Posted on 12/14/2021 11:54:58 AM PST by absalom01
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) passed a regulation aimed at “Small Off-Road Engines” on Thursday that will ban the sale of portable generators in the state — which includes generators mounted in recreational vehicles.
The ruling bans the sale of gas-powered leaf blowers and lawnmowers in the state beginning in 2024. Portable generators will be required to meet more stringent standards in 2024 and meet zero-emission standards starting in 2028.
In the 2024 model year, portable generators will have to improve their efficiency by somewhere between 40% and 90%, which seems unrealistic in such a short period of time, so the reality is, it will be very hard to find a generator in Calfornia in two years.
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Just saw another CA plate on my Jax, FL commute this morning. One last night on the way home, too. Just disgusting. Present FR company excepted of course.
I’m pretty sure Juan and Jose won’t be too enthusiastic about replacing their gas powered equipment with expensive electrically powered crap that has a short run time coupled with a long recharge time.
I see a black market in portable generator sales in neighboring states.
That's going to make a lot of landscaping businesses go out of business. I've yet to see an electric commercial grade power mower used by those companies.
The wealthy will have their generators flown in from out of state..the peons get to fend for themselves.
After China conquers California they will turn it into a polluted wasteland....
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