Sodium-ion batteries have great promise. They’re energy dense, nonflammable, and operate well in colder temperatures, and sodium is cheap and abundant. Plus, sodium-based batteries will be more environmentally friendly and even less expensive than lithium-ion batteries are becoming now. Sodium-ion battery performance has been limited because of poor durability, but this is about to change for the better.

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Are you still using gas and oil to trim your yard? Well, it’s time to upgrade to a quieter, lighter, and easier to use experience. That’s where the comes into play. It features a 16-inch cutting path and is also attachment-capable, meaning that the head can attach to other tools like an edger, pole saw, hedge trimmer, and more. It’s on sale for the second-best price that we’ve seen all-time at $207, which is down from its normal $250 going rate at Amazon. We also have a wide selection of Tesla, Greenworks, and other e-bike discounts in today’s New Green Deals, so you won’t want to miss that either.

Head below for other New Green Deals that 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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Google Maps is preparing to expand its fuel-efficient routing options by specifically tailoring to electric vehicles, hybrids, and more.

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Tesla is now allowed to sell the Model Y vehicles it produced during the long “test phase” at Gigafactory Berlin.

While no number has been disclosed, we are talking about potentially thousands of electric vehicles.

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EV startup Canoo continues its occupation of the news cycle this week with an announcement that the United States Army has selected Canoo’s Multi-Purpose Platform for analysis and demonstration as it looks to incorporate scalable EV technologies into its programs.

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