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Lectric Valentine’s Day sale offers up to $654 in e-bike bundles from $999, Bluetti power station flash sale lows, EGO Power+, more

Today’s Green Deals are headlined by Lectric’s Valentine’s Day sale that is running through February 15 with up to $654 bundles accompanying the lineup of e-bikes, as well as a separate 40% discount on its pet trailer. The focus of this sale is on the brand’s XP [website] e-bikes that are getting passenger packages to take your loved ones along for the ride, starting from $999. There’s also a Bluetti flash sale on six backup power solutions, with the latest Handsfree Backpack Power Stations hitting new low prices from $199. We also spotted the EGO Power+ 56V 15-inch Split-Shaft Cordless Electric String Trimmer with a rapid-reload head down at $159. Plus, all the other hangover Green Deals are in the links at the bottom of the page, like yesterday’s Blix Valentine’s sale offers, the returning low price on Jackery’s Explorer 100 Plus, 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.

Lectric Valentine’s Day sale offers up to $654 in free gear while XP [website] e-bikes get passenger bundles – all from $999.

Lectric’s Valentine’s Day sale promotions have launched through February 15 with up to $654 in free gear accompanying your purchase. While you’ll find the largest bundles on the brand’s XPedition [website] cargo models, this sale wants to focus on spending time with your loved one by offering a passenger package along with its XP [website] e-bikes that start from $999 shipped, with the long-range models getting some additional free gear to boot. These aren’t the largest bundles we’ve seen for these models, but they are certainly one of the few times we’ve seen gear included that was intended to help you haul around another person instead of just inanimate cargo. You can also save 40% on the Wag-Along Pet Trailer during this sale at $107, down from $179.

The most popular of the brand’s commuting solutions, the XP [website] e-bikes all sport a 500W hub motor that peaks up at 1,000W to hit 20 MPH speeds, which can go higher up to 28 MPH speeds, depending on your state’s regulations. The main difference between the standard models and the long-range models (aside from the $200 price difference) is the battery – which will either provide you with 45 miles of travel (standard) or up to 65 miles (long-range) when utilizing the PAS support. Keep in mind for folks who enjoy cruising with only electric power that you’ll get about half the mileage. Along with the free add-on gear, you’ll also enjoy some quality stock functions, like the integrated rear cargo rack, puncture-resistant tires, 180mm hydraulic disc brakes, a foldable body, an LCD display, and more.

Lectric Valentine’s Day sale XP [website] offers with up to $187 bundles.

Lectric Valentine’s Day sale XPedition [website] offers with up to $654 bundles.

Lectric Valentine’s Day sale XPeak [website] offers with up to $316 bundles.

Lectric Valentine’s Day sale ONE LR e-bike with $308 bundle.

The Lectric ONE Long-Range e-bike, 28 MPH for up to 60-mile range: $2,199 (Reg. $2,507).

Lectric Valentine’s Day sale XP Trike with $216 bundle.

Electric XP Trike, 14 MPH for up to 50-mile range: $1,499 (Reg. $1,715).

Lectric Valentine’s Day sale XP Lite [website] offers with $128 bundles.

Bluetti’s limited 46% off flash sale drops latest Handsfree backpack power stations to new lows from $199.

Bluetti has launched the first wave of its planned limited-time flash sales for the next week, with six solid backup power solutions getting up to 46% taken off their price tags. Some of the notable inclusions that are beating out the brand’s fall and winter holiday sales is the latest Handsfree 1 and Handsfree 2 Backpack Power Stations that are down at $199 shipped and $299 shipped. Now carrying $369 and $499 price tags after New Year’s Day, after falling from their original $429 and $599 MSRPs from their launch in October, in the past sales since we’ve been seeing them return to $299 and $399. That’s changing today as they’re dropping lower than ever before, saving you $170 ($230 off MSRP) and/or $200 ($300 off MSRP) at new all-time lows.

The perfect backup power devices for folks who are always on-the-go out in nature, the Handsfree 1 and Handsfree 2 power stations come with an ultra-slim design that fits nicely in their complimentary 42L and 60L backpacks – with plenty more room to spare for other essential camping, hiking, and outdoor gear. With the Handsfree 1, you’re looking at a [website] LiFePO4 battery (with 300W output surging to 450W) while the Handsfree 2 provides a larger 512Wh LiFePO4 capacity (700W surging to 1,200W). Both models provide five ports to cover your devices and small appliances: one AC port, two USB-A ports, and two USB-C ports.

Recharging speeds are as convenient as they are fast (good for last-minute plans), with either able to hit 80% in 45 minutes via a wall outlet while reaching a full battery takes a little longer at [website] hours for the Handsfree 1 and [website] hours for the Handsfree 2. Of course, an outdoor-minded power station wouldn’t be much help without solar charging – with both able to get back to full in 3 hours with a 120W panel (they have a max of 200W and 350W solar inputs). The bags come splash-resistant, with easy access to the power station’s port through the side flap, and plenty of layers of compartments, outer buckles, and more for your additional equipment.

