The Lightning Strike electric motorcycle is set to be officially unveiled on Thursday.
But thanks to CycleNews jumping the gun, the majority of the specs on the most affordable electric sportbike have already been released. Check them out below.
Today
After just over a year since starting deliveries, Tesla Model 3 drivers have already reached over 1 billion electric miles in record time. expand full story
Yesterday
After a couple chaotic weeks of price and option changes from Tesla, another one went into effect today. This time, it was about the recently-unveiled Model Y, which received a $1,000 price increase across the vehicle line.
CEO Elon Musk also announced on twitter that prices on inventory cars will increase ~3% after the end of this quarter, to keep them in line with the recent price increase (which was really just a partial reversal of last month’s price drop).
The Lightning Strike electric motorcycle is perhaps the most highly anticipated electric motorcycle of the year. Based on what we know so far, it has the potential reshape the electric motorcycle industry. Lightning has just announced that the bike will be unveiled this week, so get ready. Read on for all the details.
March 22
This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy, including Tesla’s price increases and discounts, Tesla’s new referral program (use ours!), a possible new Model S/X charge rate, and more.
March 23
A group of hackers managed to crack a Tesla Model 3 as part of a hacking competition and Tesla gave them the car for exposing the vulnerability. expand full story
Tesla is continuing to improve Autopilot’s abilities in both documented and undocumented ways. Just recently the system has gained two new capabilities: detecting stop lights and detecting lane change intention from other cars.
January 19
Last Update: 3/22/2019
Here are the latest finds on EV lease offers from dealers across the US. You can often get price matches if you take a dealer’s advertised offer to nearby competitors. Always use the links below to verify that the lease offer is still advertised prior to discussing with the competitor, and refer to the actual data on the advertising dealer’s website while negotiating.
A total of 111 deals are listed, which is one more than last week. Highlights:
Sunnyvale VW is back on the list with a great lease offer on a 2019 e-Golf.
Stevens Creek VW, Team VW, and Capitol VW drastically improved their e-Golf lease offers, now just about $200/mo+tax+lic for a 2-year term.
