US Senate Votes To End California EV Mandate
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According to a new analysis by the International Energy Agency (IEA), EV sales will account for one-quarter of the new cars sold worldwide by the end of 2025. The IEA says electric car sales will surpass 20 million units. That would mark a significant increase over 2024 when customers purchased 17 million EVs.
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The Senate totaled California’s signature climate change policy — mandating new cars sold be electric by 2035 — in a 51 to 44 vote Thursday morning. Nearly every Democrat present voted against revoking the EV mandate,
More than one in four cars sold globally this year will be electric, according to a new report from the International Energy Agency, marking a significant milestone in the shift away from fossil fuel transport.
Thursday’s Senate vote to block California’s ban on sales of gas cars is the latest GOP effort to stop state climate policies.
Environmental organizations on Thursday moved to join a lawsuit filed by Washington and other states against the Trump administration’s freeze of billions of dollars of funding approved by Congress to build a network of electric vehicle chargers along major highways.
California’s authority to set environmental rules that are tougher than national standards had never been challenged by Congress. Until now.
House Republicans are expected to vote on legislation this week that would axe tax breaks for electric vehicles and home efficiency projects after 2025.
EV adoption is surging, and vehicle manufacturers are breaking new ground every day. But there’s a huge, aging elephant in the room: the U.S. electrical grid. Most people don’t realize that over 70% of the country’s power infrastructure is more than 25 years old.
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