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We’ve got plenty of seasonal sales in today’s Green Deals, led by Aventon’s 4th of July Sale that is taking up to $500 off its e-bike lineup, with prices getting lower than we’ve seen this year, like on the Aventure 2 All-Terrain e-bike that has dropped to a $1,599 annual low, among others. EcoFlow has launched another 48-hour early Prime Day flash sale that gives you another shot at the best pricing on the DELTA Pro Portable Power Station (with varying options for free gear/savings) starting from $1,709, as well as two expansion battery offers for DELTA 2 and DELTA Pro Ultra setups. Next, Velotric’s 4th of July event is offering up to $720 in savings on its e-bikes – legacy and new releases – with models like the Discover 1 Plus Commuter e-bike going lower than ever this year at $1,199. We also spotted LG’s WashCombo All-in-One Electric Washer/Dryer with a ventless inverter heat pump starting from $1,800, as well as Husqvarna’s Automower 115H Robot Lawn Mower down at $499. Plus, there’s all the rest of the hangover Green Deals in the links at the bottom of the page, like yesterday’s first-ever savings on the Ford Mustang and Bronco e-bikes, the new low prices hitting Anker’s SOLIX F3800 Plus units, 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.
Hop on Aventon’s Aventure 2 e-bike for all-terrain journeys at $1,599 annual low in 4th of July Sale
Aventon Bikes has an ongoing 4th of July Sale event running through July 8 with up to $500 discounts across its e-bike lineup, like the Aventure 2 All-Terrain e-bike for $1,599 shipped. While this model carries a $1,999 MSRP, it’s been spending 2025 keeping down at $1,699 in and out of sales, especially since the new Aventure 3 smart e-bike was released at the top of May for $1,999 shipped. We have seen the Aventure 2 fall lower in past years, though none of those rates have been seen in quite some time and are far less likely to reappear with tariffs still putting pressure on the American market. You’re looking at the best price we have tracked in the last 12 months, with the $400 markdown here even beating out its 2024 Black Friday and Cyber Monday pricing by $100. Head below for the full sale’s lineup.
Aventon’s Aventure 2 e-bike, as the name may imply, is all about supporting you through all-terrain adventures, coming with a 750W rear hub motor (peaking at 1,130W) paired alongside a 15.0Ah integrated battery. This combination provides up to 20 to 28 MPH adjustable top speeds, with four levels of pedal assistance supporting you for up to 60 miles on a single charge, or you can cruise along on pure electric energy at a reduced mileage. Among its list of features, which don’t include the smart features you’ll get going with its new upgraded 3rd-generation counterpart, you’ll find a rear-mounted cargo rack, fenders over both 26 by 4-inch tires, an integrated headlight, an integrated taillight that provides brake lighting and turn signal functionality, as well as a backlit LCD screen for performance data and setting adjustments, and more.
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Aventon’s other 4th of July e-bike deals:
- Sinch 2 Folding e-bike: $1,399 (Reg. $1,699)
- 20 MPH for up to 55 miles
- Level.2 Commuter e-bike (2025 low): $1,399 (Reg. $1,899)
- 28 MPH for up to 60 miles
- Level.2 Step-Through e-bike (2025 low): $1,399 (Reg. $1,899)
- 28 MPH for up to 60 miles
- Pace 500.3 Cruiser e-bike: $1,499 (Reg. $1,799)
- 28 MPH for up to 60 miles
- Pace 500.3 Step-Through Cruiser e-bike: $1,499 (Reg. $1,799)
- 28 MPH for up to 60 miles
- Abound Cargo e-bike: $1,599 (Reg. $1,999)
- 20 MPH for up to 50 miles
- Pace 4 Step-Through Cruiser e-bike (new model, first discount): $1,699 (Reg. $1,799)
- 28 MPH for up to 70 miles
- Startup password, remote locking, geofencing, electronic rear wheel lock, more
- Ramblas Electric Mountain Bike: $2,599 (Reg. $2,899)
- 20 MPH for up to 80 miles
Aventon’s newest e-bike models (no price cuts):
- Soltera 2.5 Lightweight e-bike: $1,199
- 20 MPH for up to 46 miles
- Sinch 2.5 Compact Folding e-bike: $1,799
- 20 MPH for up to 55 miles
- Abound SR Cargo e-bike: $1,899
- 20 MPH for up to 60 miles
- GPS tracking, remote locking, geofencing, passcode, keyless battery, alarm system, more
- Level 3 Smart Step-Over Commuter e-bike: $1,899
- 20 MPH for up to 70 miles
- GPS tracking, auto-lock, unusual movement detection, alarm system, more
- Level 3 Smart Step-Through Commuter e-bike: $1,899
- 20 MPH for up to 70 miles
- GPS tracking, auto-lock, unusual movement detection, alarm system, more
- Abound LR Cargo e-bike: $1,999
- 20 MPH for up to 60 miles
- 6 inches longer, 8 pounds heavier, with lockable onboard storage over SR model
- GPS tracking, remote locking, geofencing, passcode, keyless battery, alarm system, more
- Aventure 3 All-Terrain Step-Over e-bike: $1,999