Sonnen VW also improved their e-Golf lease offer by quite a bit, but they’re still about $50/mo more than the best offers in the SF/SJ area.
Century West BMW is back on the list with a 530e lease offer.
Mossy VW is back on the list with an e-Golf lease offer.
Rydell Chevy cut the cost of their Volt lease offer by over $80/mo.
Sierra Chevy also cut the cost of their Volt lease offer, and still has the best Volt lease offer in CA.
Harbor Chevy now has a Bolt lease offer.
Nissan of Burlingame improved their LEAF S lease offer by almost $40/mo.
Note that Tesla doesn’t have 3rd party dealerships but you can grab $100 in free supercharging with the following link.
|
Year |
Make and Model |
$/mo |
months |
|
miles/yr |
$ total |
$/mo avg |
$/mi |
Dealer |
State |
Exp |
|
2019 |
Audi A3 e-tron |
$329 |
36 |
$4,279 |
7,500 |
$15,794 |
$438.72 |
$0.70 |
WA |
3/31/19 |
|
|
2018 |
BMW 330e |
$352 |
36 |
$4,027 |
10,000 |
$16,347 |
$454.08 |
$0.54 |
CO |
||
|
2018 |
BMW 330e |
$439 |
36 |
$4,864 |
10,000 |
$20,229 |
$561.92 |
$0.67 |
VA |
||
|
2018 |
BMW 330e |
$489 |
36 |
$4,414 |
10,000 |
$21,529 |
$598.03 |
$0.72 |
CA(N) |
4/1/19 |
|
|
2019 |
BMW 530e |
$449 |
36 |
$449 |
10,000 |
$16,164 |
$449.00 |
$0.54 |
MA |
3/31/19 |
|
|
2018 |
BMW 530e |
$499 |
36 |
$1 |
10,000 |
$17,466 |
$485.17 |
$0.58 |
GA |
3/31/19 |
|
|
2019 |
BMW 530e |
$499 |
36 |
$3,494 |
10,000 |
$20,959 |
$582.19 |
$0.70 |
CA(S) |
4/1/19 |
|
|
2019 |
BMW 530e |
$489 |
36 |
$3,995 |
10,000 |
$21,110 |
$586.39 |
$0.70 |
CA(S) |
|
|
|
2019 |
BMW 530e |
$494 |
36 |
$4,254 |
10,000 |
$21,544 |
$598.44 |
$0.72 |
CA(N) |
3/31/19 |
|
|
2018 |
BMW 530e |
$576 |
36 |
$3,999 |
10,000 |
$24,159 |
$671.08 |
$0.81 |
OR |
4/1/19 |
|
|
2018 |
BMW 530e |
$549 |
36 |
$4,995 |
10,000 |
$24,210 |
$672.50 |
$0.81 |
CA(S) |
|
|
|
2019 |
BMW 530e |
$569 |
36 |
$4,994 |
10,000 |
$24,909 |
$691.92 |
$0.83 |
CA(N) |
4/1/19 |
|
|
2019 |
BMW 530e |
$682 |
36 |
$4,357 |
10,000 |
$28,227 |
$784.08 |
$0.94 |
CO |
|
|
|
2019 |
BMW 740e |
$849 |
36 |
$7,274 |
10,000 |
$36,989 |
$1,027.47 |
$1.23 |
VA |
||
|
2019 |
BMW 740e |
$1,098 |
36 |
$1 |
10,000 |
$38,431 |
$1,067.53 |
$1.28 |
GA |
3/31/19 |
|
|
2019 |
BMW 740e |
$1,037 |
36 |
$4,712 |
10,000 |
$41,007 |
$1,139.08 |
$1.37 |
CO |
3/31/19 |
|
|
2019 |
BMW i3 REX |
$325 |
24 |
$325 |
10,000 |
$7,800 |
$325.00 |
$0.39 |
MA |
4/1/19 |
|
|
2018 |
BMW i3 |
$145 |
24 |
$4,995 |
10,000 |
$8,330 |
$347.08 |
$0.42 |
OR |
4/1/19 |
|
|
2019 |
BMW i3 |
$259 |
24 |
$2,995 |
10,000 |
$8,952 |
$373.00 |
$0.45 |
CA(S) |
|
|
|
2019 |
