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Re:Oakland bans the use of combustion engine-powered leaf bl... by pureliquidhw on Friday March 05, 2021 @03:24PM (#26361587)
If their customers can afford them now, they certainly can afford the $1/hr increase it would take to offset new equipment. This impacts home owners more.

Also, just because it's inconvenient, doesn't mean it's not worth doing.

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Re:Oakland bans the use of combustion engine-powered leaf bl... by vl on Friday March 05, 2021 @10:42PM (#26364982)
Looks like you haven’t use either. Basically battery-powered gardening tools do not work out for contractors due to power, battery life and cost.
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Re:Oakland bans the use of combustion engine-powered leaf bl... by pureliquidhw on Saturday March 06, 2021 @06:18PM (#26371447)
As a home owner I have. Corded blowers are fine. Battery trimmers are fine. There exists commercial grade electric stuff.

Regulation costs money. Making a safer car was more expensive and it took tons of political legwork to legislate mandatory seatbelts/airbags/backup cameras. Doesn't mean it's not worthwhile.

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