- 28 MPH for up to 65 miles
- GPS tracking, integrated rear wheel lock, ride tune, cross-model keyless battery, more
- Aventure 3 All-Terrain Step-Through e-bike: $1,999
- 28 MPH for up to 65 miles
- GPS tracking, integrated rear wheel lock, ride tune, cross-model keyless battery, more

EcoFlow flash sale returns DELTA Pro station back to best pricing from $1,709 and expansion batteries from $429
As part of its ongoing early Prime Day Sale, EcoFlow has launched another 48-hour flash sale that mimics one we saw last week, with three different units being included – one of which has two varying ways to save, depending on your needs. The only power station offer comes to the DELTA Pro Portable Power Station that can either get a free protective bag at $1,799 shipped (not valid with extra savings) or you can add it to your cart from this landing page and get a free RAPID 5,000mAh power bank at $1,709.05 shipped, after using the code EFPDAFF5 at checkout for an additional 5% savings. While the station carries a $3,699 MSRP, it usually can be scored from Amazon around $1,999, though this sale has given us a return to $1,799 for the first time since March, with another opportunity at the $1,709 low thanks to the extra savings. You’ll currently find just the power station down at $1,784 from Amazon, which doesn’t include any free gear or bonus savings.
There’s a reason EcoFlow’s DELTA Pro power station has remained one of the most popular legacy models from under the brand’s flag, what with its expansive capabilities from its starting 3,600Wh LiFePO4 battery capacity all the way up to 25KWh when adding on additional equipment. Through the 14 output ports you’ll get a steady power range up to 3,600W, which surges to 7,200W for larger appliance needs. There are three main ways to recharge here, either through a standard wall outlet, with a car auxiliary port, or when connecting up to its 1,600W max solar input to charge via the sun’s rays.
The next two offers are expansion battery opportunities, with the DELTA 2 Extra Battery back down at its lowest price of $429 shipped, and also matching from Amazon, letting you expand your DELTA 2 setup by 1,024Wh towards the max 3,072Wh capacity. The second of these offers gives you two DELTA Pro Ultra Extra Batteries for $4,399 shipped, which sadly can’t use the extra savings codes but does get a free 500W (4 x 125W) modular solar panel with it. Adding these batteries to your DELTA Pro Ultra setup bumps its capacity up by a massive 12.2kWh, which can go as high as 90kWh.
Be sure to check out the full lineup of EcoFlow’s early Prime Day Sale offers while they last through July 7, with up to 60% off in initial discounts, extra 5% and 7% savings, free gifts, and more – all from $179.

Velotric’s 4th of July Sale offers up to $720 in e-bike savings and free bundled gear starting from $599
Velotric has launched its 4th of July/Prime Day Sale with up to $720 in savings across its e-bike lineup, including bundled gear accompanying its newest models and new low pricing on the Fold 1 Lite. Among the options, we spotted the popular Discover 1 Plus Commuter e-bike coming with a rear cargo rack ($83 value) at $1,199 shipped. While the e-bike would normally cost you $1,699 at full price, the bundle here would sit a little higher at $1,782 without the deal. This model has been seen as low as $1,299 in 2025 previously, with the cost going lower than ever this year thanks to the $500 markdown off the going rate, landing it down at the second-lowest price that is only beaten by the $1,099 low we last saw during the brand’s Black Friday Sale. Head below to get a full breakdown of all the deals we’re seeing while this sale lasts.
Velotric’s Discover 1 Plus e-bike is one of the brand’s most popular commuting solutions, equipped with a 500W rear hub motor (that peaks at 900W) alongside a 691.2Wh battery for up to 65 miles of PAS-supported travel. It comes with a standard 20 MPH speed, which you can boost to 28 MPH after unlocking, with a throttle available for any pure electric cruising you want to get in, though keep in mind this will reduce its travel range. While it doesn’t offers the smart features like Apple Find My that comes with its Discover 2 counterpart, the Discover 1 Plus still brings a solid lineup of features for such a low price.
Stopping power is heightened by the double hydraulic disc brakes, while pedaling is supported with a 7-speed Shimano derailleur, and it comes with an IPX7 waterproof construction. You’ll also find 26-inch puncture-resistant tires with fenders over each, an integrated LED headlight, a taillight that boasts brake lighting, and a 3.5-inch LCD screen for real-time data and setting adjustments. That display also provides you with a USB port to charge devices, and the option to set it to a walk assist mode when you can’t easily pedal up extreme inclines.
