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CA will be banning all new purchases of small off-road engines including leaf blowers and lawn mowers beginning in 2024.
The measure will also affect portable generators and recreational vehicle engines which will need to meet “more stringent standards” in 2024 and zero-emission standards in 2028.
Residents and businesses would be allowed to continue using older and used equipment beyond 2024 but that new products would need to have no carbon footprint.
However, landscaping businesses and industry groups opposed the measure, arguing that the new equipment would be a major added cost.
The cost of switching over to approved equipment will likely cause many small companies to close.
One estimate said a three-man landscaping crew would need 30-40 charged batteries to power their work per day.
Again the issue of where the power to charge all these batteries comes up and the costs associated with their disposal at the end of their useful life.
The measure will also affect portable generators and recreational vehicle engines which will need to meet “more stringent standards” in 2024 and zero-emission standards in 2028.
Residents and businesses would be allowed to continue using older and used equipment beyond 2024 but that new products would need to have no carbon footprint.
However, landscaping businesses and industry groups opposed the measure, arguing that the new equipment would be a major added cost.
The cost of switching over to approved equipment will likely cause many small companies to close.
One estimate said a three-man landscaping crew would need 30-40 charged batteries to power their work per day.
Again the issue of where the power to charge all these batteries comes up and the costs associated with their disposal at the end of their useful life.