President Trump just crushed California’s radical electric vehicle mandate, and with it, the dreams of eco-extremists trying to force Americans into EVs whether they want them or not.

At the White House on Thursday, Trump signed three resolutions that officially kill California’s plan to ban new gas-powered cars by 2035. That mandate wasn’t just a California issue, it had already spread to 11 other states, covering about a third of the U.S. auto market.

“We officially rescue the U.S. auto industry from destruction by terminating the California electric vehicle mandate once and for all,” Trump said. “They said it couldn’t be done, but boy, it had us tied up in knots for years. And they passed these crazy rules in California … the automakers didn’t know what to do.”

.@POTUS: "We officially rescue the U.S. auto industry from destruction by terminating the California electric vehicle mandate ONCE AND FOR ALL." 🔥 pic.twitter.com/zOVvF5DKyF

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The move came through the Congressional Review Act, which allows presidents to undo overreaching regulations, and that’s exactly what Trump did. And the auto industry took notice. A major coalition of car manufacturers, GM, Stellantis, Toyota, Hyundai, and Volkswagen, cheered the decision, according to Reuters.

“The fact is these EV sales mandates were never achievable,” said John Bozzella, CEO of the Alliance for Automotive Innovation. “In reality, meeting the mandates would require diverting finite capital from the EV transition to purchase compliance credits from Tesla.”

GM also weighed in, saying, “We appreciate the actions taken by President Trump to sign H.J. Res. 88 into law and help align emissions standards with today’s market realities. We have long advocated for one national standard that will allow us to stay competitive, continue to invest in U.S. innovation, and offer customer choice across the broadest lineup of gas-powered and electric vehicles.”

One of the resolutions Trump signed reverses an EPA waiver handed out under Biden that gave California the green light to enforce its rule forcing at least 80% of new vehicles sold by 2035 to be electric. Another resolution scraps a 2023 EPA approval that required automakers to crank out more zero-emission heavy-duty trucks. The third repeals California’s low-nitrogen oxide rule targeting diesel trucks and off-road vehicles.

Back in May, House Republicans passed the resolution with support from 35 Democrats. Thanks to the Congressional Review Act, the Senate didn’t need to worry about a filibuster to get it across the finish line, as The Daily Wire reported.

And in the Senate, one Democrat broke ranks in a big way. Michigan’s Elissa Slotkin sided with Republicans, saying she has “a special responsibility to stand up for the more than one million Michiganders whose livelihoods depend on the U.S. auto industry.”

Once again, President Trump kept his promise to put American workers, American industry, and American freedom first.