Velotric’s 4th of July Sale new e-bike deals (bundled gear):
- Fold 1 Plus e-bike: $1,499 (No price cut)
- 28 MPH for up to 68 miles
- comes with free suspension seat post 2.0 ($120 value)
- Breeze 1 Cruiser e-bike: $1,799 (No price cut)
- 28 MPH for up to 70 miles
- comes with free rear cargo rack and fender set ($150 value)
- Nomad 2 All-Terrain e-bike: $1,999 (No price cut)
- 28 MPH for up to 65 miles
- comes with free front basket ($120 value)
- Nomad 2X Multi-Terrain Camo e-bike: $2,499 (No price cut)
- 28 MPH for up to 75 miles
- comes with free green LED flashlight ($50 value)
Velotric’s other 4th of July Sale e-bike deals:
- Fold 1 Lite e-bike (new all-time low): $599 (Reg. $1,099)
- 28 MPH for up to 48 miles
- Fold 1 Step-Thru e-bike: $1,199 (Reg. $1,499)
- 28 MPH for up to 55 miles
- comes with free suspension seat post 2.0 ($120 value)
- T1 ST Plus Lightweight e-bike: $1,299 (Reg. $1,649)
- 28 MPH for up to 70 miles
- comes with free fender pack ($82 value)
- Go 1 Utility e-bike: $1,299 (Reg. $1,699)
- 25 MPH for up to 55 miles
- comes with free rear pegs ($52 value)
- Packer 1 Cargo e-bike: $1,599 (Reg. $2,199)
- 25 MPH for up to 52 miles
- comes with free child safety balustrade ($120 value)
- Summit 1 e-bike: $1,899 (Reg. $1,999)
- 28 MPH for up to 70 miles
- comes with free fender pack ($80 value)

LG’s WashCombo smart all-in-one electric ventless washer/dryer now up to $1,500 off starting from $1,800
As part of its ongoing 4th of July appliance sale, Best Buy is offering the LG WashCombo All-in-One Electric Washer/Dryer with ventless inverter heat pump at $1,799.99 shipped, after using the code Save10 at checkout for an additional 10% savings. This eco-friendly ventless model would normally cost you $3,300 these days, which we’ve mostly seen returning to $2,000 over 2025, which goes lower than we’ve seen this year thanks to the extra holiday savings. You’ll be getting a $1,500 markdown off the going rate while this deal lasts, dropping costs to the second-lowest price we have tracked, only beaten out by the $1,500 low we last saw during July 2024. It’s even beating out LG’s direct pricing by $199, though this doesn’t factor in the additional savings you get for multi-year care plans, installation, and haul-away services – all of which are not included from Best Buy.
This ENERGY STAR-certified washer/dryer has everything you need to complete laundry tasks in one space-saving unit, which is also handy if you’re considering doubling up to tackle laundry at twice the speed. It comes offering a wide array of smart controls via its companion app alongside a built-in smart system that can recognize soil levels in your fabrics and adjust settings accordingly, taking much of the guesswork and/or memorization out of the equation.
Among its many features, there are two notable standouts, with the first being its namesake ventless design, which allows for it to be installed virtually anywhere that has access to a standard 120V outlet. The inverter heat pump tech pairs nicely with this feature, increasing efficiency “using up to 60% less energy with every load” over other models. The second of the standout features is the ezDispense reservoir that can keep up to 31 loads worth of detergent stored at a time, which you could also divide between detegent and fabric softener too.
Be sure to check out all the appliance deals – with extra savings – during Best Buy’s 4th of July Sale, which you can browse on the landing page here. You can also check out LG’s direct 4th of July appliance deals on the sale’s landing page here, which include significant savings when bundling multiple units.

Get automous mowing support from Husqvarna’s Automower 115H robot at $499
Amazon is offering the Husqvarna Automower 115H 4G Robotic Lawn Mower at $499 shipped. While it carries a $700 MSRP direct from the brand, we’ve been tracking it between $499 and $599 for a few months now at Amazon. Discounts brought things to their lowest $490 rate once before back in May, with today’s deal otherwise being the best price we have tracked, especially if you missed out on its one-time low. You’ll save $201 off the going rate with this deal while gaining autonomous assistance with your lawn mowing duties.
Tackle your lawncare duties in a smarter fashion that doesn’t involve you out in the yard during this hot summer with Husqvarna’s 115H robot mower that can tackle up to 0.4 acres (720 square feet an hour) on a single charge. Not only does it come with a weatherproof construction, but it also features the brand’s patented guidance system that provides uniform cuts through autonomous navigation, with smart controls for adjusting settings and planning schedules available through its companion app. A notable standout is the built-in alarm system that sounds off if anyone or anything ever lifts it while in the middle of its routine, continuing until it is found and turned off with a custom PIN code.
Best Summer EV deals!
