Sense Energy Monitor helps track down electricity leaks at $259 in New Green Deals
If you’re trying to figure out where the money’s going with electricity in your home, then Sense is perfect for you. It goes in your home’s electrical panel and within a month can detect the usage of around 12 devices, and after a year it’ll know 25 to 30 devices without any extra hardware required. Right now, it’s on sale for $259, which is the best price that we’ve seen since the holiday season and makes it a great way to upgrade your eco-focused smart home setup in 2023. We also have a wide selection of Tesla and e-bike discounts in today’s New Green Deals, so you won’t want to miss that either.
Head below for other New Green Deals that 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.
Know where your energy is going with Sense
Amazon is offering the Sense Energy Monitor for $259 shipped. Typically $300, today’s discount marks the first sale since the holiday season when it fell as low as $199 over Black Friday. The Sense Energy Monitor is perfect for monitoring your home’s electric usage. It installs inside of your home’s electrical panel and connects to Wi-Fi for monitoring through either a website or smartphone app. While this specific kit is made to monitor whole-home usage, there are expansion kits that allow you to track things more granular. Once you add an expansion kit, you’ll be able to monitor specific rooms and such to see how much power those circuits use. However, by itself, Sense can monitor and recognize most appliances and other devices that pull over 60W of power. Within the first month, it’ll typically find around 12 of those items, though after a year it should dial that in with around 25 to 30 devices being monitored just by their power draw. With all the information that Sense provides from energy usage, you’ll be able to find circuits, rooms, or devices in your home that use energy when they shouldn’t, making your house more energy-efficient all around.
Philips Hue LED filament bulbs deliver smarts and savings
Courtesy of Amazon today, we’re tracking quite the notable chance to finally upgrade any of those remaining incandescent bulbs still in use around the house. The retailer is now marking down a pair of popular options from Philips Hue, one of our favorite brands on the network for not just making the switch to LEDs, but also adding smart home features into your space. A 2-pack of its White Ambiance Dimmable Filament A19 light bulbs now sell for $59.99 with free shipping from Amazon. Typically fetching $40 each, you’re looking at 25% in savings and one of the best values to date on the bulbs at $10 off each.
This 2-pack of Philips Hue filament bulbs arrive with a unique design that’s meant to be shown off instead of hidden behind a lampshade or up in a recessed fixture. Each one packs the usual White Ambiance feature set, including dimmable lighting, adjustable color temperature, and support for Alexa and Assistant over Bluetooth. Throw in the Zigbee integration, and these vintage Edison-style bulbs also work with Siri and HomeKit thanks to the Hue hub. Then on top of looking slick with that old school filament design and the added smart features, there’s also the energy savings from making the switch to LED. That paired with automating your lights can save you even more cash.
Hover-1’s just-released Altai Pro electric motorbike sees first discount
Amazon is now offering the Hover-1 Altai Pro R750 Electric Bicycle for $2,599.99 shipped. Typically fetching $3,000, you’re looking at the very first price cut on this new release. Amounting to $400 in savings, this model just launched last fall and is now dropping to a new all-time low. Hover-1 Altai Pro may arrive as an e-bike, but its design screams more of motocycle vibes with a rugged frame that houses the 750W electric motors. It can travel 55 miles on a single charge and at top speeds of up to 28 MPH, all of which is thanks to the 48V/20Ah lithium-ion battery that refuels over night in 8 hours. Circling back to that unique frame design, there are two saddle bags, as well as storage racks, and not to mention the pair of 20-inch fat tires that help you handle uneven terrain. Hover-1 lastly outfits the Altai Pro with a headlight, taillights, turn signals, and side mirrors.
