Lectric e-bikes with up to $894 savings, Jackery 72-hour flash sale, EcoFlow 512Wh RIVER 2 Max power station $269 low, Aiper, more

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Our Monday Green Deals are here, headlined by the final hours of Lectric’s Lightning Deal Sale with up to $894 e-bike bundle savings starting from $799. We also have Jackery’s 72-hour flash sale with offers like the HomePower 3600 Plus Portable Power Station and a 500W solar panel at its second-best $2,299 price + other flash deals and the brand’s newly launched Mother’s Day Sale. You can find the EcoFlow 512Wh RIVER 2 Max Portable Power Station down at its $269 low, as well as Aiper’s latest IrriSense 2 Smart Irrigation System hitting a new $400 low, EGO’s 56V 5.0Ah Battery at its best price of the last year, and more waiting for you down below.

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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Vacuum company shows concept rocket-boosted EV that does 0-60 in 0.9 sec

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Dreame, a Chinese company known for robot vacuums and other home appliances, is back with another electric supercar concept, this time with some actually unbelievable numbers.

Try this one on for size: 0-62mph (0-100km/h) in 0.9 seconds.

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Toyota’s EV sales rise 139% in March as drivers seek relief from surging gas prices

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As drivers look for alternatives amid rising gas prices, Toyota has been an unexpected winner, with EV sales more than doubling in March.

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Kia is slashing EV prices to keep pace with low-cost rivals

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Kia is cutting prices in the US, Europe, and other key markets in response to a wave of new low-cost rivals.

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First drive: next-gen Xiaomi SU7 shows how fast Chinese EVs are improving

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I got behind the wheel of the next-generation Xiaomi SU7, and the upgrades are significant. The refreshed electric sedan delivers up to 902 km (560 miles) of CLTC range, 800V charging architecture across all trims, and standard LiDAR — all while still undercutting the Tesla Model 3 in China.

Xiaomi started deliveries of its updated best-seller in April after securing over 100,000 pre-orders, building on the 381,000 first-gen SU7s sold since the original launch in March 2024.

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BYD Seal 08 debuts with Blade Battery 2.0: 1,000 km range, 5-min charging, 684 hp

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BYD unveiled the Seal 08, its new flagship electric sedan, at the Beijing Auto Show this weekend. The vehicle packs BYD’s second-generation Blade Battery targeting over 1,000 km of CLTC range and megawatt-level flash charging that adds 400 km of range in five minutes.

It marks the first time the Blade Battery 2.0 and flash charging combination land in a full-size sedan, positioning it as a direct challenger to higher-end electric sedans.

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Another US state wants to force registration for all e-bikes

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As electric bicycles continue to grow in popularity and grab headlines, regulatory debates are heating up. More states are clamping down on how and where e-bikes can be ridden, and even what constitutes an e-bike.

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Tesla files to deliver Elon Musk’s $56 billion pay package – ending the saga

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Tesla has filed an S-8 registration statement with the SEC to register 303,960,630 shares of common stock for CEO Elon Musk under his 2018 pay package. At today’s share price of ~$376, those shares are worth over $114 billion.

The filing confirms what many expected after the Delaware Supreme Court restored the award in December: the years-long legal fight over the largest executive compensation deal in corporate history is officially over.

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Tesla finally launches ‘Robotaxi’ app on Android, nearly a year after iOS

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Tesla has released its “Robotaxi” app on the Google Play Store, making the ride-hailing service available to Android users for the first time. The iOS version launched in September 2025 — putting the Android release nearly a year behind.

The app arrived on April 24, just days after Tesla “expanded” its “Robotaxi” service from Austin to Dallas and Houston.

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Ford’s 2,200-HP electric Mustang runs 6.87-sec quarter mile, smashes EV record

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Ford Racing’s new Mustang Cobra Jet 2200 just became the quickest electric car on the planet, running a 6.87-second quarter mile at 221 mph at the NHRA 4-Wide Nationals in Charlotte this weekend.

The run demolished Ford’s own previous EV record — a 7.623-second pass set by the Cobra Jet 1800 in September 2024 — by a massive 0.75 seconds, a staggering improvement in a sport measured in thousandths.

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