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A parking giant with 5,700 sites is taking on apartment EV charging

apartment EV charging

Apartment and condo residents could get more places to plug in their EVs without their buildings needing a costly electrical upgrade. LAZ Parking and EverCharge are launching a charging service that shares available power among vehicles – an approach the companies say can support up to five times as many charging ports on the same power supply.

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Segway E3 Go electric scooter launches at $100 off, Bluetti 2,016Wh FridgePower station exclusive $854 in Member Sale, more

Our two headliners for today’s edition is the newly launched Segway E3 Go Electric Scooter with $100 savings at $550, which sits just $50 above the current pricing of its sibling E3 Pro model. Next, Bluetti has begun its 4-day Member Sale event that has a selection of deals on power stations units, solar panels, and expansion batteries, including 2x points and redemption deals, not to mention our exclusive bonus savings code. This sale is giving folks the chance at the FridgePower 2,016Wh Station with 2x points down at an exclusive $854, amongst others. We’ve also got deals for the 40-mile Hiboy Max Pro e-scooter, the 40V Worx Nitro Leafjet blower, a 82V Greenworks chainsaw, and more. Don’t forget about yesterday’s hangover deals at the bottom of the page, like the EcoFlow power station Halloween Sale, or the new Monarc e-bike battery options that start prices lower than ever from $1,399, 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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Polestar and Oxford wired up drivers to measure how performance feels

White Polestar 4 driving on the Gotland Ring in Sweden during the Oxford performance study

Polestar and the University of Oxford put 12 drivers in eye trackers and heart-rate monitors and sent them around a Swedish racetrack in two versions of the Polestar 4. The goal was to put numbers on something no spec sheet captures: how performance feels to the person driving.

The 544 hp Polestar 4 Dual motor with Performance pack delivered 32% higher peak acceleration than the 268 hp Rear motor version on matched laps, and it needed 15% less steering effort to do it. Drivers also rated it far higher on the experience.

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Flying, flipping Tesla Roadster delivered on style, THESE EVs deliver on substance

If last week’s headlines proved anything at all, it’s that the long wait for flying, flipping, fully self driving electric vehicles is finally over – especially if you’re shopping at Tesla’s competitors. On today’s episode of Quick Charge, we’ve got a full rundown of hot new EVs that you can fly, flip, and (most importantly) take delivery of today.

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EcoFlow Halloween Sale offers up to 57% spooky power station savings from $284, Monarc smart e-bikes from $1,399, more

This week is kicking off with a spooky good EcoFlow Halloween Sale lineup of up to 57% discounts and bonus extra savings, which include deals like the DELTA 3 Ultra Plus 3,072Wh Power Station down at $1,519, and more starting from $284. We also spotted Monarc Bikes offering new battery configuration packages (up to $579 off) on its Tracer Commuter and Marker All-Terrain Smart e-bikes that now start from $1,399. There’s also fall savings hitting the EGO Cordless Electric 600 CFM Backpack Leaf Blower at $380, as well as the 40-mile Hiboy S2 Max Electric Scooter down at $490, the six-plant AeroGarden Harvest Elite 360 Indoor Hydroponic Garden System down at $85, and more waiting for you below. You can find all the hangover deals from last week at the bottom of the page, collected together within our latest 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.

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Huawei’s car unit joins CATL’s 2,520-station battery swap network

CATL’s battery swap network hits 2,000 stations milestone

Huawei’s smart car business is signing on to CATL’s battery swap network, giving the world’s largest battery maker another heavyweight partner for a technology most of the industry wrote off a decade ago.

Yinwang, the Huawei-controlled automotive unit also known as Newcool, signed a strategic cooperation framework with CATL and its swap subsidiary CAES on Monday. CATL’s Choco-swap network already counts 2,520 stations across about 200 Chinese cities.

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Foxconn pays $727M for half of Mitsubishi Electric’s car parts unit in EV push

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Foxconn is buying half of Mitsubishi Electric’s auto parts business for ¥115 billion ($727 million), its biggest bet yet on turning years of EV promises into a real car business.

But the target, Mitsubishi Electric Mobility, isn’t an EV company. It’s a traditional Tier 1 supplier that makes everything from alternators and ignition coils to radar sensors, with a smaller electric powertrain business attached.

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