Trump signs resolutions targeting California’s electric vehicle mandates

US President Donald Trump on Thursday signed three congressional resolutions aimed at overturning California’s push to accelerate electric vehicle adoption and ban the sale of petrol-powered cars by 2035. The move rolls back a key part of California’s climate policy, which had been adopted by 11 other states. Trump, speaking at the White House, called the state’s policy “a disaster for this country.” “We officially rescue the US auto industry from destruction by terminating California’s electric vehicle mandate,” he said. The resolutions come after lobbying by automakers including General Motors and Toyota, which had opposed California’s rules on grounds of...