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Elon Musk at one point once suggested Tesla would make a quiet leaf blower - due specifically to the noise. I wonder if Tesla perhaps has a whole bunch of tech

by loceng 2y ago

Elon Musk at one point once suggested Tesla would make a quiet leaf blower - due specifically to the noise. I wonder if Tesla perhaps has a whole bunch of technologies they're developing incognito in the background - or if he's perhaps being limited for some artificial reasons? It may just be a market size issue - and cities passing bylaws to disallow gas powered, only allow electric under a certain dBs is the fix; and for some reason aren't caught under existing noise pollution-nuisance laws.

nick7376182 2y ago
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willsmith72 2y ago
Is that really what people want? Leaf blowers to me are possibly the least interesting, least appealing way to use modern tech To clarify, as a research project, cool. We can probably use any new developments elsewhere. But as a tesla product, just why?
- loceng 2y ago
  They know and have the supply chain setup, and they are arguably specialists in electric motors? Well, and technically specialists in rocket motors too - at least access via SpaceX engineers.
- dylan604 2y ago
  They could open source the tech and the take PR victory laps on how they are helping lower irritating noise, saving the environment, and being very cool about not trying to profit over it. That's the kind of thing that would blow up on this site. How would an electric leaf blower (or anything electric/battery/motor related) released by Tesla be any different from a flamethrower made by Boring company? At least there's a bit of resemblance from the tech used, but a self-lighting gas device from a digs hole in ground company has nothing to do with anything.
  - loceng 2y ago
    I think enough of the ideological mob on HN that hate Elon would claim "he's just doing it to not look so evil!"
- eyelidlessness 2y ago
  While I am reticent to speculate on anything Musk or Tesla… > Is that really what people want? I would literally buy substantially quieter leaf blowers, as gifts, for neighbors whom I do not even like. There are few things I want more.
  - marcosdumay 2y ago
    "Oh, he gave me one too. They can't blow shit, they don't even sound like a leaf blower." Your disliked neighbors talking to each other in the future, probably.
- jandrese 2y ago
  I want it. Specifically I want it to be mandatory for all of the lawn services that use straight pipe two stroke leaf blowers at 6 in the morning, every morning. All other lawn equipment is loud but manageable. Leaf blowers are unreasonable. They are also the only equipment even the lawn service guys wear heating protection while using (sometimes).
  - willsmith72 2y ago
    i think i've just grown up in different areas to a lot of you all then. this has never been a problem for me, but maybe it's regional/cultural/climate-dependent.
Delmololo 2y ago
It's probably just not a market anyone really cares. The person who does it a few times a year just buys something cheap. The professional needs to have it running the whole day. No cable and just noise means that the boss saves money and the worker can just use ear protection.

by loceng 2y ago

nick7376182 2y ago

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willsmith72 2y ago

Is that really what people want? Leaf blowers to me are possibly the least interesting, least appealing way to use modern tech To clarify, as a research project, cool. We can probably use any new developments elsewhere. But as a tesla product, just why?

loceng 2y ago
They know and have the supply chain setup, and they are arguably specialists in electric motors? Well, and technically specialists in rocket motors too - at least access via SpaceX engineers.
dylan604 2y ago
They could open source the tech and the take PR victory laps on how they are helping lower irritating noise, saving the environment, and being very cool about not trying to profit over it. That's the kind of thing that would blow up on this site. How would an electric leaf blower (or anything electric/battery/motor related) released by Tesla be any different from a flamethrower made by Boring company? At least there's a bit of resemblance from the tech used, but a self-lighting gas device from a digs hole in ground company has nothing to do with anything.
- loceng 2y ago
  I think enough of the ideological mob on HN that hate Elon would claim "he's just doing it to not look so evil!"
eyelidlessness 2y ago
While I am reticent to speculate on anything Musk or Tesla… > Is that really what people want? I would literally buy substantially quieter leaf blowers, as gifts, for neighbors whom I do not even like. There are few things I want more.
- marcosdumay 2y ago
  "Oh, he gave me one too. They can't blow shit, they don't even sound like a leaf blower." Your disliked neighbors talking to each other in the future, probably.
jandrese 2y ago
I want it. Specifically I want it to be mandatory for all of the lawn services that use straight pipe two stroke leaf blowers at 6 in the morning, every morning. All other lawn equipment is loud but manageable. Leaf blowers are unreasonable. They are also the only equipment even the lawn service guys wear heating protection while using (sometimes).
- willsmith72 2y ago
  i think i've just grown up in different areas to a lot of you all then. this has never been a problem for me, but maybe it's regional/cultural/climate-dependent.

Delmololo 2y ago

It's probably just not a market anyone really cares. The person who does it a few times a year just buys something cheap. The professional needs to have it running the whole day. No cable and just noise means that the boss saves money and the worker can just use ear protection.