According to a Nov. 28 report from The Dallas Morning News, officials in Dallas, Texas, are planning to phase out the use of gasoline-powered lawnmowers, leaf blowers and landscaping equipment by 2027 or 2030 within the city. The report stated officials were citing "health, noise and environmental concerns" as reasons for the potential ban. The ban would apply to residents, contractors, businesses and city departments.
"The city in August estimated it would cost $6.5 million to fully convert more than 5,400 pieces of gas-powered municipal equipment, and the cost for residents and business owners to switch was estimated to be $23 million," the report stated.
The ban reportedly is being opposed by the Texas Nursery and Landscape Assn., which has 60 members in the city of Dallas.
“Instead of a ban, the city could limit its proposal to a reasonable rebate fund that would make battery-powered equipment more cost competitive and allow companies to purchase commercial-grade equipment as it became technologically feasible,” Ryan Skrobarczyk, the association’s director of legislative and regulatory affairs, told The Dallas Morning News.
