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USAtoday is a propaganda rag. Gas powered tools are needed because electric tools still can't do large jobs very effectively. It has absolutely nothing to do wo
by antibull 1y ago
USAtoday is a propaganda rag. Gas powered tools are needed because electric tools still can't do large jobs very effectively. It has absolutely nothing to do woth proping up the oil industry. That's just a straw man used to push more control over your life and freedom of choice. Electric tools are 90% made of petroleum oil. They batteries are mined with petroleum oil. The batteries are charged by oil as well.
- mingus88 1y agoLike other areas of electrification, centralizing the generation of power used to charge is a significant step in the right direction We are hopelessly addicted to petroleum but taking all of those little motors out of our neighborhoods is good and useful and we should do more of it. They are much more inefficient and pollute to a greater degree than generating that power in a plant That said, I love my electric blower and trimmer. One even has a cord so no batteries needed. But all the crews that service large areas and are out all day long working still will use gas for a long time. It’s just not practical at that scale.
- jsbisviewtiful 1y ago> Electric tools are 90% made of petroleum oil. They batteries are mined with petroleum oil. The batteries are charged by oil as well. These are the same weak and increasingly inaccurate with more time arguments that are constantly tossed around. It's so similar to a parrot that can't stop yapping its phrases. Fossil fuels are destroying the planet and they are replaceable - especially outside of the industrial markets. It's also quite humorous to notice so many pro-fossil fuel posts having typos in them. It's no wonder propaganda works so well on the uneducated.
- impossiblefork 1y agoYou can use a rake though.