California’s stunning new rules on tires spark widespread backlash over massive regulatory overreachhttps://nypost.com/2026/08/18/science/californias-new-tire-rules-spark-outrage-over-regulatory-overreach/Former Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt and Californians concerned with the Golden State’s skyrocketing cost of living are furious with state Democrats who pushed new regulations on replacement car tires.The rules are a “scam” that will actually increase costs more, Pratt claimed in a post on X.The California Energy Commission unanimously approved new rules Monday that will phase out the sale of replacement tires that don’t meet the state’s energy-efficiency standards — potentially wiping out 70% of the tires currently available to California drivers.The rules target a tire’s “rolling resistance,” or how much energy it takes to keep a tire moving down the road. Lower resistance means cars use less gas or electricity from better mileage, which Democrats claimed will help affordability.“Look at the gas prices everyone’s experiencing,” Commissioner Nancy Skinner told KCRA. “If we can bring each Californian’s gas cost down just a little bit, then why wouldn’t we?”Democrats like Gov. Gavin Newsom even trumpeted estimates that the new rules would save drivers $1 billion a year, with his office declaring that “MAGA hates to see it.”But that was contradicted by estimates from Goodyear’s Bret Gladfelty, who claimed that actual price increases for tires could reach several hundred dollars by the 2030s as the industry scrambles to replace the 70% of tires wiped out by the regulations. .According to the Tire Industry Association, average tire prices could increase from $81 to up to $157. If someone purchased four new tires for his car, the difference could exceed $300 per vehicle.
Pratt and others noted that the state has not done anything to address the underlying causes of high gas prices, such as the state’s taxes and environmental regulations demanding certain blends of gasolines.“A longtime Democrat politician who made gas prices the highest in the nation complains about said high gas price and uses it as justification to raise the cost of your tires,” Congressman James Gallagher (R-Calif.) “You can’t make this up!”Skinner was a past Democratic state senator known for writing pro-environment bills, Gallagher noted.“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,” Pratt said.“The whole communist schtick is a positive feedback loop,” said the ex-reality TV star.Critics said that the new rules ironically may make electric vehicles — a priority for Newsom’s environmental agenda — less affordable. EVs go through tires more regularly because they are often heavier.“No you ain’t saving anyone money … you’ve just banned 70% of tires, that WILL increase the cost of tires. Economics 101 Gavin,” said Siva Raj, a Northern California education activist.“And you’re forcing consumers to buy thinner tires — that are more prone to flats — in a state that has the worst road conditions in the country,” he added.
>>1530674>They deliberately make your gas prices more expensive, to compel you to stop driving.Newsom isn't the one who started a war that's left 20% of the world's oil stuck in place lmao.
>dems are retarded!>the citizens are about to riot in the streets!>our proof is a literal who on Twitter Checkmate gaytheists!
>>1530685Not my oil. Don't fucking care.
>>1530716That oil being stuck still makes your gas cost more, you dumb fuck.
>>1530723Not really.
1530726Yes really, disagree, and you admit you're not an American.
>>1530728If I wasn't American I'd probably be some seething euro faggot who can't afford "petrol" complaining about dRumpf on the Interbutts.
This. Gas prices are already down anyways. President Trump was talking about this just last week. He's seeing gas as cheap as 1.90 per gallon in some states. If your gas is still expensive it's because you live in an overregulated tranny blue state.
1530730And here you are: seething on a board.>>1530535If you were so secure in your opinions being 'better than everyone else's, you wouldn't need to be in /news/. The fact you are proves you're insecure.
>>1530726>>1530734You can deny reality all you want. It doesn’t care.
>>1530737That's funny because liggerals deny reality everyday when they pretend chopping off your dick makes you a woman
>>1530737Funnier still is when liggy miggy piggy 1530743 admits to being this obsessed.
>>1530734>He's seeing gas as cheap as 1.90 per gallon in some states.10/10would respond again
>>1530673California and Hawaii have the most expensive gasoline in the country.
>>1530806Hawaii makes sense as it's an island.California's mess is due to liggeral horseshit.
1530818>America's problems>even Republican voters have had enoughMiggers' mess is due to voting Trump
>>1530829What should republican voters living in California who have had enough of Gavin Newsom do?
>>1530805Have you tried choosing not to be poor?
1530855>What should republican voters living in California do?Oh, I dunno. Just ask Arnold Schwarzenegger.As the Governator, what letter was after his name? And how many times was he elected, even though he's pro-choice and pro-gun control? You can ask Republicans in California about that. And just as Eisenhower was anti-McCarthy, is Schwarzenegger pro-Trump?How many Republicans in California are as pro-Trump as he is, certainly since late 2025?>Republicans Against Trump in 2020Why are they still active today?
>>1530685>Newsom isn't the one who started a war that's left 20% of the world's oil stuck in place lmao.Because we all know gas was cheap in California before that happened, right? LMAO cope harder, tranny.
>>1530862>Why are they still active today?Some Republicans hate corruption and fucking children. Its wild, but that used to be the status quo
>>1530878No they don't, they hate being embarassed on the world stage and being given illegal orders that put them in compromising positions. They fucking love dicking over their constituates in corrupt schemes and child rape. That's the largest and most active portion of the republican party. If you're claiming 'conservative values" (read you're a fucking moron who wants to force people to obey your skydaddy thru the law), then you aren't a republican, you're a politically homeless moron wistfully clinging to a relic.
>>1531158Who held up the cause of releasing the Epstein files while Biden was President?2021-2025 who was saying "we need to protect kids from rape and release the Epstein files"?Because as far as I know, 0 Epstein files were released, and nobody cared
>>1530673kekeke imagine a red california, we're getting closer and closer to that reality. We just need trump to send in the national guard and exterminate the domestic terrorists
>>1531158leftists love corruption and raping kids all the while projecting onto everyone else.if ur a leftist who preaches diversity and tolerance ur a fucking retard who doesn't realize ur in a party of hypocritical narcassists that never do what they preach.I hope you die on the street from a random homeless attack you filth of a hypocrite.
>>1531171do you have names for all your different personas esl shill
>>1531219Maybe you're not talking to dozens of different personas of the same guyMaybe you're talking to dozens of people
>>1531235you'll have to try harder if you want to convince us of that
1531171>>1531143rightists love corruption and raping kids all the while projecting onto everyone else.if you're a rightist you're a fucking retard who doesn't realize you're in a party of hypocritical narcissists - Republicans - that claim to be the party that protects children but refuses to make child marriages illegal, thus the GOP: Gang Of Pedophiles.1531171>I hope you die on the street from a random homeless attack you filth of a hypocrite.And may you live in interesting times, you hyper-hypocrite subhuman of a violent conservative1531171>ur>ur>narcassists>inb4 "grammar nazi", "context" etcYou're a narcissist, while being educationally inferior to those you project onto, esl shill.
>>1530726It's a global commodity you retard. The prices are based on the entire world's market conditions.
>>1531333We're fine.
>We're>WeHi, esl shill.
Every time someone says we liggerals get triggered
1531394>Every time someone calls esl shills out, miggers get triggeredftfy
