Aventon Aventure e-bike clearance hits $700, Greenworks electric tools, more

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End of the year clearance has arrived on Aventon e-bikes starting from $600. The deals offer the best prices yet on some older models before new stock hits for 2024, and come joined by price cuts on Greenworks electric tool bundles, as well as portable power stations and tons of other Green Deals.

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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This solar electric truck climbed the world’s highest volcano and set a world record [video]

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A solar electric truck climbed the world’s highest volcano using solar power alone – and set a new world record for altitude for an EV.

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‘Race to Hong Kong’: E1 series confirms 2024 calendar racing electric boats around the globe

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The teams are set, and the race locations are now locked. Infant electric boat racing league, E1, sits a month and a half away from its inaugural season and has shared the 2024 race calendar that begins in Saudi Arabia en route to a finale in a newly announced location – Hong Kong.

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NIO’s new ET9 sedan will feature 900V architecture, upgradable wire-controlled chassis

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Three days before NIO pulls the sheet of its highly anticipated executive flagship ET9 sedan, some of the Chinese automaker’s higher-ups have shared some juicy details pertaining to the EV’s architecture and upgradeability. Here’s what we’ve learned.

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GM shuts down production at its Factory Zero EV plant after a fire breaks out

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A fire at GM’s Factory Zero EV plant Tuesday night caused the automaker to halt production. No employees or firefighters were injured, but the building was evacuated as a precaution. The fire was non-vehicle related.

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Tesla removes stock-based compensation this year, report says

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Tesla has reportedly decided not to give stock-based compensation to employees as part of their annual performance review.

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Auto journalist’s Blazer EV road trip turns into a software nightmare

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I want to preface this story with a caveat: Lemons exist (and I don’t mean the fruit). Sometimes, you just get a bad car. And generally speaking, I have a very empathetic view toward the job of vehicle software engineers. The functions that customers expect their vehicles to perform have grown immensely in the past 10 years, going from basic command and control interfaces to fully featured smartphone operating systems with multiple applications and always-on internet connectivity. Building that into a product as complex and long-lived as a car isn’t easy!

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E-bike company VanMoof has a plan to rise from the grave, and it includes a scooter

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VanMoof’s epic fall from grace and eventual bankruptcy was one of the most talked about electric bike stories of the year. But as it turns out, we’re far from the final chapter. New management has a plan to resurrect the company and do right by its enormous customer base.

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E-scooter company Bird files for bankruptcy

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Global e-scooter company Bird, an early pioneer of shared micromobility, has seen better days – it has confirmed that it is filing for bankruptcy for its service in the US, while keeping its Canadian and European operations intact for the time being.

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E-scooter company Bird files for bankruptcy

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Global e-scooter company Bird has seen better days – it has confirmed that it is filing for bankruptcy for its service in the US, while keeping its Canadian and European markets intact for the time being.

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