This EGO Power+ 56V 15-inch cordless electric string trimmer comes with a split-shaft and rapid-reload head for $159.

Amazon is offering the EGO Power+ 56V 15-Inch Cordless Electric String Trimmer with a [website] battery for $159 shipped. More in recent times fetching $179 in the past months, with an original $200 price tag, we haven’t seen the price budge lower since July, keeping to its lower going rate. That’s changing here today as it drops another $20 unexpectedly, giving you the third-lowest price we have tracked – just $10 above the all-time low from May.

EGO Power+ is one of the less-discounted brands of reliable electric tools, so seeing this string trimmer with a split-shaft fall this low is definitely a cause to jump for many fans of the brand. This model provides a 15-inch cutting swath while also featuring a rapid-reload head for quicker and easier replacement of any broken lines. There’s also a variable speed control for the various jobs and conditions you may be working around, as well as an IPX4 weather-resistant build to stand up to sudden weather changes while you’re in the middle of things. You’ll also be getting an included charger and [website] battery that comes interchangeable with the brand’s other tools.

The savings this week are also continuing to a collection of other markdowns. To the same tune as the offers above, these all help you take a more energy-conscious approach to your routine. Winter means you can lock in even improved off-season price cuts on electric tools for the lawn while saving on EVs and tons of other gear.

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2025 Subaru Forester Hybrid starts at $36,415, sets course for 35 mpg

2025 Forester Hybrid doesn’t have a charge port.

Subaru points to 35 mpg or more effective combined.

Subaru hopes to sell nearly a third of Foresters in hybrid form.

2026 Subaru Forester Hybrid models will be made in Indiana.

The 2025 Subaru Forester Hybrid isn’t the brand’s first hybrid, but it’s Subaru’s first hybrid truly set for the mass market.

Due to arrive at [website] dealerships this spring, the Forester Hybrid won’t be limited to low volume, kept to particular states, or limited to one or two trims. It’s being offered in a range of versions, starting at $36,415, including the $1,420 destination fee, Subaru revealed Thursday with the release of pricing and specifications at the Chicago auto show.

The Forester Hybrid, which is part of an accelerated rollout of Subaru EVs and hybrids rolling out over the next several years, costs about $3,000 more than an equivalent non-hybrid for most of the lineup (or only $1,305 more in top-trim Touring form). To make it worth that premium, Subaru focused on pragmatic aspects, including serious gas-mileage gains and a performance advantage, while maintaining the kind of all-wheel-drive ability it says its end-people look for—and making sure there aren’t any packaging sacrifices in opting for the hybrid.

2025 Forester Hybrid efficiency: Around 35 mpg?

Efficiency-wise, Subaru expects that the Forester Hybrid will return up to 40% superior fuel economy on the EPA city cycle and up to 25% superior fuel economy on the combined cycle. Currently the Forester gets up to 26 mpg city and 33 highway, with 29 mpg combined, with Sport and Touring versions at 25/32/28 mpg, so we anticipate the Hybrid to meet or beat 35 mpg combined.

At around 3,900 pounds depending on the version, the Forester Hybrid weighs about 300 pounds more than the non-hybrid, and its combined output is 194 hp—just 14 hp more than non-hybrid Forester models. Yet the more robust torque delivery of the system yields an acceleration edge for the hybrid, especially at highway speeds. Passing times have improved 10-15%, it says.

Subaru has carried over two hallmarks of the brand: its all-wheel drive system, and its “boxer” flat-4 gasoline engine—here in Atkinson-cycle format, with the [website] flat-4 making 180 hp. But what’s between those core components is different. In place of its Lineartronic continuously variable automatic transmission (CVT), there’s a version of Toyota’s planetary-gear hybrid system, engineered to Subaru’s needs and featuring a stronger traction motor.

2025 Subaru Forester Hybrid - hybrid system layout.

Same Symmetrical AWD system as other Subarus.

For delivering all-wheel drive, the Forester Hybrid employs what’s essentially the same torque distribution system as other automatic-transmission Subaru models. That means an electronically controlled (and electrically actuated) wet multi-plate clutch pack apportioning torque to the front or rear wheels as appropriate for the conditions or driving dynamics.

That’s a different approach than the Toyota RAV4 Hybrid, for instance, which relies on a separate 54-hp rear motor, mounted at the rear wheels. Subaru says that approach doesn’t allow the system to provide nearly as much power at the rear wheels as it potentially can at the front wheels.

Because of Subaru’s approach, the Forester Hybrid has a larger traction motor in front than what Toyota uses in the RAV4—although the RAV4 achieves 40 mpg combined.

To adapt to the weight gain and slightly different weight distribution, Subaru retuned the suspension, although its [website] inches of ground clearance is the same as that of base gasoline Foresters.

The Forester Hybrid gets an SI-Drive sport mode as well as its X-Mode system, tuning the behavior of the all-wheel-drive and traction systems for various terrains, as well as Hill Descent Control. The hybrid system can tap into six simulated ratios, allowing somewhat more engine braking and regenerative braking, but based on previous experiences with such a feature in Toyota models it’s likely to be very mild in both respects.

