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Senate blocks California law banning the sale of gasoline-powered vehicles

In 2020, California announced a plan to require that by 2035 at least 80% of new cars sold would be electric and up to 20% plug-in hybrid models.

Tesla electric vehicles at a charging station.

Tesla electric vehicles at a charging station.Frederic J. Brown / AFP.

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The Senate voted Thursday to ban California's radical plan to ban the sale of gasoline-only vehicles by 2035. President Donald Trump is expected to sign the measure.

The measure will repeal a waiver granted by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency under former President Joe Biden in December, allowing California to require at least 80% of vehicles to be electric by 2035.

Newsom's radical plan

In 2020, California announced a plan to require that by 2035 at least 80% of new cars sold be electric and up to 20% plug-in hybrid models, per Reuters.

The approval came in a 51-44 vote. It came after companies such as General Motors (GM.N), Toyota (7203.T), and other automakers lobbied strongly against the rules.

Meanwhile, Governor Gavin Newsom rejected the vote and argued that, in his view, it is illegal. He claimed that the measure would allegedly cost Californian taxpayers approximately $45 billion in additional health care costs.

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