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We’re kicking off this week’s Green Deals strong, with another standout from Aventon’s Early Access Black Friday Sale, as the new Level 3 Smart Commuter e-bike gets its first savings to $1,699. Right behind it is EcoFlow’s latest 48-hour Halloween flash sale, which is repeating much of the flash offers we saw at the end of last week, like the DELTA Pro Ultra Smart Extra Battery at $1,899. We also have Leviton’s hardwired 48A or plug-in 40A Level 2 Smart EV Charging Stations starting from $400, a new one-day-only Fremo power station low, as well as some of the best ongoing sales right now – including increased savings on exclusive deals – all waiting for you below. And don’t forget about the hangover deals from last week that are collected together at the bottom of the page, rounded up in our latest edition of Electrified Weekly.

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.

Aventon’s Level 3 smart commuter e-bike gets a first-time early Black Friday discount to $1,699

As part of its Early Access to Black Friday Sale, which is offering new and first-time savings on Aventon’s latest 2025 e-bikes, we wanted to shine a spotlight on the new Level 3 Smart Commuter e-bike that is falling to $1,699 shipped, with both step-over and step-through frame options. It’s been on the market since February but hasn’t budged from its $1,899 MSRP, that is, until this new event launched a few days ago. Whereas we’ve seen a few of these newer generation e-bikes getting $100 first-time savings, this model is starting at a $200 markdown, setting the bar for future deals down the way.

As you may have seen in our earlier coverage of these new e-bike deals from Aventon, there’s no telling where the prices will end up landing in a few weeks when the actual shopping holiday event comes around.

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The Aventon Level 3 commuter is picking up the mantle from its Level 2 predecessor, with notable physical upgrades joining alongside the smart features we’ve been seeing added to the brand’s 2025 releases. The Level 3 arrives with either a step-over or step-through frame, equipped with a 500W rear hub motor (864W peak) and a removable 733Wh battery to reach 20/28 MPH tops speeds that will be determined by your state-specific laws, as well as providing you with up to 70 miles of assistance through its three customizable PAS levels. Of course, there is a throttle for folks who enjoy just cruising along on battery power, at the cost of its full traveling range.

Among the smart features getting added to this ride, you’ll find GPS tracking, as well as security measures like the auto-locking, unusual movement detection alerts, an alarm system, and plenty more. It comes stocked with physical features that include Kenda Kwick Seven-5 Sport puncture-resistant tires with fenders overtop, a torque sensor covering pedal-assistance, hydraulic disc brakes, front and rear integrated lighting, a Shimano Altus RD-M310 derailleur, a rear cargo rack, a full color display, and more.

You can check out the full lineup of Aventon’s Early Access to Black Friday Sale here, with options like the new Pace 4 Smart Cruiser e-bike at a new $1,599 low or the newer Aventure 3 smart all-terrain e-bikes getting first discounts to $1,799, among others.

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Get up to 62% returning discounts for 48 hours on EcoFlow power station and accessory bundles starting from $759

As part of its ongoing Halloween Sale, EcoFlow is pulling a first and repeating the 48-hour flash deals that we spotted last week (and ended on Friday) with one change-up, giving folks another chance at some impressive pricing. Aside from returns like the new DELTA 3 Pro home backup bundle low, you’ll find other returning offers like the DELTA Pro Ultra Smart Extra Battery at $1,899 shipped, which beats out Amazon’s pricing by $200. While it carries a $3,299 MSRP directly from the brand, the price is normally kept down between $2,299 and $2,099, though we have seen two previous falls to $1,899, as well as a dip further to the one-time $1,884 low during Prime Day three weeks ago. You’re getting another shot at the next-best price we have tracked, saving you $901 off the going rate ($1,400 off the MSRP).

If you want to learn more about the expansive capabilities of this battery, as well as the full lineup of offers, be sure to check out our original coverage of this flash sale here. You also have until November 2 to jump on the super early-bird savings on the brand’s upcoming DELTA Pro Ultra X whole-home power station, which you can learn about here.

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Save up to $150 on Leviton’s hardwired 48A or plug-in 40A level 2 smart EV chargers starting from $400

Amazon is offering the Leviton 48A Hardwired Level 2 Smart EV Charger at $599.20 shipped. This hardwired charging station would normally run you $749 in full, with most of the discounts we’ve seen this year keeping the price above $629, though we did see it drop as low as $527 back in July. Today’s deal comes in at the same Prime Day rate we spotted three weeks ago, with $150 cut from the going rate for the second-best price we have tracked. You can also save a bit more by going with the brand’s EV40P 40A Level 2 Smart EV Charger at $399.99 shipped, down from $500.

