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Last week, a 2024 Polestar 2 was dropped off in front of my apartment in downtown Berlin — less than a kilometer from the center of Mitte, the most urbanized area of the German capital city. I’d never driven an EV in Germany before. Over 1000 kilometers later, including a lot of time on the speed limit-free Autobahn, I got pretty familiar with the latest version of the Polestar — a car I first drove almost three years ago.

2024 Polestar 2 (RWD, long range) driving experience

The 2024 Polestar 2 has some significant updates, and Scooter described them in our first drive back in 2023, which you should absolutely read. The short version is that the single-motor RWD long range edition I tested is probably the Polestar 2 you want unless you care about speed. Its 82 kWh battery is rated for 655 km on the very generous WLTP cycle, and it is one of the longest-range EVs on sale in Germany today. Charging is also uprated compared to earlier Polestar 2 models, with 205kW DC charging and a reasonable estimated 10-80% time of 28 minutes.

On the road, the Polestar 2’s excellent dynamics and relatively compact size made it feel nimble and placable, whether among the madness of Berlin construction works or the narrow village roads of Bavaria. The steering is direct, the suspension is planted without being punishing, and throttle response is excellent. The Polestar 2’s strong regenerative braking allows for true one-pedal driving, which is a genuine joy in a stop-and-go city like Berlin. Stops are super smooth, and I rarely ever found myself on the brake pedal. Overall, I give the Polestar 2 strong marks on driver experience — it’s a genuinely nice car to drive, one that feels like a natural extension of what your hands and feet are doing at the controls. This single-motor RWD model is not what you’d call fast, but it’s not slow, either. At 7.4 seconds to 100 km/h, it’s respectable, and the ample torque (490 nm) makes high-speed passing pretty effortless. With 220 kW of peak output, it certainly won’t melt your face off, but I never really wanted a lot more when using this car as transportation — it is definitely an adequate amount of power.

Visibility was my one big gripe when it came to driving experience. Parking the Polestar 2 is… not my favorite. The high beltline of the car and oddly small window openings mean you’re a captive of the car’s 360-degree camera view, which I found utterly overmatched in all but the best lighting conditions. No amount of wiping could keep the cameras clean during winter conditions, and the car’s aggressive backup auto-brake made me think I’d slammed into some unseen parking pylon on more than one occasion, giving me serious anxiety about placing the car during three-point turns. (Turning circle is not a strong point on the Polestar 2.) If you owned one, you’d probably turn off some of the parking nannies as you developed a sense of the car’s dimensions — they’re just too invasive, and I found the more I relied on them, the less confident I became.

Driving on the German Autobahn — where there is frequently no speed limit — the Polestar 2 was a pretty relaxing experience. Even with winter tires mounted, road noise wasn’t bad until you started getting above 130 km/h or so (that’s 80 MPH for Electrek’s American readers), and wind noise, even at very high speeds, was surprisingly tame. This RWD model tops out at 210 km/h (130 MPH), at which speed you will still probably be passed by a middle manager in an EQS. Germany! But at a more typical German cruising speed of 120 km/h, the Polestar 2 is comfortable, quiet, and stable. The driver automation aids are a mixed bag — the car applies braking too aggressively when using adaptive cruise, resulting in jarring deceleration. Acceleration is smoother. The steering assist mode is decent but only engaged for me under relatively ideal road conditions. All things being equal, I’d just prefer to work the till myself if using a system that disengages as frequently as this one. Driving in the snow, packed ice accumulated on the front of the car over longer distances. While the automatic cruise control still worked (there’s apparently a heating element on the radar module), the parking sensors required a bit of manual de-icing to function.

2024 Polestar 2 interior and technology

The Polestar 2 is a five-seat sedan — if the people in the back don’t mind being rather intimate with one another’s personal space and if the humans up front aren’t too tall. The rear seating in this car is tight. That’s not new information, and it’s not as though the 2024 model magically found some extra wheelbase hiding under the floor. Up front, I’ve heard some people describe the cabin as cramped, but to me, it just feels like a compact sports sedan; you’re down “in” the car, not on top of it. It’s certainly not like being in a Model 3, there’s no “airiness” to the Polestar 2’s interior. It’s more like a good ergonomic office chair than a recliner — it supportively cradles you. Some people like this (I, for one, do), some people don’t. It’s a pretty subjective experience. If you really like to keep a wide-leg position (Manspreading) while driving, the Polestar 2 may not be the car for you.

