CARB is here! California has implemented a ban on gas-powered equipment.
Are you planning ahead for your equipment needs?
You may still be using existing in-house gas or diesel-powered equipment that is grandfathered into CARB policies (California Air Resources Board). But you should be planning and budgeting for replacement equipment.
Why?
Because CARB now regulates small off-road engines under 25 horsepower—including leaf blowers, mowers, and pressure washers—and starting in 2024, has required new models to be zero-emission.
- This effectively has banned the sale of new gas-powered, spark-ignition equipment, though existing equipment can still be used, and repaired – until it wears out.
CARB Parameters
CARB regulates sources of air pollution to protect public health and fight climate change, with a focus on reducing greenhouse gases, toxic air contaminants, and smog-forming emissions from mobile sources (vehicles, engines) and industrial sources.
As CARB continues to implement and expand these emissions-management policies, one of the challenges national manufacturers that produce gas-powered machines are facing is compliance with the State’s CARB regulations.
New Technologies
Manufacturers are rising to this challenge and developing new technologies and cost-effective products that meet these requirements.
- New smart technologies – Battery and electric-powered equipment technologies are rapidly evolving, and manufacturers are offering more equipment options in response to not only state regulations, but customer demand.
- Cost-effective alternatives – As gas prices are forecasted to remain high, demand for battery and electric-powered pressure washers and floor care equipment are surging.
Pacific Bay Equipment is your CARB-compliant industrial cleaning equipment resource!
When it’s time for you to replace your old gas and diesel industrial cleaning equipment, we’re your go-to company for CARB-compliant cleaning and floor-care equipment. Contact us to learn more or request a demo.
