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Volvo reveals EX60 prices start at under $60,000 with over 300 miles rangeof

Published: May 18nd 2026 6:43am on Electrek

The EX60 can drive further (up to 400 miles), charge faster, and is more advanced than any fully electric Volvo to date. Volvo announced the “game-changing” 2027 EX60 is more affordable than most luxury rivals, with prices starting at under $60,000.

Aventon Current ADV eMTB first discount to $3,999, EcoFlow sale drops expanded 858Wh RIVER 3 Plus solar bundle to $499, more

Published: May 18nd 2026 6:00am on Electrek

We’ve got a bunch of fresh deals to kickstart the week with, including our surprise headliner, Aventon’s high-tier Current ADV Smart Electric Mountain Bike with first-ever discounts to $3,999. Right behind that, we have two EcoFlow sales, the first being the latest RV Season Sale with up to 61% discounts, like the expanded 858Wh RIVER 3 Plus with an EB600 extra battery and a 220W solar panel for a $499 low, among many others, as well as a 24-hour flash sale with offers including the 2,048Wh DELTA 3 Max Portable Power Station with a 500W alternator charger at its $949 2026 low. There’s also Segway’s Navimow Summer Sale with its new i2 AWD series robot lawn mowers at lows starting from $849, the best price of the last 12 months on Worx’s JawSaw cordless electric chainsaw, and more waiting for you below. And don’t forget about the hangover deals from last week at the bottom of the page, collected together in our latest Electrified Weekly roundup edition.

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.

US bill would overcharge EVs to pay for road damage they aren’t doing

Published: May 18nd 2026 5:17am on Electrek

Lawmakers have proposed yet another punitive tax on EVs, attempting to balance road budgets solely on the back of the ~2% of vehicles that are responsible for a vanishingly small percentage of road damage. Meanwhile, gas taxes haven’t gone up since 1993… and some are trying to eliminate them entirely.

Musk says Tesla unsupervised FSD will be ‘widespread’ in the US by year-end — again

Published: May 18nd 2026 4:22am on Electrek

Elon Musk claimed that Tesla’s unsupervised “Full Self-Driving” will be “widespread in the US by the end of this year” during a virtual appearance at the Smart Mobility Summit in Tel Aviv today. Tesla currently operates fewer than 30 unsupervised robotaxis across three Texas cities.

The claim marks the latest in a decade-long pattern of Musk promising imminent autonomous driving breakthroughs that fail to materialize on schedule.

BYD delays flagship electric SUV launch as preorders surge to over 100,000

Published: May 18nd 2026 4:07am on Electrek

The luxury three-row electric SUV has a driving range of up to 590 miles (950 km) and can recharge in as little as 5 minutes with BYD’s new Blade Battery and Flash Charging system. In China, it starts at under $37,000, but there’s one problem — BYD can’t keep up with demand.

Ford bets on 5 new vehicles, including EVs and Bronco, to spark Europe comeback

Published: May 18nd 2026 2:35am on Electrek

Ford will introduce five new vehicles, including an electrified Bronco and several new EVs, as part of its plans to revive the struggling brand in Europe.

XPeng (XPEV) rolls first mass-produced robotaxi off the line, a China first

Published: May 18nd 2026 1:59am on Electrek

XPeng (NYSE: XPEV) announced today that it has rolled the first mass-produced unit of its robotaxi off the production line in Guangzhou. The milestone makes XPeng the first automaker in China to achieve mass production of a robotaxi built entirely through full-stack, in-house development.

The purpose-built vehicle, engineered to L4 autonomous driving standards, is powered by four of XPeng’s self-developed Turing AI chips delivering 3,000 TOPS of computing power — and it doesn’t use any LiDAR.

Why every American family should have an e-bike at home

Published: May 18nd 2026 1:52am on Electrek

There’s a sentence that still sounds slightly radical in much of America, even though millions of people elsewhere in the world would barely think twice about it: Every family should own an e-bike.

Sure, not every person and not every trip. Maybe not even as a complete replacement for cars. But as a standard household tool? Absolutely!

Tesla increases Actually Smart Summon speed by 33% in new FSD update

Published: May 17nd 2026 4:39am on Electrek

Tesla is rolling out FSD V14.3.3 today, and among the changes is a 33% speed increase to Actually Smart Summon — the feature now tops out at 8 mph, up from the 6 mph cap (less impressive when you put it like that).

The speed bump is part of a broader update (software version 2026.14.6.6) that also merges the Spring 2026 software features with the FSD branch for the first time.

Amazon is deploying these massive cargo e-bikes for deliveries

Published: May 17nd 2026 11:24am on Electrek

Amazon is officially rolling out e-cargo bike deliveries in Washington, DC, as part of a new pilot program launched in partnership with the District Department of Transportation (DDOT). The ten-month initiative, called “MicroFreight DC,” will see Amazon Delivery Service Partners making neighborhood deliveries using a fleet of battery-powered cargo bikes instead of traditional delivery vans.