- Ford Bronco e-bike (use code PDSG5OFF): $4,000 (Reg. $4,500)
- Ford Mustang e-bike (use code PDSG5OFF): $3,500 (Reg. $4,000)
- Aventon Ramblas Electric Mountain Bike: $2,599 (Reg. $2,899)
- Heybike Hero Carbon Fiber All-Terrain 750W mid-drive e-bike: $2,599 (Reg. $3,099)
- Ride1Up Prodigy v2 Brose Mid-Drive Gates Belt CVT e-bike: $2,595 (Reg. $2,795)
- Velotric Nomad 2X Multi-Terrain Camo e-bike with $50 bundle: $2,499 (No price cut)
- Ride1Up Revv 1 DRT Off-Road Moped-Style e-bike: $2,495 (Reg. $2,595)
- Ride1Up Revv 1 Full Suspension Moped-Style e-bike: $2,395 (Reg. $2,595)
- Heybike Hero Carbon Fiber All-Terrain 1,000W rear-hub e-bike: $2,299 (Reg. $2,599)
- Ride1Up Prodigy v2 Brose Mid-Drive 9-Speed e-bike: $2,095 (Reg. $2,495)
- Velotric Nomad 2 All-Terrain e-bike with $120 bundle (new model): $1,999 (No price cut)
- Rad Power Radster Road Commuter e-bike: $1,999 (Reg. $2,199)
- Rad Power Radster Trail Off-Road e-bike: $1,999 (Reg. $2,199)
- Lectric XPedition 2.0 35Ah Cargo e-bike w/ up to $703 bundle: $1,999 (Reg. $2,702)
- Tenways AGO X All-Terrain e-bike with $307 bundle: $1,899 (Reg. $2,499)
- Velotric Breeze 1 Cruiser e-bike with $150 bundle (new model): $1,799 (No price cut)
- Aventon Pace 4 Smart Cruiser e-bike (new model, first discount): $1,699 (Reg. $1,799)
- Lectric XPedition 2.0 26Ah Cargo e-bike w/ $554 bundle: $1,699 (Reg. $2,253)
- Lectric XPeak 2.0 Long-Range Off-Road e-bike with $316 bundle: $1,699 (Reg. $1,915)
- Aventon Abound Cargo e-bike: $1,599 (Reg. $1,999)
- Aventon Aventure 2 All-Terrain e-bike (2025 low): $1,599 (Reg. $1,999)
- Lectric XPeak 2.0 Standard Off-Road e-bike with $227 bundle: $1,499 (Reg. $1,726)
- Tenways CGO600 Pro e-bikes with $118 bundle: $1,499 (Reg. $1,899)
- Velotric Nomad 1 Plus All-Terrain e-bike with $69 bundle : $1,399 (Reg. $1,899)
- Fold 1 Plus e-bike with $120 bundle (new model): $1,499 (No price cut)
- Lectric XP Trike with $405 bundle: $1,499 (Reg. $1,904)
- Lectric XPedition 2.0 13Ah Cargo e-bike with $326 bundle: $1,399 (Reg. $1,725)
- Aventon Level 2 Commuter e-bike (2025 low): $1,399 (Reg. $1,899)
- Ride1Up Roadster V3 Lightweight Premium e-bike: $1,395 (Reg. $1,495)
- Velotric T1 ST Plus e-bike with $82 bundle (2025 low): $1,299 (Reg. $1,649)
- Lectric XPress 750 Commuter e-bikes with $336 bundle: $1,299 (Reg. $1,635)
- Lectric XP4 750 LR Folding Utility e-bikes with $356 bundle: $1,299 (Reg. $1,655)
- Heybike Brawn Off-Road e-bike: $1,299 (Reg. $1,799)
- Velotric Discover 1 Plus Commuter e-bike with $83 bundle (2025 low): $1,199 (Reg. $1,699)
- Lectric XP Lite 2.0 JW Black LR e-bike with $414 bundle: $1,099 (Reg. $1,513)
- Ride1Up Portola Folding e-bike with BOGO accessory promo: $995 (Reg. $1,095)
- Lectric XP4 Standard Folding Utility e-bikes with $79 bundle: $999 (Reg. $1,078)
- Lectric XP 3.0 Long-Range e-bikes (clearance price cut): $999 (Reg. $1,199)
- Lectric XP Lite 2.0 Long-Range e-bikes with up to $414 bundles: $999 (Reg. $1,413)
- Hiboy EX6F Folding e-bike (new model – two launch savings): $950 (Reg. $1,580)
- Rad Power RadExpand 5 Folding e-bike (new low): $999 (Reg. $1,599)
- Navee ST3 Pro Electric Scooter (new model): $760 (Reg. $1,014)
- Fold 1 Lite e-bike (new all-time low): $599 (Reg. $1,099)
- Navee GT3 Pro Electric Scooter (new model): $520 (Reg. $714)

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.
