NEW YORK, May 22 (Xinhua) -- The GOP-led U.S. Senate voted on Thursday to take away California's ability to set its own tailpipe emissions standards, effectively killing the country's biggest driver of electric vehicle investment.
The vote was 51-44. The move nullifies a measure, enacted by the state in 2022 and later adopted by 11 other states, banning the sale of new gasoline-powered cars by 2035. The House of Representatives already passed the same resolution. Now it heads to U.S. President Donald Trump for his signature.
