not only coming in a more compact form factor to replace the discontinued Explorer 100 Plus, but its also seeing its first savings coming from Amazon. You can now pick up the Jackery Explorer 240D Portable Power Station at $139 shipped, which beats out the brand’s direct pricing (though it is stated on the landing page that it’s not yet available to buy), where it’s still sitting/starting at its full $209 rate. While this initial launch discount continues, you can be some of the first to score one for your on-the-go charging needs with a 33% markdown that cuts $70 off the going rate and sets the bar for future discounts. Head below for more on this and its bundle options.

I, like many, was very upset to see Jackery’s Explorer 100 Plus disappear from markets, but today the brand is giving us the official replacement in the form of its new Explorer 240D power station. This new compact solution brings along a 256Wh LiFePO4 battery capacity (69,189.19mAh) that significantly beats many power banks and other compact power stations on the market, alongside four output port options for your devices: three USB-Cs and a solo USB-A. You’ll be getting up to 200W of power through those ports, with the brand even rating this model to last for a minimum of 6,000 charge cycles, meaning you’ll get over 16 years of use, even when using it every single day.

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The Jackery Explorer 240D station also comes with more recharging options than the Explorer 100 Plus, as you can plug it into a typical AC outlet, with a dual AC and DC option for faster rates, as well as using a solar panel, or your car’s auxiliary port as you drive. It weighs in at just 6.9 pounds, though sadly cannot accompany you on planes due to it exceeding the 100Wh limit from airlines.

Jackery’s Explorer 240D power station launch deals:

If you want a similar compact power companion like the Jackery Explorer 240D station, but want to save a bit more, Anker’s PowerCore Reserve 60,000mAh Power Station is currently down at $80. Jackery is one of two power station brands that have already launched its Early Prime Day Sale promotions leading up to next month’s two-day event, with up to 65% discounts, free gifts, bonus savings, and more – all starting from $129.

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Hiboy launches new EX9 urban commuter e-bike with dual-sided torque sensors and 62-mile range at $1,200

Running alongside its ongoing Fall EV Sale, Hiboy has launched the latest of its commuting solutions with a significant discount. You can now hop aboard Hiboy’s new EX9 Urban Commuter e-bike for $1,199.98 shipped, after using the promo code DAB1 at checkout for additional savings, which sadly does not stack with the Fall Sale codes. This new model will be fetching $2,000 without the launch discounts we’re seeing here for the moment, which has been cut down to $1,300, with the promo code providing an additional $100 cut to the tag for $800 in total savings. This is quite the deal to receive right out of the gate and sets the bar for future discounts down the road.

If you want to learn more about this all-new commuting solution, be sure to check out our original coverage of this launch deal here.

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Ride1Up’s latest sale drops the Prodigy V2 9-speed mid-drive e-bike to a new $1,895 annual low, more

Ride1Up currently has an End of Summer Sale running and taking up to $600 off a selection of e-bikes, with increased savings on the Prodigy V2 Brose Mid-Drive 9-Speed e-bike for $1,895 shipped, while the Prodigy V2 belt-drive e-bike is back down at $2,595 shipped, as it’s been throughout most of the brand’s recent events. Normally, the chain-drive model goes for $2,495 in full, while the belt-drive counterpart sits higher at $2,795. We’ve seen discounts over 2025 take these rates as low as $1,995 and $2,595. While the belt-drive model is taking another lap around at the usual annual low, savings have increased on the chain-drive model to $600, landing it at the best price we have tracked all year.

If you want to learn more about this e-bike, or the other models seeing discounts, be sure to check out our original coverage of this sale here.