- For the first time, save $500 on Ford’s Mustang and Bronco e-bikes starting from $3,500 (Reg. $4,000+)
- Score Anker’s SOLIX F3800 Plus power station and bundles with free gear at new low prices starting from $2,659 (Reg. $4,799+)
- Bundle Greenworks’ 82V 24-inch cordless short pole or fixed mid pole hedge trimmers with two batteries starting from $250 ($200 off)
- Add EGO’s 56V 18-inch cordless electric chainsaw with a 5.0Ah battery to your arsenal at $349 (Reg. $399)
- Anker expands new modular SOLIX F3000 3,072Wh LiFePO4 station offers with up to $2,399 savings starting from $1,699
- Gotrax’s compact and foldable S3 Fat Tire electric bike drops to $464 at Amazon (Reg. $529)
- Make your home and patio look as good as new with WORX 1,800 PSI electric pressure washer at $108 (Save 29%)
- Anker’s 90,000mAh SOLIX C300 Portable Power Station down at $220 today, DC model now $170
- Make summer a blast on NIU’s 300P electric scooter with 20 MPH speeds, 30-mile range, more at $719 (Save $230)
- Schumacher’s Level 2 wall charger adds up to ’48 miles of range per hour’ to your EV, now $364 (Reg. $500)
- Electrified Weekly – EcoFlow and Jackery early Prime Day sales, TenWays’ July 4th e-bike discounts from $1,499, more
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There’s a brewing risk to the stock market rally — and it’s not the flare-up in China trade tensions
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Stocks were brutalized Friday in a way we haven’t seen in ages. Everything except some downtrodden consumer packaged goods stocks, led by the resurgent PepsiCo , was slaughtered. The headwinds were enormous and came from disparate places. Bond yields came down huge, something that equity markets normally greet with tremendous relief and price-to-earning multiple expansion. Instead, we got multiple contraction and a flight from pretty much everything, including crypto, into Treasurys. Gold hung in, but these days nothing seems to correlate with gold — except the sun coming up. The cadence of Friday’s session was downright disastrous and incredibly depressing: an eerily up opening for most stocks, led by the data center group — the new safe and sounds? — only to be hit by an 18-wheeler of a post by President Donald Trump on Truth Social. The note rambled, it shocked, and, most importantly, it blew up what we thought was a U.S.-China detente that had simply been tested earlier in the week by Beijing’s tightening of export rules for rare earth minerals . There have been so many tests that we just presumed this is another needless sticking point that the Chinese might be willing to give up on when the trade talks start in earnest. But because of it, and its belligerent timing, coinciding with what looks to be a successful ending to the Israel-Hamas war orchestrated by the president, Trump had had enough. Time to walk away. This weekend, the Chinese urged more negotiation, but we don’t know if the China hawks in the Trump administration — led by the lately unseen Peter Navarro — are in ascendance, or whether the pragmatists — led by a very busy Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and a momentarily obscured Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick — are still in control. I can’t tell if Beijing’s mineral restrictions got Trump so steamed that he threatened to cancel a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping planned for later this month in a fit of pique, or if he senses that, at last, he has the cards, as he likes to say. The Chinese, he believes, need our market now more than ever. There’s been no improvement in their real economy despite a stock market that seems manipulated higher, a la 2016. Their winning stocks are out of sync with what makes the Chinese economy tick, which is exports to the U.S. and Europe, both of which are slowing down, although the former much more than the latter. But judging from the slowdown in German car sales in China that we saw last week , you have to wonder whether Europe will start saying no to Chinese auto imports. If they have any preservation instincts, the Chinese could be even more stymied. Given that there’s been no fix of the myriad real estate issues that are at the heart of China’s $8 trillion problem , they are more vulnerable than we think. Sure, they have an ascendant semiconductor industry, but the president himself buys into the theme that everything should be built on Nvidia’s “chassis,” as CEO Jensen Huang told us our special October Monthly Meeting. Trump’s pledge to implement an additional 100% tariff on Chinese imports , starting Nov. 1, could truly do damage to China. That’s true, even if Trump said in a Truth Social post that he does not want to hurt China . At the same time, the president believes the timing of a non-negotiable tariff, always a possibility, is right for our American companies. Remember, he believes he made it clear in his first term it was time for U.S. firms to start moving their supply chains out of China. Those who haven’t moved will just have to take the hit. Fewer and fewer of our companies still make things or take things from there, except companies like the dollar stores and Wayfair , though the furniture retailer has reduced its exposure to China versus 2019 levels during Trump’s first trade war. Dollar Tree has an investor day Wednesday. The stocks of all the dollar stores and Wayfair have been rolling over because of a margin squeeze, which seems to matter more, at last, than their status as a place where the struggling “have-nots” shop. To me, Club name Costco is the better bet if you’re looking for a stock that benefits from shoppers hunting for value. Costco finally started rallying after those better-than-expected September sales numbers last week. The market turned on Costco after a perceived miss last quarter . I say perceived because the quarter was fine versus every other retailer, but it is in the high-multiple dog house for the moment. The rare earth minerals do matter. The president has tried to find rare mineral substitutes outside of China and when he does , like with MP Materials , the stocks act like rockets. Last week, we saw it with Trilogy Metals . We don’t have much of an option yet to make up for Chinese supply because the Chinese had, brilliantly, held the prices for the minerals below the cost of production in our country. So, the potential U.S.