Rep. Vasquez joins House GOP to repeal California EV mandate (which New Mexico is using to advance its own)

The US House of Representatives recently voted on a plan that would (if adopted in the Senate) result in the repeal California’s emissions waiver. That waiver allows the state to require all new vehicles sold by 2035 to be electric. It has also been used by other states like New Mexico to implement EV mandates.

The House passed the mandate repeal with 35 Democrats (including New Mexico Rep. Gabe Vasquez) in support in addition to all Republicans. So, kudos to Vasquez on voting for both reality and New Mexico’s ACTUAL interests. Sadly, Reps. Stansbury and Leger Fernandez voted “no” on repeal.

Will this repeal make it through the Senate? We fully expect Heinrich to vote against it. Ben Ray Lujan almost always votes with Heinrich.