You might not easily be able to tell the Forester Hybrid apart from other models in the Forester lineup, outside of badging for the fenders and tailgate. But it will be available in an , and a contrasting black roof will be offered with some of its exterior colors. The Hybrid will also mark the debut of the brand’s first certified-animal-free StarTex upholstery.

Forester Hybrid comfort, cargo space carry over.

The roomy interior of this model is otherwise unchanged, and the Forester Hybrid’s [website] lithium-ion battery pack fits directly under the cargo floor but doesn’t change cargo space, seat folding, or the shape of the floor. The only very small difference is that on the driver’s side of the cargo area there’s a cooling duct rather than a storage pocket.

The Forester lineup was fully redesigned for 2025, and we’ve already taken note that Subaru has advanced cabin quiet and ride comfort to another level with the latest non-hybrid Forester models; so we’re expecting it to carry forward to the Hybrid, too.

capabilities and standard equipment are comparable to non-hybrid Foresters, with Premium, Sport, Limited, and Touring trims in parallel to all but the non-hybrid Forester’s Base trim.

Forester Premium Hybrid models start at $36,415 and include a power rear tailgate, [website] digital gauge cluster, and 18-inch alloy wheels.

The Sport Hybrid, for $39,415, adds premium audio, synthetic leather upholstery, and 19-inch alloys. The $40,830 Forester Hybrid Limited adds navigation, a heated steering wheel, a power passenger seat, and blue accent stitching. Top Touring versions of the Forester Hybrid, at $43,115, get a leather interior with suede-like inserts and a real leather steering wheel, plus cooled front seats and heated outboard rear seats, and a two-tone finish is available. Of note is that there’s no Forester Hybrid without the power sunroof.

These models have the latest version of its EyeSight suite of driver-assistance and active-safety aspects, including adaptive cruise control. At the Sport level the Hybrid gets reverse automatic emergency braking, and at the Touring level it adds a surround-view camera system and driver monitoring.

2025 Forester Hybrid from Japan, 2026 [website].

Initial 2025 Forester Hybrids, like non-hybrid models, will come from Japan. But that all changes with the 2026 model year. All 2026 Forester models will be [website], in Indiana—including the Forester Hybrid, non-hybrid Foresters, and the new Forester Wilderness also confirmed at Chicago.

Subaru also has the 2026 Crosstrek Hybrid set for a fall arrival. While that won’t be the niche model the outgoing plug-in hybrid or earlier hybrid Crosstrek models were, it’s planning to go big with the Forester Hybrid—selling nearly a third of its Foresters as hybrids. Given how this looks like a more appealing way to present what’s already a winning package, we’ll be surprised if it doesn’t meet that target.

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Rising star Vammo rides past 1 million battery swaps for electric motorcycles

Vammo, a battery-swapping service for electric motorcycles in Latin America, has just showcased that the organization has surpassed an impressive 1 million battery swaps in a little over a year.

The organization has built its service around a combination of VMoto electric motorcycles and a battery-swapping service designed to keep those motorcycles rolling all day without stopping to charge.

Headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil, Vammo’s electric motorcycles and battery swap cabinets currently serve around 1,800 consumers, with that number growing quickly. The service was launched just over a year ago and has already saved its consumers a combined US $[website] million in fuel costs. That’s on top of preventing the release of 3,050 tons of CO 2 emissions.

Vammo’s subscription model saves clients as much as 50% compared to gasoline-powered motorcycles, translating into annual savings of thousands of dollars. “Not only are we helping to cut carbon emissions by 85%, but we’re also putting significant savings back into the pockets of our end-clients,” noted Jack Sarvary, Vammo’s co-founder and CEO. “Many of our clients, especially delivery drivers, are saving as much as $2,000–$4,000 per year, making electric mobility both affordable and sustainable.”.

That success has led to rapid growth for the business. Last year alone, Vammo saw 8x growth in both revenue and customer base.

“Our growth demonstrates the power of affordable, clean transportation,” introduced Billy Blaustein, Vammo’s COO. “We are proving that sustainable mobility can be both accessible and scalable.”.

Vammo’s VMoto models have now become the #1 registered electric motorcycle brand in Brazil, likely making the firm the top player in Latin America.

Battery swapping for electric motorcycles has gained significant interest in the last few years, especially as Gogoro has expanded its world-leading model for swappable electric scooter batteries. But unlike Gogoro, which built a swappable battery standard and then began persuading other companies to adopt it, Vammo built its service around existing electric motorcycles and their already operational battery designs.

Vammo began operations in São Paulo and has positioned its service as a solution not only for Brazil but also for broader Latin America.

Brazil is uniquely suited for electric motorcycles and battery swapping, as the country not only sells 4x the amount of motorcycles per year as the US, but has some of the cleanest electricity in the world. Over 90% of the country’s electricity is generated by clean findings, primarily hydroelectric power, with wind and solar also contributing to the mix. Compare that to the global average of just 13%.

Vammo is building on its momentum, lately announcing a partnership with app-based taxi provider 99, offering mototaxi drivers access to its electric motorcycles.

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