"California Air Resources Board says a gas-powered backpack leaf blower produces the same amount of harmful emissions in an hour as driving a car for 1.1k miles

"California Air Resources Board says a gas-powered backpack leaf blower produces the same amount of harmful emissions in an hour as driving a car for 1.1k miles." The article mentions two stroke backpack blowers are 75% of the market, with landscape company owned tow behind four-strokes making up the rest.