New Tesla deals
After checking out the Sense Energy Monitor on sale above, if you keep read, you’ll find a selection of new green deals that will make your Tesla experience better in multiple areas. From storage to keep recordings on to phone mounts, car chargers, and anything else we can find, it’ll be listed below. Each day we’ll do our best to find new and exciting deals and ways for you to save on fun accessories for your Tesla, making each trip unique. For more gift ideas and deals, check out the best Tesla shop. Keep reading on for e-bike, Greenworks, and other great deals.
New e-bike deals + electric scooter discounts
If you’re looking to get out and enjoy the sunshine still after using your new electric mower, than we recommend you experience it than on another e-bike or electric scooter you just got at a fantastic price through one of our deals and sale below. You can use it for fun, exercise, or even transportation to and from work or the coffee shop. We have several people here that will regularly commute to coffee shops or offices on their e-bike, as it cuts down on fossil fuel usage as well as allows them to enjoy some time outdoors on nice sunny days. Below, you’ll find a wide selection of new e-bike deals and electric scooter deal in all price ranges, so give it a look if that’s something you’d be interested in picking up. As always, the newest e-bike deal and electric scooter discounts and sales will be at the top, so shop quick as the discounts are bound to go away soon.
Additional New Green Deals
After shopping the Sense Energy Monitor on sale above, be sure to check out the other discounts we found today. These new green deals are wide-ranging from outdoor lawn equipment to anything else we find that could save you money in various ways, be that cutting gas and oil out of your life or just enjoying other amenities that energy-saving gear can bring. As always, the newest deals will be at the top, so shop quick as the discounts are bound to go away soon.
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Young EV-centric brand ZEEKR is continuing its efforts to become a globally recognized name in the space as it gears up for an initial public offering (IPO) on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) this week. The Geely-owned sub-brand will go public later this week and seeks a valuation of over 5 billion dollars.
It’s only been three years since Chinese automotive conglomerate Geely Holding launched ZEEKR – a new EV-focused sub-brand focused on delivering premium zero-emissions mobility to compete against the likes of NIO and Tesla.
In that short time, ZEEKR has already launched a refreshed multiple models, including its flagship 001 shooting brake and its 009 multi-purpose vehicle (MPV). We’ve also seen a new bespoke sedan called the 007 and another incoming electric van called the MIX.
This past February, Geely announced that ZEEKR had secured $750 million in Series A funding, valuing the EV sub-brand at around $13 billion when the investment is completed.
Three months later, ZEEKR is issuing depository shares in an IPO on the New York Stock Exchange, seeking a significantly lower valuation—a telling metric on the current state of the value of Chinese EV automakers in the US market.
ZEEKR files with SEC ahead of US IPO
According to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) last Friday, ZEEKR Intelligent Technology Holding Limited is gearing up for an IPO on the NYSE that will represent 175,000,000 ordinary shares (17,500,000 American Depository Shares).
In the filing, ZEEKR said it expects its IPO to garner prices between $18 and $21 per ADS, meaning the Chinese automaker is looking to raise as much as $367 million. That also puts ZEEKR’s targeted valuation for the IPO at $5.13 billion.
For perspective, some of ZEEKR’s competitors are already traded on the NYSE, including NIO ($NIO), XPeng Motors ($XPEV), and Li Auto ($LI), whose market capitalizations were $11.6 billion, $8.55 billion, and $29.7 billion, respectively, at market close on Friday.
While ZEEKR’s expected valuation is relative to its competitors, it’s significantly lower than originally anticipated as last fall, the automaker said a US IPO would offer a valuation of around $18 billion.
Per the filing, ZEEKR will have 2,440,846,254 ordinary shares outstanding upon completion of the IPO as long as underwriters do not exercise their option to purchase additional ADSs. ZEEKR said it will trade under the ticker symbol “ZK” and intends to ring this opening bell in New York City on May 10.
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Elon Musk’s no.2 at Tesla, Tom Zhu, is going back to his responsibilities as VP of China as the CEO isolates himself at the top.
Zhu has long been the leader of Tesla’s operations in China and led the very successful Gigafactory Shanghai effort.
