On today’s surprisingly affordable episode of Quick Charge we respond to America’s new, $770/mo. average car payment buy rounding up some affordable EV lease deals at less than HALF the new normal.
Massachusetts-based critical metals refining company Nth Cycle has signed a 10-year agreement valued at about $1.1 billion with global commodities trader Trafigura to supply refined battery metals.
Vineyard Wind 1 has now completed construction of all 62 of its offshore wind turbines, a major milestone for the first utility-scale offshore wind farm in the US.
Aventon has just unveiled its latest electric mountain bike, the new Current, bringing a full-suspension eMTB platform to the company’s lineup that blends trail-ready performance with the connected tech features Aventon has been steadily building into its bikes. Continuing with Aventon’s modus operandi for the last few years, the Current offers an increasingly refined level of off-road riding, yet at a price that undercuts the bigger established bike shop brands.
Kicking off this week’s Green Deals is Jackery’s 72-hour St. Paddy’s flash sale that is taking up to $1,400 off four offers – two power stations and two expansion batteries – like the HomePower 3000 Portable Power Station down at $1,099 for the best price since Black Friday. We also spotted Husqvarna’s latest 410iQ Automower Robotic Lawn Mower hitting a new $1,550 low (with its two variants at second-lowest prices), as well as a full roundup of Navee’s Spring Sale e-scooter lineup that starts from $136, returning low prices on the EcoFlow DELTA 3 1000 Air power station and GoTrax R7 e-bike, and much more waiting for you below. And don’t forget the hangover deals from last week at the bottom of the page, rounded together within our latest Electrified Weekly edition.
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.
Toyota may deny it, but it’s increasingly relying on local parts to compete in China’s brutal electric vehicle market. With estimates claiming nearly 90% of parts in some Toyota EVs sold in China are sourced locally, it’s having a bigger impact than expected.
Tesla filed one new “Robotaxi” crash report with NHTSA in its February submission, bringing the total to 15 incidents since the program launched in Austin in June 2025. That’s a significant drop from the five crashes reported in the last report, but without specific mileage data from Tesla, there’s no way to determine whether the fleet is actually getting safer.
The new incident involved a Model Y hitting a fixed object at 9 mph in January 2026 with the autonomous driving system engaged. No injuries were reported.
Elon Musk announced on Saturday that Tesla’s “Terafab Project”, a plan to build what he envisions as the world’s largest semiconductor fabrication plant, will launch within seven days.
The problem is that Tesla has absolutely zero experience manufacturing semiconductors, and its track record in the closest comparable venture, building its own battery cells, should give anyone pause.
