This is a crazy idea and the timeline to achieve this is not
possible for the average business owner/operator. Small business
and repair shops are going to be put out of business because they
cant absorb the cost of replacing all the equipment with battery
operated. Can California afford to lose more businesses? I just
priced a battery operated STIHL weedeater and it was 100.00 more
expensive than the gas version and it DID NOT include the charger
or the batteries. I'm also curious how are we going to go about
recycling lithium batteries that are going to go bad? They are
extremely toxic and at this point we do not have a way to recycle
them, do we just ignore the fact that most of the raw material for
these batteries come from third world countries that are just being
plundered for their rare earth elements. California has a hard
enough time keeping the lights on and now you are suggesting we
push everything towards zero emmision, how is this even feasibly
possible? California is a dying state and this is only going to
drive more people to leave because these laws are just insane. They
make zero sense when it comes to the regular working class trying
to make a living in a state thats already incredibly hard to live
in if you dont make 150,000 plus a year.
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