California will soon start regulating tires:
Starting in 2029, the state energy commission will set standards for more efficient replacement tires for passenger ...
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California approves replacement-tire efficiency rulesThe new standards for passenger vehicles and light-duty trucks are due to begin in 2029 and reduce fuel use.
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- The California Energy Commission unanimously approved the nation’s first efficiency standards for replacement tires on Monday, with implementation for passenger vehicles and light-duty trucks scheduled to start in 2029.
- The standards aim to make replacement tires at least as energy-efficient as tires on new vehicles, and the commission estimates annual savings of about $1 billion in refueling costs and 2 million metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions.
- The commission estimates an added cost of $1.50 per tire in the first phase and $6.50 from 2033 onward, while projecting that internal-combustion vehicle drivers will save an average of $179 in gasoline over a tire set’s lifetime.
- Some tire makers and industry groups forecast replacement-cost increases of about $6 to $10 per tire and say 70% of tires currently sold would not meet the 2033 requirements, while the commission provides exemptions for certain specialty tires.
Where does it stop? It seems like there’s no corner of our lives where they think they can’t become involved.— Kerry Jackson, William Clement Fellow in California Reform at the Pacific Research Institute
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