Gas-powered blowers being banned...
 

From USA Today:

Gas-powered leaf blowers have been around since the early 1970s, but over time, the lawn care device has received criticism from angry neighbors and eco-conscious lawmakers, some of whom have issued bans citing pollution, noise and health risk concerns.

From the state of California to the District of Columbia, bans against the sale of gas-powered leaf blowers continue to pile up. In Washington, D.C., under the Leaf Blower Regulation Amendment Act of 2018, companies or individuals who use gasoline-powered leaf blowers are subject to fines of up to $500 for each offense.

In California, lawmakers passed AB1346, which banned the sale of gas-powered leaf blowers and weed whackers by July 1, 2024.

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I'm not necessarily a "Green" person, but. Known fact that 2-cycle gas engines are sources of CO2 and pollutants.

I am a bit biased here, as we have an EV and a lithium batt golf cart. Love them both.

Irritating when following gas golf carts and especially thru tunnels. When we play golf with folks we try to lead the GC pack on the course paths. A few of our friends have newer gas carts and the fumes are... not good.

I'm TOTALLY certain that these comments will fall on deaf ears and eyes. Of course, and no one will then sell their gas cart. Freedom in the USA is great.

EVs and Lithium batt golf carts have come such a long way the last few years. And for many reasons we chose to go with both. (BTW 90miles range on our Cart, 341 on our EV). NO maintenance and they leave our garage with a tank full of electrons. Oh, forgot we have a lithium batt powered lawn mower and accessories.

It might be quieter if landscape companies here used lithium powered blowers and trimmers. There are times where they noise is pretty non-stop given people use different companies and get service on different days.

Most lawn equipment made nowadays are 4 stroke or electric. Which electric taking over. The problem IMO most lawn equipment used by landscapers have remove baffles in mufflers of leaf blowers making them twice as loud. The fine mash screens get carbon up and won’t let exhaust air out not letting blower to rev up, so they just remove baffles rather than scrape carbon off. It will take another 10 years or more when they ban gas lawn engine equipment cause take that long to wear them out. Electric blowers are not much quieter cause moving lots of air under pressure makes noise.

Electric blowers are not much quieter. Moving large amount air makes noise.

If your concerns are residents mowing and blowing with gas powered anything. My bet it’s few and far between north of 44. They pay for that service. South of 44 rarely see landscaping trucks, seems about 70% mow themselves with electric

Hmmm , California and Washington DC. Add that to the long list of reasons I’d never live there.

and at $6 per gal. in cal.

CO2 is 0.04% (that’s .0004) of the earth’s atmosphere. Up slightly from 0.03%. If it gets to 0.02%, plant life is not sustainable.

If you think a weedwacker or a blower in the Villages is going to impact the atmosphere one way or the other, especially vis a vis the amount of co2 being added tot he atmosphere by China and India, I have a bridge to sell you.

I have a Dewalt battery blower down there in the Villages and it seems okay for the little bit I need for the driveway. But up here in Massachusetts I would be screwed if I couldn't use my Echo Gas unit. I have way too much property and patio, leaves, acorns, etc. The battery powered would essentially be useless.

I have a lithium golf cart now. I actually sold my 2024 Yamaha Quiet Tech to buy the lithium. But only because I found the gas to be too loud and smelly, as the OP noted. I'm not particularly concerned about CO2.

It won't be long, before TV doesn't allow any new gas carts ... then we just have to wait for the legacy carts to die off.

Based on sales figures, there aren't many new gas carts getting sold, these days.

On the other hand, the automobile world is changing fast ... away from EV's.

:1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

We have electric cart just we could hear each other when driving.

And what is producing the electricity to charge all of the electric golf cars here in TV land.

Burning of TV trash?

The contention that electric power is "cleaner" power, is simply marketing nonsense, as long as the USA is forced to produce electricity from fossil fuels. If folks finally get their heads out of their nether regions and we start producing electricity from nuclear power plants, the equation probably changes.

I thought villages trash was hauled to Georgia?