Energy Commission’s stall is costing drivers

Delays at the California Energy Commission are costing drivers at the pump.

The Commission has been working in recent years to tackle an expensive problem: most replacement tires sold in California are surprisingly inefficient. A recent report revealed that these tires are costing California drivers an average of $184 on extra gasoline over the lifetime of a set.
The Commission was working to set standards to ensure all replacement tires meet an efficiency baseline, most recently publishing a draft framework for a replacement tire efficiency program. But the Commission’s work appears to have come to a standstill. 


There’s no excuse for taking this long to get the standards done. We’re not looking for the Commission to reinvent the wheel, but simply to ensure that all new replacement tires on the market are about as good as the ones that come on new vehicles….

– BILL MAGAVERN and COURTNEY GRIFFIN