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Jackery undercuts sale pricing on its Explorer 1000 v2 station at Amazon for $429 + get a FREE 100W solar panel ($1,098 value)

Jackery’s official Amazon storefront is undercutting the brand’s current direct Early Prime Day Sale pricing on its Explorer 1000 v2 Portable Power Station for $429 shipped, which is also eligible for a FREE 100W solar panel ($299 value), while the solo station sits $20 higher as part of the sale and the only solar bundle (200W) would run you $649 at the moment. During this period, the price is coming down from its usual $799 full rate, which only fell as low as $449 until July, when the 4-day Prime event gave us the first and only drop to its $399 low. This is the next-best price you can pick it up at, with $370 being cut from the tag, though, if you’re hoping to pick it up with bundled gear, it’s better to instead shop the Early Prime Day Sale here.

If you want to learn more about this station’s capabilities, be sure to check out our original coverage of this deal here.

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Anker’s SOLIX C1000X black power station with a book-sized 100W solar panel back at its $649 low (Today only)

As part of its Deals of the Day, Best Buy is offering the Anker SOLIX C1000X Portable Power Station with 100W “book-sized” solar panel at $649 shipped, which differs in its black colorway from the usual grey model featured at Amazon and the brand’s direct website. While picking up the standard station with a 100W panel would normally cost you up to $1,328, this colorway with the “book-sized” panel has only been seen once before in these one-day-only sales, having fallen to this same rate for the first time in late August, which remains the lowest we have tracked. For the rest of the day only, you can take advantage of the 28% markdown for $250 in savings. You could also go bigger with the solar capabilities with this bundle of the C1000 and a 200W solar panel down at $699.99 shipped right now, which has a total $799 value that you’re getting for just $51 more.

If you want to learn more about this station, be sure to check out our original coverage of this one-day-only deal here.

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Cover yard upkeep with this 80V Greenworks mower, trimmer, and blower combo at $580 (Today only)

As part of its Deals of the Day, Best Buy is offering the Greenworks 80V 21-inch Lawn Mower, 13-inch String Trimmer, and 730 Leaf Blower Combo for $579.99 shipped, which is difficult to find this exact combination of tools elsewhere, with the closest match at Amazon being this less advanced 3-tool package that is currently sitting at $560. You’d have to pay $1,100 for this bundle at full price, which we’ve seen fall as low as $550 back in July. For the rest of the day, you can score it with $520 in savings at the fourth-lowest price we have tracked – just $30 above July’s low and the best price we’ve seen appear since.

If you want to learn more about this 3-tool combo, be sure to check out our original coverage of this one-day-only deal here.

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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.


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Tesla’s Supercharger network — already the most reliable fast-charging network in the world — just became a little easier to use. Google Maps now displays live availability data for Tesla Superchargers, showing how many stalls are currently available at each location.

The new integration means users can now see real-time charger status directly inside Google Maps, similar to what Tesla owners have long seen inside their vehicles or in the Tesla app.

When searching for a Supercharger, Maps now lists the total number of stalls and how many are available at that moment. It’s the same information Tesla provides through its own navigation system, but now visible to anyone using Google Maps — Tesla owner or not.

Latest step in opening up Tesla’s Supercharger network

This might look like a small change, but it’s another sign that Tesla is steadily opening up parts of its once-exclusive charging ecosystem.

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The company has already begun integrating non-Tesla EVs into its Supercharger network across North America – first through the short-lived Magic Dock and then through the NACS rollout.

While this update is not particularly useful for Tesla owners, who already have this data in the in-vehicle navigation or the app, making real-time charger data available on Google Maps makes perfect sense for non-Tesla EV owners.

Electrek’s Take

Tesla has always led when it comes to charging reliability at Supercharger stations – hence why opening up the network to non-Tesla EV owners in North America over the last 2 years has been such a big deal.

But next to having non-functioning chargers, there’s nothing worse than showing up at a charging station and it is fully used.

Now, if EV owners are planning their trips through Google Maps, they will be able to avoid that more easily.


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‘Godfathers of wind’ raise alarm as Trump urges countries to abandon climate fight

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US President Donald Trump (L), backdropped by Turbines at the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre, also known as the Aberdeen Bay Wind Farm, walks on the first fairway after playing off the first tee to officially open the Trump International Golf Links course in Balmedie, Aberdeenshire, north east Scotland on July 29, 2025.

