The regulations, the commission says, will also reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 2m metric tons per year, equivalent to taking roughly 400,000 gasoline cars off the roads.
The CEC claims Californians could save $79 in four months in gas or electricity costs under phase 1, and about $153 in phase 2 within seven months.
"These regulations are a tool within our authority that can save money for every Californian," said Commissioner Nancy Skinner.
other industry groups and manufacturers objected to the regulations in an April letter, the San Diego Union-Tribune reported, including Goodyear, Yokohama and the California Tire Dealers Association. The letter said the cost of replacement tires would increase by roughly $6 to $10 per tire, with the industry leaders rejecting the state’s arguments that fuel savings would outweigh those costs.
The groups raised concerns about the standards in phase two of the regulations, arguing that the tires mandated under those stricter rules, which would begin in 2033, are “typically priced hundreds of dollars more per set than baseline alternatives”.
The groups raised concerns about the standards in phase two of the regulations, arguing that the tires mandated under those stricter rules, which would begin in 2033, are “typically priced hundreds of dollars more per set than baseline alternatives”.
I'll speculate that this instantly makes soft compound higher traction tires that street racers prefer, illegal in California, and that the sale of these simply transfers to Arizona, Nevada, and Oregon ... because getting them delivered by Summit or Amazon is likely to be a waste of money for anyone who does an annual or semi annual trip to SEMA (who? Me?)
Sure would be interesting if they did something to LOWER the costs of what drivers need.... gas, cars, tires... or FIXED the damn potholes, SMOOTHED the freeways (big grinders that EVEN the surface of the freeways) but UFOs, ghosts, and religions will be proven real, before the city state or federal govt does a single damn thing that pleases a majority of regular people (not the Karens and Carls)
You could accomplish the same thing with regular tires just by making sure that tires are properly inflated, or better yet, a few lbs more than spec.
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hold on... please, elaborate on the vague terms... the problem with communication is that it's not easy to do with English, because we take it for granted that people already know what we are talking about, and agree with us, that we do not use more words to be specific.... so - "the same thing" ? What is this same thing you speak of? Taxes? Money savings? Traction from soft compound tires? Outlawing the tires the MAJORITY of Californians are buying, is the issue here, and I'm against that - with one reason being that the majority rules, is the fundamental basis for democracy. If the majority are doing it one way, that makes that way the de facto culturally accepted way. But the state govt Karens are so opposed, because they are not paying for tires, they get govt fleet vehicles to use, and govt paid for gas cards, or are using leased govt vehicles that are turned in before 40k miles, which is before the tires need replacing - keep that in mind - that the majority of Californians are saving money on replacement tires.
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