Wind, solar, EVs, can prevent catastrophic climate change, says new IPCC report

In the landmark Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report released today, there’s good news and bad news. We’re spotlighting the good news: EVs and clean energy can help us limit climate change.

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Greenworks and Sun Joe electric mowers let you ditch gas from $147, more in New Green Deals

Are you tired of using gas and oil for lawn care? Well, make 2022 the year you leave fossil fuels behind for yard maintenance. Woot has you covered with a month-long sale on both Greenworks and Sun Joe electric mowers from $147, with many of them being battery-powered and even self-propelled. Our favorite deal saves $130 on Greenworks’ premium 21-inch 48V electric mower, which is down to just $420 in the sale. We also have a wide selection of Tesla, Greenworks, and other 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, more on why going electric for your yard tools like the mower on sale is important, 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.

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Supply and Demand 101: Nascent EV trucks reselling well over MSRP on the open market

As new, larger, and more powerful EVs make their way into consumer driveways, their deliveries still remain quite small in number compared to the other electric vehicle types. That being said, the demand for electric trucks has exploded with many manufacturer models reserved into the next couple years. As a result, some early customers of these EV trucks are taking advantage of this demand and reselling them for a profit, some more than double what they paid.

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Himiway updates its popular 28+ mph Escape Pro moped-style electric bike with higher performance

Himiway, a popular electric bicycle supplier, has updated its Himiway Escape electric moped into the new Escape Pro, touting new improvements in design and performance.

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Electric scooter company NIU releases Q1 2022 sales figures, shows jump in overseas sales

Leading smart electric scooter company NIU has released its Q1 2022 sales volume figures, which demonstrate a large increase in international sales volume yet only a modest bump in domestic sales.

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TS Bravo is the latest low-cost electric motorcycle with the specs and price to upend the industry

When Alrendo first rolled onto the scene with its 135 km/h (84 mph) TS Bravo electric motorcycles, the commuter bikes looked ready to inflict some serious damage on the conventional gas-bike market. And now that the model has received new upgrades and the company is expanding its reach across Europe, Oceania, and Asia, the future is looking quite bright for a new era of high-performance commuter electric motorcycles.

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Hertz announces it is ordering up to 65,000 electric vehicles from Polestar

Fresh off its order of 100,000 Tesla vehicles, Hertz announces that it is growing its EV fleet with a new order of up to 65,000 electric vehicles from Polestar.

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk buys near 10% stake in Twitter

A new SEC filing revealed that Elon Musk, better known as CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, invested almost $3 billion in Twitter and now owns almost 10% of the social media platform.

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Tesla (TSLA) is up on record deliveries despite Giga Shanghai extending its shutdown

Tesla’s stock (TSLA) is up in pre-market trading on Monday after releasing new record delivery numbers this weekend, despite investors learning that Gigafactory Shanghai is unable to restart production today.

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Take a look at UPS’s cute little electric delivery vans powered by an electric bike motor

UPS is testing out a new tiny electric delivery van, though calling it a “van” is a bit of a stretch. Technically considered a quadricycle, it’s basically a highly efficient van-shaped four-wheeled electric bike that can make urban deliveries in crowded areas.

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