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Seems like a disproportionate impact on landscaping companies, thinks are hard enough with COVID without adding the cost of retooling and buying a days worth of
by mywacaday 6y ago
Seems like a disproportionate impact on landscaping companies, thinks are hard enough with COVID without adding the cost of retooling and buying a days worth of batteries for each piece of equipment
- jandrese 6y agoIt would be ironic if this forced landscaping companies to all buy noisy diesel generators to run constantly so they can charge a bank of batteries while running on another set. On the other hand, a single big diesel generator is less harmful to the environment than a bunch of 2 stroke engines. It could theoretically even get some pollution controls that would be too heavy and expensive for the power equipment. Or maybe they'll buy those F150s with the built in power bank and have the truck idle to charge the batteries. That would be even better for noise level and the environment, as the truck comes with modern pollution controls.
- jandrese 6y agoAnother thought is that this might open up a black market for people hacking gas powered equipment so it is quiet and can pass for electric powered from a distance.