Gigafactory Shanghai quickly became Tesla’s best-performing manufacturing facility and to replicate the success in Texas, Musk made Zhu in charge of all Gigafactories back in late 2022.
However, we reported that Zhu was taking an even bigger role at Tesla as Musk was busy running several other companies and spending especially more time at his newly acquired Twitter.
We exclusively reported that Zhu was even made in charge of North American sales and became the de facto head of Tesla’s automotive business – second in command to Musk at Tesla.
He was elevated to the critical “leadership” at Tesla that need to reported their stock transaction to the SEC:
In recent months, Musk took over North American sale operations from Zhu, according to sources familiar with the matter.
As we reported during our podcast last Friday, several sources told Electrek that Tom Zhu was stepping down from his responsibilities with Tesla in North America.
Now, several media in China are confirming that Zhu is indeed coming back to China to lead Tesla’s operations there.
With several rounds of layoffs and executive departures over the last month, it is resulting in Elon Musk isolating himself at the top.
Tesla has to identify critical executives who need to report their stock holdings and transactions to the SEC. The automaker already had a limited official leadership for a company of its size, but even its limited bench was cut by 50% in just a month:
Electrek’s Take
I have talked before about a theory that Musk is cleaning house at Tesla at a time when his leadership is being challenged through his compensation package, which is sort of turning into a confidence vote.
With not as deep of a bench, Musk is making himself more critical at Tesla. At the same time, some of his fans have been pushing a narrative that he will leave Tesla if the shareholders don’t reapprove his compensation package.
The CEO claimed the contrary in the trial over the compensation package, but he has conveniently not denied the theory at this time.
Both Zhu and Baglino were seen as potential replacements for CEO or even potential new COO to support Musk.
Now, one of them is not at Tesla anymore and the other is going back to China.
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Environment
U.S. oil rises as Israel tells Palestinians to evacuate Rafah, Saudi Aramco increases prices
Palestinians, including children, collect usable belongings in the heavily damaged buildings after Israeli attacks in Rafah, Gaza on February 12, 2024. Building targeted in the Israeli attacks and surrounding structures were damaged as Israel’s air, land and sea attacks continue on the Gaza Strip. (Photo by Jehad Alshrafi/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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U.S. oil rose Monday, trying to recover from last week’s steep declines, after Israel told Palestinians to evacuate the southern Gaza city of Rafah, and Saudi Aramco raised its official crude prices.
Here are today’s energy prices:
- West Texas Intermediate June contract: $78.88 a barrel, up 77 cents, or 1%. Year to date, U.S. crude oil has gained 10%.
- Brent July contract: $83.66 a barrel, up 70 cents, or 0.83%. Year to date, the global benchmark has risen 8.5%.
- RBOB Gasoline June contract: $2.56 per gallon, up 0.27%. Year to date, gasoline futures have risen about 22%.
- Natural Gas June contract: $2.18 per thousand cubic feet, up 1.63%. Year to date, gas has fallen about 13.4%.
Oil dropped more than 6% last week, as traders rolled back geopolitical risk premium on fears of war between Iran and Israel, and as crude inventories in the U.S. surged on weaker demand.
WTI vs. Brent
But tensions in the Middle East are rising again after the Israel Defense Forces told some 100,000 Palestinians to leave the southern Gaza city of Rafah. Efforts to broker a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas have stalled again, with the two sides accusing each other of sabotaging a deal.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday vowed that Israel would not submit to international pressure to end the war in Gaza until Hamas is defeated.
“If Israel is forced to stand alone, Israel will stand alone,” Netanyahu said in a speech commemorating the Holocaust at Yad Vashem. “And I say to you, we will defeat our genocidal enemies. Never again is now.”
And Saudi Arabia raised the prices of its flagship crude destined for Asia for the third consecutive month, according to a price list seen by Bloomberg News. The price hike suggests Riyadh sees robust demand on the horizon.
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