BMW i3 |
$364 |
36 |
$4,039 |
10,000 |
$16,779 |
$466.08 |
$0.56 |
CO |
|
|
|
2019 |
BMW i3 |
$400 |
36 |
$4,779 |
10,000 |
$18,779 |
$521.64 |
$0.63 |
NJ |
3/31/19 |
|
|
2019 |
BMW i3 REX |
$420 |
36 |
$4,095 |
10,000 |
$18,795 |
$522.08 |
$0.63 |
CO |
|
|
|
2019 |
BMW i8 |
$1,096 |
36 |
$5,995 |
10,000 |
$44,355 |
$1,232.08 |
$1.48 |
CA(S) |
||
|
2019 |
BMW i8 |
$1,339 |
36 |
$5,334 |
7,500 |
$52,199 |
$1,449.97 |
$2.32 |
CA(S) |
4/1/19 |
|
|
2019 |
BMW i8 |
$1,499 |
36 |
$8,424 |
10,000 |
$60,889 |
$1,691.36 |
$2.03 |
CA(S) |
3/31/19 |
|
|
2019 |
BMW i8 Roadster |
$1,755 |
36 |
$1 |
10,000 |
$61,426 |
$1,706.28 |
$2.05 |
GA |
3/31/19 |
|
|
2019 |
BMW i8 |
$1,782 |
36 |
$5,457 |
10,000 |
$67,827 |
$1,884.08 |
$2.26 |
CO |
||
|
2019 |
BMW i8 |
$1,998 |
36 |
$19,423 |
10,000 |
$89,353 |
$2,482.03 |
$2.98 |
VA |
||
|
2018 |
BMW X5 xDrive40e |
$569 |
36 |
$4,999 |
10,000 |
$24,914 |
$692.06 |
$0.83 |
OR |
4/1/19 |
|
|
2019 |
Chevrolet Bolt EV |
$165 |
36 |
$2,594 |
10,000 |
$8,369 |
$232.47 |
$0.28 |
MA |
3/31/19 |
|
|
2019 |
Chevrolet Bolt EV |
$119 |
36 |
$5,995 |
10,000 |
$10,160 |
$282.22 |
$0.34 |
CA(N) |
4/1/19 |
|
|
2019 |
Chevrolet Bolt EV |
$189 |
36 |
$3,995 |
10,000 |
$10,610 |
$294.72 |
$0.35 |
CA(N) |
||
|
2019 |
Chevrolet Bolt EV |
$199 |
36 |
|
10,000 |
$10,960 |
$304.44 |
$0.37 |
CA(S) |
4/1/19 |
|
|
2019 |
Chevrolet Bolt EV |
$199 |
36 |
$3,999 |
10,000 |
$10,964 |
$304.56 |
$0.37 |
CA(N) |
3/31/19 |
|
|
2019 |
Chevrolet Bolt EV |
$99 |
36 |
$7,590 |
10,000 |
$11,055 |
$307.08 |
$0.37 |
CA(N) |
4/1/19 |
|
|
2019 |
Chevrolet Bolt EV |
$239 |
36 |
$3,356 |
10,000 |
$11,721 |
$325.57 |
$0.39 |
CA(S) |
4/1/19 |
|
|
2019 |
Chevrolet Bolt EV |
$269 |
36 |
$2,438 |
10,000 |
$11,853 |
$329.25 |
$0.40 |
CA(S) |
3/31/19 |
|
|
2019 |
Chevrolet Bolt EV |
$214 |
36 |
$4,399 |
10,000 |
$11,889 |
$330.25 |
$0.40 |
CA(S) |
3/31/19 |
|
|
2019 |
Chevrolet Bolt EV |
$249 |
36 |
|
10,000 |
$11,963 |
$332.31 |
$0.40 |
CA(S) |
4/1/19 |
|
|
2019 |
Chevrolet Bolt EV |
$219 |
36 |
$4,404 |
10,000 |
$12,069 |
$335.25 |
$0.40 |
CA(S) |
3/31/19 |
|
|
2019 |
Chevrolet Bolt EV |
$349 |
36 |
$0 |
10,000 |
$12,215 |
$339.31 |
$0.41 |
MA |
3/31/19 |
|
|
2019 |
Chevrolet Bolt EV |
$239 |
36 |
$3,995 |
10,000 |
$12,360 |
$343.33 |
$0.41 |
CA(S) |
||
|
2019 |
Chevrolet Bolt EV |
$149 |
36 |
$7,399 |
10,000 |
$12,614 |
$350.39 |
$0.42 |
CA(N) |
4/2/19 |
|
|
2019 |
Chevrolet Bolt EV |
$339 |
36 |
$995 |
12,000 |
$12,860 |
$357.22 |
$0.36 |
CA(S) |
3/25/19 |
|
|
2019 |
Chevrolet Bolt EV |
$219 |
36 |
