The California generator ban and RV travellers
By Russ De Maris | gls55 holdings ltd The decision by the State of California Air Resources Board (CARB) has angered RV manufacturers and worried would be RV travellers alike. But the seeming generator ban may mean much more to industry than to RVers on the ground. What’s behind the ruling? CARB was ordered by law to develop new rules that would reduce air pollutant- emissions from “small engines” to zero by 2035. When we say “small engines,” the agency targeted small engines on equipment like lawn mowers, leaf blowers, weed eaters. Even gas-powered pressure washers were roped in. And yes, a generator ban got mixed in, as well. Small emergency generators, as used by families and small businesses, were exempted, provided they are permanently mounted or “fixed” units. The agency trotted out statistics that show that SORE (small off-road equipment) produces huge amounts of air pollutants. These include particulates and nitrogen oxide. Admittedly, these pollutants do take a serious to