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Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! It’s the third time the Scholz government has threatened a last-minute U-turn on European environment laws. A planned vote on new EU climate targets for trucks is up in the air today after the German Transport Ministry, led by the FDP, backtracked on its support for the legislation. EU ambassadors were set to rubber-stamp a deal on the legislation today. But the FDP unilaterally threatened to withdraw German support without consultation with its coalition partners or the Chancellery. “We must ensure that Europe remains…

The first Hyundai plant dedicated to building EVs and batteries in the US will be open as soon as this October. According to Hyundai Motor America CEO Jose Munoz, the brand is “pulling ahead” to gain eligibility for the $7,500 EV tax credit. Hyundai will open its first EV plant in the US in 2024 Hyundai began construction on its massive $7.6 billion EV megaplant in Georgia in October 2022. A year later, the company announced that 99.9% of the foundation work was complete as it fast-tracked construction. The site “is advancing ever day,’” according to Oscar Kwon CEO of…

Nissan is taking the fight to the Ford e-Transit electric van by upgrading its full size commercial van lineup with — for the first time ever! — a fully electric powertrain and two different battery sizes (in Europe, anyway). Nissan says its all-new Interstar-e is designed to meet the diverse and specific needs of businesses by prioritizing efficiency, maximizing capability, and putting customers’ comfort and well-being front and center. The company says its design thatm “exudes a truck feel, its assertive front grille enhances the commanding presence of the vehicle.” Something that’s sure to play well both in Europe and…

Can the Tesla Cybertruck power a travel trailer for off-grid camping? Let’s put it to the test to find out if Tesla’s truck can power an RV. The Cybertruck features a 240-volt NEMA 14-50 outlet in the truck bed. This type of outlet is rated for 50 amps, but the typical output is closer to 40 amps. Most travel trailers use a 30-amp service (NEMA TT-30R receptacle and the plug is TT-30P). Some larger RVs do utilize a NEMA 14-50. So, typically, you’d need a NEMA 14-50 to TT-30 adapter to plug your travel trailer into the Cybertruck. The Cybertruck…

Shell Hydrogen will permanently close all seven of its California pumping stations immediately, the company confirmed this week. It will no longer operate light-duty hydrogen stations in the U.S., and represents another blow to the struggling hydrogen car market in the only state where the fuel is widely available at all. The outlet Hydrogen Insight first reported the news on Thursday. Shell had, until recently, operated seven of the 55 total retail hydrogen stations in California, per the Hydrogen Fuel Cell Partnership (H2FCP). That makes this a blow, but not apocalyptic news for the (small) hydrogen community.  Get Fully Charged Hydrogen…

EV road trips might soon be getting a little bit easier, thanks to thousands of highway fast-chargers starting this year from a network called Ionna.  Ionna, as it’s called, is an EV charging network jointly backed by seven automakers, including an undisclosed amount from BMW Group, General Motors, Honda, Hyundai, Kia, Mercedes-Benz, and Stellantis. The network, which previously called itself out under the banner of “We Charge North America,” revealed its name Friday, along with a confirmation that it has received regulatory approval and is officially starting up. Led by Seth Cutler, formerly of EV Connect and GE, Ionna aims…

Last summer, seven of the world’s biggest car companies announced they were joining forces to tackle America’s EV charging woes head-on. Now that fast-charging joint venture has a name and a CEO.  Ionna has received approval from regulators and is officially spooling up operations, the company announced on Friday. Its CEO is Seth Cutler, who previously held various executive roles at EV Connect and Electrify America, two charging networks.  Get Fully Charged Big Auto’s charging play Shoddy reliability and availability of public charging stations has dogged the EV transition for years. Last year, several automakers realized they needed to do…

Yesterday, Rivian announced new entry-level R1S and R1T models with a Standard battery pack, as well as an all-new Standard+ battery pack option. The Standard battery has a capacity of 106 kilowatt-hour (compared to 105 kWh initially expected), while the Standard+ battery has 121 kWh. Let’s recall that the Large pack is 135 kWh, while the Max battery is 149 kWh. The difference between the four batteries is about 14 kWh (15 kWh between Standard and Standard+). Rivian also offers three powertrain options: Dual-Motor (DM) for all battery types, Performance Dual-Motor (Perf. DM) for Standard+, Large and Max batteries, and…

GM put someone with a Tesla Gigafactory resume in charge of ramping up batteries for affordable EVs. Electrify America takes it indoors for urban charging. And Rivian rolls out lower-cost versions of its electric trucks. This and more, here at Green Car Reports.  Rivian on Thursday released details for the cheaper R1T and R1S Standard pack versions that had been expected to arrive with an LFP battery pack. Instead of that, the Standard and Standard+ versions are getting a smaller version of the same battery pack offered on the rest of the lineup. That qualifies them for the $3,750 EV…

Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! COLUMBIA, N.C. — The Department of the Interior today announced more than $157 million from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda to restore our nation’s lands and waters through locally led, landscape-scale restoration projects. The funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will support 206 ecosystem restoration projects in 48 states, Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Territories and will advance the Department’s ongoing work across several restoration and resilience programs. Secretary Deb Haaland traveled to North Carolina to announce that Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge…