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Posted on 08/21/2026 6:26:43 AM PDT by BenLurkin
This week, five unelected California Energy Commission members unanimously adopted new rules that will make an estimated 70% of the tires currently sold in California illegal by 2033.
Given the Golden State’s history of seeing its regulations — from vehicle emissions to appliance standards — become de facto national rules because of the size of the California market, these restrictions could be coming soon to many other states.
The Energy Commission’s rules will be imposed in two phases, so that by 2033 they will ban the sale — both retail and online — of replacement tires that don’t meet exacting energy efficiency standards.
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The chief economist of the California Department of Finance is questioning the Energy Commission’s cost assumptions.
New cars come with generally efficient tires, but consumers typically replace those with higher “rolling resistance” models. Goodyear Tires warns the increased costs to consumers could run to the hundreds of dollars.
That’s because most all-season replacement tires last roughly 65,000 miles. But the European-standard tires that would be mandated by the new rules average 27,000 miles, meaning consumers will have to replace them twice as often.
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What?
I've never heard of anyone buying a new car (with new tires), then turning around and replace those tires because of "rolling resistance" concerns.
Your-a-Peen Tyres...
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Thats Just Great.
I think they mean like snow tires, or something.
“Higher rolling resistance” is code for more traction and better handling.
I believe they replace when the original tires either wear out or age out.
Their idea of low rolling resistance is to make tires wear out faster. They want tires wearing out like NASCAR at Richmond or Darlington where you’re changing tires every 35 laps. Fans want more wear so that drivers must manage better.
What the regulators want are tires that don’t last and have no grip.
Says everything - but they are exactly the type that California voters - with lots of help from vote fraud - continue to "elect."
If the government really wanted to help the poor and save money they'd fix the roads - possibly the worst in the entire nation. Highest gas tax in the nation - but it goes into the general fund to pay for illegal alien health care and welfare-for-life.
Mexico will be happy for the tire business.
Low rolling resistance focuses on fuel economy that they sacrifice braking and grip. An Electric or Hybrid carries low rolling resistance tires for the CAFE standard. The best way to see the issue is have two cars one with the Michelin LRR and one with Goodyear Eagles designed for maximum grip.
Another example: This week’s NASCAR race at Loudon will carry tyre compounds, a rain and a dry. The dry is harder than the rain, which is soft.
In many racing series, two tyre compounds are used. One is soft and one is hard. The softer has more grip but lasts much shorter than the harder compound. This week’s INDYCAR race as a street course requires the use of the soft compound twice and hard compound at least once during the race, while on natural terrain circuits you need to use both compounds at least once.
Tire dealers in Yuma and Las Vegas will see a windfall.
“new rules that will make an estimated 70% of the tires currently sold in California illegal”
ProTip: They aren’t “rules” those are laws.
Go with Michelin Defender2s.
AZ and NV aren’t that far away.
Not necessarily. From Brave AI:
Saturn (a division of General Motors) was historically noted for complying with early ZEV requirements by producing and leasing the EV1 electric vehicle in the late 1990s.
The ZEV requirements were modified multiple times, including a 1998 adjustment allowing "partial ZEV" credits and a 2001 revision allowing manufacturers to meet the 10% target with only 2% pure ZEVs. The program was effectively reset for the 2015 model year and later replaced by the Advanced Clean Cars II rule in 2022, which sets a trajectory for 100% zero-emission sales by 2035.
Increase mileage by innovation, not regulation. Reward companies which develop technologies that increase safety, or mileage parameters. But low IQ “officials” rule the roost in Commiefornia..She should be retired. No pun intended.
The regulators clearly don’t fully understand the engineering , marketing, practicality, and manufacturing considerations involved.
Not mentioned is the fact that EV’s eat tires as it is because of the weight. They have a 30-40% lower lifespan on an EV. So the Ca commies are screwing the ca citizens two ways. They aren’t voting their way out of this.
Meet the socialist behind California’s outrageous tire rules imo
FR: Never Accept the Premise of Your Opponent’s Argument
It wouldn't be surprising if most California citizen voters don't know that California has a constitution, that constitution vesting legislative powers solely in California's popularly elected Senate and Assombly, no mention of the non-popularly elected members of the Energy Commission who are unanimously illegally forcing citizens to comply with California unconstitutional tire rules imo. (Same situation with ALL the other states imo.)
"Article IV, California ConstitutionSection 1
The legislative power of this State is vested in the California Legislature which consists of the Senate and Assembly, the people reserving to themselves the powers of initiative and referendum [emphasis added]."
So who's the real problem, California's non-popularly elected socialist bureaucrats, or respectfully to dedicated teachers, mostly public school educated, asleep at the wheel California voters?
I say it's the voters, simply because these same, post-17th Amendment voters also usually reelect crook federal lawmakers who ignore their federal constitutional duty to guarantee each state a republican form of government.
Article IV, Section 4: The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government [emphasis added], and shall protect each of them against Invasion; and on Application of the Legislature, or of the Executive (when the Legislature cannot be convened) against domestic Violence.
Are we having fun yet? :^(
The CA market is so huge the crap they impose tends to be inflicted nationwide. Manufacturers hate having to make different types for different regions they will make one that can be sold everywhere
Many new cars come with "run-flat" tires, which allow a person to drive safely with a flat tire up to 50 miles at 50 mph. This eliminates the need for a spare tire, which reduces vehicle weight in exchange for better mileage (allegedly). The trade-off is that run-flat tires have a higher rolling resistance, which actually reduces efficiency and performance. As a result, many people swap-out the run-flat tires for conventional tires.
“New cars come with generally efficient tires, but consumers typically replace those with higher “rolling resistance” models.”
If they’re worried about “rolling resistance”, does that mean they’ll start doing random checks on the road to see whether your tire inflation is right?
Because tire pressure has a bigger impact on rolling resistance than the type of tire.
More proof that California is an idiocracy.
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