Senate Votes to End California’s EV Mandate
Climate Change,Electric Vehicles,Carbon Emissions,Auto Emissions,US Senate,California,Gavin Newsom,Lawsuit
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The GOP-led Senate voted Thursday to take away California’s ability to set its own tailpipe emissions standards, effectively killing the country’s biggest driver of EV investment.
The vote was 51-44. The move nullifies a measure, enacted by the state in 2022 and later adopted by 11 other states, banning the sale of new gasoline-powered cars by 2035. The House already passed the same resolution. Now it heads to President Trump for his signature...
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