How a small group of activists got gas-powered leaf blowers banned in D.C.

Re:How a small group of activists got gas-powered leaf blowe... by Pfhreak on Sunday March 10, 2019 @06:51PM (#19355233)

> If you're lucky they still make the battery, but it costs as much a whole new tool.

Aren't most companies working on a standardized battery (at least within their brand) so you can swap batteries between your drill, blower, trimmer, etc? It would seem that if that's the case, changing battery form factors would be a real bad idea.

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Re:How a small group of activists got gas-powered leaf blowe... by snarfy on Sunday March 10, 2019 @10:45PM (#19356285)

(within their brand)

That's the kicker. I have DeWalt, Makita, and Rigid brand electric tools. They all have different, incompatible (yet same voltage/amp) batteries and chargers, each costing as much as the tool. At least gas goes in any gas tool.

I'd rather they be regulations on the amount of pollution (both air and noise) allowed.

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Re:How a small group of activists got gas-powered leaf blowe... by spankalee on Sunday March 10, 2019 @11:39PM (#19356472)

I'm fine with regulation as long as zero is the amount of CO2 pollution allowed. We need to be in crisis mode now.

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Re:How a small group of activists got gas-powered leaf blowe... by rootusrootus on Monday March 11, 2019 @10:02AM (#19359012)

Yep, they do. Within their own brand. Just means when they switch from 18V to 20V, and then to whatever the next big thing is, you have to switch all of your tools to the new standard.

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