$5,295 |
10,000 |
$12,960 |
$360.00 |
$0.43 |
CA(N) |
4/1/19 |
|
|
2019 |
Chevrolet Bolt EV |
$279 |
36 |
$3,731 |
10,000 |
$13,496 |
$374.89 |
$0.45 |
CA(S) |
3/31/19 |
|
|
2019 |
Chevrolet Bolt EV |
$159 |
36 |
$7,995 |
10,000 |
$13,560 |
$376.67 |
$0.45 |
CA(N) |
4/2/19 |
|
|
2019 |
Chevrolet Bolt EV |
$299 |
36 |
$3,193 |
10,000 |
$13,658 |
$379.38 |
$0.46 |
CA(S) |
3/31/19 |
|
|
2019 |
Chevrolet Bolt EV |
$269 |
36 |
$4,569 |
10,000 |
$13,984 |
$388.44 |
$0.47 |
CA(S) |
3/31/19 |
|
|
2018 |
Chevrolet Volt |
$55 |
36 |
$2,594 |
10,000 |
$4,519 |
$125.53 |
$0.15 |
MA |
3/31/19 |
|
|
2018 |
Chevrolet Volt |
$139 |
36 |
$3,234 |
10,000 |
$8,099 |
$224.97 |
$0.27 |
NY |
3/22/19 |
|
|
2018 |
Chevrolet Volt |
$139 |
36 |
$3,289 |
10,000 |
$8,154 |
$226.50 |
$0.27 |
NY |
3/22/19 |
|
|
2019 |
Chevrolet Volt |
$174 |
36 |
$3,269 |
10,000 |
$9,359 |
$259.97 |
$0.31 |
CA(S) |
3/31/19 |
|
|
2019 |
Chevrolet Volt |
$129 |
36 |
$5,995 |
10,000 |
$10,510 |
$291.94 |
$0.35 |
CA(N) |
4/1/19 |
|
|
2019 |
Chevrolet Volt |
$89 |
36 |
$7,590 |
10,000 |
$10,705 |
$297.36 |
$0.36 |
CA(N) |
4/1/19 |
|
|
2019 |
Chevrolet Volt |
$99 |
36 |
$7,590 |
10,000 |
$11,055 |
$307.08 |
$0.37 |
CA(N) |
|
|
|
2019 |
Chevrolet Volt |
$279 |
36 |
$1,700 |
10,000 |
$11,465 |
$318.47 |
$0.38 |
NY |
3/31/19 |
|
|
2019 |
Chevrolet Volt |
$129 |
36 |
$6,995 |
10,000 |
$11,510 |
$319.72 |
$0.38 |
CA(N) |
4/2/19 |
|
|
2019 |
Chevrolet Volt |
$248 |
36 |
$4,143 |
10,000 |
$12,823 |
$356.19 |
$0.43 |
CA(S) |
3/31/19 |
|
|
2019 |
Chevrolet Volt |
$249 |
36 |
$4,239 |
10,000 |
$12,954 |
$359.83 |
$0.43 |
CA(S) |
|
|
|
2019 |
Chevrolet Volt |
$299 |
36 |
$2,505 |
10,000 |
$12,970 |
$360.27 |
$0.43 |
CA(S) |
4/1/19 |
|
|
2019 |
Chevrolet Volt |
$279 |
36 |
$3,879 |
10,000 |
$13,644 |
$379.00 |
$0.45 |
CA(S) |
3/31/19 |
|
|
2018 |
Chevrolet Volt |
$299 |
39 |
$3,529 |
10,000 |
$14,891 |
$381.82 |
$0.46 |
MA |
3/31/19 |
|
|
2018 |
Chevrolet Volt |
$239 |
36 |
$6,999 |
10,000 |
$15,364 |
$426.78 |
$0.51 |
CA(N) |
4/2/19 |
|
|
2019 |
Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid Tour + |
$399 |
36 |
$3,790 |
10,000 |
$17,755 |
$493.19 |
$0.59 |
CA(S) |
||
|
2018 |
Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid Tour L |
$599 |
42 |
$3,599 |
10,000 |
$28,158 |
$670.43 |
$0.80 |
MN |
4/1/19 |
|
|
2018 |
Fiat 500e |
$149 |
36 |
$2,500 |
10,000 |
$7,715 |
$214.31 |
$0.26 |
CA(S) |
4/1/19 |
|
|
2018 |
Fiat 500e |
$199 |
36 |
$995 |
10,000 |
$7,960 |
$221.11 |
$0.27 |
CA(S) |
3/31/19 |
|
|
2018 |
Fiat 500e |
$175 |
36 |
