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Posted: 10/10/2021 8:05:26 PM EDT
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/california-law-bans-small-off-road-gas-engines-including-lawnmowers-and-chainsaws/ar-AAPlrHE?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531
Covid-19 case rates are dropping nationally but rising in these 5 states Southwest Airlines cancelations leave hundreds of passengers in limbo 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 Examiner 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. CALIFORNIA FARMS TURN TO DUST AS NEWSOM AND WHITE HOUSE POLICIES WORSEN DROUGHT EFFECTS "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. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER 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. View Quote |
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why do they think electric is zero emissions?
how is the electricity generated? how are the lithium and cobalt coming to market? |
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Legislature is up to no good. Not possible to be that stupid. Further proof of election fraud.
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Californians are going to lose their fucking minds when they can no longer get Jose to cut their micro lawn because he and his crew left CA thanks to this bullshit law.
How are the golf courses going to find/afford electric equipment to keep up with all the mowing? More feel-good bullshit from the ultra Left that will cause more harm than good. |
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How else is Pelosi's husband's investment in sustainable energy going to make her any money?
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How many times can they be banned in one day?
Asking for a friend. |
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Shit now I have to drive to Vegas for my p-ma... err lawn equipment?
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Quoted: why do they think electric is zero emissions? how is the electricity generated? how are the lithium and cobalt coming to market? View Quote |
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It would almost be worth it, if that meant I never had to hear a leaf blower again.
Me and a few friends had the idea to start a silent lawn care business in CA, partially because you could see this coming. We never got it going though. |
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Quoted: Plug in generators? Brilliant! View Quote Same idea as this and works at 100% efficiency!!!! Attached File |
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1. There is no federal law requiring serial numbers on used weedwackers and chainsaws to resell them. I can buy a new chainsaw in OH, grind all the numbers off, and mail it to CA as a pre-ban.
2. Banning generators in a state with power outage issues seems like a bold move. 3. Enterprising people at the border states can pick up the demand... 4. I actually like Lithium battery powertools, but fuck CA. |
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The push to make us energy dependent on the chinese continues.
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What about large standby generators? That’s going to work out well at the hospital when the power goes out.
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Stupid fuckers don't realize we drive to Arizona for everything. Those same morons don't know that each prop in the wind farm down the hill has around 70 gallons of oil in it.
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Quoted: Not that I agree with this law, but at one time people maintained their lawns without a fleet of loud contraptions. https://litbreviewed.files.wordpress.com/2019/02/lawn.jpg View Quote Yeah, and it sucked. |
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No dirt bikes? No quads?
There is a large swath of CA that isn’t “California”. They use chainsaws too. A lot of the eastern Sierra guys are already accustomed to driving all the way to Reno just for supplies at Home Depot. NBD…just pick up a new saw on the same trip. Can’t imagine this ever working. |
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Quoted: Not that I agree with this law, but at one time people maintained their lawns without a fleet of loud contraptions. https://litbreviewed.files.wordpress.com/2019/02/lawn.jpg View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: So they have outlawed landscaping? https://litbreviewed.files.wordpress.com/2019/02/lawn.jpg (I don't care what someone does with their land and money, but when I see people mowing a couple acres, I assume they hate their wife, and its their only escape.) |
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Maybe the people of Komifornia have to say no.
Fuck you, I'm using my equipment. It will never stop until the communists hit a brick wall of FUCK YOU. |
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Where is all the electricity coming from? They can’t keep the lights on now.
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So when are landscape companies and golf courses supposed to be chargzing their shit? They literally are running machines 10+ hours per day. Just have a crew driving around to job site swapping out fresh batteries every few hours?
And no outboard generators... because California has such rock solid power and zero brownouts ever? Newsone is a fucking moron. |
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So with the legal pot wil the cartells just switch to landscaping equipment?
How much hooker/sicario parties wil my old Makita get me? Arfcom wil be fucking Pablo El Chapo in this bitch |
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Doesn't the proposed law only talk about the SALE of "new engines"? So you can possess, and sell all the used one's you want. . .
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OK! So explain how a battery powered generator works to power your house when the electric goes out?
I think its under 25hp but that means no more inexpensive generators. |
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Outside of Pro grade chainsaws this isn't that difficult for a business really. I already use a Stihl Pro grade hedge trimmer and it works great.
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Quoted: Just wait until they start patrolling during brown outs, listening for generators and checking nameplates to make sure they weren't purchased after the ban date. View Quote The irony is that they won’t have anyone to do the patrolling since they defunded the police and are already overwhelmed. |
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