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

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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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Car engines have a catalytic converter, which reduces the amount if harmful pollutants released by the motor. Additionally, a leaf blower uses a two stroke engine while a car uses a four stroke engine. Two stroke engines, which are common configurations for small motors, combine the fuel and the oil together. This means some of the motor oil gets burned in the combustion process, causing the release of air pollutants.

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