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Headlining today’s Green Deals is a two-week Rad Power Memorial Day sale that is taking up to $600 off three e-bikes, while also offering free extra battery promos as well – starting with the RadRover 6 Plus High-Step Fat-Tire e-bike at $999. It is joined by a rare discount on the all-black Hover-1 Instinct Electric Bike, as well as the multi-color model, all starting from $715. And to round out the main deals, the Greenworks 48V 21-inch Cordless Self-Propelled Lawn Mower, 24V 320 CFM Leaf Blower, and a 24V 12-inch String Trimmer with two 5.0Ah batteries has fallen to $488. Plus, all the other hangover Green Deals that are still alive and well.

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.

Rad Power Memorial Day sale takes up to $600 off e-bikes and offers free extra batteries – starting from $999

Rad Power Bikes has launched its Memorial Day sale through May 29 that is taking up to $600 off three of its e-bikes, while also giving you a free extra battery for two of the models. Leading the sale is the RadRover 6 Plus High-Step Fat-Tire e-bike for $999 shipped. Usually going for $1,599 since the company lowered prices across its lineup of models, this e-bike has seen three previous flash sales since the new year began, with the most recent one in April dropping costs to $1,099. Today’s deal comes in as a new all-time low, amounting to a $600 markdown off the going rate. You can learn more about this model by heading below the fold or checking out our hands-on review.

Nicknamed Rad Power’s “beast of a bike,” the RadRover 6 Plus reaches a 20 MPH top speed for up to 45 miles on a single charge thanks to its 750W brushless geared hub motor working in tandem with the semi-integrated 672Wh battery. Sporting a 12-magnet cadence sensor, this e-bike has five levels of pedal assistance to choose from, accessible through the full digital display that also gives you real-time performance data like battery levels or a wattage meter to keep track of the motor’s output. Should you take the roads less traveled (often off the paved paths), this model is ready and willing with its water-resistant connectors and wiring harness, as well as a pair of 26-inch by 4-inch puncture-resistant fat tires with fenders over each.

Next is the RadExpand 5 Folding e-bike for $1,249 shipped, plus the free extra battery (just be sure to add both items to your cart so the discount can be automatically applied). It has the same combination motor and battery to reach a 20 MPH speed for 45+ miles on a single charge, which can vary depending on your travelling conditions, but is also doubled with your extra battery. This model only comes with four levels of low-profile cadence sensing pedal assistance, along with features like a water-resistant wiring harness, a standard LED headlight, an integrated taillight with a brake light indicator functionality, an integrated rear storage rack, fenders for both tires, and a simple LED display. As the name suggests, its folding frame makes space saving far easier when not in use.

Then there is the RadRunner Plus Utility e-bike for $1,599 shipped, down from $1,799 and coming with the same free extra battery deal. Equipped with the same 750W motor and 672Wh battery, it can match the RadExpand 5’s speed and mileage (doubled with the extra battery too). Its five levels of normal pedal assistance are joined by a bonus zero level for manual pedaling (if you want to get in some cardio). Its taillights have the added ability to go into flash mode for more obvious illumination at night or when parking, an integrated cargo rack that can double as passenger seating, and it has an included 7-speed Shimano derailleur for when you go manual.

Hover-1 Instinct Electric Bikes start from $715

Amazon is offering the Hover-1 Instinct Electric Bike for $763.59 shipped in black, after clipping the on-page 15% off coupon. Already down from its usual $1,000 price tag, this particular model hasn’t seen quite as many discounts like its multi-color counterpart, having spent much of 2024 so far hovering near or around its MSRP after starting the year off by riding in on its $596 low from leftover Christmas sales. Today you can grab this model for one of the lowest prices we’ve seen as a combined $236 markdown, making it a much more affordable commuting option for those on a budget. The blue model is still sitting at its MSRP, while the multi-color model can be found for $715 currently.

The Hover-1 Instinct sports a smaller 350W brushless motor than we usually see with a lot of e-bikes these days, but with its removable 36V battery you’re still getting one hell of an affordable commuting option with 40 miles of travel range on a single charge, albeit with only a 15 MPH top speed. With each ride, you can choose between using the throttle for pure electric action (though this will decrease mileage) or one of its three pedal assistance levels – and if you want to get some low-stress exercise, the lower levels provide only a little extra power as opposed to its highest level setting. It also features 26-inch pneumatic tires, front and rear disc brakes, and an LCD digital display that gives real-time readouts for speed, battery level, mileage, pedal assist level, ride time, and more.

