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Kia is still offering over $10,000 off its entire EV lineup

Published: Dec 5nd 2025 9:40am on Electrek

Kia is extending one of its biggest promotions yet, knocking over $10,000 off every EV in its lineup.

New Holland C314 mini track loader gets the full electric treatment

Published: Dec 5nd 2025 9:35am on Electrek

New Holland’s already excellent C314 mini track loader is even better for 2026 thanks to the debut of a new, all electric version that offers quiet, low maintenance, and emission-free running for round-the-clock operation.

Podcast: Tesla texting and driving, Trump kills mpg, Aptera update, and more

Published: Dec 5nd 2025 8:37am on Electrek

In the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. In this week’s episode, we discuss Tesla allowing texting and driving on FSD v14, Trump killing CAFE’s MPG standard, an Aptera update, and more.

Kia EV2 sheds camo, giving us our best look at the new SUV [Image]

Published: Dec 5nd 2025 7:28am on Electrek

Kia’s most affordable electric SUV will be here in just over a month. Ahead of its debut, the EV2 was spotted with light camo, offering our best look yet.

Segway Christmas Holiday Sale drops EV prices by hundreds to lows from $150, EcoFlow expansion battery flash sale, more

Published: Dec 5nd 2025 7:00am on Electrek

We’re ending this week’s Green Deals with a mix of new holiday events alongside ongoing Black Friday/Cyber Monday deals, headlined by Segway’s Christmas Holiday Sale that gives you hundreds in savings on popular EVs, like the ZT3 Pro All-Terrain Electric Scooter back at its $850 low, among many others. There’s also EcoFlow’s latest Cyber Week flash sale (ending tonight) that gives you up to 62% savings on an expanded DELTA 2 Max Power Station bundle and three battery bundles – at new lows starting from $329, as well as Ride1Up’s extended Cyber Monday Sale (lasting through the weekend) with up to $600 savings on an expanded lineup of e-bikes and extra batteries starting from $195, and much more waiting for you below. And don’t forget about the hangover deals from the holiday event and this week that are collected together in our Black Friday/Cyber Monday Green Deals hub, which we have updated over the week, like yesterday’s EcoFlow RAPID + 25W MagSafe Christmas promotional deals, the new low price on Anker’s SOLIX C300 DC 90,000mAh power station (ending tonight), and more.

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.

The Lexus LFA is back, and this time it’s 100% electric

Published: Dec 5nd 2025 4:54am on Electrek

Lexus is bringing the sports car back, but this time the LFA will be fully electric and will be developed alongside the Toyota GR GT and GR GT3. Here’s our first look at the EV sports car.

Tesla launches ‘Standard’ Model 3/Y in Europe with aggressive pricing to stop bleeding sales

Published: Dec 5nd 2025 3:42am on Electrek

Tesla has officially launched new “Standard” trims for both the Model 3 and Model Y in Europe after launching them in North America. The automaker is aggressively positioning these stripped-down models to undercut competitors and arrest a painful sales slump in the region, with the Model 3 now starting at an impressive €36,990 in Germany.

Meet the Kia Vision Meta Turismo: Could this be the EV8? [Images]

Published: Dec 5nd 2025 3:12am on Electrek

Kia is celebrating its 80th birthday with a bang. The new Kia Vision Turismo concept offers a glimpse of what will likely arrive as the EV8. Here’s our first look at it.

Wheel-E Podcast: 1M Tern miles, kids on Sur Rons, LiveWire scooter, more

Published: Dec 5nd 2025 1:52am on Electrek

This week on Electrek’s Wheel-E podcast, we discuss the most popular news stories from the world of electric bikes and other nontraditional electric vehicles. This time, that includes Tern’s NYC e-bike delivery fleet surpasses 1 million miles, the CPSC has a stark warning about Rad’s e-bike batteries, what parents should know if their kid wants a Sur Ron e-moto, JackRabbit MG Doble review, Strutt’s EV1 electric mobility chair, and more.

New electric SANY reach stacker gets to work at Houston Terminal

Published: Dec 5nd 2025 1:30am on Electrek

The Port of Houston took a big step towards electrifying its operations this week, when the stevedores at Houston Terminal deployed the first new SANY electric reach stacker at the major seaside port – and it won’t be the last.