US EditionSenate votes to block California’s rule banning the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035
- The Senate voted on Thursday, 2025-05-22, to block California's rule banning new gas-powered car sales by 2035, sending the resolution to the White House.
- Republicans regained Senate majority and used a new simple majority vote process to reject state EPA waivers that enabled California's strict electric vehicle mandate.
- Governor Gavin Newsom along with environmental regulators in California have declared the congressional move unlawful and indicated they plan to file a lawsuit to uphold the state's emission regulations.
- Senate Majority Leader John Thune said the mandate affects the entire country, while Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer called blocking the rules a 'point of no return.'
- The Senate's decision challenges California's significant influence on emissions reduction and vehicle market trends, risking setbacks to national efforts to curb pollution.
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EV mandates under fire in the U.S., market uncertainty prompt questions about Canada’s electrification path - Electrical Business
May 29, 2025 – Last week, the U.S. Senate passed a joint resolution that could have serious implications for anyone working in the electric vehicle space. Whether you’re involved with installing EV chargers, or planning and building out EV infrastructure, the regulatory shift States-side could very easily have a detrimental effect here in Canada. The U.S. Senate’s joint resolution of disapproval seeks to repeal California’s “electric vehicle man…
Capitol Fa - Your Illinois News Radar » Will the US Senate Democrats use the nuclear option? Sen. Duckworth says it may not workCapitolFax.com
* Last week… The Senate voted on Thursday to block California’s first-in-the nation rule banning the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035, moving to kill the country’s most aggressive effort to transition toward electric vehicles as President Donald Trump’s administration has doubled down on fossil fuels. The measure overturning the rule now goes to the White [...]
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San Gabriel Valley TribuneNewsom’s 100% EV dream is stuck in traffic
Buckle up for the demolition derby between Gov. Gavin Newsom and President Trump over California’s EV mandates. Newsom and state Attorney General Rob Bonta sued Trump after he backed a Senate vote to kill the state’s mandate to ban sales of all new gas or diesel-powered passenger cars and light trucks by 2035. Zero-emission vehicles include all-electric, plug-in hybrids and hydrogen vehicles. Intermediate goals are 35% ZEV sales by 2026 and 68%…
Old Clunkers, Dirty Air, and Jay Leno’s Legislative Tune-Up
SB 712 is authored by State Senator Shannon Grove (R–Bakersfield), seen here hobnobbing with Jay Leno, owner of several older cars, who is pushing hard for the bill’s passage. May 27, 2025 By Brian Hews Here’s a fun fact for your lungs: those classic American cars that some folks lovingly refer to as “vintage” or “collectibles” are also mobile pollution machines. That ‘68 Mustang belching nostalgia down the freeway? It’s also belching hydrocarb…
Advanced Clean Trucks is dead
California’s so-called electric vehicle mandates, including Advanced Clean Trucks, have been terminated by Congress, but the controversial method used to eliminate the strict vehicle emission rules will be challenged in court. On Thursday, May 22, the Senate passed Congressional Review Act resolutions reversing California’s Environmental Protection Agency waivers for three vehicle emission rules: Advanced Clean Cars II, Advanced Clean Trucks and…
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