If you want to learn more about either of these charging stations’ capabilities, be sure to check out our original coverage of these deals here.

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Bring Fremo’s X300 276Wh power station on trips for essential backup at a new $176 low (Today only)

As part of its Deals of the Day, Best Buy is offering the best rate yet on the Fremo X300 Portable Power Station that is down at $175.99 shipped, and has been unavailable at Amazon since early August. Without discounts you’d be paying $330 for this unit in full, which we’ve been seeing regularly fall between $250 and $190 in these one-day-only deals, with things having hit $180 at the top of this month. Through the rest of the day, you can grab one with more savings than ever, as $154 is cut from the tag to land it at a new all-time low price.

If you want to learn just what this power station can do, be sure to check out our original coverage of this one-day-only deal here.

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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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How Saudi Arabia is diversifying away from oil — and betting big on AI

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President and CEO of Saudi’s Aramco, Amin H. Nasser, speaks during the Future Investment Initiative (FII) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia October 29, 2024.

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Think of Saudi Arabia and the first thing that comes to mind might be its massive, oil-derived wealth.

While oil continues to drive Saudi Arabia’s economy, the kingdom is now expanding into areas such as artificial intelligence, tourism and sports to diversify its growth avenues.

According to Saudi Arabia’s Minister for Investment Khalid Al Falih, more than half — 50.6% — of the Saudi economy is now “completely decoupled” from oil.

“This percentage is growing,” Al Failh told CNBC’s Dan Murphy, adding that government revenue used to be almost completely derived from oil money, but now, 40% of its revenue comes from sectors and sources that “have nothing to do with oil.”

“We’re seeing great results, but we’re not satisfied. We want to do more. We want to accelerate the kingdom’s diversification and growth story,” he said.

Saudi Arabia is doubling down on fast-growing sectors such as artificial intelligence, naming it one of its new growth areas, with Al Failh saying the kingdom will be a “key investor” in developing AI applications and large language models. Saudi Arabia would also build data centers “at a scale and at a competitive cost not achieved anywhere else.”

“AI has emerged [in] the last three, four years, and it’s definitely going to define how the future economy of every nation. Those who invest will lead, and those who lag behind, unfortunately, will lose,” he pointed out.

On Monday, AI chip company Groq’s CEO, Jonathan Ross, told CNBC that  for AI infrastructure thanks to its energy surplus. The country could see more than $135 billion in gains by 2030 thanks to AI, according to PwC.

Saudi Arabia’s quarterly budget performance report revealed that total government revenue for the first half of 2025 came in at 565.21 billion Saudi riyals ($150.73 billion), with oil making up 53.4% of the country’s overall revenue, down from 67.97% in the same period in 2019.

In 2024, the country reported a 1.3% rise in full-year GDP, mainly driven by a 4.3% increase in non-oil segments. Oil activity, on the other hand, fell 4.5% year on year.

The country’s sovereign wealth fund — the Public Investment Fund — has acquired stakes in tech giants, video game publishers and football clubs as it uses oil revenues to diversify into other sectors.

PIF has acquired stakes in video-game heavyweight Electronic Arts, establishing the SoftBank Vision Fund with Masayoshi Son’s SoftBank Group Corp in 2017, and a takeover of English Premier League club Newcastle United in 2021.

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When asked if declining oil prices were piling pressure on Saudi Arabia’s economy and government revenue, Al Falih said that the country was not scaling back budgets and there were no cuts to public spending.

Oil prices have fallen in 2025, with Brent crude spot prices down 13.4% so far this year, according to FactSet. Saudi Arabia’s oil revenue slid 24% in the first half of 2025 from a year earlier.

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The government will continue to address all activities that require government spending, Al Falih said, noting that the PIF has grown sixfold since its creation and that the country was approaching nearly $1 trillion in capital deployed across sectors of strategic interest.

Tourism has also been a key growth area for Saudi Arabia. Ahmed Al-Khateeb, the country’s tourism minister, told CNBC that the sector’s share in GDP had grown to 5% in 2024 from 3% in 2019.

“We are [opening] resorts, new airlines, new airports, and the numbers are growing, and we are focusing on countries and visitors that are coming from outside to experience our great culture,” Al-Khateeb highlighted.

The tourism minister also expressed confidence that the sector could contribute 10% of GDP by 2030, aiming to raise it to 20% eventually.

“This 20% will help Saudi Arabia to diversify the economy and make it more sustainable,” he added.

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A $900M Texas solar mega-farm will power Meta’s data centers

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Meta just signed more power purchase agreements (PPAs) with ENGIE North America, expanding their partnership to more than 1.3 gigawatts (GW) of solar across four projects in Texas. It’s just a shame the social media giant is also going big on gas plants in Louisiana to power its data centers at the same time.

