Heybike Mars 3.0 e-bike hits $1,199 low, Segway Navimow robotic lawn mower sale, Lectric refreshes Lightning e-bike deals, more

Our Tuesday Green Deals are here, and headlining is Heybike’s 5th Anniversary Sale with up to $800 e-bike savings, which is giving folks a chance to score the Mars 3.0 Folding Fat Tire e-bike with a FREE pannier bag at its $1,199 low for the first time in 2026, among others models. We also have Segway’s ongoing Navimow Earth Day Sale with up to $349 savings on robotic lawn mowers for various yard sizes starting from $679, as well as Lectric’s refreshed 72-hour Lightning Deal Sale with up to $439 savings on the XP4 750 and XPress 750 e-bikes at $1,299 (plus 30% savings on all the brand’s extra batteries). EcoFlow also launched a 48-hour flash sale that has dropped the DELTA 3 Ultra Plus Power Station to its $1,399 low + three other offers, and we spotted EGO’s highly advanced Select Cut and Touch Drive cordless electric mower bundle at one of its best prices, with plenty more waiting for you below. And don’t forget about the hangover deals at the bottom of the page, like yesterday’s Jackery 72-hour Mother’s Day flash sale (and the overall sale), the new low on Aiper’s IrriSense 2 smart irrigation system, 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 reveals stunning IONIQ 9 Black Ink Edition, and we got a first-hand look at it [Images]

The 2027 Hyundai IONIQ 9 Calligraphy Performance Black Ink edition is more than just another blacked-out model, and we were invited to see it in person at Hyundai’s plant in Savannah, Georgia.

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GM is still the #2 EV seller in the US, but for how long?

GM beat first-quarter earnings expectations after winning a US Supreme Court decision to refund around $500 million from the Trump Administration’s tariffs.

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The uncomfortable reality behind Rivian’s new ‘billion-dollar’ e-bike brand

A billion-dollar valuation is a headline that’s hard to ignore. And when it’s attached to a new e-bike brand spun out of a company like Rivian, it’s even harder not to get swept up in the excitement.

But zoom out for a moment, and a more complicated picture starts to emerge.

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PV5 electric van sales are so hot, Kia is ramping up production plans

The new PV5 is Kia’s first entry into the commercial vehicle space, and the company had ambitious plans to sell some 4,000 of the boxy EVs to UK fleets in 2026. Well, it’s April – and it looks like Kia is going to have to build a lot more than that if it’s going to meet demand.

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CATL says sodium batteries are mainstream-ready, signs massive 60 GWh deal

CATL, the world’s largest battery maker, signed a 60 GWh sodium-ion battery deal with energy storage integrator HyperStrong — the largest sodium-ion battery order ever placed. The three-year agreement is equivalent to half of all energy storage batteries CATL delivered in 2025.

The deal marks what CATL calls proof that it has “overcome the challenges of the entire sodium-ion battery mass production chain.” Industry observers are already calling it a potential “DeepSeek moment” for the global energy storage industry.

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Oregon boosts EV road trips with 24 new fast-charging sites

Oregon is getting ready to deploy another round of fast-charging stations along the highways, and it’s a meaningful step toward making EV road trips easier across the state.

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Here’s our first look at the Hyundai IONIQ 3 in real life [video]

A week after its official debut, Hyundai’s electric hatchback was captured in public for the first time as a standard model.

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EIA: 80 GW of new solar, wind + storage capacity coming in 2026

Utility-scale solar, wind, and battery storage will add more than 80 gigawatts (GW) of new generating capacity in the US by February 28, 2027, while total fossil fuel and nuclear power capacity will fall by almost 5 GW, according to data just released by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA), which was reviewed by the SUN DAY Campaign.

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BYD’s flagship electric SUV secures 30,000+ orders in 24 hrs, and its starts at under $40K

The stunning three-row electric SUV can drive up to 590 miles (950 km) and is equipped with BYD’s new 5-minute Flash Charging.

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