$2,990 |
10,000 |
$9,115 |
$253.19 |
$0.30 |
OR |
4/1/19 |
|
|
2019 |
Fiat 500e |
$169 |
36 |
$4,494 |
10,000 |
$10,409 |
$289.14 |
$0.35 |
CA(S) |
|
|
|
2019 |
Ford Fusion Energi |
$209 |
36 |
$3,949 |
10,500 |
$11,264 |
$312.89 |
$0.36 |
CA(S) |
4/1/19 |
|
|
2018 |
Honda Clarity Plug-in Touring |
$189 |
36 |
$3,285 |
10,000 |
$9,900 |
$274.99 |
$0.33 |
NJ |
4/1/19 |
|
|
2018 |
Honda Clarity Plug-in Touring |
$289 |
36 |
$995 |
12,000 |
$11,110 |
$308.61 |
$0.31 |
MD |
3/31/19 |
|
|
2018 |
Honda Clarity Plug-in Touring |
$225 |
36 |
$3,995 |
12,000 |
$11,870 |
$329.72 |
$0.33 |
CA(S) |
3/31/19 |
|
|
2018 |
Honda Clarity Plug-in Touring |
$259 |
36 |
$2,995 |
12,000 |
$12,060 |
$335.00 |
$0.34 |
CA(S) |
4/1/19 |
|
|
2018 |
Honda Clarity Plug-in |
$260 |
36 |
$3,299 |
12,000 |
$12,387 |
$344.09 |
$0.34 |
CA(S) |
|
|
|
2018 |
Honda Clarity Plug-in |
$269 |
36 |
$3,154 |
12,000 |
$12,569 |
$349.14 |
$0.35 |
CA(S) |
3/31/19 |
|
|
2019 |
Hyundai Ioniq Electric |
$285 |
36 |
$0 |
10,000 |
$9,975 |
$277.08 |
$0.33 |
MD |
||
|
2019 |
Hyundai Ioniq Electric |
$299 |
36 |
($471) |
10,000 |
$9,994 |
$277.62 |
$0.33 |
MA |
4/1/19 |
|
|
2019 |
Kia Niro Plug-in Hybrid |
$199 |
39 |
$3,995 |
10,000 |
$11,557 |
$296.33 |
$0.36 |
CA(N) |
3/31/19 |
|
|
2019 |
Mercedes GLC350e |
$489 |
36 |
$4,473 |
10,000 |
$21,588 |
$599.67 |
$0.72 |
MD |
4/1/19 |
|
|
2019 |
Mercedes GLC350e |
$499 |
36 |
$4,284 |
10,000 |
$21,749 |
$604.14 |
$0.72 |
CA(S) |
4/1/19 |
|
|
2018 |
Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV SEL |
$315 |
60 |
$0 |
10,000 |
$18,585 |
$309.75 |
$0.37 |
FL |
3/31/19 |
|
|
2018 |
Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV SEL |
$239 |
36 |
$3,499 |
10,000 |
$11,864 |
$329.56 |
$0.40 |
NY |
|
|
|
2018 |
Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV SEL |
$361 |
36 |
|
10,000 |
$12,635 |
$350.97 |
$0.42 |
IL |
4/1/19 |
|
|
2018 |
Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV SEL |
$279 |
36 |
$3,274 |
10,000 |
$13,039 |
$362.19 |
$0.43 |
NY |
4/1/19 |
|
|
2018 |
Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV GT |
$329 |
36 |
$2,999 |
10,000 |
$14,514 |
$403.17 |
$0.48 |
NY |
4/1/19 |
|
|
2019 |
Nissan LEAF S |
$99 |
36 |
$3,693 |
10,000 |
$7,158 |
$198.83 |
$0.24 |
MA |
4/1/19 |
|
|
2019 |
Nissan LEAF S |
$129 |
36 |
$4,374 |
10,000 |
$8,889 |
$246.92 |
$0.30 |
CA(N) |
3/31/19 |
|
|
2019 |
Nissan LEAF S |
$125 |
36 |
$5,025 |
12,000 |
$9,400 |
$261.11 |
$0.26 |
CA(N) |
4/1/19 |
|
|
2019 |
Nissan LEAF S |
$159 |
36 |
$4,049 |
10,000 |
$9,614 |
