Badger’s 40V combo kit with string trimmer/edger and blower hits $139, more in New Green Deals

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Are you ready to start tackling yard work? Well, Badger’s 40V combo kit helps you do just that, but without gas or oil. You’ll get a string trimmer that doubles as an edger and is battery-powered. On top of that, there’s an included blower to clean up after a long day’s work. Coming in at $139, you’re saving at least 30% here, making now a great time to invest as we head into summer. 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, more on why going electric for your yard tools like the mower on sale is important, 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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Get free EV charging and home charger deals from Electrify America to celebrate Earth Day

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In honor of Earth Day 2022, charging network Electrify America is offering free EV charging sessions at 740 locations across the United States. Additionally, EA is offering $50 off its HomeStation Level-2 home charger through the rest of April using the promo code below.

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If you wanted to order a 2022 Ford Mustang Mach-E online in the US, you’re now out of luck

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Despite it only being April, the 2022 Ford Mustang Mach-E is no longer available for retail order due to high demand.

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Tesla Megapack project with 730 MWh of capacity is now up and running on PG&E’s network

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PG&E announced that they have turned on their giant Tesla Megapack project with 730 MWh of capacity, and the electric grid company expects that it will “enhance the overall reliability of California’s ever-changing energy supply.”

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Tesla Giga Berlin is now producing 350 Model Ys per week, aims to ramp up to 1,000 this month, report says

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A new report coming out of Germany is giving us some insights into the state of the production ramp-up at Tesla Gigafactory Berlin, which is apparently now producing 350 Model Y vehicles per week.

The bulls like it and the bears say it’s bad. What do you think?

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Tritium signs multi-year contract with BP starting with order of ~1,000 DCFC chargers

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Tritium, a manufacturer of hardware and software for direct current fast chargers (DCFCs), announced it has entered into a multi-year contract with BP to supply EV chargers and services to its global network.

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Tesla brings back workers to Giga Shanghai, but delays production restart by a day

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Tesla workers are finally starting to return to Gigafactory Shanghai after three weeks of being shut down, but the production restart has again been delayed by a day.

The situation remains difficult amid a severe lockdown in Shanghai to attempt to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

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Quick Charge Podcast: April 16, 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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Tesla goes full Apple and stops delivering cars with included charging hardware, now sold separately

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Tesla changed its long-standing policy to deliver every vehicle with a mobile charging cable and instead, it starts selling them separately for $400 for level 2 charging and $275 for level 1.

The move is reminiscent of Apple removing the included USB charging brick with the iPhone.

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

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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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