It’s the calm before the Amazon Prime Day storm, and we’re starting off this week’s Green Deals with plenty of early savings, starting with flash sale windows from two of our favorite power station brands. First, there is the EcoFlow flash sale with four offers, like the 1,024Wh DELTA 3 Classic Portable Power Station getting a FREE RAPID 170W 25,000mAh Power Bank at $417. Second, there’s Anker’s SOLIX flash sale with six offers, like the 1,024Wh C1000 Gen 2 Portable Power Station bundled with a 200W solar panel and water-resistant bag for $719. From there, we spotted the advanced EGO 16-inch Cordless Electric Carbon Fiber POWERLOAD LINE IQ String Trimmer down at a $283 2026 low, as well as the Gotrax Fitz16 (Astra) Electric Dirt Bike for kids back at its $484 low, the Greenworks Pro 2,700 PSI Electric Pressure Washer holding at its 2026 low, and more waiting for you below. Also, don’t forget about all the hangover deals from last week, which have been collected together into our latest Electrified Weekly roundup 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.

Solid-state batteries promise longer range, faster charging, and improved safety, but durability has been a major hurdle. Researchers in China are getting closer after developing a new solid-state battery electrolyte system that maintained over 84% of its capacity after 350 charge cycles.

Lucid Motors is laying off 18% of its workforce, roughly 1,500 employees, just four months after the EV maker cut 12% of its staff. The company also confirmed Monday that it has eliminated the second production shift at its Casa Grande, Arizona factory.

It’s the second mass layoff under a new leadership regime that is barely three weeks old, and it lands as the US EV market cools and automakers retreat from their electric plans.

Octopus Energy and CATL are bringing a battery-swapping model already used at scale in China to Europe’s growing electric truck market.

Xiaomi returned to the Nürburgring to set another lap record, but this time it did it with nobody in the car at all, setting down the first official autonomous time at the world-famous racetrack.