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Heybike sale up to $1,000 e-bike savings from $999, Anker SOLIX 24-hour flash sale on 508Wh to 7,680Wh power stations, Hiboy, more

18 June 2026 at 19:00

We’ve got a mix of our top four Green Deal categories included in this week’s Thursday edition, starting with Heybike’s Father’s Day Sale that is lasting through Prime Day week with up to $1,000 e-bike savings, like the Hero Carbon Fiber All-Terrain e-bikes (rear or mid-drive motors) at their lows from $1,899, among others. We also have a 24-hour Anker SOLIX flash sale with exclusive bonus savings on 508Wh to 7,680Wh power station units starting from $265, as well as Hiboy’s Father’s Day Sale lineup with up to 60% discounts, like the U2 Pro Fat Tire Cargo Electric Scooter at its $900 low, the EGO Power+ 15-inch Multi-Head String Trimmer kit at the best price since October, and more waiting for you below. Don’t forget about all the hangover deals either, which have been collected together at the bottom of the page, like yesterday’s Velotric Prime Day e-bike sale lineup with up to $862 savings, the latest EcoFlow flash sale offers with another day left, 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.

Sweden tells EU to reject Tesla ‘FSD’ unless speeding is removed

18 June 2026 at 17:50

Sweden’s transport authority has told the European Union it should vote against approving Tesla’s “Full Self-Driving (Supervised)” across the bloc unless the system’s ability to exceed posted speed limits is removed.

The recommendation, in a previously unreported April 30 letter to the EU’s Technical Committee on Motor Vehicles (TCMV), lands just before the committee is due to take up the matter on June 30, ahead of an eventual vote on a bloc-wide rollout.

Tesla teases new FSD features — but it’s still not the self-driving promised

18 June 2026 at 17:08

Elon Musk says Tesla’s Full Self-Driving will soon remember your parking preferences and let you talk to it through Grok, like giving directions to an Uber driver.

The features sound useful, and they reflect how genuinely impressive FSD has become — but they also underscore that it remains a supervised driver-assist system, not the unsupervised self-driving Tesla has sold to owners for years.

Tesla loses its head of quality to Stellantis

18 June 2026 at 15:12

Tesla’s head of quality, Kahiree Gans, is leaving the automaker to return to Stellantis — the same company Tesla poached him from less than three years ago.

Gans has updated his LinkedIn profile to list his new role as “Vice President, Global SQD” at Stellantis, while describing himself as “Ex-Tesla Head of Quality.”

California VPP is rolling out a $6,000 rebate for new home batteries

18 June 2026 at 12:51

Ava Community Energy’s SmartHome Battery program is offering income-qualified North California residents up to $6,000 in up front incentive cash to install a FranklinWH smart battery and connect it to the utility’s virtual power plant (VPP).

BLUETTI’s $2.2M-crowdfunded FridgePower dedicated fridge backup arrives at retail

18 June 2026 at 00:00

Summer storms and tornadoes are increasing outage risks across the US, leaving households vulnerable to massive food spoilage, compromised essential medications, and the loss of expensive premium meats. But earlier this spring, BLUETTI introduced the ultimate answer to grid vulnerability – the FridgePower, a dedicated refrigerator battery backup. After crushing its crowdfunding phase with $2.2 million in backing, this highly anticipated hero has officially hit retail on the BLUETTI Official Store and Amazon.

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