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Heybike Explore: Full-Sized Fun to Explore Your City [Video]

It’s a nice break to ride a bike that’s made for someone my size. The Heybike Explore lands in the middle of a popular segment for electric bikes, being equipped for comfort, commuting, and a dash of off-road. It’s honestly a lot of fun riding a bike that’s sized just right for papa-bear.

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Hitachi Energy is using its expertise to bridge gap between transportation fleets and utilities to ease the transition to electrification

Hitachi Energy

During a recent live virtual event on LinkedIn, the Head of Hitachi Energy North America, Anthony Allard, and Hitachi America Chairman and CEO, Hicham Abdessamad, spoke on the global technology company’s focus on promoting sustainability throughout all its segments. As a climate change innovator, Hitachi’s executives point out the impending challenges the transportation sector faces, and outline solutions the company provides to commercial fleets and the transportation sector, calling for the collaboration of leaders in both private and public sectors.

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OKAI Neon; Beautiful, connected, clean Electric Scooter [Video]

OKAI, global manufacturer of electric mobility products both large and small, hits the streets with their new electric kick scooter; the Neon. It’s not unheard of for Electrek to feature electric scooters with monstrous capabilities, but OKAI has cleaned up the look of a feature-rich scooter, offering stellar connectivity features and hiding the rest in an ultra clean product.

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BLUETTI unveils three new products at CES including the world’s first sodium-ion solar generator

Portable power expert BLUETTI is kicking off 2022 with more energy than ever, unveiling new products at this years Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. Soon, consumers will be able to get deals on some of the best tech yet from BLUETTI, including the long anticipated APEX inverter, a small but mighty EB3A Power Station, and a world’s first in the NA300 sodium-ion solar generator.

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Cap off 2021 fully-powered with up to 30% off in BLUETTI’s Christmas sale

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You’ve strung the lights, trimmed the tree, and put in that order for that minced meat pie that only grandpa eats… but wait. In the flurry of turkey legs and way too much football, you missed the Black Friday sale from BLUETTI! Fear not friends, BLUETTI has extended its savings through the 2021 holiday season to ensure your twinkle lights (or anything else for that matter) stay bright into 2022.

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Kick off your holiday shopping with these festive deals from EcoFlow offering up to $1100 off

The holiday season is officially among us. A season where we tend to spend more of our time in our homes with friends and family, whether these visits are in person or digitally following another tough year for the world. This season, bring that feeling of home to all of your friends and family by taking advantage of special deals from EcoFlow. With several deals to choose from, you can send an EcoFlow product to anyone in the world to ensure their holiday season stays bright.

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Cyber Monday: Save up to $405 on portable power stations + more with Jackery’s Cyber Monday deals

If you’re looking for a simple, affordable, and versatile off-grid power solution, the Cyber Monday Jackery portable power station deals have you covered. Clocking in with some of the more impressive entry-level and mid-tier portable power solutions on the market, today we are zeroing-in on Jackery’s popular Explorer 300 model that provides more than enough juice to run your camping rig, drone batteries, emergency kit, smartphones, and MacBooks, among many other things. And it’s now doing it at $240 off the going rate, with solar-ready add-ons at 30% off, alongside up to $405 off on some of the brand’s other portable power stations. Read on for more details.

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Jackery’s Explorer 240 is the perfect entry-level portable power station for $159 + more [BF Deal]

Jackery Power Station

Whether you’re on the go for business or leisure, or camping in the woods, mountains, or your own backyard, a dependable and versatile power station is a must. Available from Nov. 25th-29th at a price of just $159.99, the Explorer 240 from Jackery is a light, compact, and multi-functional power station that offers entry-level portable power or additional energy storage for seasoned travelers. Head below for more on the Explorer 240, and some of other favorite deals from Jackery’s Black Friday sale.

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Recurrent lets you monitor and compare the battery health of a current or prospective EV for free

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While worldwide EV adoption grows month-over-month, many of the previous practices surrounding new and used vehicles will need to adapt to stay relevant. EVs are exceedingly different from ICE cars and require a keen focus on the vehicle’s battery as a crucial indicator of its overall health and longevity. Recurrent looks to bridge that gap for both current and prospective EV owners by using individual EV battery data and comparing that data to that of similar vehicles on the road. This technology has the potential to become the standard for understanding and benchmarking an EV’s battery.

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Don’t miss these Black Friday deals from EcoFlow, offering as much as $650 off

As we sit amidst the cool air of autumn, another holiday season fast approaches. While certain terrains may begin to become tough to explore for the remainder of 2021, that doesn’t mean you can’t start planning all your off-grid adventures in 2022. With the seasons changing, you’ll also want to ensure that you’ve got backup power readily available for anything the elements throw at you. What better way to stay prepared than to take advantage of some Black Friday deals from EcoFlow? The company is currently offering a slew of substantial discounts on its Portable Power Stations and Solar Panels. Check them out below.

