It’s that time of year when the air in neighborhoods across the country begin to fill with the sound of small engines helping to take care of all the fall yard chores before winter begins, and while we may be used to their loud whine and the smell of gas and oil and exhaust fumes, it doesn’t have to be that way anymore.
We know that reducing emissions across all sectors is incredibly important, and lawn and garden equipment account for some 5% of US air pollution, not just greenhouse gas emissions but other noxious emissions such as fine particulate matter, volatile organic compounds, benzene,a surprisingly large amount of pollution and noise
,” and are responsible for quite a bit of air pollution that could be avoided by ditching gas and going electric. “According to the report’s analysis of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency data, lawn and garden equipment in the U.S. emitted an estimated 21,800 tons of harmful “fine particulate” air pollution in 2020 – equal to the amount emitted by 234 million typical cars over the course of a year.”
While the earlier models of cordless and corded electric yard tools tended to suffer from lack of power or lack of battery capacity, the newest generation of electrified mowers and blowers and trimmers are a completely different breed.
Source: Energy Industry News (energyindustrynews.net)
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