Overview

• Gov. Gavin Newsom said the Trump administration ended the federal EV tax credit and that California cannot replicate it at the state level.
• He said cap-and-trade revenues will fund billions in EV charging and clean-energy projects through 2045, but not new point-of-sale rebates.
• Newsom blamed General Motors and CEO Mary Barra for enabling federal rollbacks of EV policies and subsidies, saying they "sold us out."
• The California Air Resources Board repealed its zero-emission purchasing rule for private truck fleets after failing to secure federal enforcement authority.
• Critics note his 2024 pledge to create a state ZEV rebate went unfulfilled and point to moves to shore up grid reliability with natural gas and nuclear power.