Lyten, a lithium-sulfur battery maker based in San Jose, California, has officially completed its acquisition of Northvolt Ett and Ett Expansion in Skellefteå, Sweden, as well as Northvolt Labs in Västerås.
In the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. In this week’s episode, we discuss Tesla’s Cybercab being dead on arrival, Donut Lab’s miracle battery, Waymo expanding, and more.
Our top three mentions in our end-of-the-week Green Deals bring along some favorites and one very surprising new low price, starting with Anker’s latest 72-hour SOLIX flash sale that is taking up to 48% off the brand’s three newest portable power solutions, like the C2000 Gen 2 Portable Power Station at $779, alongside the C1000 Gen 2 and the F3800 Plus models. We also have a spotlight from the Lectric Presidents Day Sale that will be ending tomorrow night, taking the $893 e-bike bundle savings with it, as well as Husqvarna’s legacy Automower 115H 4G Robotic Lawn Mower at a new $300 low, and so much more waiting for you below. And don’t forget the hangover deals at the bottom of the page, like yesterday’s mobile-supporting Bluetti power station deals, the latest 72-hour EcoFlow power station flash offers, 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.
While Range Rover is expected to launch its first electric SUV later this year, another EV was spotted testing that looks nothing like anything we’ve seen from the luxury brand before.
Tesla has launched the seven-seat option for the Model Y Juniper in Europe, adding a €2,500 third-row option to the Long Range All-Wheel Drive configuration. Deliveries are expected to begin in April.
The problem is that no one was really asking for this. The Model Y’s third row remains comically small, and with the stretched Model YL, which has an actual usable third row, in China, the timing of this launch is questionable at best.
Chinese scientists have developed a new EV battery capable of delivering over 1,000 km (620 miles) of driving range with an energy density above 700 Wh/kg.
Tesla’s estimated delivery times for all models in China have fallen to just 1-3 weeks, a dramatic reduction from the several weeks to two months quoted late last year. The collapse in wait times signals that Giga Shanghai has cleared its order backlog and has ample production capacity sitting idle.
At the same time, Tesla announced it is extending its 7-year ultra-low-interest and 5-year zero-interest financing programs through March 31, marking the second time the automaker has pushed back the expiration of these aggressive incentives in 2026.
The financing incentives are rapidly becoming the new standard as Tesla’s demand issues are growing.
This week on Electrek’s Wheel-E podcast, we discuss the most popular news stories from the world of electric bikes and other nontraditional electric vehicles. This time, that includes new e-bikes from Aventon and Xtracycle, a bump on the road to wireless e-bike charging, California wants to give out license plates for e-bikes, Honda has a cool new electric moped, Royal Enfield’s Flying Flea electric motorcycle is coming soon, and more.
