From Politico: President Donald Trump moved Thursday to eliminate California’s nation-leading vehicle emissions standards, upending strict rules that had become a template for states across the nation to realize their greenhouse gas ambitions.
Trump signed three Congressional Review Act resolutions rolling back a trio of California’s rules at a White House signing ceremony, delivering on his Day 1 executive order to quickly roll back electric vehicle mandates around the country.
“We officially rescue the US auto industry from destruction by terminating California’s electric vehicle mandate, once and for all,” Trump said at a Oval Office signing alongside House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, Energy Secretary Chris Wright and EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin.
The three bills Trump signed blocks California’s stiff regulations on passenger vehicles, rolls back California’s authority to enforce zero-emission sales targets for commercial trucks, and also blocks higher standards for heavy-duty diesel engines.
Below are a few highlights from Trump’s remarks at the event:
.@POTUS: “We officially rescue the U.S. auto industry from destruction by terminating the California electric vehicle mandate ONCE AND FOR ALL.” 🔥 pic.twitter.com/zOVvF5DKyF
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) June 12, 2025
California’s electric vehicle mandate would have instituted a ban on 100% on all new gas-powered cars and abolish 75% of gas-powered trucks.
Today, @POTUS is ending it. pic.twitter.com/y3LhEOjSaZ
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) June 12, 2025
.@POTUS: “You should be given the option—buy the electric car, buy a gasoline-powered car, buy a hybrid.” pic.twitter.com/CTfTxqiuLu
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) June 12, 2025
.@POTUS on the electric vehicle mandate: “They wanted to shatter our domestic supply chains and literally grind civilization to a halt… Meanwhile, all of the auto jobs would be shipped to China.” pic.twitter.com/FzXEKa40eF
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) June 12, 2025
.@POTUS officially signs into law three resolutions passed by Congress — ENDING California’s electric vehicle mandate and emission standards once-and-for-all.
Promises made, promises kept. pic.twitter.com/o2G2wZ1nVo
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) June 12, 2025
EPA administrator Lee Zeldon announced, “TERMINATED! President Trump just unplugged California’s EV mandates by signing three Congressional Review Act resolutions into law. Today is a great day for consumer freedom!”
TERMINATED! President Trump just unplugged California’s EV mandates by signing three Congressional Review Act resolutions into law.
Today is a great day for consumer freedom!
— Lee Zeldin (@epaleezeldin) June 12, 2025
BELOW IS THE VIDEO OF THE ENTIRE WHITE HOUSE EVENT THURSDAY MORNING:
CALIFORNIA RESPONDS: California, coalition of states sue Trump over move to revoke EV mandate
From The Hill: California officials on Thursday filed their 26th lawsuit against the Trump administration, after the president signed resolutions overturning the Golden State’s landmark electric vehicle (EV) mandate.
“We made a promise that if the president attempted to illegally interfere with our clean air standards, we’d hold him accountable in court,” California Attorney General Rob Bonta said at a press conference announcing the lawsuit.
“Today, we are making good on that promise,” he added.
Bonta submitted the complaint in the Northern District of California together with his colleagues in Colorado, Delaware, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont and Washington.
He said he filed the lawsuit moments after Trump signed three congressional resolutions, which California regulations that had aimed to phase out gas-powered cars by 2035 — and then prompted 11 other states to follow suit.
“We’ve filed our lawsuit against the Trump Admin for illegally targeting California’s clean vehicles program. These actions will have life or death consequences for CA communities breathing dirty, toxic air. CA will fiercely defend ourselves from this lawless federal overreach,” Bonta fumed.
We’ve filed our lawsuit against the Trump Admin for illegally targeting California’s clean vehicles program.
These actions will have life or death consequences for CA communities breathing dirty, toxic air.
CA will fiercely defend ourselves from this lawless federal overreach. pic.twitter.com/3DmbmKM0NV
— Rob Bonta (@AGRobBonta) June 12, 2025
California, coalition of states sue Trump over move to revoke EV mandate https://t.co/magMm5Mups
— The Hill (@thehill) June 12, 2025
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