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California Has a Posse in Tug-of-War With Trump Over Electric Cars

Mary Nichols, the powerful clean-air regulator in California, can count on GM and more than a dozen states. Just don’t suggest she’s recruiting an opposition army.

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John Lippert and

Gabrielle Coppola

October 29, 2018, 10:00 AM UTC

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A few weeks ago, California’s clean-air regulator flew from Los Angeles to St. Paul, Minnesota, to give a speech. A crowd of 600 environmental activists had gathered to talk about the importance of speeding up the transition to electric cars.

“I think our two states, California and Minnesota, will be able to do a lot together,” said Mary Nichols, chair of the California Air Resources Board.