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President Trump’s Justice Department & Transportation Department Sue to Stop California’s Illegal EV Mandate


By News on the Net -- Office of Public Affairs & Eric Daugherty——--March 13, 2026

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Attorney General Pamela Bondi and Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy today announced that the Justice Department, on behalf of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), has filed suit to stop California from imposing an illegal electric vehicle (EV) mandate through what are effectively state-specific mileage requirements for car manufacturers. Federal law prohibits individual states from adopting regulations related to fuel economy.

President Donald J. Trump and Secretary Duffy created the “Freedom Means Affordable Cars” initiative to save the American people $109 billion over the next five years and save families $1,000 on the average cost of a new vehicle by resetting NHTSA’s corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards. California’s scheme would force carmakers to radically revamp their production lines nationwide to meet standards more stringent than the national standards adopted by NHTSA. The deviation would send car prices through the roof, restrict consumer choice, and undermine interstate commerce. ---More...

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President Trump just SUED Gavin Newsom's California to strike down their policies aimed at phasing out gasoline cars by 2035

The Trump admin says federal law is supreme.

GAVIN WILL LOSE! End the green new scam!


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