The driver’s seat was comfortable (including lumbar adjustment), but I noticed some serious bunching in the leather on the lower seat cushion with just 7500 km on the clock. That’s a bit disappointing. The manual tilt and telescope steering wheel made the ideal driving position easy to achieve, and even at my relatively bizarre setting (wheel pulled all the way in, maybe 75% lowered), the instrument binnacle was visually unobstructed. Solid ergonomics, Polestar. The seat heaters work pretty well (I didn’t test ventilation — it’s cold here), and the heated steering wheel is very effective. The wireless phone charger is terrible. I was lucky if it could even keep my iPhone 15 Pro at the same level of charge it’d start at, let alone add to the battery. Bring your USB-C cable. Cabin heating and defrosting seemed up to the challenge of a Berlin winter, melting light snow off the exterior glass, though I can’t speak for climates with true deep-freeze conditions. 

The Android Automotive software powering the Polestar 2’s center display and instrument cluster is largely unchanged from when I first drove this car back in 2021, for better and for worse. On the upside, I love the sign-in and setup process of Android Automotive. So long as you have a Google account and a smartphone (yes, including an iPhone), setup takes under a minute. It is just so easy. If you want remote features (preheating, remote lock), though, you’ll need to set up and create a Polestar account separately. I do wish there was some kind of “all-in-one” way to handle that side of things, but I can understand this is a lot easier said than done. Google Maps routing with built-in charging planning works well, and I love that my recently viewed POIs across all my devices show up in the car’s map search — it feels like the future! Voice commands are probably solid if you speak German, but I’m not there yet, and trying to give German place names to a Google Assistant set to US English was not a good time. (This is a super unusual configuration unless you’re renting a car as a foreigner, so I don’t really consider it a negative. When set to German, the car understood place names just fine. I just didn’t understand the car.) I also loved how seamlessly the navigation displayed inside the instrument cluster, leaving the center display free for music, controls, and vehicle information.

I was less thrilled with the performance and responsiveness of the software. This was the first Android Automotive car, and it shows. The layout is so minimalist that it feels simplistic, and getting to a particular area of the interface is slow and tedious. Navigation is straight-up clunky. The use of space on the screen is highly inefficient, and the gestures to access things like the climate control interface require far too much of the driver’s attention to be used while in motion. Some decisions in the Automotive UI also just make no sense in retrospect — why on earth do I have a pull-down notification bar in a car? The discoverability of this feature is basically nonexistent. The app launcher layout also doesn’t strike me as very logical — switching between different music streaming or podcast apps, for example, is just way harder than it needs to be compared to Android Auto or CarPlay. The inconsistency of responsiveness and delays caused by poor performance also lead to a lot of double inputs or accidental presses. Despite having almost three years to iterate on the initial concept, the software in the Polestar 2 still feels very much like a first effort and one that’s not aging particularly well. I’d be very curious to see how they’ve evolved it in the Polestar 3 and Polestar 4 when they become available.

2024 Polestar 2 charging and range

The range boost and charging updates make the Polestar 2 much more competitive in the modern EV landscape. Considering I was entirely reliant on public DC charging infrastructure during my test period, I also got a pretty good sense of the car’s charging characteristics in cold weather. In my estimation, that 28-minute 10-80% claim is probably achievable under ideal circumstances, which is to say, ‘when it’s not zero degrees Celsius outside’. But using 250 kW Tesla Superchargers here in Germany, I did see the Polestar 2 draw 205 kW of charge input — once, briefly. During these cold conditions, my experience was more like 40-50 minutes to get the battery to 80%. (Granted, I was sitting in the car with the heater running. YMMV.) 

Charging using Tesla’s Supercharger network here in Germany was gloriously unremarkable (remember, Tesla uses CCS in the EU) apart from one incident where the Tesla app repeatedly just told me “Lost connection to charger” no matter which pylon I chose. This site also had a number of pylons out of order. Other Superchargers (I used four other locations during the week) gave me zero problems. In Germany, as in many European countries, you generally want to use a charging network subscription to get the best prices on charging — the cost of going “out of network” can be exorbitant, with many DC stations charging €0.79 / kWh to non-subscribers. Networks, like eNBW or Tesla, offer monthly subscriptions that can cut this cost in half.

