Barcelona’s new electric commuter ferry runs for 21 hours on a single charge
The Port of Barcelona launched the Ecocat Tres, a highly efficient, all-electric commuter ferry powered by Molabo’s ARIES i50 electric motors.
Tesla’s long-time top engineer launches new energy startup: Heron Power
Drew Baglino, a long-time top executive at Tesla who exited last year, has launched a new energy startup: Heron Power.
Tesla Insurance stops penalizing forward colision warnings after getting sued for ‘fake’ alerts
Tesla Insurance has stopped penalizing drivers for having forward collision warnings after getting sued for what drivers described as fake crash alerts
Jackery power stations 50% off in early Easter sale, Tenways AGO X e-bike at new $1,899 low, EcoFlow flash offers from $159, more
We’ve got three different sales to kick off this week’s Green Deals, starting with Jackery’s newly launched early Easter savings that are taking up to 50% off units, including a new low price on the Explorer 3000 Pro solar generator bundle with a 500W panel for $1,947, among others. We spotted Tenways’ Spring Sale fresh out of the gate with up to $600 in e-bike savings (as well as up to $385 in bonus free gear), the largest of which is hitting the AGO X All-Terrain e-bike for a new $1,899 low. Lastly, running as part of EcoFlow’s ongoing Easter Sale and Mega Sale, we have two short-term flash offers on the RIVER 3 Portable Power Station to its $159 low, as well as a much more massive dual DELTA Pro 3 home backup bundle. Plus, all the other hangover Green Deals from last week are in the links at the bottom of the page, collected together in our Electrified Weekly roundup.
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.
I tried taking a tiny e-bike kayak-camping on a deserted island. Here’s what happened
When I first looked at the JackRabbit XG Pro, my instinct was to take it somewhere wild. Sure, it’s designed to be a compact, fun-sized ride for urban zipping and off-road excursions — but what if I took it even further? What if I used it to tow a kayak… to the beach… and then paddled that kayak with the e-bike strapped to it to a deserted island to go camping?
Sometimes bad ideas turn into great stories. This was one of those.
GM is teasing a new Chevy Corvette supercar and it’s an EV
Is this our first look at the all-electric Corvette we’ve been waiting for? GM just previewed a new Chevrolet Corvette EV concept, giving us a glimpse of what the next-gen Vette could look like. GM also teased a new GMC concept for the first time.
Volvo on Demand “trucks as a service” offering scores its first customer
The air and ocean freight forward specialists at R&M Trucking have become the first US customer for the new Volvo on Demand “trucks as a service” offering by deploying a new Volvo VNR Electric semi truck to carry out local and regional freight and logistics deliveries from Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport.
Toyota now plans to launch 10 new EVs within the next three years: Here’s what we know
Toyota is late to the game, but it doesn’t want to fall any further behind. The world’s largest automaker is about to shake things up with 10 new EVs launching by 2027 — tripling its lineup. The new models will roll out in the US, Europe, Japan, China, and Southeast Asia as Toyota looks to keep pace with surging EV leaders like BYD. Here’s what new models we know about so far.
Elon Musk sets the stage for Tesla to bail out Twitter/xAI at an insane valuation
Elon Musk, who already suggested Tesla invest in xAI, is now setting the stage for the public company under his control to grossly overpay for xAI, a private company under his control that just absorbed Twitter (X).
Anyone invested in a mutual fund that owns Tesla shares could be about to bail out Musk and his billionaire friends.