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https://www.ricketts.senate.gov/news/press-releases/ricketts-slams-epa-for-approving-californias-ban-on-gas-cars-delusional/	Ricketts Slams EPA for Approving California’s Ban on Gas Cars: “Delusional”	2024-12-19	2024	2024-12	Republican	Senate	NE	Pete Ricketts	R000618	www.ricketts.senate.gov	ricketts	https://www.ricketts.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/?jsf=jet-engine:press-list&pagenum=	scraper	WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE), Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Safety, slammed the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) after it approved California’s plan to ban the sale of gas-powered cars by 2035. “EPA bureaucrats shouldn’t approve such a reckless mandate in the closing days of this failed administration,” Ricketts said. “California’s mandate restricts freedom and ignores the high cost of EVs. It also disregards supply chain and infrastructure challenges and excludes American biofuels. I expect President Trump to revoke this delusional decision. Congress must pass the Preserving Choice in Vehicles Act to stop EPA bureaucrats from doing this again.” BACKGROUND California had applied for a waiver to implement its “Advanced Clean Cars II” regulation. This regulation requires 35% of car sales to be zero-emission vehicles in model year 2026, 68% by 2030, and 100% by 2035. This waiver came under a provision of the Clean Air Act of 1970. Eleven other states and the District of Columbia, representing about 30% of the U.S. car market, are adopting California’s rule.	1	2026-03-30T01:40:41Z	2026-04-06T19:07:19Z