$267.06 |
$0.32 |
CA(N) |
3/31/19 |
|
|
2019 |
Nissan LEAF S |
$175 |
24 |
$3,000 |
12,000 |
$7,025 |
$292.71 |
$0.29 |
CA(N) |
3/31/19 |
|
|
2019 |
Nissan LEAF S |
$129 |
24 |
$4,633 |
10,000 |
$7,600 |
$316.67 |
$0.38 |
CA(N) |
||
|
2019 |
Nissan LEAF S |
$269 |
36 |
$2,592 |
12,000 |
$12,007 |
$333.52 |
$0.33 |
CA(S) |
4/5/19 |
|
|
2019 |
Nissan LEAF S |
$295 |
36 |
|
10,000 |
$12,320 |
$342.22 |
$0.41 |
CA(N) |
4/3/19 |
|
|
2019 |
Nissan LEAF S |
$249 |
36 |
$3,999 |
12,000 |
$12,714 |
$353.17 |
$0.35 |
CA(S) |
4/1/19 |
|
|
2019 |
Nissan LEAF S |
$279 |
36 |
$2,999 |
12,000 |
$12,764 |
$354.56 |
$0.35 |
OR |
3/19/19 |
|
|
2018 |
Porsche Panamera e-Hybrid |
$998 |
39 |
$6,993 |
5,000 |
$44,917 |
$1,151.72 |
$2.76 |
CA(S) |
3/31/19 |
|
|
2018 |
Toyota Prius Prime |
$229 |
36 |
$4,349 |
10,000 |
$12,364 |
$343.44 |
$0.41 |
NY |
4/1/19 |
|
|
2019 |
Toyota Prius Prime |
$359 |
36 |
$2,169 |
12,000 |
$14,734 |
$409.27 |
$0.41 |
CA(N) |
4/1/19 |
|
|
2019 |
Toyota Prius Prime |
$365 |
36 |
$3,541 |
12,000 |
$16,316 |
$453.23 |
$0.45 |
CA(S) |
4/1/19 |
|
|
2019 |
VW e-Golf SE |
$79 |
24 |
$2,754 |
7,500 |
$4,571 |
$190.46 |
$0.30 |
CA(N) |
3/31/19 |
|
|
2019 |
VW e-Golf SE |
$69 |
24 |
$2,995 |
7,500 |
$4,582 |
$190.92 |
$0.31 |
CA(N) |
3/31/19 |
|
|
2019 |
VW e-Golf SE |
$77 |
24 |
$2,995 |
7,500 |
$4,766 |
$198.58 |
$0.32 |
CA(N) |
3/31/19 |
|
|
2019 |
VW e-Golf SE |
$76 |
24 |
$3,045 |
7,500 |
$4,793 |
$199.71 |
$0.32 |
CA(N) |
3/31/19 |
|
|
2019 |
VW e-Golf SE |
$79 |
24 |
$2,999 |
7,500 |
$4,816 |
$200.67 |
$0.32 |
CA(N) |
3/31/19 |
|
|
2019 |
VW e-Golf SE |
$98 |
24 |
$2,649 |
7,500 |
$4,903 |
$204.29 |
$0.33 |
CA(N) |
3/31/19 |
|
|
2019 |
VW e-Golf SE |
$129 |
36 |
$3,499 |
7,500 |
$8,014 |
$222.61 |
$0.36 |
CA(S) |
3/31/19 |
|
|
2019 |
VW e-Golf SE |
$239 |
24 |
$914 |
7,500 |
$6,411 |
$267.13 |
$0.43 |
CA(N) |
|
|
|
2019 |
VW e-Golf SE |
$177 |
24 |
$2,499 |
7,500 |
$6,570 |
$273.75 |
$0.44 |
CA(S) |
4/2/19 |
|
|
2019 |
VW e-Golf SE |
$199 |
36 |
$2,999 |
7,500 |
$9,964 |
$276.78 |
$0.44 |
CA(S) |
|
|
|
NOTE: Numbers exclude tax, license, doc fees. Estimates of these amounts were subtracted from offers that were specified with a total drive-off. Also, many of these offers include conditional incentives and/or rebates (i.e. recent college grad, loyalty, competitive, etc). Check dealer site for details. |
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March 22
Tesla Model 3 in stores — toy stores, as new Hot Wheels release
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