As for the range, I was hardly operating the car in “normal” driving conditions — these figures really only serve to illustrate the brutal effect of winter Autobahn driving. Traveling at 120 km/h (a pretty conservative cruising speed here in Germany) at 0C temperatures, I saw consumption of around 25 kWh / 100 km, compared to the 14.9-15.8 kWh / 100k km Polestar advertises based on the 2’s WLTP rating. Given the car’s surprisingly high 0.278 drag coefficient (worse than even the VW ID.5 crossover, at 0.26), I don’t think the Polestar 2 is a good choice if long highway drives are your typical mode of use, regardless of temperature. At lower speeds (50-80 km/h), efficiency improved dramatically (closer to 17-19 kWh / 100 km). As a suburban runabout, this car’s range is probably pretty respectable. But as it stands, for pure Autobahn range, the Polestar 2 will be lucky to get more than 350 km in winter, just above half of the delusional 655 km WLTP rating. In warmer conditions, I suspect you can manage over 400 km driving the way I did.

And, if you want to expedite your Autobahn journey? I don’t recommend it for any extended period unless you really like visiting public charging infrastructure. At 160 km/h (around 100 mph), the Polestar 2 was consuming an eye-popping 30 kWh / 100km. I don’t expect anyone to use the car this way, but I just wanted to know for the sake of, uh, thoroughness.

2024 Polestar 2: Electrek’s take

I was testing an EV under demanding circumstances — highest speeds, lowest temperatures, and exclusively using public charging. The Polestar 2 never let me down, even if it wasn’t necessarily the best tool for the kind of driving I was doing. The disappointing highway range is probably less of a headache in the summer, but I had to make two charging stops on what really should have been one-stop legs of my journey because the car was just shy of being able to make do with one. But that’s a wholly individual experience and one that was unique to my demands of the car.

On the more objective marks, the Polestar 2 is a challenging car to place in the broader EV landscape. It doesn’t offer the passenger space of even a Model 3, and it’s by no means a better value than one. The real-world efficiency is certainly decent if you aren’t doing a lot of highway driving. But if you care about saving money on the front end of your purchase, the Polestar 2 is not a cheap vehicle — as equipped, my test car was over €62,000 (options included napa leather, premium tech and stereo, and driver assistance packs). This RWD variant effectively competes with the BMW i4 eDrive40, at least on paper. I haven’t driven that car, so I’d be curious to see how it stacks up. But absent the competition, I have to wonder how much demand exists for a small EV luxury sedan that really can’t credibly claim to fit five passengers — at least not comfortably. The pressure coming from the crossover segment of the market is also hard to ignore here.

More concerning to me than any of the above is that the Polestar 2’s tech stack isn’t aging well. That would be my reason, personally, to avoid picking one up. The Intel processor powering this car’s infotainment system is a dog, and it just makes using the car clunkier and more unpleasant than it needs to be. Even when it debuted three years ago, this hardware was outdated. Today? I can’t imagine wanting to be stuck with this level of software performance for 3 or 4 more years. No thanks. That said, you could just use set your nav in the built-in Google Maps EV routing, plug in CarPlay for media, and avoid the Automotive experience for everything but dedicated vehicle controls. I suspect most folks will do this.

There’s still a lot to like with the Polestar 2. The upgraded Harmon Kardon stereo is genuinely excellent, and I say that as a pretty discerning listener (most modern car stereos seriously underwhelm me — the tuning on this HK setup is stellar). The look of the car is boldly Scandinavian, even if it may scream “fancy Volvo” at the end of the day. The driving dynamics are also quite good for a compact luxury sedan. Driving position is good (if narrow), the hatchback and lower trunk compartment offer lots of storage, and you get a usable frunk. This car turned heads when it launched, and many of the reasons behind that are still valid today.

I think Polestar’s real challenge is in convincing a potential customer that what it adds — effectively, a premium touch and driver-first dynamics — is meaningfully attractive compared to the obvious alternative (a Model 3/Y Long Range). While BMW may have a more price-analogous competitor to the Polestar 2, the kind of customer considering this car is far more likely cross-shopping with Tesla. This is a tech-first brand, not a traditional luxury automaker. And here in Europe, you have growing competition from Chinese brands like NIO’s ET5 and BYD’s Seal to consider in this space as well, where you’ll get far more performance and tech for less money.

