Electric versions of lawn mowers and blowers will be welcomed in residential areas since the gasoline powered versions are noisy and constitute an unhealthy noise pollution blight in AutoInformed’s view. CARB first announced this new funding in October.

“Professional landscapers often operate on very tight profit margins and can find it challenging to upgrade to new technology,” said Jacob Whitson, CALSTART’s lead project manager, “CORE’s new landscape voucher incentives will allow them to more easily adopt zero-emission professional equipment for their businesses, while in turn encouraging manufacturers to expand their offerings in this market.”