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 djpilot on Monday March 11, 2019 @03:46AM (#19357326)

> An F150 consumes ~2 litres of fuel an hour at idle

Where'd you get this number? AFAICT this is not true.

More like a little less than 1 liter for a 4.6L V8 motor.

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Re:How a small group of activists got gas-powered leaf blowe... by reitzensteinm on Monday March 11, 2019 @05:37AM (#19357708)

Your link says 0.5-0.7 gallons for the 4.6L V8, which is 1.9-2.6 liters.

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