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Prime Day-3 Deals: ECOVACS LiDAR Pro robot mowers back at lows, Jackery Prime Day power station sale + new releases, more

We’re halfway through this week’s Prime Day Sale event, with two more days left to jump on all the very best Green Deals we’ve collected – which can all be found within our regularly updated Prime Day Green Deals roundup hub here. Some of our notable headliners getting the spotlight today are ECOVACS’ three newest LiDAR Pro Robot Lawn Mowers back at their lowest prices starting from $1,000, as well as Jackery’s increased Prime Day power station sale savings with up to 65% discounts, three bonus savings codes, and three new releases – all starting from $514. We also have Navee’s full Prime Day EV Sale lineup with offers like the XT5 Pro Off-Road Electric Scooter hitting a new $950 low, and so much more packed in 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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Polestar barred from US over the Chinese connected vehicle rule, a dangerous precedent

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Polestar is pulling new vehicles out of the US market starting with model year 2027 after the Commerce Department declined to grant it authorization under the Connected Vehicle Rule, the company confirmed today.

The decision effectively ends new-car sales in the US for the Geely-owned Swedish EV brand — even though one of its models is assembled in South Carolina.

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CATL chief: solid-state batteries at ‘level 4 of 9,’ no leap until 2030

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Robin Zeng Yuqun, the founder and chairman of CATL, the world’s largest EV battery maker, just poured cold water on the solid-state battery hype, saying the much-anticipated technology is only at “level four” of a nine-step readiness scale.

Speaking at “Summer Davos” in China this week, Zeng predicted that an inflection point for the technology won’t arrive until 2030 — and even warned that its commercial viability has yet to be established.

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Avinox shows off wild new gearbox motor concept as it expands across the e-bike industry

Avinox may still be one of the newest names in the e-bike drive system industry, but the company isn’t wasting any time pushing the envelope.

At Eurobike 2026 in Frankfurt this week, the e-bike motor manufacturer unveiled its latest concept technology, dubbed the MG Concept Motor. Developed in partnership with major bicycle brands including Canyon, Commencal, Forbidden, and Mondraker, the new drive unit aims to rethink one of the most maintenance-intensive aspects of modern e-bikes: the drivetrain.

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Tesla to hire 1,000 more Giga Berlin workers as Europe demand returns

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Tesla plans to hire another 1,000 workers at its Gigafactory outside Berlin, the automaker confirmed Thursday, as it moves to ramp production at its only European plant.

The hiring push comes as Tesla targets 7,500 vehicles per week at the Grünheide factory starting in October — a sharp acceleration after more than a year of falling sales in Europe.

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Prime Day 2026 Green Deals: EVs, power stations, tools, smart devices, and much more

Amazon’s Prime Day Sale event is officially live, and with it we’re getting a ton of amazing Green Deals and beyond – both on the marketplace website and from direct brand websites. The savings train has pulled into the station and will stick around for four days, giving folks some of the best prices on our favorite eco-friendly tech. Below, we’ve gathered up all the best deals on EVs, power stations, electric tools, and so much more, all in one place for all your one-stop shopping needs. We will be regularly updating this hub over the course of the event, so check back later if nothing catches your eye yet.

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Tesla, Sunrun team up on 16 GW virtual power plant for data centers

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Sunrun, Tesla, and Renew Home announced an agreement today to aggregate more than 16 gigawatts of home batteries, thermostats, and other devices into what they say would be the largest distributed power plant in the country, aimed squarely at the surging electricity demand from data centers.

The deal sent Sunrun (RUN) shares up as much as 26% on Wednesday, as Wall Street bet the residential solar company can turn AI’s power crunch into a recurring revenue stream.

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Prime Day-2 Deals: Bluetti Prime Day Sale with exclusive new power station lows, Segway Navimow X4 robot mower lows, more

It’s the second day of Amazon’s Prime Day savings event, and we’ve got another jam-packed edition of Green Deals for you – plus, all the other major savings during this week that’s been collected into our regularly updated Prime Day Green Deals roundup hub here. Our three headliners are all seeing tons of new low prices, starting with Bluetti’s increased Prime Day Sale savings on power stations, like the 3,014Wh Elite 300 Portable Power Station at a new and exclusive $949 low. Right behind it is Segway Navimow’s Prime Day event that is dropping the premium X430 + X450 Robotic Lawn Mowers to new lows starting from $2,099, among legacy models. We also have Beatbot’s entire lineup of robot pool cleaners at new low prices starting from $284, as well as Segway e-scooters with increased savings, all the Prime Day EGO Power+ tool deals, Navee EVs, and much more waiting for you 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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