SKIL’s 22-inch cordless hedge trimmer sees first discount to $99, more in New Green Deals

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Get your yard ready for summer visitors by picking up that requires no gas, oil, or even extension cord to function. Shipping with a 2Ah battery, you’ll be able to trim your hedges and tidy up your home’s curb appeal before company arrives later this summer. It’s on sale for $99 at Amazon, which is not only the first discount we’ve seen there, but also its normal going rate. 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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Rimac raises $536 million to accelerate its role as high-performance electric component supplier

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Rimac announced that it closed a EUR 500 million ($536 million USD) round of funding to accelerate its new role as a high-performance electric component supplier.

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Toyota unveils home battery pack to compete with Tesla Powerwall

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Toyota has unveiled a new home battery pack to provide residential backup – a product that is going to compete with Tesla Powerwall.

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Ford invests $1.5 billion in building an “all-new commercial electric vehicle” in Ohio

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Ford announced today a new $1.5 billion investment in building an “all-new commercial electric vehicle” in Ohio.

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BMW unveils iX1, its new entry-level electric car

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BMW unveiled today its next-generation X1, its entry-level vehicle, and introduced an all-electric version, the BMW iX1, for the first time. It should become BMW’s cheapest electric vehicle.

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Momentum Voya E+ 3 electric commuter bike review: Can Giant’s fancy e-bike compete at this price?

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When Giant’s new “lifestyle-inspired” electric bike sub-brand Momentum unveiled the Voya E+ 3, it did so at a positively mid-range price of $2,400. That brought it in below the fancier mid-drive e-bikes in most bike shops but well above the value-oriented direct to consumer e-bikes. Considering it has one wheel solidly in each camp, let’s see how it competes against the rest of the industry.

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Quick Charge Podcast: June 1, 2022

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Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players.

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Electric car price war is coming, says Ford CEO

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Ford CEO Jim Farley believes that the electric car market is going to soon enter a price war with upcoming $25,000 models.

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2023 Chevy Bolt EV and EUV get $6,000 price cut, start at $25,600

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The Chevy Bolt lineup is getting a massive price cut for 2023, dropping from $31,500 to $25,600 (before the $995 destination fee).

This means the Chevy Bolt now has a lower MSRP than the base model Nissan Leaf, though the Leaf still qualifies for the US federal EV incentive, whereas the Bolt does not.

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An EV charging rebate program expands in Massachusetts – here’s why it matters

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National Grid, a utility that serves more than 20 million people in New York, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island, is expanding its Off-Peak Charging Rebate Program in Massachusetts that it runs with ev.energy, a certified B corporation and global provider of managed EV charging software.

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