WASHINGTON, May 22 (Reuters) - The U.S. 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.

The vote sends to President Donald Trump the measure to

repeal a waiver granted by the U.S. Environmental Protection

Agency under former President Joe Biden in December, allowing

California to mandate at least 80% electric vehicles by 2035.

The vote is a win for General Motors ( GM ), Toyota ( TM )

and other automakers that heavily lobbied against the rules and

a blow to California and environmental groups that say the

requires are essential to ensuring cleaner vehicles.