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Big Spring Sale Green Deals hub – e-bikes, e-scooters, power stations, tools, more

Published: Mar 25nd 2026 4:13am on Electrek

The Amazon Big Spring Sale is officially in full swing, and in our usual fashion, we wanted to put all the best savings during this weeklong event in one place for all your shopping needs. We’re seeing a bunch of great deals on all the popular tech, and we will continue to update this hub throughout the entire event so you don’t have to worry. Below, you’ll find all the best current deals hitting power stations, e-bikes, alternate EVs, electric tools, appliances, smart devices, and more. Head below and start scoring what you need to start spring off properly, as well as prep for the seasons to come.

Volvo turned the EX30 into the mini EV van we didn’t know we needed [Images]

Published: Mar 25nd 2026 3:49am on Electrek

Is it an electric SUV, a van, or both? The EX30 is Volvo’s smallest, most affordable EV, and now it’s available as a mini electric van.

Heybike Villain review: 4.2kW pit bike hits 45+mph for $1400?!

Published: Mar 25nd 2026 3:39am on Electrek

I’ll be honest with you: when Heybike first teased the Villain ($1399), my reaction was somewhere between amazed, intrigued and skeptical. Heybike makes fantastic commuter e-bikes and impressive folders: the kind of bike your unc (me) buys to ride to the farmer’s market. So when they showed up at CES with a Sur-Ron-ish-style electric dirt bike claiming 45 mph and 190 Nm of torque, at less than half the price, I had serious questions.

Tesla is coming out with ‘something cooler than a minivan’, says Elon Musk

Published: Mar 25nd 2026 3:21am on Electrek

Elon Musk announced that Tesla is coming out with ‘something cooler than a minivan’ when pressed by fans for a vehicle with more passenger capacity.

However, we should temper our expectations as Tesla is greatly limiting new vehicle programs amid its transition into a ‘transportation as a service’ company.

Honda pulls the plug on its PlayStation EV on wheels with Sony

Published: Mar 25nd 2026 2:30am on Electrek

The Afeela EV, Honda and Sony’s PlayStation on wheels, has been discontinued as Honda struggles to turn things around.

Why lawmakers are trying so hard to slap license plates on e-bikes this year

Published: Mar 25nd 2026 2:29am on Electrek

Many states across the US have spent the last several years promoting electric bikes as a climate solution. California, one of the leaders in e-bike adoption in the US, has funded rebate programs, invested in bike infrastructure, and championed e-bikes as a way to reduce car trips and cut emissions. At the same time, however, another trend has emerged: a sharp increase in youth ridership – and with it, a growing number of complaints about unsafe riding.

Now, some lawmakers in states with high e-bike usage are proposing something that would have sounded unthinkable just a few years ago: license plates for e-bikes.

AOTOS’ new Flux X26 e-bike mixes smart tech, torque, and a wild design

Published: Mar 25nd 2026 1:00am on Electrek

If you’ve ever wished your daily commute felt less like a chore and more like, well, an experience, AOTOS thinks it has the answer. The smart mobility company is launching its new Flux X26 e-bike on Kickstarter this month, and it’s not your typical e-bike. This one leans hard into futuristic design, smart tech, and even a one-click wheelie feature.

Let’s take a closer look.

Adding solar panels to semi trucks helps slash diesel emissions

Published: Mar 25nd 2026 11:44am on Electrek

The worst kind of vehicle emissions aren’t the ones that move dirt or haul freight – they’re the ones that don’t. Every hour, every minute, ever second a combustion engine spends idling at a truck stop or job site is fuel burned, money lost, and air polluted for no productive reason. Vanair’s patented solar panel system for semi trucks is ready to help slash idle times.

Tesla files site plans for massive Giga Texas expansion including ‘ecological paradise’

Published: Mar 24nd 2026 9:13am on Electrek

Tesla has filed new site plans with Travis County detailing a significant expansion of its Giga Texas campus, including the long-promised “ecological paradise” along the Colorado River and infrastructure for the recently announced Terafab North Campus.

The filings, which include a permit application for “Tesla North Campus” submitted to the Travis County Fire Marshal on March 13, reveal the scope of Tesla’s ambitions for a campus that already stretches across 2,500 acres in southeast Austin.

China’s new luxury EVs are selling like hot cakes, and the order numbers are wild

Published: Mar 24nd 2026 9:07am on Electrek

The updated Xiaomi SU7 and SAIC’s Z7 and Z7T just launched, and the new EVs are already racking up thousands of pre-orders in minutes.