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The 2027 Toyota bZ is now on sale, starting at $34,980 in the US and CA$45,985 in Canada.

We’ve got an even more EV-packed edition of Green Deals than we saw yesterday, filled with first-time deals from three of our favorite brands. First, there’s the backorder bundle deal on Lectric’s XPress2 Long-Range Step-Thru Cruiser e-bike with $723 in FREE gear, including an extra battery for an extended 100+ miles of travel – all for $1,399. Right behind that we have the first-ever discounts on Aventon’s upgraded Pace 5 REC Smart Cruiser e-bike at $1,599, while the Level 4 REC Smart Commuter e-bike is down at $1,799. There’s also the pre-order launch deal for Segway’s Ninebot S2 Kids Self-Balancing Scooter at $100 off, and more waiting for you below, including the hangover deals from this week that are down at the bottom of the page, like yesterday’s full Aventon Labor Day e-bike Sale lineup, 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.

There are millions of Tesla vehicles on the road today which were sold on the promise of full autonomy, but without hardware capable of doing so. Tesla has hemmed and hawed about solutions to this problem – so one owner took it into his own hands.

A Tesla “Robotaxi” running with no safety monitor onboard drove straight through a row of bollards protecting a closed-off lane in Austin, then kept driving.

The video surfaced Monday, less than a month after Tesla’s head of AI told investors the Robotaxi program has an “impeccable safety record” with “zero notable incidents.”

While no one was hurt or in danger in this incident, it is worrying to see an unsupervised Tesla vehicle ram through clearly visible bollards with plenty of time to see them and think about going around them.

BYD confirmed the new Denza N8 has a “world-leading” pure electric CLTC range of 1,003 km (623 miles), and it can recharge in as little as 5 minutes.

Volkswagen electric vehicle drivers will finally have access to Samsung Wallet with Digital Key, hands-free entry, and more. The service is initially rolling out to select VW ID vehicles in Europe.

Ride1Up’s Portola has been one of those e-bikes that make a lot of sense on paper: a compact folding design, useful cargo capability, and the kind of pricing that helped Ride1Up build its reputation for high-value e-bikes in the first place.

Einride is putting 500 Tesla Semis on US roads, the largest commitment to Tesla’s electric truck that anyone has made public.

That will takes the Swedish freight company from roughly 250 deployed electric trucks to about 750. First deliveries start next month, with the rest arriving in phases over 24 months.

With prices starting at $35,250, the 2027 Hyundai IONIQ 5 is still one of the most affordable EVs on the market.

California could turn parked EVs into one of its largest sources of energy storage – but utilities need to make it a lot easier for EV owners to participate.

Octopus Energy is taking a swing at one of the most irritating parts of public EV charging: needing a phone full of apps just to plug in.

On this second consecutive self-steering episode of Quick Charge, we take a look at how Tesla increased its national self-driving Robotaxi fleet by half with the stroke of a pen, and see how the company’s autonomous deployments compare to the rest of the world’s.

Tesla has told employees it is preparing a public launch of the Cybercab in Austin as soon as this month, according to a report from The Information.

It would be the first Tesla vehicle ever built without a steering wheel or pedals — and the least exciting vehicle the company has ever made, because it is virtually worthless without an autonomous driving system Tesla still hasn’t delivered at scale.

With a tri-motor setup delivering over 1,500 horsepower, the Denza Z can hit 0 to 62 mph in under 2 seconds. It’s also cheaper than a Porsche 911 Turbo S.

Aventon is leading our Monday Green Deals this week as it has kicked off a Labor Day Sale on its smart e-bikes, including first-ever savings on the newest REC models, as well as the second-ever 2026 discount on the Soltera 2.5 Lightweight Commuter e-bike at its $999 low. Right behind that, we have Autel’s MaxiCharger AC Lite Home 40A Smart Level 2 EV Charger with an AI voice assistant down at $376, the popular Greenworks 3,000 PSI Electric Pressure Washer at $350, the recently released Navee Cyber X Pro Electric Dirt Bike for kids at a new $400 low, and more waiting down below. Don’t forget about the hangover deals from last week that are down at the bottom of the page, rounded up in our latest Electrified Weekly edition of deals.

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.

Nevada’s Transportation Authority granted Tesla a permit to run driverless vehicles in Las Vegas last month and capped the fleet at 10 cars. Tesla’s application had asked for 5,000.

The permit also confines Tesla to an approved stretch of the Strip, bans pickups at Harry Reid International Airport, and limits the vehicles to 45 mph.

For the last few years, it has felt like the electric bike industry has been engaged in a constant arms race.

Every new launch seems to promise more speed, more power, bigger batteries, and increasingly motorcycle-like styling. And every time a new model pushes the envelope, the comments inevitably fill with some people asking the same question: “Why not just make it faster?”

I think that’s the wrong question.

Kia’s popular electric SUV is now on sale in the US. The range-topping EV3 GT delivers 288 horsepower from a dual-motor AWD setup with exclusive sporty design elements inside and out, starting from $45,890.

The world’s largest EV battery maker says all 20 of its operating battery plants are now carbon neutral – but most of its batteries’ emissions still occur outside its factories.

BYD’s low-cost Seagull EV, sold as the Dolphin Surf in Europe and Dolphin Mini in other overseas markets, is due for an upgrade. Here’s a sneak peek.

Tesla’s Full Self-Driving v14.3.6 tried to take a highway exit that my car had already passed, at 110 km/h (68 mph), and it would have taken us straight into the ditch.

I was ready to take control, and I did, but it was scary. My girlfriend, sitting in the passenger seat, screamed in fear.

Hyundai opened orders for the IONIQ 3, its new entry-level electric hatch, starting at about $30,000.

Between increasingly extreme weather, rising electricity demands, and the rapid expansion of data centers, energy independence is starting to look less like a talking point for doomsday preppers and more like sound planning. That shift in thinking is driving more homeowners than ever towards solar-plus-battery energy solutions like the industry-leading Tesla Powerwall – but Powerwall isn’t the only game in town, anymore.

GM’s Latin American expansion continues with news that Chevrolet is offering EV buyers free charging at network at dealerships throughout Peru, where sales of plug-powered vehicles are growing rapidly.