The latest PPAs include ENGIE’s new 600-megawatt (MW) Swenson Ranch Solar project in Stonewall County, southeast of Lubbock. When it comes online in 2027, Swenson will become ENGIE’s largest solar farm within its 11 GW North American portfolio of solar, wind, and battery storage projects. Meta will buy 100% of Swenson’s power to run its US data centers.

ENGIE says the $900 million project will create over 350 construction jobs and generate over $158 million in tax revenue for Stonewall County and the local hospital district over its lifetime.

“Our objective is to bring reliable, cost-competitive power to the grid as rapidly as possible, and projects like Swenson demonstrate the importance of solar to meet the timely needs of our customers,” said Dave Carroll, ENGIE North America’s CEO and chief renewables officer.

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Meta’s head of global energy, Urvi Parekh, said the expanded deal with ENGIE “enables us to continue matching 100% of our electricity use with clean and renewable energy to support our data center operations,” Parekh said.

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Meta isn’t exactly putting its money where its mouth is when it comes to matching 100% of its electricity use with clean energy. The social media giant is also building a $10 billion data center – one of the world’s largest – in Richland Parish, Louisiana, that’s going to be powered by three gas-powered plants, which utility Entergy will build especially for Meta, which is paying 50% of the costs. Those three plants will produce 2,262 MW of dirty fossil fuel power. For perspective, that’s nearly 10% of Entergy’s current energy capacity across four states.

So while the 1.3 GW of clean energy that ENGIE will produce in Texas for Meta is great, it doesn’t make up for the CO2 emissions it’s about to create with this dirty project it’s building in a lower-income farming community in Louisiana. It certainly isn’t for speed, because solar is the fastest to put up. Limited state oversight – and a 2024 state law that lets the company skip paying sales tax – likely helped Meta make that destructive decision.

Read more: Texas just became No 1 in the US for most utility-scale solar

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Genesis is building a new luxury off-road SUV, and all signs point to an EV [Images]

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That rugged new Genesis SUV we’ve been waiting for might be electric after all. A Genesis EV was spotted in South Korea with a new off-road style and EV powertrain.

Is the Genesis off-road luxury SUV an EV?

Genesis is turning ten this year, and to celebrate, it’s giving the people what they want. The luxury brand has a slate of new vehicles set to launch over the next few years, including a flagship full-size electric SUV, high-performance cars, and a luxury off-roader.

Hyundai confirmed during last month’s CEO Investor Day that Genesis will offer vehicles across all powertrains, rather than electric only, as initially planned.

Although we knew the “ultra-luxe” GV90 would be electric when it arrives in 2026, Genesis has kept most details of its luxury off-road SUV a secret.

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We got our first look at it in April after Genesis unveiled the X Gran Equator Concept. The rugged-looking SUV is the brand’s “first adventure vehicle concept,” but that’s about all we know.

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Genesis said the off-road SUV “marries on-road sophistication with off-road resilience,” offering adventure and refinement, but didn’t provide any specifics.

After a modified Genesis test car was spotted in South Korea with off-road upgrades, it’s looking more likely that the off-road SUV may actually be an EV.

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The images posted by user hscarstory on an online forum are among the first to emerge. The vehicle, a modified Genesis Electrified GV70, was being tested by the “Chassis Test Team.” You can see a few added off-road elements like a fine-tuned suspension and bigger tires.

It also has a large tow hook or wrench on the front, a staple of Hyundai XRT test cars. The test vehicle is expected to be the first of a new Genesis off-road brand or trim, similar to Hyundai’s XRT.

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Genesis said the X Gran Equator Concept wasn’t confirmed for production. Still, certain design elements and features, such as the integrated roof rails and split-opening tailgate, “showcase the brand’s future design potential.”

The brand has yet to say when the luxury off-roader will arrive. We do know Genesis is launching its first hybrid, the GV80, next year.

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It will introduce its first extended-range electric vehicle (EREV) based on the GV70 in late 2026 or early 2027. We got our first look at the Genesis GV70 EREV and hybrid models earlier this month, out for testing.

The GV90 is expected to arrive in mid-2026 as the first vehicle built on Hyundai’s new eM platform. Genesis has yet to reveal when it will launch the luxury off-roader, but it’s expected to arrive as a 2027 model. Since it’s introducing new powertrains, we can’t rule out an EREV or a hybrid variation of the off-roader.

Can Genesis compete with the Rivian R1S? Or the upcoming Range Rover Electric? We should learn more soon. Check back for the latest updates.

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