Overview

• Ludwigshafen now procures only battery-powered leaf blowers to cut noise and local emissions.
• Electric units are prioritized in sensitive residential neighborhoods to reduce disturbance.
• Mainz favors battery devices but relies on motorized blowers for larger areas, using only battery units outside the leaf season.
• Kaiserslautern has shifted many blowers to electric, keeps petrol models for exceptions, and targets electrifying other machines such as street sweepers.
• Use is governed by law with prescribed quiet hours, though municipalities may operate during restricted times to meet traffic-safety obligations, including limited work between 13:00 and 15:00 in Mainz.