https://nypost.com/2026/08/18/opinion/california-bans-most-spare-tires-forget-affordability/

California bans most replacement tires — so much for 'affordability'!

Yesterday - California just adopted new regulations for replacement tires that will further squeeze family budgets and make our roads more dangerous. The worst part: The decision was made by five unelected bureaucrats. The California Energy Commission, composed of five members appointed by Gov. Gavin Newsom, has now approved new tire efficiency regulations that could ban 70%...

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https://wokespy.com/californias-latest-power-grab-mandating-how-your-tires-roll-to-fight-climate-change-watch/

California's Latest Power Grab: Mandating How Your Tires Roll to Fight "Climate Change" [WATCH]

Yesterday - California regulators have unanimously approved rules that will restrict which replacement tires drivers may buy, placing another everyday consumer decision under Sacramento supervision. The California Energy Commission says the mandate will reduce fuel and electricity use, while tire makers warn that shoppers could face higher prices and sharply reduced choices. The rules will phase out […]

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https://www.newconservativepost.com/2026/08/california-rule-could-increase-price-of-tires-everywhere/

California Rule Could Increase Price Of Tires Everywhere

Yesterday - Liberal regulators in California have found another way to make an everyday necessity more expensive. As one of the largest consumer markets in the world, drivers thousands of miles from Sacramento could eventually feel the consequences. The California Energy Commission voted unanimously Monday to impose the nation’s first energy-efficiency standards on replacement tires, regulations that could eventually eliminate an estimated 70 percent of tires currently sold in the state. The new rules are ostensibly ...

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https://townhall.com/news/amy-curtis/2026/08/18/california-tire-law-70-percent-of-tires-eliminated-n2681443

California Just Passed a Law to Make the Price of Tires Skyrocket

Yesterday - California Gov. Gavin Newsom likes to say his state is free and not run by "fascists," by which he means Republicans. But California is not free, and every day the Democrats who have a stranglehold on Sacramento pass new legislation to make sure Californians lose a little bit more of their freedoms. >......

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https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4392241/posts

Radical California Energy Commissioner to Restrict Car Tires Because They Cant Ban Cars

Yesterday - Nancy Skinner is the same lawmaker who tried to ban bullets when she couldn’t ban your guns A bill to regulate car tires was passed by the California Legislature 20 years ago but never implemented. “The California Energy Commission dusted off a 20+ year old bill to pass new rules restricting tire sales in the state,” KCRA’s Ashley Zavala reported Monday. “The CEC has not regulated tires before. I asked Commissioner (former State Sen) Nancy Skinner if she pushed it & why this sat dormant until now....

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https://redstate.com/bobhoge/2026/08/18/goodfellas-or-public-servants-ca-official-urges-reporter-to-take-different-tone-on-tire-story-n2205788

Goodfellas or Public Servants? CA Official Urges Reporter to Take Different Tone on Tire Story

Yesterday - As we reported Tuesday, California energy regulators have adopted more punitive measures on Golden State drivers and are demanding that replacement tires in the future meet strict new guidelines regarding "rolling resistance," or how much energy it takes to keep a tire moving downthe road.......

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