In some ways, the 2024 Polestar 2 already feels like it needs an update to remain on the bleeding edge — and that’s not a great place for a just-updated car to be. It’s certainly a good car, but it’s one that’s becoming less competitive by the month. Unless Polestar starts considering some aggressive price reductions, I think the Polestar 2 runs a real risk of falling out of the electric sedan conversation. That’s too bad, because it’s a lovely vehicle in many ways. It’s just tricky to translate that charm into economic or utilitarian rationale.

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In the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. In this week’s episode, we discuss Trump moving to kill the $7,500 tax credit, deep Tesla and Ford discounts, the new Cadillac Vistiq, and more.

Today’s episode is sponsored by LiTime, a prominent brand with 15 years of experience in renewable energy storage, specifically focusing on renewable LiFePO4 Lithium batteries. Now through December 15, LiTime is offering up to 60% off its products during its Black Friday Sale.
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China just connected its largest single-capacity solar farm built on a former coal mining area, which is in the Gobi Desert, to the grid.

The Mengxi Blue Ocean Photovoltaic Power Station, located in Otog Front Banner, Ordos, Inner Mongolia, came online on November 5. With a massive installed capacity of 3 gigawatts (GW) and over 5.9 million solar panels, the plant will generate around 5.7 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity annually – enough to power 2 million households.

This huge project will save about 1.71 million tons of standard coal each year and cut carbon dioxide emissions by roughly 4.7 million tons, which is equivalent to planting 62,700 hectares (around 155,000 acres) of trees.

Built on coal mining subsidence land, Mengxi Blue Ocean is part of China’s national West-East Electricity Transfer Project, which brings investment and development to western China west while supplying the growing need for electricity in the eastern provinces.

The solar farm includes the country’s first large-scale outdoor solar testing base in the Gobi Desert climate, demonstrating the potential for large solar installations in challenging environments.

The power station makes use of new rare earth alloy grounding materials, cutting costs by 40%. It also replaces traditional concrete foundations with steel to minimize impact on the local grassland ecosystem.

Chuang Xihong, deputy director of the Engineering Construction Department of Guodian Power Group, CHN Energy’s parent company, explained that Mengxi Blue Ocean is an agrivoltaic project as well [via PV Tech]:

Fine forage and sand-fixing plants are planted under the PV modules, providing grazing for Australian White Sheep and chickens. A composite ecological development model will be established where PV power generation and breeding will go hand in hand.

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Save exclusive $1,568 on EcoFlow DELTA Pro Ultra, Velotric Black Friday e-bike additions, Anker SOLIX + Heybike flash sales, more

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It should be no surprise that we’re closing out the week with another great lineup of Black Friday Green Deals. Leading the official sales is the exclusive discount our readers are getting on the EcoFlow DELTA Pro Ultra Home-Backup Station at a new $4,230 low. Coming up right behind it we have Velotric’s early Black Friday changeup that is adding two more e-bikes to the savings event while also offering an “add three, get 30% off” promotion for accessories – all starting at $1,099. We’ve also got two weekend flash sales, the first being several Anker SOLIX solar generator and home-backup bundles at new low prices and starting from $1,399. The other is a second chance at Heybike’s Ranger S Folding e-bike for $999, as well as some price reductions. Plus, all the other hangover Green Deals are in the links at the bottom of the page, like yesterday’s long-awaited Rad Power Black Friday sale that has increased savings up to $700 on new and old e-bikes alike, 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.

Save a 9to5Toys-exclusive $1,568 on EcoFlow’s DELTA Pro Ultra whole-home backup station at new $4,230 low

Wellbots is giving 9to5Toys readers an exclusive chance at savings on EcoFlow’s DELTA Pro Ultra Whole-Home Backup Station for $4,230.59 shipped, after using the promo code 9TO5DPU9 at checkout for an additional 9% off. Normally priced at $5,799 here, with a higher $6,098 MSRP direct from EcoFlow, this unit has never seen discounts this large, with the brand’s current Black Friday sale offering what we considered the best price of the year at $4,649, until today. Taking advantage of this exclusive offer gives you a total of $1,568 off its going rate at Wellbots ($1,867 under its original MSRP) and lands it at the best price we have tracked to date.

EcoFlow’s DELTA Pro Ultra is the hands-down best option from the brand for backup power of your entire home, providing a starting 6.1kWh LiFePO4 battery capacity and 7,200W power output that can be invested in and further expanded up to a massive 90kWh capacity and 21.6kW output. For context, the station alone can keep your essentials running for two days on one full battery and up to 15 days with its fully expanded capabilities – and that’s not even factoring in any solar panel setup you have for it that recharges and replenishes its battery. Aside from just supporting you through blackouts with the auto-switchover, it will analyze your regular power usage to offset peak rates while utilizing solar charging to help lower your energy costs (requires Smart Home Panel 2, sold separately).