Greenworks 48V mower, 24V blower, and 24V trimmer combo falls to $488

Amazon is offering the Greenworks 48V 21-inch Cordless Self-Propelled Lawn Mower, 24V 320 CFM Leaf Blower, and a 24V 12-inch String Trimmer with two 5.0Ah batteries for $487.99 shipped. Down from its $610 price tag, this is a smaller voltage combo than we’ve seen more regularly discounted in the new year, having only had two major discounts since 2024 began, first to $488, then to the $487 low last month. Today’s deal repeats its first discount from February as a 20% markdown that drops costs to the second-lowest price we have tracked – only $1 above the all-time low.

The lawn mower sports 48V of power with its brushless motor and two 5.0Ah batteries (which are also compatible for the other tools in the combo as well), giving you around an hour of runtime on a single charge – though this timeframe may vary depending on terrain conditions and operator techniques. It has the usual seven-position height adjustment as well as the 3-in-1 functionality to mulch, rear bag, or side discharge clippings. The leaf blower offers 320 CFM at 90 MPH for up to 20 minutes on a single battery’s charge, while the string trimmer provides a 12-inch cutting path with an auto-feed system to replace broken lines as you go for less stop-start distractions.

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Jetson Canyon Folding Electric Scooter being ridden along boardwalk with ocean in background, within post for Rad Power e-bikes

Other 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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Anker SOLIX clearance sale drops 535 PowerHouse station to $299 low + 60,000mAh PowerCore Reserve at $80, more

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Starting off this week’s Green Deals is another spotlight on Anker’s ongoing SOLIX Fan Fest Sale, focusing on the up to $700 clearance discounts on legacy power stations, like the 535 PowerHouse that has fallen back to its $299 low, among others. We also have a new low price hitting the ECOVACS Goat O1000 RTK Robot Lawn Mower at $841 (plus its upgraded and discounted variants), and Anker’s PowerCore Reserve 60,000mAh Power Station dropping back to $80. From there, we have new and returning lows on Govee’s Smart Electric Composter, Worx’s Nitro Hydroshot pressure washer, and more waiting for you below. Plus, there are all the hangover deals from last week collected at the bottom of the page in our latest Electrified Weekly edition.

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.

Anker’s SOLIX Fan Fest clearance deals drop the 535 PowerHouse LiFePO4 station back to $299 low, more

As part of its ongoing Fan Fest Sale through September 21, Anker is offering up to $700 in clearance sale discounts on a lineup of legacy power stations for your personal device/appliance backup. Among the bunch, we spotted the tried-and-true Anker SOLIX 535 PowerHouse Portable Power Station at $299 shipped, which beats out Amazon’s pricing by $50. While it may carry a $550 MSRP, it keeps down at $500 when in full at Amazon, with discounts over 2025 mostly keeping the costs between $350 and $330, with one previous fall to $299 at the top of the month. You’re looking at another chance to pick it up at its lowest tracked price, giving you $251 in savings off its MSRP. Head below to learn more about this model and the others currently seeing these clearance discounts.

When you don’t want to lug around a larger power station or any expanded setup that you’d prefer to keep at the ready at home, Anker’s 535 PowerHouse station is a great alternative that provides a compact but ample 512Wh LiFePO4 battery capacity. Coming with a 5-year warranty (and rated to last a minimum of 10 years), this model delivers up to 500W of output power through its 9 port options: four AC outlets, three USB-A ports, a USB-C port, and a car port. You have plenty of recharging options for the station itself, including 120W speeds via the USB-C port, the included adapter, the car port, or when utilizing its maximum solar input.

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Anker’s SOLIX Fan Fest clearance deals:

ECOVACS Goat O1000 RTK Robot Lawn Mower mowing grass between blocks and rocky pathway

Save up to $500 on ECOVACS’ three Goat RTK and LiDAR robot mowers starting from a new $841 low

Amazon has been rolling out plenty of new low prices this morning, and the trend is continuing with the ECOVACS Goat O1000 RTK Robot Lawn Mower at $841.20 shipped, which beats out the brand’s direct website pricing by $59. It usually goes for $1,000 at full price since hitting the market back in spring, which we’ve seen mostly dropped down to $900 with discounts, though recently things have gone as low as $850 a few times over the summer months. Today’s deal takes the costs lower than ever as $159 is cut from the tag for the best new price we have tracked.

If you want to learn more about this model, as well as the discounts on its two upgraded variants, be sure to check out our original coverage of these deals here.

Anker PowerCore Reserve 60,000mAh power station charging laptop and phone in back of SUV

Through the official Amazon storefront, Anker is giving folks another chance at its PowerCore Reserve 60,000mAh Power Station for $79.99 shipped in both of its colorways, which beats out the brand’s direct website pricing by $67. Without discounts, you’d be shelling out $150 in total for this popular model, with the discounts we have seen often dropping the price between $110 and $90, with a few falls lower to $80, and a one-time drop to its $75 low back during July’s Prime Day event. Outside of that short-lived Prime Day pricing, you’re looking at the best price we have seen repeat over the year, giving you $70 in savings and landing it back at its second-lowest overall price a month after its last appearance.