-China talks might still be on depending upon the severity of the dependence. I am well aware that, without further negotiations, it is not a terrific setup for Club holdings with meaningful China exposure. That group primarily consists of Apple , Boeing , Nike and Starbucks . They were all particularly painful in Friday’s trading. I think the selling already is overdone, especially because the Chinese said this weekend that they want the talks to continue. Each of the four has an escape hatch from the bears. Apple always faces trouble, but does Beijing want all manufacturing to go to India? Boeing also could be hurt, but Airbus isn’t building more than expected. Nike said this summer that 16% of the footwear it imports into the U.S. is from China, and perhaps some of that could be redirected to serve the Chinese market. Meanwhile, Starbucks is fielding bids for half of its Chinese business. As for Nvidia, whose market-leading AI chips remain a geopolitical football, Jensen reiterated during the Club meeting that China sales aren’t baked into its guidance, and the stock is cheap even without them. We didn’t set out to be a China fund, and we aren’t. But we do have too much exposure to China and a good manager has to admit when he is on the wrong side of the trade — for now. We are not a hedge fund. We are not trading in and out of stocks of companies we like. We are also not wishful thinkers. We know not all stocks work out over time. But consider this: There are two outcomes here. One is that we “lose” China as a market to sell things in retaliation for the 100% tariffs. The other is that China blinks and gives in. The decline Friday built in a lot of the first and none of the second. Again, to focus on our portfolio, when you think about China targeting Apple, you have to remember that they would be truly cutting off their noses to spite their faces because Apple is a valued employer in the country. They know that if they push too hard, India with its younger population beckons. Sure, India is as mercantile as China. They do go hand and hand — until they don’t, because they are much more transactional than ideologically based. The more Apple moves production to India, the lower the overall tariff rate that Apple has to eat, as it still makes some goods in China destined for us. Aside from Nike’s efforts to diversify its supply chain, the Chinese market is a problem for the company, as CEO Elliott Hill told CNBC the other day . Starbucks is going to sell a piece of its China business, and there are multiple interested buyers, according to media reports . The Chinese can’t wean themselves off of Boeing airplanes even if they tried, and they keep trying with minimal success. Where do I net out? I like these stocks here and want to buy more of all of them if they go lower and our trading restrictions let us. I sense emotional selling, and I want to take the other side of that. Concerns about supply But let’s be very clear: I don’t want to take the other side of the decline in the speculative stocks. We have to spend some time here because I support owning speculative stocks, in general, but not at this moment. In my new book, “How to Make Money in Any Market,” I offer a program of owning five individual stocks, with one — or two, if you are younger — being of the speculative variety. The reason for that suggestion is because of the long history of good individual stocks clobbering the S & P 500 . But the speculation gets very difficult when the buzzy companies with red-hot shares wise up and start offering stock in institutional-sized pieces when they have been bid up by retail buying. We have a lot of chatty billionaires who have been telling us that this move has been like 2000, the year the dot-com bubble burst. The move has been more reminiscent of a sped-up version of the 1998-99 period, sped up because retail just never quit. But last week we dipped our toe in 2000 territory with the $2 billion equity offering from IonQ , the quantum computing firm. Here’s company with a small revenue ramp that is losing hundreds of millions of dollars. It had an ample cash position, but management is not a bunch of dummies. It knows that retail enthusiasm for the stock has given it an opportunity of a lifetime — shares have more than tripled since Trump paused his “reciprocal” tariffs in April. Interestingly, management issued a statement on Friday that included this: “We believe this is the largest common stock single institutional investment in the history of the quantum industry.” The company, led by the affable and able Niccolo de Masi, says it is five years ahead of all the others in the industry. De Masi was also ahead of everyone else in raising capital and he did so in a clever way. Rather than just issuing easily shortable common stock, you got a lot of warrants with it. That makes the stock harder to understand, an anathema to the shorts. The deal seems to have been bought by an outfit called Heights Capital Management. They are a PIPE dealer, meaning that they buy stock at a big discount to the last sale, sometimes shorting the stock ahead of time. PIPE is short for private investment in public equity. We do not know the circumstances behind the IonQ sale here. What matters is that the company is issuing a ton of shares and we don’t know what Heights Capital, an entity managed by Susquehanna, will do with them. No matter what they do, though, the point is that