California regulators on Monday approved new rules that will restrict which replacement tires can be sold across the state in an effort to meet energy-efficiency standards.The new regulations, unanimously adopted by the California Energy Commission (CEC), will phase out tires that fail to meet these standards — a move that could restrict a large portion of the tires currently available to drivers."This ultimately is about protecting consumers," said David Hochschild, Chairman of the California Energy Commission, as reported by KCRA-TV. "I see this as sheltering the public from higher costs in...