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

woman using Govee's Smart Electric Kitchen Composter for soil to put into garden box

Get low-cost soil from food waste without the odors using Govee’s Smart Electric Composter at a new $217 low

By way of its official Amazon storefront, Govee is offering the best price yet on its Smart Electric Kitchen Composter at $216.59 shippedafter clipping the on-page 20% off coupon. While it carries a $500 MSRP, we usually see it at Amazon between $427 and $455 when at full price, which has mostly been dropped between $350 and $300 with discounts. Since July’s Prime Day event the price has come down further, with a short-lived fall to $255 during that 4-day sale, before keeping at $285 and then $271 since. Today’s deal is bringing things lower than ever, as the 52% markdown cuts up to $238 off the tag for the best price we have tracked – which even beats out the $245 rate back from when it launched in October 2024.

If you want to learn more about this smarter composting alternative, be sure to check out our original coverage of this deal here.

man using Worx Nitro Hydroshot pressure washer to clean deck

Worx’s Nitro Hydroshot 710 PSI portable pressure washer with a draw hose hits $130 low for second time

Over at Amazon you can find the Worx Nitro Hydroshot  20V 710 PSI Light-Duty Electric Pressure Washer down at $129.99 shipped, which matches the price we’re seeing at Best Buy while this tool is a part of its Deals of the Day promotions. This portable cleaning option carries a $210 MSRP, though we usually see it keep down near $170 at Amazon, with prices having gone as far as a one-time drop to $137 in April and a one-time $130 low last month, while otherwise keeping the costs above $140 until today. Now, you can pick it up with $40 cut from the going rate (and $80 off the MSRP) for a second chance at the best price we have tracked.

If you want to learn more about this pressure washer, be sure to check out our original coverage of this 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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Cadillac’s new luxury electric SUVs may offer even more driving range than the official numbers suggest. Although they boast an EPA-estimated driving range of over 300 miles, the latest models drove well over that.

Cadillac’s Optiq, Vistiq electric SUVs top range estimates

Cadillac is making a comeback thanks to its new EV lineup. The luxury brand had its best first-half sales this year since 2008.

After launching a series of new electric SUVs earlier this year, Cadillac claims to be the leading luxury EV brand in the US this year. But that doesn’t include Tesla due to its “pricing structure,” the company said.

Cadillac now offers an electric option for nearly every segment, including the entry-level Optiq, midsize Lyriq, three-row Vistiq, and even bigger Escalade IQ and IQL. It also offers the high-performance Optiq V and Lyriq V, plus the ultra-luxury Celestiq.

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Much of the brand’s success is thanks to GM’s Ultium platform, which underpins all Chevy, GMC, and Cadillac electric vehicles.

The platform provides most models with an EPA-estimated driving range of at least 300 miles. According to Edmunds’ latest EV range test, Cadillac’s newest electric SUVs may offer more range than the numbers say.

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Cadillac Optiq EV (Source: Cadillac)

Powered by an 85 kWh battery, the Cadillac Optiq Sport 2 trim has an EPA-estimated driving range of 302 miles, but Edmunds drove it an impressive 339 miles, or about 12% more. It also had a better overall efficiency rating at 29.8 kWh of energy used per 100 miles, compared to the EPA rating of 33 kWh per 100 miles.

The Cadillac Vistiq 900 E4 also beat its official rating. Drawing power from a massive 102 kWh battery, the Vistiq has an EPA range of 305 miles, but the three-row electric SUV drove 334 miles during the test, or 9% more. It used 36.6 kWh of energy per 100 miles.

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2026 Cadillac Vistiq electric SUV (Source: GM)

With both electric SUVs driving over 330 miles during real-world range tests, the Optiq and Vistiq are both great options for buyers looking for an efficient luxury electric SUV.

Measuring 19″″ in length, 75″ in width, and 65″ in height, the Cadillac Optiq is about the same size as the Tesla Model Y (187″ in length x 76″ in width x 64″ in height). It starts at just $54,390.

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2026 Cadillac Optiq EV (Source: Cadillac)

The three-row Vistiq, slotted in between the Lyriq and Escalade EQ, is equipped with dual motor AWD as standard and starts at $79,090.

