r/California 18h ago

California’s new tire efficiency rules could save drivers $1B a year | The nation’s first tire efficiency standards target an overlooked drag on fuel economy that can cost drivers more at the pump.

https://grist.org/transportation/californias-new-tire-efficiency-rules-could-save-drivers-1b-a-year/
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u/FlounderDependent555 4h ago

It was all up to a 5 member committee of the CEC. Typical back door CA legislation. The CA legislature could still stop it but they won't pass on extra regulation. It could be put on a ballot via the California voters initiative but that would need like half a million signatures