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> Even though efficiency has improved, in 2016 California reported that just 1 hour of a gas-powered leaf blower was the equivalent of taking a Camry from LA to
by roarcher 3y ago
> Even though efficiency has improved, in 2016 California reported that just 1 hour of a gas-powered leaf blower was the equivalent of taking a Camry from LA to Denver.
That cannot possibly be true. That's a 16 hour drive through 1000 miles of mountainous terrain, requiring multiple tanks of gas, vs an hour of a small two-stroke engine spinning a little turbine.
- gjsman-1000 3y agoAccording to the California Air Resources Board (CARB), it's true (except for CO2). https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/resources/fact-sheets/sore-small-engine-fact-sheet https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/resources/fact-sheets/sore-small-engi... @roarcher: They still emit lots of CO2 due to decreased efficiency, but the numbers aren't compared (so I'm not sure what they are), which I apologize for as I got CO2 confused with the other several gases being compared.
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- roarcher 3y ago> except for CO2 Considering this entire thread is only about CO2, not air quality, perhaps that would have been worth mentioning in your original comment.
- aksss 3y agoA leaf blower is about 11 lbs of CO2 per hour of use.[1] A car produces about a pound per mile. Let’s say that is +- 30% depending on variables of trip. [1] https://www.quietcleanpdx.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Gas-Powered-Leaf-Blower-Emissions-Factsheet-11.12.pdf https://www.quietcleanpdx.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Gas...