With the $7,500 federal EV tax credit set to expire at the end of September, Cadillac is offering a few deals that may be worth checking out. Most Cadillac models are currently eligible for a credit of at least $10,000. The 2025 Optiq is listed for lease as low as $449, while the larger 2026 Vistiq is promoted at $749 per month.

Ready to try one out for yourself? We can help you get started. You can use our links below to find Cadillac’s electric SUVs in your area.

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Tesla board links ‘the future of Tesla’ to Elon Musk’s ridiculous compensation

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Tesla’s Chairwoman of the Board, Robyn Denholm, says that voting for Elon Musk’s compensation package of up to $1 trillion is essentially voting for Tesla’s future.

She insists only Elon Musk can make this future come true without ever explaining why.

Tesla’s board is virtually always silent. They rarely, if ever, comment about anything unless it’s time to get Elon Musk paid.

Then, they, especially chairwoman Robyn Denholm, come out of their cave to sell to shareholders that Elon Musk, the wealthiest man in the world and already the biggest Tesla shareholder, should receive the biggest compensation package ever – beating the next biggest by a factor of 10.

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They recently gave Musk a $29 billion package without obtaining shareholder approval, and now they are proposing a new one that could be worth around $1 trillion in stock options for Musk if all the milestones are met.

Denholm, who rarely, if ever, gives interviews, is now making the rounds to try to sell the package to shareholders.

Tesla’s board is even buying Google ads to sell the package for shareholders, despite the automaker rarely using advertising to sell its own products.

In an interview with Bloomberg, Denholm claimed that Musk is the only one who can execute Tesla’s mission, and they believe that even though he is the single person who benefits the most from Tesla’s stock right now, he still needs to be motivated with more stock options:

AI and autonomous is at the front and center of that, both in the vehicles but also in our Optimus lineup and what we’re doing from a robotics perspective as well. And so, having the Board’s responsibility is to look at who the CEO is for the next period of time, and we believe that Elon is the right CEO for Tesla over this transformative period of time. And our view is he’s a generational leader – there aren’t any other people out there like Elon who can actually lead the Company over this next decade or so. And so, once you decide who the leader should be, you need to put in place the compensation package to incent and motivate him to actually deliver against the ambitious goals.

When asked about Musk’s political activities, Denhom basically said that it is not the board’s business and they only judge him on the company’s performance:

Yeah, I mean, what he does from a personal perspective in terms of his political motivations, et cetera, is up to him. Clearly, from our perspective as a Board, we’re measuring him on results and measuring him on what he does as the CEO of Tesla. Our view is he’s delivered big time in the past, and we look forward to him doing that in the next era.

However, she didn’t explain what he has delivered lately.

Tesla’s vehicle sales have been in decline for two years now. Earnings have been dropping for three years. Tesla’s autonomous driving effort is years behind where Musk claimed it would be since 2018.

The only thing that is up is Tesla’s stock, and it appears to be up on people believing what Musk is claiming, despite a long history of being consistently wrong.

Yet, Denhom insists that voting for Musk’s compensation package is a vote on Tesla’s future:

I think the really key thing is that shareholders get to vote on the future of the Company, not just on a compensation package. The compensation package is the instantiation of the goals and ambition – the super ambitious goals that we have as a company. So, I think with this proposal, it’s really up to shareholders what the future of Tesla looks like.

Tesla shareholders will vote on November 6 at the annual shareholders meeting.

Electrek’s Take

The board has been selling hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of Tesla stock over the last year.

They want to give Elon Musk ridiculous compensation because he also allowed them to give themselves excessive compensation, to the point where they had to settle with shareholders and return almost $1 billion worth of excessive board compensation. It’s pathetic.

It’s all about greed. It’s no longer about the mission.

Forget about the clear fact that Tesla’s CEO is losing his mind and using his platform to stoke political violence almost as a full-time job for the last 2 weeks, the compensation also doesn’t make sense on a purely sensible basis.

Musk is being greedy compared to the average human, but he is also being greedy on a billionaire scale.

In comparison, Jeff Bezos never took stock options during his tenure as CEO of Amazon because he was already fully motivated to perform at the company, as he stood to benefit the most from the stock:

Musk is in the same situation, but he apparently needs another trillion-dollar worth of stock to be motivated.

If the problem is the control of the company through his stake, which is obviously nonsense as he has complete control over Tesla with just 15% of the share, Tesla could do the same as Ellison with Oracle:

Ellison managed to increase his ownership of Oracle through share buybacks that helped shareholders instead of diluting the stock like Musk’s compensation package.

In short, there are numerous ways to achieve what Musk claims to accomplish while benefiting all shareholders equally, and him more proportionally as the biggest shareholder, but he chose to push for the option that results in him getting a disproportional benefit.

That’s called greed. Pure and simple.

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