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A comment on Oakland bans the use of combustion engine-powered leaf blowers and trimmers. Parent comment

Re:Oakland bans the use of combustion engine-powered leaf bl... by Baeocystin on Friday March 05, 2021 @02:44PM (#26361162)
No. Most US houses have, at most, a single 240V outlet in the laundry room for an electric dryer. Literally everything else is 120V. There is almost no household equipment other than drying machines that is sold taking a 240V plug.

Electric cars may change this. They haven't yet, at least not much.

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Re:Oakland bans the use of combustion engine-powered leaf bl... by tssva on Friday March 05, 2021 @03:07PM (#26361399)
You forgot the outlet for the electric range, so 2 outlets for most US homes.
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Re:Oakland bans the use of combustion engine-powered leaf bl... by Baeocystin on Friday March 05, 2021 @05:31PM (#26363077)
Ah, you're right. Doubled! :D

(The important thing to note for non-US-dwelling folks is that your average American simply never deals with plugs other than 120V except for rare circumstance, like appliance replacement or adding a car charging portal.)

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