EV sales are growing slowly, falling behind goals as the shift to electric takes longer than expected. The path to mainstream electrification is all but inevitable. Despite that, many lawmakers are trying to slow it down.

GM celebrated the Senate’s vote to block California’s EV mandate—which was also supposed to go fully into effect by 2035. Four years ago, GM set an audacious goal: By 2035, the automaker planned to go all-electric.

The Senate on Thursday voted to bar California's landmark plan to end the sale of gasoline-only vehicles by 2035 that has been adopted by 11 other states representing a third of the U.S. auto market.