The California Energy Commission dusted off a 20+ year old bill to pass new rules restricting tire sales in the state.
— Ashley Zavala (@ZavalaA) August 18, 2026
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. pic.twitter.com/Th8zpvHTtl
The California Energy Commission on Monday voted to restrict what type of tires Californians can buy and when they can replace their tires.
The new rules will lead to a ban on the sale of the majority of tires in the state because they don’t meet the new efficiency standards.
The regulatory agency, full of unelected bureaucrats, claimed the new rules would lead to a price increase of only $6.50 per tire in the second phase; however, Bret Gladfelty of Goodyear said the increase would end up being several hundred dollars.
David Hochschild, the chairman of the California Energy Commission, absurdly claimed that the new tire rules are “ultimately about protecting consumers.”
