RAPIDLY CHANGING LEGISLATION AFFECTING THE SMALL ENGINE INDUSTRY
IN THE US. IN 2024 AND BEYOND.
HAVE YOU HEARD ABOUT THE NEW S.O.R.E. LAW THAT WENT INTO
EFFECT IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AS OF 2024? IN A NUTSHELL,
IT PROHIBITS THE SALE OF ANY NEW 25HP OR SMALLER ENGINE MACHINES
THAT ARE NOT ZERO EMISSIONS. THE LAW SPECIFICALLY TARGETS GASOLINE
POWERED EQUIPMENT SUCH AS CHAINSAWS, STRING TRIMMERS, LAWN MOWERS,
AND THE LIKE.
ONE OF THE PRIMARY MISSIONS OF S.E.S IS TO REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF
SALVAGEABLE GASOLINE POWERED EQUIPMENT THAT IS DISCARDED EACH YEAR.
WE ARE ALL IN FOR PROTECTING OUR ENVIRONMENT. WE UNDERSTAND,
HOWEVER, THAT RAPID CHANGE OFTEN PRESENTS CHALLENGES, PARTICULARLY
FOR SMALL BUSINESS. THE REALITY IS THAT ZERO-EMISSIONS TECHNOLOGY
HAS NOT PROGRESSED ENOUGH OR BECOME AFFORDABLE ENOUGH TO BE
ENTIRELY EFFECTIVE IN THE LAWN AND GARDEN INDUSTRY.
SMALL BUSINESSES RELY UPON THESE GASOLINE POWERED TOOLS TO DO
THEIR WORK EFFECTIVELY, AT LEAST UNTIL BATTERY LIFE INCREASES
DRASTICALLY AND COSTS COME DOWN.
THESE RESTRICTIONS IN CALIFORNIA ARE THE CANARY IN THE COAL MINE
FOR EVENTUAL LEGISLATIVE CHANGES IN OTHER STATES. S.E.S IS HERE
TO PROVIDE A SOURCE FOR PARTS FOR THESE MACHINES SMALL BUSINESSES
RELY UPON WHILE OUR INDUSTRY CHANGES!
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