Mercedes’ new GLA EV leaks a day ahead of its official debut
The GLA is the smallest, most affordable SUV Mercedes-Benz offers. Ahead of its debut on July 29, the first image of the all-new GLA EV leaked online.
Greenworks 80V CrossoverT riding mower with 600W turbo charger $1,200 off, Camplux 3.5kW to 27kW water heaters, more
Our Tuesday Green Deals this week are all about home maintenance and improvements, led by the $1,200 savings on Greenworks’ 80V CrossoverT 30-inch Cordless Electric Riding Mower that comes with 4x 6.0Ah batteries and a 600W turbo wall charger at a new $2,500 low. Next, we have 3.5kW to 27kW Camplux Tankless Electric Water Heaters at some of their lowest 2026 prices starting from $108, as well as the meross 2-Zone Wi-Fi Smart Water Timer at its $80 low. There are also amazing chances to score savings for Worx’s popular 13A Electric Leaf Mulcher, the Aerocart 8-in-1 Yard Cart, EGO’s 56V 5.0Ah Battery, and more. As always, you can find all the hangover deals from this week down at the bottom of the page, like yesterday’s Bluetti exclusive roadtrip-ready power station deals (with new lows), the launch deal on Heybike’s CityScape 2.0 e-bike, 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.
Saudi Prince Alwaleed takes 5% Lucid (LCID) stake, stock jumps 25%
Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal has disclosed a 5% stake in Lucid Group, and the market read it as a fresh vote of Saudi confidence in the cash-strapped EV maker.
Lucid (LCID) shares jumped as much as 25% on Tuesday after the filing surfaced, even though the disclosure itself is passive and mostly a technical formality.
Baidu’s Apollo Go begins London robotaxi testing with Uber and Lyft
Baidu’s Apollo Go started robotaxi road testing in London today, and it’s doing it with both of ride-hailing’s biggest names at once — Uber and Freenow by Lyft.
The launch lands days after Apollo Go ran the first fully driverless trial in any right-hand-drive market, in Hong Kong. Two milestones in one week, on opposite ends of the world.
BMW ramps up iX3 output as orders near 100,000
The new BMW iX3 has already received nearly 100,000 orders. Now, BMW is ramping up production at a record pace to meet the strong demand.
Tesla buys 90% of a 509 MW Arizona solar and storage project
Tesla has signed a long-term deal to buy 90% of the output of Project Sterling, a big solar and battery plant going up in Arizona.
The project pairs 509 MW of solar with a 360 MW battery, and it’s being built by ContourGlobal, the power producer owned by private equity firm KKR. It’s expected online in 2028.
BYD launches the ‘world’s first’ SDV kei EV, starting at just $13,000
The Racco went on sale as the “world’s first SDV-based” light EV, BYD said, with a low starting price of around $13,000.
Mitsubishi’s ‘all-new’ Eclipse Sportback EV is a rebadged Nissan Leaf
Mitsubishi is bringing a fully electric vehicle back to North America for the first time in over a decade, and it’s calling the 2027 Eclipse Sportback EV “all-new.”
It isn’t. The Eclipse Sportback is a rebadged next-generation Nissan Leaf, sourced from Mitsubishi’s Alliance partner and reskinned with new bumpers and lights.
Yamaha is preparing to launch another electric scooter, design filings show
Yamaha may not have found runaway success with its previous electric scooters, but new design filings suggest the company isn’t giving up on battery-powered two-wheelers just yet.
Tesla buys the entire output of a new 140 MW Texas solar farm
Tesla has signed a long-term power purchase agreement to buy the entire output of a 140-MWac solar farm being built in northeast Texas.
The plant, called Lumen Farm, is being developed by Zelestra, an EQT-backed renewable developer. Construction is expected to start in 2027, with the farm going online in 2029.