RV News Brief | California Bans Generators, Winnebago Recalls Ekko, Arches Timed Entry, 84,000 Tires Recalled, More

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🗓️ 12 December 2021

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It's official. California has banned the use of small generators, but what does that mean for RVers? Sailun recalls over 84,000 tires, Arches will go to timed entry in 2022, the Thor backlog grows while Winnebago recalls the Ekko, and so much more. It's time for this latest RV and camping news.

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0:00.0	I'm Jason Epperson, this is RV Miles, and it's time for this week's RV and camping news roundup.
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0:47.1	with the code RV Miles 10X at Togo RV dot com. We're diving headfirst into a big news week
0:54.4	this week with the California Air Resources Board or CARB, who passed a regulation on Thursday
1:00.8	aimed at small off-road engines. The regulation will ban the sale of portable generators in the state,
1:08.0	which includes generators mounted in recreational vehicles. The ruling bans the sale of gas-powered
1:14.5	leaf blowers and lawn mowers beginning in 2024. Portable generators will be required to meet more
1:20.8	stringent standards in 2024 and meet zero emissions standards starting in 2028.
1:27.6	2024 generators will have to improve their efficiency by somewhere between 40% and 90%,
1:33.1	which seems unrealistic in such a short period of time. So the reality is it will be very hard
1:38.6	to find a generator in California in two years. The original text of the ruling was ambiguous on
1:43.8	whether the use of generators will be banned. That has since been cleared up. You will still be able
1:50.3	to use a generator you already own in California. So there will be no issue for current RV owners or
1:56.2	those who travel into the state. The new regulation does not apply to diesel or propane generators,
2:02.6	but it will apply to gasoline generators either portable or mounted in an RV. The ruling seems
2:08.5	directly aimed at landscaping businesses trying to get them to adopt battery power. But does
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