Californians will be able to purchase gas powered cars, not forced into EV's.
I really hated Biden's EV transition mandates.
The U.S. Senate voted late May 21 to nullify California’s authority to enforce its own electric vehicle (EV) mandates, revoking a federal waiver that had long empowered the state to set stricter-than-federal emissions standards under the Clean Air Act.
The vote, which passed 51-44 largely along party lines, marks a sharp break from more than 50 years of environmental policy and threatens the future of the state’s landmark plan to ban the sale of new gas-powered vehicles by 2035.
California’s rules, which were approved by the Biden administration’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) through waivers granted in 2023 and 2024, required 35% of new cars sold in the state to be zero-emissions by 2026, ramping up to 100% by 2035. The rules were seen as central to the state’s effort to combat climate change and address its persistent air pollution—the worst in the nation.
I really hated Biden's EV transition mandates.
Senate Blocks California’s Gas Car Ban, Reverses Longstanding EPA Waivers
Opponents of California's waiver, which had been adopted by 11 other states and Washington, D.C., called it economically burdensome.
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The U.S. Senate voted late May 21 to nullify California’s authority to enforce its own electric vehicle (EV) mandates, revoking a federal waiver that had long empowered the state to set stricter-than-federal emissions standards under the Clean Air Act.
The vote, which passed 51-44 largely along party lines, marks a sharp break from more than 50 years of environmental policy and threatens the future of the state’s landmark plan to ban the sale of new gas-powered vehicles by 2035.
California’s rules, which were approved by the Biden administration’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) through waivers granted in 2023 and 2024, required 35% of new cars sold in the state to be zero-emissions by 2026, ramping up to 100% by 2035. The rules were seen as central to the state’s effort to combat climate change and address its persistent air pollution—the worst in the nation.
