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GM Pushes Back Against California EV Policy

May 21, 2025 | 4:58 PM

Photo: David Rodriguez Munoz ~ USA TODAY NETWORK

MICHIGAN, May 21, 2025 ~ General Motors is pushing back on a California rule on electric vehicles it previous supported.

California has a law that will ban new gas-powered car sales by 2035 in an attempt to combat climate change, which GM initiatally supported. now that the comapnay has signaled a scaleback in its electric vehicle production aims, is now issuing lobbying efforts agaisnt this law.

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May 21, 2025 ~ General Motors is pushing hard against electric vehicles as there are some efforts to overturn California‘s “electric vehicle mandate.” Joanne Mueller, the transportation correspondent at Axios, joins ‘JR Morning to discuss the company’s efforts.

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