California Gas-Car Ban Wins Biden OK in Clash With Trump (1)

The Biden administration has authorized California regulations that compel the sale of zero-emission vehicles over the next decade and ultimately ban the sale of conventional, gasoline-powered cars in 2035.

President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to “terminate” electric vehicle mandates, and his administration is expected to swiftly seek to revoke the approval. Yet Wednesday’s action by the Environmental Protection Agency threatens to complicate that maneuver, keeping pressure on automakers to comply with California’s requirements, potentially for years to come.

The approval also represents one of the most sweeping climate policy moves by President Joe Biden, helping burnish his green bona ...