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Magicycle’s 52v Cruiser is a Fully-Loaded Fat-Tire Power House

Magicycle breaks onto the USA electric bike scene with a full power fat-tire cruiser that includes a comfortable stance and a wealth of extra goodies. The high powered 52v electric system can clim most any hill, and the full-house of commuter accessories can tackle most any situation. With a clean look and decent components, there’s a lot to love about the Magicycle Cruiser.

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Check out these scary good Halloween deals on BLUETTI portable power stations up to $3,900 off

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Portable power station manufacturer BLUETTI has announced a slew of new deals available for a limited time this Halloween. When things go bump in the night this fall, be sure you have enough power for all of your devices by utilizing BLUETTI’s battery and solar bundles, including a special pumpkin tone EB55 portable power station.

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The HeyBike Mars is an affordable folding fat tire e-bike [Video]

Electric bicycles have never been more popular as riders all over the world flock to two-wheeled EVs for both fun and transportation. Fat tire bikes are their own popular category of e-bikes since their large tires allow them to ride over all sorts of terrains. The HeyBike Mars is a special type of fat tire e-bike that folds down for easier transportation, meaning you can take that ride-everywhere fun on the go with you.

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Chargie brings electric car smarts to your overnight phone charging

Electric cars come with intelligent charge management designed to protect batteries from over-heating and excessive wear. Chargie is a smart device which brings that same intelligence to your overnight phone charging – and best of all, it works with all of your existing chargers.

Using Chargie protects your battery, and can delay significant degradation from just one year to around five years …

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Hands-on with the VW ID.4: The every-person’s electric SUV

As someone who’s owned and operated their fair share of EVs, I was looking forward to experiencing Volkswagen’s first truly mainstream electric vehicle, the VW ID.4 SUV. As a part of a #vwpartner collaboration with Volkswagen, I got the opportunity to drive the VW ID.4 for a few days. What I found was an SUV for the masses that is easy to adapt to if you’re coming from a traditional gas-powered vehicle.

The VW ID.4 also features plenty of tech, including wireless CarPlay on a large available 12-inch display, and available wireless charging. Watch our hands-on video for the details.

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I spent one week driving the VW ID.4 – here’s how it went

Volkswagen partnered with Electrek to test the ID.4 electric crossover for a week. During the development, release, and launch, we’ve covered the ID.4 with great anticipation.

For this sponsored partner post, I test out the ID.4 as a daily driver and road-trip vehicle, taking notice of the comfort, utility, and light off-road capabilities.

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EcoFlow DELTA Max offers up to 6,048 Wh of stored power to fulfill all your energy needs

EcoFlow DELTA Max

Portable Power and Renewable Energy Solutions company EcoFlow has shared details of the newest member of its DELTA product line, complete with modular expandable storage capacity and other new features. EcoFlow’s arsenal of power stations and solar panels has already established the brand as a major player in energy on the go, and its new EcoFlow DELTA Max will push customer’s capabilities when it becomes available for order in late September.

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EcoFlow is launching the DELTA mini; backup power for work and play

ecoflow mini camping

EcoFlow launches the new DELTA mini a new entry in the family of the DELTA and DELTA Pro. The DELTA raised over $2.5 million and the Pro raised over $10 million, launching EcoFlow itself into the forefront of battery backup technology. Theses wildly successful systems can single handedly power anything in the home, charge at an exceptionally fast rate, and easily pack in the camper to enable power tools or nearly any outdoor adventure. Despite the name, the mini packs a powerful punch.

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EcoFlow off-grid portable power stations and solar panels up to $350 off, deals from $299

Today we are taking look at some solid price drops on the EcoFlow portable power stations. If you’re looking to power your off-grid adventures and trips out in the wild, for a limited time you can get up to $350 in savings on a range of EcoFlow power gear from its weekender power station all the way up to its flagship DELTA Solar Generator bundle. EcoFlow’s power gear is highlighted by X-Stream fast charging, USB-C connectivity, and the ability to charge between 10 and as many as 13 devices at once while staying completely off-grid. Head below for a closer look at today’s EcoFlow price drops. 

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Bluetti reveals modular home backup battery and more

Bluetti, makers of battery backup systems both large and small, have announced its modular take on the home battery backup. With the Tesla Powerwall only available to solar roof customers (and backorders up the wazoo), many are dipping their toes into vehicle or home backup systems from the likes of Bluetti.

Bluetti has announced its flagship AC300 modular backup system, the B300 modular battery, the Fusion Box Pro to connect staggering power, and also the upgraded AC200 MAX all-in-one unit.

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