California the First State in the Nation to Create Rules Limiting the Kind of Replacement Tires for Cars

We reversed California’s ban on gas-powered cars so now the state is banning tires instead. This latest blow to common sense could cost drivers hundreds of dollars. https://t.co/lnQxwl1AJU

— Kevin Kiley (@KevinKileyCA) August 18, 2026

… Tire makers and regulators are at odds over the impact on costs.

California today became the first state in the nation to create rules limiting the kind of replacement tires people can buy for their car, pushing energy efficiency.

We were the only TV crew (maybe only news org) in the room when the California Energy Commission voted on this. pic.twitter.com/XJk4ciqely

— Ashley Zavala (@ZavalaA) August 18, 2026

Every Republican politician in Sacramento who isn’t screaming about this new tire scam should be primaried and run out of town.

The roads and politicians need to be replaced.

Not our tires.

— Richard Grenell (@RichardGrenell) August 18, 2026

In their own legislation, CA politicians celebrate how inflicting financial pain on commuters with higher gas prices leads to “historic increases in ridership on public transportation”. Screw their crocodile tears…they love high gas prices and they do all this stuff on purpose.… https://t.co/NOXy6NUaCK pic.twitter.com/GD4XCQavIQ

— Spencer Pratt (@spencerpratt) August 18, 2026

… that make our fuel costs 2X the national average. See the magic trick? They deliberately make your gas prices more expensive, to compel you to stop driving. Then they use the artificially high cost of fuel to impose further regulations and higher tire costs on you. The whole communist schtick is a positive feedback loop. It's the Arsonist-Firefighter Fallacy. What's even more rich about this is that this is essentially an EV tax. EV ownership is skyrocketing, and what's their fatal flaw? They are VERY heavy vehicles, and they chew through tires like crazy. As the state has pushed more and more drivers into EVs, they're trying to find new ways to hurt drivers financially now that they're skipping out on the gas taxes. Devious, devious little commies.