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Two European pioneers of the modern wind power industry are sounding the alarm on the Trump administration’s clean energy cutbacks, warning Washington’s anti-climate agenda is part of a broader energy transition challenge.

Denmark’s Henrik Stiesdal and Britain’s Andrew Garrad, often referred to as the “Godfathers of wind” for their contributions in advancing the design, manufacture and deployment of wind turbines, said Trump’s war on wind appears to be a symptom of more widespread climate apathy.

Stiesdal is known for framing the early design principles for wind turbines and led the installation of the world’s first offshore wind farm in 1991, while Garrad developed computer models to optimize and certify turbine and farm designs.

“I think Trump’s approach is symptomatic of a general shift,” Garrad said, in comments echoed by Stiesdal, one that is opposed to the transition from fossil fuels to renewable technologies, such as wind and solar.

“We are facing right now, a change of mood. We had a very easy beginning, then quite a big struggle, then general acceptance, and now the worm is turning. And that’s something which we all have to address,” Garrad told CNBC.

Since returning to office at the start of the year, U.S. President Donald Trump has actively sought to disrupt the development of high-profile wind projects. His push to wipe out the offshore wind industry has included stop-work orders and the removal of green incentives under former President Joe Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act.

“Trump is symptomatic. I mean an extreme symptom of that, but you can see it I think in all Western countries certainly, perhaps not elsewhere. And that’s a big issue,” Garrad said.

“This isn’t just a wind energy problem,” Garrad said. “To do this sort of change is a very dangerous thing. And I think it has shown that this is a political business … It’s a personal decision by a politician, who happens to be a rather powerful one — and it has sent shockwaves around the place.”

‘Pathetic’ and ‘expensive’

Trump’s onslaught against the wind industry has hit the business models of renewable energy giants particularly hard. Denmark’s Ortsed, the world’s biggest offshore wind farm group, is one notable example.

Last week, Orsted reported a net loss of 1.7 billion Danish kroner ($261.8 million) for the July-September period. The result, which was slightly better than analysts feared, was significantly down from profit of 5.17 billion Danish kroner in the same period last year.

Shares of the Copenhagen-listed company, which have fallen more than 80% from a 2021 peak, notched a fresh record low in August after the Trump administration ordered the company to halt work on a near complete windfarm.

A turbine blade is lifted onto a rack near tower sections at the Revolution Wind project assembly site at State Pier in New London, Connecticut, US, on Friday, Oct. 24, 2025.

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Danish wind turbine firm Vestas has also been battling industry uncertainty, in part because of the Trump administration’s policies. When asked about some of these challenges, Vestas CEO Henrik Andersen said the company has a “well-established” supply chain in the U.S.

“For us, we see the U.S., both customers and the buildout in the U.S., as some of our core responsibility to help the U.S. with,” Andersen told CNBC’s “Squawk Box Europe” on Nov. 5.

“Then sometimes maybe we have to get a bit of a slap that it is not everyone that likes the nature of a wind turbine. But I think, in general, … energy drives decision making and [the] cost of energy drives decision making,” he added.

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at the United Nations headquarters on September 23, 2025 in New York City.

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Trump has repeatedly criticized the deployment of offshore wind turbines, describing them as “pathetic” and “expensive” in a recent speech at the United Nations General Assembly.

“I’m telling you that if you don’t get away from the green energy scam, your country is going to fail,” Trump said on Sept. 23. The U.S. president also said climate change is the “greatest con job ever perpetrated on the world.”

Scientists have since condemned Trump’s characterization of climate change, pointing out that the overwhelming consensus is that climate change is already happening, with record-breaking heatwaves, flood events and hurricanes causing substantial economic damages across the globe.

Energy security

Stiesdal, who refused to comment specifically on Trump’s war on wind, said there appears to be “a fundamental misunderstanding” from those firmly opposed to the energy transition.

“A lot of people who would be inclined to vote for hard-right parties actually benefit both from the job offerings and the cost of their energy from renewables,” Stiesdal said.

