BMW’s new flagship i7 makes a great chauffeur vehicle [Images]

BMW overhauled its flagship i7 electric sedan. Now, it wants you to use it as a chauffeur vehicle.

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Prinoth is getting charged up for winter with a little help from Scania

The winter equipment experts at Prinoth are partnering with Swedish trucking group SCANIA on a pair of new, battery-electric snow groomers that are ready to hit Europe’s ski slopes with up to 624 kWh of battery power all winter long.

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Orange is the new green as University of Tennessee electrifies its garbage fleet

Orange is the new green at the University of Tennessee, which deployed a new McNeilus Volterra ZFL electric garbage truck at its Knoxville campus this week, bringing together advanced, battery-electric waste collection technology and Made-in-Tennessee manufacturing.

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Lectric XPress Lite e-bike $1,099 + XPress2 FREE $336 bundle, EcoFlow 572Wh RIVER 3 Max new $303 low, snow blower lows, more

Our midweek Green Deals edition is being led by Lectric’s newest 46-pound Xpress Lite e-bike that just launched at $1,099, which coincides with the bundle for $336 in FREE gear on the XPress2 Cruiser/Commuter e-bikes at $1,299 continuing over from the Better-Than-Prime sale. Right behind that we have two options for EcoFlow’s 572Wh RIVER 3 Max Expanded Power Station at a new $303 low or getting a FREE $40 tool pegboard at Amazon for $319. From there, we have two cordless electric snow blower deals on EGO’s 21-inch model with 2x 6.0Ah batteries at an $899 annual low, or the 80V Greenworks 20-inch model at a new $450 low. There’s also Worx’s newest 40V 3-in-1 Trivac Cordless Leaf Blower/Vacuum/Mulcher with either 2x or 4x battery bundles starting from $260, as well as more deals to get you through fall and winter below. You’ll also find the hangover deals from the last two days at the bottom of the page, like the yesterday’s EcoFlow TITAN series whole-home backup system early-bird deposit deals or the brand’s latest flash sale lineup ending tonight, 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.

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BYD reveals the updated Seagull EV will launch next week

BYD will launch the updated Seagull next week, its popular EV that sells for around $10,000 in China.

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Volvo’s new midsize electric SUV is here, but it may be hard to get your hands on one

Volvo is already calling the EX60 a “game changer” as its highest-range, fastest-charging EV to date. After delaying US deliveries, Volvo’s new midsize electric SUV will remain limited, at least for now.

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Tesla Powerwalls supply most of record 745 MW California grid dispatch

Tesla Powerwalls did most of the heavy lifting as California’s home batteries set a new grid record last week. On October 6, more than 85,000 Powerwall owners sent over 600 MW to the grid, the bulk of a combined 745 MW dispatch that Sunrun announced today.

That’s 28% more than the 580 MW record the two companies set less than a month ago. And it’s bigger than most gas peaker plants in the state.

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Ford opens preorder invites for the $30,000 Fathom EV pickup

Want to be among the first to own Ford’s new EV pickup? You can now sign up for a preorder invite for the upcoming $30,000 Ford Fathom.

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The world record for the longest electric motorcycle ride has just been obliterated

The world record for the longest journey on an electric motorcycle on a single charge has just been absolutely demolished.

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Tesla is unveiling the new Roadster for real this time, promise

Tesla says it will finally stream its next-generation Roadster event this Thursday, October 15, at 7:55 pm Central, two weeks after it was supposed to happen.

It’s the latest date in a long list of them. Tesla first showed the Roadster in November 2017 and promised production in 2020. Nearly nine years later, it hasn’t delivered a single one.

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