There are multiple ways to recharge the Ecoflow DELTA Pro Ultra’s battery outside the expandable 5.6kW to 16.8kW solar input, with a wall outlet able to recharge the battery in just two hours, with other options including EV piles and generators too. As an example, in terms of its solar charging capabilities, if you were to invest in a fully stocked and expanded system (three Ultra Pro stations + expansion batteries), a single hour of solar charging would give you the power needed to run your home for the entire day. It can handle severe temperatures of -4 degrees to 113 degrees and even comes with an IP54 dust-proof and splash-proof rating.

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Velotric adds two e-bikes to early Black Friday + 30% discounts on three accessories – deals start from $1,099

Velotric is switching its early Black Friday sale into its second gear through November 28, including two more e-bikes to the sales lineup and offering an “add three save 30%” promo on accessories. Aside from those we already saw at the start of the month, the brand includes the Go 1 Utility e-bike for $1,299 shipped and the Packer 1 Cargo e-bike for $1,599 shipped. Normally these models go for $1,699 and $2,199, respectively, we’ve seen most sales drop costs down to $1,399 and $1,699 for most of 2024, though there was one August flash sale that lowered the prices by $50 more and we have also seen the Go 1 Utility e-bike as low as $1,099 in past years back in the pre-tariff marketplace. Still, you’re looking at some of the lowest prices tracked, giving you some solid affordability on reliable e-mobility solutions.

Velotric’s Go 1 Utility e-bike cruises into view at a 20 MPH top speed that you can unlock up to 25 MPH, with the 500W hub motor peaking at 900W and powered by the removable 692Wh battery, which also provides a solid 55 miles of travel on one full charge. There are five pedal assistance models here, and a bunch of great features for the price – especially the inclusion of Apple Find My alongside the usual smartphone app integration. You’ll also enjoy stocked puncture-resistant tires, a removable thumb throttle, a 7-speed Shimano derailleur, an integrated LED headlight, a rear rack that has an integrated taillight with brake lighting, and a 3.5-inch LCD display with a USB port.

With the Packer 1 Cargo e-bike, you’ll be able to haul up to 176 pounds of packages, passengers, both, and more at top speeds of 20 MPH (which also unlocks to 25 MPH) for up to 52 pedal-assisted miles thanks to the pairing of its 750W rear-geared hub motor (peaks at 1,200W) and the removable 692Wh battery. Using just the throttle for pure electric action can surprisingly net you up to 45 miles of travel. Among its features you’ll find Apple Find My and smartphone app integrations, 4-piston hydraulic disc brakes, a hydraulic suspension fork, an 8-speed Shimano derailleur, fenders over its 26-inch front/20-inch rear tires, an LED headlight, a taillight with braking functionality, and an LED display.

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Anker SOLIX weekend sale

Anker SOLIX flash sale takes $3,028 off F3800 station with expansion battery and 400W panel at new $4,369 low

Anker SOLIX has launched its second weekend flash sale through November 17 that is offering some new and continued savings on a selection of solar generator and home backup bundles, as well as some new additional savings promotions. The spotlight this time around is on the F3800 Portable Power Station that comes with a BP3800 expansion battery and 400W solar panel for $4,369.05 shipped, after using the promo code ANKER4K5OFF for an additional 5% discount. This bundle would normally cost you $7,397, and we’ve only seen this bundle get discounts a few times throughout 2024, with the biggest of them taking the price down to $4,899. During the next 72 hours, you’ll be able to save $3,028 here and scoring this solar generator package at the all-time lowest price we have tracked.

Before we go over what you can expect from this package, Anker SOLIX has provided additional savings on orders that reach certain thresholds through December 8 on top of the free gear offers that have been live since the sale’s start. As a recap, you’ll be getting a free 200W solar panel when you spend over $3,000, a free EverFrost Portable Cooler 40 when spending over $4,000, and a free 400W solar panel on orders over $5,000. On top of these offers, be sure to take note of the following bonus savings options:

  • Save an additional 3% off your order over $3,000 with the code ANKER3K3OFF
  • Save an additional 5% off on orders over $4,000 with the code ANKER4K5OFF
  • Save an additional 7% on orders over $5,000 using the code ANKER5K7OFF

Just be sure to enter these codes at checkout. The listed prices below have not had these additional savings factored in.

