Lawn Care Goes Electric
Published by US PIRG, Environment America, Frontier Group
The report "Lawn Care Goes Electric" suggests replacing gasoline-powered lawn equipment with cleaner, quieter electric alternatives to reduce pollution and noise. Electric models offer long-term cost savings and comparable performance due to advancements in battery technology. To foster this shift, the report recommends incentives, converting government operations to electric equipment, and phasing out polluting gas-powered tools. The authors thank Jamie Banks of Quiet Communities, Inc., for reviewing the document and contributing insights and suggestions. The paper also acknowledges Quiet Communities for its original analysis highlighting lawn and garden emissions, which helped raise national awareness of the issue, and for its efforts in promoting low-noise, zero-emission landscape maintenance. Read the paper here.
