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Hello C.A.R.B. Board,

While the currently available battery powered Outdoor Power
Equipment is suitable for most Homeowners that maintain small
in-town residential lots there is nothing currently available that
meets the needs of Commercial Landscapers or large property owners
with respect to 1) available power, 2) run time, or 3)
affordability.  Certainly the equipment that is on the market today
is much better than what was available just a few years ago but for
a User that needs to run a machine all day to earn a living what
can be purchased right now just will not get through the day
without many batteries and some way to charge them while working
out in the open.

We need a distinction between the Residential Users and Commercial
Users.  The product on the market right now absolutely meets the
needs of those folks working on their homes in-town so please go
forward with restrictions to what they will be able to buy in 2024.
 For hard working Landscapers, working all day every day to keep
our state the beautiful one that it is, they need to let the OPE
Industry continue to refine and improve the battery-powered
equipment to come up with product that can truly replace the
gas-powered equipment that they currently use.

Thank you for your consideration,

Dan Sumner