Public Landscaper Workgroup Meeting on Small Off-Road Engines

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 The California Air Resources Board (CARB) invites professional landscapers to participate in a workgroup to discuss recent updates to the small off-road engine regulations that will affect new engines used in landscape equipment. The workgroup will also discuss incentives to assist landscapers with the purchase of electric landscape equipment. More information on incentives can also be found through your local Air District. 

Professional landscapers are encouraged to join the workgroup and participate in its quarterly virtual meetings. The fifth virtual meeting of the landscaper workgroup will be at the following date and time:

Date:          May 22, 2024
Time:          5:30- 7:00 PM Pacific Daylight Time
Location:    Virtual meeting through Zoom

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Background

Small off-road engines (SORE) are spark-ignition engines with rated power at or below 19 kilowatts (25.5 horsepower) used in non-stationary equipment that is not used to propel a licensed on-road motor vehicle, an off-road motorcycle, an all-terrain vehicle, a marine vessel, a snowmobile, a model airplane, a model car, or a model boat. Emissions from SORE have decreased by 50 percent since 2000 due to SORE regulations and increasing adoption of zero-emission equipment (ZEE). Further reductions of SORE emissions are needed despite this progress. CARB has adopted amendments to the SORE regulations that will transition SORE equipment to ZEE as soon as possible to achieve additional emission reductions.

You may view all rulemaking documents on the SORE rulemaking page. The SORE regulations include emission standards of zero for most newly manufactured engines starting with model year 2024. The SORE regulations do not prohibit the sale and use of existing CARB-certified equipment.

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Contact

Inquiries concerning the landscaper workgroup may be directed to landscaper@arb.ca.gov.


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