First discount on Rad Power RadTrike in over a year at $1,499, Exclusive $552 DELTA 3 Plus offer, Segway e-scooters 58% off, EGO, more

Headlining today’s Green Deals is the spotlight we’re shining on the rare discount hitting Rad Power’s RadTrike for $1,499 for the first time in over a year, which comes as part of the brand’s latest sale offers. After yesterday’s bundled flash offer, we have a new exclusive deal for our readers on EcoFlow’s standalone DELTA 3 Plus Portable Power Station for $552. There’s also Segway’s sale offers, which include the Ninebot E2 Pro eKickScooter that sports Apple Find My at $500, with up to 58% taken off the other models. Lastly, we spotted the EGO Power+ Z6 42-inch Zero-Turn Electric Riding Lawn Mower with four 12Ah batteries and an e-STEER LCD wheel at a new $4,999 low. Plus, all the other hangover Green Deals are in the links at the bottom of the page, like yesterday’s free extra battery bundle on Rad’s RadCity 5 Plus e-bike, the return $899 low on Heybike’s Mars 2.0 e-bike, 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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Hyundai, Kia push solid-state EV batteries until 2030, but these rivals are racing ahead

Hyundai Motor Group, including Kia, doesn’t expect to launch solid-state EV batteries until 2030, at the earliest. The company said there’s “a lot of uncertainty” around the promising new battery tech. With others, including Mercedes-Benz, Toyota, Stellantis, Honda, and Chinese battery giants CATL and BYD, who will be the first to get the “holy grail” of battery tech on the market?

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Tesla partners with Steak ‘n Shake on Superchargers with up to more than 100 locations

Tesla has partnered with Steak ‘n Shake to deploy Superchargers at up to more than 100 restaurant locations.

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Volkswagen ID.4 was the best-selling EV in Europe, top 3 in the US last month

Volkswagen’s electric SUV is making a comeback. Last month, the Volkswagen ID.4 topped Tesla’s Model Y to become the best-selling EV in Europe, and it was even in the top three in the US.

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Elon Musk ‘cancels’ Tesla engineer for complaining about the CEO’s behavior

Elon Musk has reportedly ‘canceled’ a Tesla engineer for complaining about the CEO’s behaviors on social media.

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Polestar (PSNY) locks in $450 million in funding as the EV maker ‘starts its next chapter’

Polestar (PSNY) secured another $450 million in fresh funding as the EV maker aims for profitability this year. With three electric vehicles and a fourth on the way, Polestar expects 2025 to be its biggest yet.

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Wheel-E Podcast: EBC merger, Super73 recall, Bafang tour, more

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 a merger between Electric Bike Company and Integral Electrics, California looking to clamp down further on Sur Ron hooligans, a Super73 recall, Cowboy’s production move, a tour inside Bafang’s factory in China, and more.

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NIU unveils new electric microcar with impressive $8,300 target price

NIU, best known as a leader in the electric moped market, has expanded considerably over the last few years. In addition to offering a hot-selling new electric dirt bike and showing off concepts for electric ATVs, the company is now unveiling an electric microcar known as the NIUMM 500.

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Renewables generated 24.2% of US electricity in 2024 – EIA data

Renewables increased their output by almost 10% and provided nearly a quarter of US electrical generation in 2024, according to newly released US Energy Information Administration (EIA) data.

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Austin’s main public bus depot just got 48 new EV charging ports

Camber has delivered an EV fast charging system to CapMetro, Austin’s public transit agency, for its main bus depot – here’s why that’s a big milestone.

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