secondary stock has been issued like the profitless companies of 2000. Now, IonQ is one of the better ones I was expecting to offer stock. I have had them on “Mad Money,” and they seem very legitimate. But it was up more than 70% this year when it announced the deal. Therein lies the problem. If a stock is up a lot, and its move was on the back of retail traders, then it is too dangerous to own going forward because of the potential for underwriting. Moreover, if we get a huge mount of deals, it is going to hurt a market that has done well because there hasn’t been much new supply. I often talk about how important the basic laws of supply and demand are for the market. When there’s not a lot of new supply being created, that creates upward pressure on prices. In other words, we could recreate what happened beginning in 2000, if this keeps up. It is the most dangerous part of the market. I am calling the group the “Denizens of Sherwood Forest,” and we need to watch this list because if there are many more IonQs, they will bleed into the other part of the stock market. The real part. Think about these stocks as favorites of the Robinhood crowd. (As the folklore goes, the legendary Robin Hood character lived in England’s Sherwood Forest.) To become a Denizen of the Sherwood Forest, the stock has to be up a great deal; be losing gobs of money; and have a market cap above $1 billon. These are the dot-com stocks of this era. They are worth ringing the register on now because of the “success” of the IonQ deal. They are all candidates for secondary offerings, and if that happens, shareholders will be inundated with new stock. Going industry by industry, here is a breakdown (year-to-date performance as of Friday’s close): Quantum Rigettii Computing : 188% D-Wave Quantum : 293% Crypto mining data center IREN : 509% Cipher Mining : 266% CleanSpark : 109% Crypto treasury companies Eightco Holdings : 349% BitMine Immersion : 573% Brera Holdings : 106% (last month, it announced plans to change its name to Solmate) Alternative energy Plug Power : only 60% (its cash on hand has declined dangerously in recent years) Bloom Energy : 291% (slightly profitable on an adjusted basis last quarter, and it could use cash) EOS Energy : 184% SES AI : only 38% (but it generates tiny amounts of revenue and is losing a colossal amount) Rare Earths USA Rare Earth : 184% Critical Metals : 121% NioCorp Developments : 570% United States Antimony Corp : 590% Biotechs uniQure : 248% (the gene-therapy firm already completed a secondary offering in late September) Mineralys Therapeutics : 243% (there was sizable insider buying last month) Intellia Therapeutics : 118% Grail : 271% Immatics : 46% Space Planet Labs : 264% Ambiguous AI Diginex : 4,582% (completed an 8-for-1 forward split last month) Mercurity Fintech Holding : 238% Innodata : 111% Churchill Capital Corp : 114% (this is a special purpose acquisition company, or SPAC) Nuclear OKLO : 593% Nuscale Power : 119% Energy Fuels : 297% Neocloud data center Nebius : 368% Now there are others. This is not exhaustive. And there are smaller ones. But these are the companies that should do gigantic secondary stock sales. If they do, and if they flood the market, then we will be deluged with stock and I don’t know if it can be contained to the Sherwood Forest. I would tell you this: One of the untold stores of 2000 is a radical shift to the Coca-Colas and Bristol Myers of the world. Of course, this time those stocks have powerful forces against them in GLP-1s and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the nation’s top health official. So, keep track of these. Know that these are the real enemy — not the data center plays with real businesses; not the “Magnificent Seven” constituents, no matter how poorly Club name Amazon trades; or the resilient banks. It’s third-quarter earnings season starting this week. That will become front and center, but new supply is what I worry about because demand is soft and supply could be very large. 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Clear skies ahead – Delta partners with Maeve on M80 hybrid regional aircraft
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Delta Air Lines is teaming up with Dutch aviation startup Maeve Aerospace to take its idea for a more advanced, fuel-sipping hybrid-electric aircraft powertrain from the drawing board and into regional commercial service.
Delta Air Lines announced a new partnership with Maeve Aerospace meant to accelerate certification and deployment of the startup’s next-generation hybrid-electric regional aircraft – a move that could reduce the company’s fuel consumption on those routes by up to 40% compared to ICE-only assets.
“Delta is proud to collaborate with Maeve to help shape the next chapter of regional aviation and accelerate progress toward a more sustainable future of flight,” said Kristen Bojko, Vice President of Fleet at Delta Air Lines. “As we work toward the next generation of aircraft, we look to partners like Maeve who embody the bold, forward-thinking innovation we champion at Delta – solutions that advance aircraft design, enhance operational efficiency, elevate employee and customer experiences, and cut emissions. While driving toward transformative technologies that strengthen our network and redefine regional air travel remains a key priority, we’re equally focused on safety and a more sustainable future of flight.”
The collaboration positions Delta among a growing list of carriers investing in lower-carbon emission aviation tech as regulators, passengers, and activist investors alike push for cleaner operations.
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Maeve M80 hybrid

Maeve introduced its M80 hybrid-electric, 80-seater aircraft in November of 2023 as a sustainable, cost-effective aircraft designed to satisfy the operational needs of the majority of regional operators and airports.
