A new report on the impacts of gas-powered lawn and garden equipment in Massachusetts estimated the devices generated more than 600,000 tons of carbon dioxide in 2020 — an amount equivalent to the pollution from about 135,000 standard cars.
A new report on the impacts of gas-powered lawn and garden equipment in Massachusetts estimated the devices generated more than 600,000 tons of carbon dioxide in 2020 — an amount equivalent to the pollution from about 135,000 standard cars.
There are electric alternatives to pretty much any gas engine tools these days. While they often cost more to purchase, they are drastically cheaper to run and maintain. Those high powered two stroke engines aren’t only a blight on the environment, they’re also unreliable and need a lot of maintenance. An electric motor just works.
To be fair they’re typically not that unreliable for what they are, its just that what they are is a incredibly intricate machine that needs ragular care and to be treated properly.
That being said, since the average amarican doesn’t know how to take care of their intricate clockwork mechanisms, the simplicity and abuse tolerance of electric is definitely the way to go.