| First Name | Peter |
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| Last Name | Dufau |
| Email Address | dufauland@aol.com |
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| Subject | Small Engine Ban CARB |
| Comment | I've been a landscape contractor for 30 years. While we have embraced battery landscape equipment, there are applications where the technology is not yet close to practical or replaceable. Medium to large chainsaws; The power needed to weight ratio of battery power makes it impossible to move safely while working, even backpack battery don't have enough runtime and also add operator loose of balance and fatigue. Lawn mowers; the weight added by battery's sufficient to operate large mowers creates soil compaction problems and requires frequent charge or change outs that make them impossible to use commercially or institutionally. While battery Backpacks solve some power longevity problems, they add fatigue, safety, heat stress and cost issues (over $1000.00 each). Firefighters, Licensed tree & landscape workers need exemptions from this ban to safely be able to take care of our urban environment until suitable, plausible equipment is available. |
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| Date and Time Comment Was Submitted | 2021-11-12 07:53:05 |
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