The SOLIX F3800 is a versatile backup power option that starts with a 3,840Wh LiFePO4 capacity (doubled to 7,680Wh with the expansion battery) that you can further expand up to 26.9kWh with five more BP3800 expansion batteries. Through its 15 ouput ports it can deliver up to 6,000W of power and even has connections for your RV, electric car, and your home’s circuit breaker (though it requires the Home Backup kit for sectional power or the Home Power Panel for your entire home + integration with with your solar roof panels for greater recharging capabilities).

There are a few different ways to recharge the F3800’s battery, but the two main ways will give you a full battery in only 2.7 hours through a standard outlet, or up to 2 hours when utilizing its maximum 2,400W solar input. Everything is housed within a rollable design, with an LCD display to monitor real-time levels as well as adjust settings – or you can do all this on your phone via the companion app.

Anker SOLIX early Black Friday weekend flash sale offers:

You can check out the full lineup of Black Friday offers by following the link here – and be sure to use those promo codes above for the best savings!

heybike ranger S weekend sale

Heybike offers second chance to get Ranger S Folding e-bike at $999 low in latest early Black Friday flash sale

Heybike is giving folks another Black Friday flash sale and a second chance at the best price we’ve seen on its Ranger S Folding e-bike at $999 shipped through the weekend, while also lowering the price on the Brawn Off-Road e-bike by another $100. The Ranger S model usually goes for $1,499 at full price, with most discounts only taking costs down to $1,199 at best before these Black Friday weekend flash sales. You’re looking at a second chance to score $500 off its going rate at the all-time lowest price we have seen for it – and it also comes with the Black Friday gift pack too. You can learn more about this e-bike’s standard model in our review, with both variations being discussed below, as well.

Heybike’s Ranger S e-bike offers some solid performance specs and features at an affordable low price. Starting off, you have a choice here between a 750W (peaks at 1,400W) or a 1,000W (peaking at 1,800W) rear hub motor, depending on just how much power you require for speed, overcoming terrain, and the like. Keep in mind that the 1,000W model does charge a higher $1,399 price (down from $1,699). Both options come powered by a 692Wh battery, with five pedal assistance levels to utilize – supported by a cadence sensor for the 750W model and a superior torque sensor for the 1,000W model. You’ll enjoy 55 miles of travel and Class 3 top speeds of 28 MPH from the 750W motor while the 1,000W motor bumps that maximum to 32 MPH.

Aside from that, there’s a whole bunch of tried and true features you would typically expect from a folding fat-tire e-bike, like the 20-inch by 4-inch fat tires with fenders over each, the step-through frame that also folds, obviously, as well as an LED Headlight, an integrated rear cargo rack with an LED taillight that provides brake lighting, a hydraulic front suspension fork, hydraulic disc brakes, a kickstand, and a smart LCD display. Its charger has also been bumped up to a 4A model, which is around twice as strong as the average e-bike charger, so you can expect a full charge in about 4 hours.

Other Heybike discounts:

  • Mars 2.0 Folding Fat-Tire e-bike: $999 (Reg. $1,499)
    • 28 MPH for up to 45 miles
    • 1,000W motor (32 MPH speed) costs $100 more
    • comes with free front basket and large basket + gift pack
  • Cityrun Urban Commuter e-bike: $999 (Reg. $1,599)
    • 21 MPH for up to 55 miles
    • comes with free large basket + gift pack
  • Hauler Cargo e-bike (new model): $1,399 (Reg. $1,899)
    • 28 MPH for either 55
    • Dual-battery (85-mile range) costs $300 more
    • comes with free large rear basket + gift pack
  • Brawn Off-Road e-bike: $1,399 (Reg. $1,799)
    • 28 MPH for 65 miles
    • comes with free large basket + gift pack
  • Horizon Full-Suspension e-bike: $1,499 (Reg. $1,999)
    • 28 MPH for 55 miles
    • comes with free front basket and large basket + gift pack
  • Tyson Uni-Body e-bike: $1,499 (Reg. $1,699)
    • 28 MPH for 55 miles
    • comes with free large basket + gift pack
  • Hero Carbon-Fiber All-Terrain e-bike (new model): $2,499 (Reg. $2,599)
    • 35 MPH for 60 miles
    • comes with free large basket + gift pack

Best Black Friday e-bike deals!

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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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