Senate votes to block California’s rule banning the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035

President Trump Signed Resolutions Targeting California’s EV Mandates

On June 12, President Donald Trump signed a package of resolutions that overturn California’s plans to phase out the sale of new gasoline-only vehicles by 2035, roll back its low-nitrogen oxide regulations for heavy-duty trucks, and rescind an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) waiver granted in December 2023 allowing the state to enforce stricter vehicle emissions standards. The three resolutions were passed by Congress using the Congression…

Did Congress just revoke WA’s gas car ban?

As goes California, so goes Washington. At least in the realm of vehicle-emissions standards. Read more...

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 [...]

Newsom’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…