Lawn Mower Exchange Program

At the end of the summer AQMD will have scrapped more than 47,000 high polluting gasoline mowers, thus removing almost 98 tons of smog-forming volatile organic compound emissions from the southland?EUR??,,????'?????<

 

The Air Quality Management District (AQMD) for the 10th year in a row is offering the Lawn Mower Exchange Program to residents within Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties. This program allows residents to trade working gasoline lawn mowers for new, zero-emission battery-electric model at a substantial discount.

Since 2003, over 43,000 gas-power mowers have been purchased by the South Coast Air Quality Management District and sent to junkyards. This year a total of 4,000 electric mowers in six different models will be offered, prices begin at $100 and go up to $220.

Six available models:

Black & Decker CM 1836 (36-volt, 18-inch cutting width) $100 (retail price: $379)

Black & Decker CM 1936 (36-volt, 19-inch cutting width) $180 (retail price: $429)

Black & Decker SPCM 1936 (36-volt, 19-inch cutting width, self propelled) $250 (retail price: $479)

Black & Decker CM 1936 ZF2 (36-volt, 19-inch cutting width, extra battery, fast charger) $280 (retail price: $549)

GreenStation N-1(24-volt, 20-inch cutting width) $150 (retail price: $430)

GreenStation N-2 (24-volt, 20-inch cutting width, self-propelled) $220 (retail price: $470)

Six lawn mower exchange events are scheduled throughout Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties beginning on May 19th to July 14th. All appointments will be scheduled between 8:00 am and 12:00 pm.

Event Dates & Locations:

5/19/12 Riverside County Fair Grounds ?EUR??,,????'?????< 6/09/12 Rose Bowl ?EUR??,,????'?????< 6/16/12 Epicenter - Rancho Cucamonga
6/23/12 Veterans Stadium - Long Beach
6/30/12 Angel Stadium ?EUR??,,????'?????< 7/14/12 Bourns Inc. ?EUR??,,????'?????<