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    California law bans small off-road gas engines, including lawnmowers and chainsaws

    California law bans small off-road gas engines, including lawnmowers and chainsaws

    Asher Notheis

    California took another step toward its goal of ridding the state of all gas-powered engines thanks to a new bill signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom on Saturday.
    © Provided by Washington ExaminerCalifornia law bans small off-road gas engines, including lawnmowers and chainsaws





    The new law will ban the sale of all off-road, gas-powered engines, including generators, lawn equipment, pressure washers, chainsaws, weed trimmers, and even golf carts. Under the new law, these machines must be zero-emissions, meaning they will have to be either battery-powered or plug-in, according to the Los Angeles Times.
    "This is a pretty modest approach to trying to limit the massive amounts of pollution that this equipment emits, not to mention the health impact on the workers who are using it constantly," Marc Berman, the bill's author, told the outlet. "It’s amazing how people react when they learn how much this equipment pollutes, and how much smog forming and climate changing emissions that small off-road engine equipment creates."
    The new law is expected to affect nearly 50,000 small businesses. California's budget includes $30 million to help professional landscapers and gardeners quit using gas-powered equipment, but even then, the budget is still not capable of bearing the full financial burden.
    The National Association of Landscape Professionals also noted how zero-emission commercial equipment is both more expensive and less efficient than gas-powered equipment. A gas-powered riding lawn mower costs between $7,000-$11,000 while the zero-emissions version costs more than twice that amount, according to the outlet.
    The new rule will be implemented by January 2024, or as soon as regulators determine is "feasible," whichever date is later. The California Air Resources Board has already started working on executing the law, which is a lengthy process scheduled to conclude early next year, per the outlet.
    Newsom banning futures purchases of gas-powered lawn equipment continues his pursuit of making California run exclusively on green energy. The governor signed an executive order in September 2020 mandating that all of California’s new car sales be zero-emissions models by 2035. The order also requires new bus and truck sales, whenever feasible, to be zero-emissions vehicles by 2045.

    California law bans small off-road gas engines, including lawnmowers and chainsaws (msn.com)
    They are already having problems keeping electricity flowing in California.
    Why not upgrade your electrical grid before mandating all of these changes?
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    Can't people just order what they want from the Internet?

    Of course that doesn't help small businesses in the state.

    As an aside, a couple of years ago I went to Home Depot to get a new drill. They had to cord-drills, all battery powered. I was worried about battery life, but that doesn't seem to be a problem.
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    Quote Originally Posted by stjames1_53 View Post
    California law bans small off-road gas engines, including lawnmowers and chainsaws

    Asher Notheis

    California took another step toward its goal of ridding the state of all gas-powered engines thanks to a new bill signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom on Saturday.
    © Provided by Washington ExaminerCalifornia law bans small off-road gas engines, including lawnmowers and chainsaws





    The new law will ban the sale of all off-road, gas-powered engines, including generators, lawn equipment, pressure washers, chainsaws, weed trimmers, and even golf carts. Under the new law, these machines must be zero-emissions, meaning they will have to be either battery-powered or plug-in, according to the Los Angeles Times.
    "This is a pretty modest approach to trying to limit the massive amounts of pollution that this equipment emits, not to mention the health impact on the workers who are using it constantly," Marc Berman, the bill's author, told the outlet. "It’s amazing how people react when they learn how much this equipment pollutes, and how much smog forming and climate changing emissions that small off-road engine equipment creates."
    The new law is expected to affect nearly 50,000 small businesses. California's budget includes $30 million to help professional landscapers and gardeners quit using gas-powered equipment, but even then, the budget is still not capable of bearing the full financial burden.
    The National Association of Landscape Professionals also noted how zero-emission commercial equipment is both more expensive and less efficient than gas-powered equipment. A gas-powered riding lawn mower costs between $7,000-$11,000 while the zero-emissions version costs more than twice that amount, according to the outlet.
    The new rule will be implemented by January 2024, or as soon as regulators determine is "feasible," whichever date is later. The California Air Resources Board has already started working on executing the law, which is a lengthy process scheduled to conclude early next year, per the outlet.
    Newsom banning futures purchases of gas-powered lawn equipment continues his pursuit of making California run exclusively on green energy. The governor signed an executive order in September 2020 mandating that all of California’s new car sales be zero-emissions models by 2035. The order also requires new bus and truck sales, whenever feasible, to be zero-emissions vehicles by 2045.

    California law bans small off-road gas engines, including lawnmowers and chainsaws (msn.com)
    They are already having problems keeping electricity flowing in California.
    Why not upgrade your electrical grid before mandating all of these changes?
    California, where they love to put the cart before the horse
    So now they have a reason to not cut their grass and add more fuel to the fires they can't stop. Now more of California can look like Demo $#@!holes, huh?
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    Hey dude, why you have a prairie for a front and backyard.
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    Quote Originally Posted by MMC View Post
    So now they have a reason to not cut their grass and add more fuel to the fires they can't stop. Now more of California can look like Demo $#@!holes, huh?
    I thought raking was the answer!
    News: Rich people paying rich people to tell middle class people to blame poor people.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dangermouse View Post
    I thought raking was the answer!
    Theres always scisssors, Right?
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