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Volkswagen’s latest recall now extends to Audi, affecting more than 9,000 Q4 E-Tron and Q4 Sportback E-Tron vehicles. And just like with the ID.4, owners are being told to limit charging to 80% of the battery’s capacity.

Waymo is growing its driverless service area by nearly 250 square miles over the next week, spread across Los Angeles, Nashville, Orlando, San Diego, and the San Francisco Bay Area.

That’s about as big as Tesla’s entire Houston Robotaxi geofence after this week’s expansion, and Waymo is adding it in cities where it already runs with nobody in the driver’s seat.

BMW’s next electric SUV won’t just be bigger. The iX7 will sit at the top of the brand’s EV lineup when it debuts in 2027, bringing a more luxurious option to the mix.

We’ve got an exciting Tuesday Green Deals edition with two new launches and a first-time discount. Leading the pack is the official launch of Anker’s SOLIX S5000 Portable Power Station + bundles that our readers can get up to $2,150 exclusive savings on starting from $2,375. Right behind that is the all-new XP Lite3 Lightweight Folding e-bikes from Lectric with up to $356 FREE bundled gear starting from $799. There’s also a major first-time discount ($130 off) on the Baseus U2 Pro 3K Dual-Lens AI Solar Outdoor Security Camera for $150, as well as an Autel 50A Level 2 EV Charger at $143 off. Of course, you can also find yesterday’s hangover deals at the bottom of the page, including the Bluetti Halloween Sale lineup with exclusive savings, the premium EGO 22-inch Select Cut + Touch Drive mower kit with a 10.0Ah battery at its best price of the year, 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.

The mini electric dirt bike market has exploded over the last few years, with seemingly countless new brands offering everything from pint-sized electric pit bikes to surprisingly powerful off-road machines. The Sykeruns X7 falls somewhere in the middle, offering enough power to get into some serious trouble while keeping the price relatively approachable.

Seoul police have booked 80 people for using aftermarket devices to switch on Tesla’s “Full Self-Driving” in cars that aren’t allowed to run it in South Korea. Officers also seized 21 of the devices.

The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency announced the case on Tuesday. It’s the largest enforcement action yet against the FSD “jailbreak” hardware that has spread through China, Europe, and Korea over the past year.

Kia barely touched the 2027 EV9’s price, raising it by only $90 while sneaking in a few extra standard features on select trims.

Elon Musk says Tesla’s Robotaxi race against Waymo “was never a real contest” after Tesla’s driverless fleet logged 438,000 miles in Austin in a single week, edging past Waymo’s 406,000 weekly average in the city.

That’s one city, one week, and a Waymo figure that’s four months old. Across the US, Waymo still drives about seven times more driverless miles than Tesla every week.

BYD’s new flagship EV will be its largest and most luxurious electric sedan yet, potentially debuting two firsts for the company next week: Rolls-Royce-style coach doors and solid-state batteries.

Ford wants to make powering your home with an EV a lot cheaper. Its upcoming sub-$30,000 Fathom electric truck will feature a new bidirectional charging system that ditches the need for an expensive external inverter.

Lectric eBikes, the largest electric bike company in the US by just about any metric you can measure, has just unveiled its latest model: the Lectric XP Lite3. And with a starting price of just $799, the new lightweight folding electric bike is continuing the company’s tradition of packing surprisingly impressive features into remarkably affordable e-bikes.

Kia announced that 2027 EV6 prices start at about $38,000, or $8,000 more than the new EV3.

Tesla Canada has updated the Model 3 Premium Rear-Wheel Drive on its website with 584 km of range and a 0-100 km/h time of 5.2 seconds. Those are the exact specs of the Fremont-built Long Range RWD that Tesla sold in Canada two years ago.

The Shanghai-built version, the $39,490 CAD car Canadians haven’t been able to order since early October, is rated at 463 km and 6.2 seconds. The new numbers point to a different car from a different factory.

BMW’s new iX5 is hard to miss with its distinct Double-X headlights. Here’s how it stacks up against the outgoing X5, side by side.

We’ve got power station sales and tool lows filling this week’s Green Deals kickstart, starting with Bluetti’s fresh Halloween Sale lineup that has deals like the 2026 Elite 300 3,014Wh Portable Power Station down at $1,099, as well as larger Anker SOLIX E10 Whole-Home Backup System deals starting from an exclusive $3,799 low. From there, we have EGO’s highly advanced 22-inch Select Cut and Touch Drive mower with a 10.0Ah battery back at its best 2026 price with $390 savings, next to the brand’s 880 CFM Cordless Leaf Blower with 2x batteries at its $307 low. There’s also the 60V Greenworks 20-inch Cordless Snow Blower at a new low price, and all the hangover deals from last week rounded up in 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.

The 2027 Lexus RZ will begin arriving at dealerships early next year, with prices starting at under $50,000.

Tesla expanded its Robotaxi service area in Houston today, and it shaped the new geofence like a rocket. Plenty of people on X see something else in it, which is fair given the phallic Austin map Tesla posted in 2025.

It’s a cute nod to Houston’s space history. It’s also a service area drawn for a meme, and Robotaxi Tracker counts only 34 driverless Model Ys to cover it.

A Tesla Cybertruck was pulled over while driving in Germany, a reminder that the vehicle is generally not legal on European roads.

Turo will soon let US renters search specifically for Teslas with “Full Self-Driving” (Supervised) turned on, using a direct integration with Tesla to verify each car’s FSD status. The feature goes live on October 28.

For Tesla, it’s a new way to put FSD in front of people who don’t own a Tesla, and a new source of the FSD subscriptions that now count toward Elon Musk’s pay package.

BYD opened pre-orders for the new Denza N8, a luxury five-seat electric SUV with a CLTC range of over 1,000 km (621 miles).

Volkswagen Group China now has a permit to test Level 3 autonomous driving on public roads in Hefei, and it says testing is already underway. The permit also covers large-scale driving data collection in the city.

It’s the latest step toward VW’s goal of L3 technology readiness in China by 2027. And the timing is good as the group holds its first China Technology Day in Hefei on Wednesday.

Range Energy, a company working to electrify trucking through the use of a trailer with its own battery and motors, has published an analysis showing how much fleets can save through electrification – and just at the right time, with diesel at record highs.

The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) board of directors voted unanimously Thursday to approve the purchase of a new generation of battery-powered public transit trains – and they can’t arrive soon enough.

Amflow, the electric bicycle brand that burst onto the scene with some of the most powerful and lightweight electric mountain bikes on the market, is expanding its lineup with two major releases. The company has announced global availability of its new Amflow TL Carbon, while also bringing its removable-battery Amflow PR Carbon series to the US for the first time.