How gas powered leaf blower creates as much pollution in one hour as a car does driving over 1,100 miles. (EPA data)

Question

I don’t understand how this is possible. The car engine is more efficient but the leaf blower would use a gallon or less of fuel that that amount of time as where the car would burn 30 to 40 times more that for the trip.

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Answer 1

Small engines are not as efficient as car engines, and do not have catalytic converters which reduce nitrous oxide pollution (which is what causes smog).