The ARB announced today that it will conduct a public hearing in Sacramento, CA to consider the adoption of a regulation to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from vehicles operating with under inflated tires. The proposal will be considered at a two-day meeting of the Board starting March 26, 2009.
The Proposed Regulation requires that beginning July 1, 2010, all automotive service providers will perform a tire inflation service (check and inflate) on all passenger vehicles that are brought in to a facility for service or repair. The automotive service providers would be required to indicate on the vehicle service invoice that the tire pressure service was performed and what the tire pressures were after the service was completed to verify compliance with the regulation. The regulation also requires that the automotive service providers use and maintain an American National Standards Institute grade tire gauge and a tire inflation reference manual to ensure the highest level accuracy.
ARB staff expects that California consumers will see a net savings of approximately $20 per vehicle per year for a total annual net savings of approximately $534 million (2008 dollars).
