Gas stoves, pizza ovens & now — Washington Democrats move to regulate tire standards to mitigate cli

[rangerrebew]

Gas stoves, pizza ovens & now — Washington Democrats move to regulate tire standards to mitigate climate change

Ari Hoffman of Post Millennial: Washington Democrats are looking to make tires more expensive for consumers in an effort to combat climate change. The state’s Department of Commerce will be requesting that the Democrat-controlled Legislature give the agency the authority to regulate tire efficiency. ...

The new standards would apply to replacement tires for passenger cars and light trucks but not to original tires installed by manufacturers on vehicles. California has claimed that the tire standards would reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 1 million metric tons per year...

Editor of the Modern Tire Dealer trade journal Mike Manges wrote in an editorial, “I still believe that a mandate could not only limit consumer choice but also limit a dealer’s ability to sell what he or she wants — based on the customer’s budget and preference,” Manges continued. “Not all customers will be able to afford higher-priced tires that can meet or exceed whatever rolling resistance target the CEC will require.” 

https://www.climatedepot.com/2024/01/31/gas-stoves-pizza-ovens-now-washington-democrats-move-to-regulate-tire-standards-to-mitigate-climate-change/

[Fishrrman]

The best "solution" for the states of Washington and Oregon would be to cut the western third off of BOTH of them (perhaps along the top of the Cascades), and create a new combined "Pacifica" state on the West side, and one or two new states on the eastern side for the rational people to live in.

[DefiantMassRINO]

 

What about the tires use for John Kerry's private jets' landing gear?  Why should Ketchup Boy get a free pass?