In light of the Los Angele’s recent riots and the spat Governor Gavin Newsom and Trump got in, the President signing this bill was perfect timing.

From the AP:

The three resolutions Trump signed will block California’s rule phasing out gas-powered cars and end the sale of new ones by 2035. They will also kill rules that phase out the sale of medium- and heavy-duty diesel vehicles and cut tailpipe emissions from trucks. …

…“What this does is it gives us freedom,” said Bill Kent, the owner of Kent Kwik convenience stores. Kent, speaking at the White House, said that the California rules would have forced him to install “infrastructure that frankly, is extremely expensive and doesn’t give you any return.”

The Alliance for Automotive Innovation, which represents major car makers, applauded Trump’s action.

“Everyone agreed these EV sales mandates were never achievable and wildly unrealistic,” John Bozzella, the group’s president and CEO, said in a statement.

Not surprisingly, the Golden State’s Attorney General Rob Bonta said he will sue. This on top of at least two-dozen legal efforts California and other Democrat states are involved in suing the Trump administration. None the less, it will be interesting to see if this legislation survives legal challenges.