“It’s not an easy thing to fight because a lot of it is kind of visceral or fundamental in the thinking about this tribal approach,” he continued. “Whenever I am confronted with that, or with discussions about that, I try to emphasize energy security, the job creation, the local beneficial effects of doing renewables and the assurances you get in society.”

King Charles III (centre) poses for a group photo after presenting the 2024 Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering to Andrew Garrad C.B.E. (left) and Henrik Stiesdal for their achievements in advancing the design, manufacture and deployment of modern wind power technology, during a reception for the 2025 Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering, at St James’ Palace November 5, 2025 in London, England.

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IEA: Renewables and AI are rapidly transforming the world’s energy future

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The International Energy Agency (IEA) says renewables and AI are reshaping the world’s energy future, and that transformation is happening faster than anyone expected. In its new “World Energy Outlook 2025,” the IEA warns that energy security risks now stretch far beyond oil and gas. Critical minerals essential to clean tech, defense, and AI have become the new fault lines in global supply chains. The IEA also states that energy has become a central focus of geopolitical power struggles, making it one of the defining economic and security challenges of our time.

A more complex, electrified future

The IEA’s annual “World Energy Outlook” explores three possible scenarios for the future, emphasizing that none are predictions. Instead, they’re roadmaps that show what could happen depending on the choices governments and industries make on policy, technology, and investment.

Across every scenario, one theme stands out: electricity demand is surging faster than for any other form of energy. Electricity currently accounts for only about 20% of global energy use, yet it powers more than 40% of the global economy. Fatih Birol, the IEA’s executive director, said the trend is accelerating: “Last year, we said the world was moving quickly into the Age of Electricity – and it’s clear today that it has already arrived.”

Driving that growth are data centers, AI, and electrification across transportation, heating, and manufacturing. Global data center investment alone is expected to hit $580 billion in 2025 – even higher than the $540 billion the world will spend on oil supply.

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Shifting global energy dynamics

Emerging economies, led by India and Southeast Asia, are now shaping energy markets that were once dominated by China. These regions are experiencing a rapid increase in demand for power, mobility, and industrial energy use. By 2035, 80% of global energy consumption growth is expected to come from countries with high solar potential.

At the same time, the IEA warns that grid expansion and storage aren’t keeping up with this growth. While investments in power generation have jumped nearly 70% since 2015, spending on transmission and distribution has risen at less than half that pace. The agency calls for urgent grid upgrades and stronger government coordination to prevent future electricity bottlenecks.

Renewables and nuclear on the rise

Solar leads the charge across all IEA scenarios, with renewables growing at a faster rate than any other energy source. Nuclear energy is also making a comeback: after two decades of stagnation, global nuclear capacity is projected to increase by at least a third by 2035, thanks to both large-scale projects and small modular reactor designs.

Dave Jones, chief analyst at global energy think tank Ember, said, “The world is moving in the right direction, and continued acceleration can drive a more rapid transformation of the energy system. Renewables and electrification will dominate the future – and fossil-importing nations will gain the most by embracing them.”

Energy access and climate urgency

The IEA highlights two critical areas where the world is falling short: universal access to energy and climate goals. Roughly 730 million people still live without electricity, and nearly 2 billion rely on polluting cooking methods. Even in the agency’s most ambitious pathways, global temperatures surpass 1.5C of warming before potentially returning below that level later in the century.

Meanwhile, the effects of climate change are already disrupting energy systems. In 2023 alone, over 200 million households worldwide were affected by energy infrastructure failures, with transmission lines accounting for about 85% of incidents. The IEA says governments must prioritize resilience not only against extreme weather but also against cyberattacks and supply chain shocks.

Birol summed it up: “When we look at the history of the energy world in recent decades, there is no other time when energy security tensions have applied to so many fuels and technologies at once. With energy security front and center for many governments, their responses need to consider the synergies and trade-offs that can arise with other policy goals – on affordability, access, competitiveness, and climate change.”

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