Trump Reverses California's Ban on New Gas-Powered Cars

Congressional Resolutions Against California's EV Mandate

• 🏛️ President Trump is signing three Congressional resolutions that target California's electric vehicle mandate.
• 🚫 These standards would ban the sale of new gas-powered cars by the year 2035.
• 🇺🇸 The resolutions aim to quash the country's most aggressive attempts to phase out gas-powered cars.

Federal Actions and California's Response

• 💨 President Trump is also approving measures to overturn California's policies that curb tailpipe emissions and nitrogen oxide pollution from trucks.
• 🚗 The signings come as President Trump has pledged to revive American auto manufacturing and boost oil and gas drilling.
• ⚖️ California Governor Gavin Newsom and environmental officials state that the federal government's actions are illegal, and the state plans to sue.

Presidential Stance on Emissions Standards

• 🗣️ President Trump stated that states passing these rules are creating difficulties for automakers by building cars for two different sets of regulations.
• 🇺🇸 He believes his actions will hold up these regulations and allow for democratic processes to potentially overturn them.