As designed, the M80 promises an operating range of more than 900 miles (~1,500 km) with 40% higher fuel efficiency than conventional aircraft. Similar in concept to the way Toyota’s Prius uses its electric motors to accelerate and cruises on a small ICE engine, the Maeve’s hybrid engine architecture provides additional electric power assistance at low altitude, high-drag flight.
The M80’s electric motors can also be used during taxiing operations on the ground to reduce surface-level carbon emissions while also supporting a more efficient integration of more electric aircraft systems. Two facets of the aircraft’s designs that are specifically called out by Delta’s press material as being of extreme interest to the commercial carrier.
“It’s a privilege to have Delta as a partner in the development of groundbreaking technologies and processes,” shared Martin Nuesseler, Chief Technology Officer at Maeve Aerospace. “Their expertise in fleet innovation and commitment to aviation sustainability is unmatched, and we’re proud to work together to tailor the MAEVE Jet for the US market.”
SOURCE | IMAGES: Delta.

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Hear me out: instead of faster chargers, we should lobby for SLOWER gas pumps
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Utilities, state governments, and private developers are racing to roll out faster, more powerful EV chargers. At the same time, automakers and tech giants across the globe are pouring billions into R&D to develop batteries that can take ever-higher levels of power. But what if there’s a better, easier, cheaper, and more effective way to cut emissions?
What if, instead of faster chargers, we pushed for SLOWER gas pumps?
I want to start this conversation by pointing out that there’s a precedent for this idea. Back in 1993, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized a rule that limited the rate that gas service stations could pump fuel to a maximum of 10 gallons per minute (gpm), with the stated goals of reducing evaporative emissions and promoting safety by ensuring the integrity of the nation’s refueling infrastructure.
Officially dubbed “61 FR 33033 – Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives: Controls Applicable to Gasoline Retailers and Wholesale Purchaser-Consumers; 10 Gallon Per Minute Fuel Dispensing Limit Requirement Implementation,” the rule was finalized in January of 1993 and went into effect in 1996. Now, almost thirty years later, I think it’s time to revisit 61 FR 33033 in a way that helps reduce emissions even more.
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To zero.
The pitch

The basic idea is this: instead of “just” asking for utility rate-payers and State or local governments to help cover the costs of rolling out an increasingly huge EV charging infrastructure that will never be big enough to convince the red hats it’s ready, anyway, we focus our lobbying efforts on slower gas pumps in blue states. Like, significantly slower gas pumps.
By reducing the maximum pumping speed from 10 gpm to 3 gpm, we could increase the minimum time to fill up a half-ton Ford F-150’s 36 gallon fuel tank (yes, really) from under four minutes to nearly twelve (12). Factor in the longer wait times ICE-vehicles would have to endure waiting in line to refuel, as well, and we’re talking about a 20-30 minute turnaround time to go from just 10% to a usable 80-or-90% fill.
Y’all see where I’m going with this?
Everybody wins

Way back in 2022, oil giant BP claimed that its BP Pulse electric vehicle chargers were “on the cusp” of being more profitable than its gas pumps. Now, three years and several technological leaps since, BP is investing billions to expand its EV charging infrastructure – and it doesn’t take a genius to realize that they’re expecting a positive ROI.
You don’t have to take my word for that, though. You can take big oil’s. “If I think about a tank of fuel versus a fast charge, we are nearing a place where the business fundamentals on the fast charge are better than they are on the (fossil) fuel,” BP head of customers and products, Emma Delaney, told Reuters.
Those fundamentals revolve around amenities. If you’re popping into a gas station for a three or four minute visit, you’re probably getting in and out as fast as you can. But if you’re there a bit longer? That’s a different story. You might visit the rest room, might buy a snack or order a coffee or suddenly remember you were supposed to pick up milk on your way home, even – and that stuff has a much higher margin for the gas station than the dino-juice, totaling 61.4% of all fuel station profits despite being a fraction of the overall revenue.
The other big winner, of course, is literally everyone. The forgotten costs of fossil fuels cost Americans billions in healthcare bills and environmental clean up each year, and untold trillions of dollars of military spending (to say nothing of the toll on three generations of American blood spilled in the Middle East to secure an affordable supply of oil).
With this plan, ICE-holes and Hemi zealots can continue to have their gas (if they decide it’s worth the wait, so be it). Meanwhile, the well-adjusted normals figure out real quick that it’s better, cheaper, and easier to charge at home.
The rest will take care of itself.
What do you guys think? Does this low-cost, high-impact idea to cut the time delta between refueling your gas car and recharging your EV have legs? What concerns do we need to address before we take it to Gavin and JB? Let us know, in the comments!
Original content from Electrek; featured image by Wikimedia user Coolcaesar, under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.

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