Replacement Tire Efficiency Program

Assembly Bill 844 Nation, Chapter 645, Statutes of 2003 requires the CEC to develop and maintain a replacement tire efficiency program under Public Resources Code PRC sections 25770–25773. Pursuant to PRC sections 25770–25773, CEC staff designed the Replacement Tire Efficiency Program RTEP to ensure that replacement tires sold in California are at least as energy-efficient, on average, as original equipment tires on new passenger vehicles and light-duty trucks. The proposed RTEP seeks to improve...