I wonder if Tesla perhaps has a whole bunch of technologies they're developing incognito in the background - or if he's perhaps being limited for some artificial reasons?
It may just be a market size issue - and cities passing bylaws to disallow gas powered, only allow electric under a certain dBs is the fix; and for some reason aren't caught under existing noise pollution-nuisance laws.
Leaf blowers to me are possibly the least interesting, least appealing way to use modern tech
To clarify, as a research project, cool. We can probably use any new developments elsewhere. But as a tesla product, just why?
Well, and technically specialists in rocket motors too - at least access via SpaceX engineers.
How would an electric leaf blower (or anything electric/battery/motor related) released by Tesla be any different from a flamethrower made by Boring company? At least there's a bit of resemblance from the tech used, but a self-lighting gas device from a digs hole in ground company has nothing to do with anything.
> Is that really what people want?
I would literally buy substantially quieter leaf blowers, as gifts, for neighbors whom I do not even like. There are few things I want more.
Your disliked neighbors talking to each other in the future, probably.
All other lawn equipment is loud but manageable. Leaf blowers are unreasonable. They are also the only equipment even the lawn service guys wear heating protection while using (sometimes).
The person who does it a few times a year just buys something cheap.
The professional needs to have it running the whole day. No cable and just noise means that the boss saves money and the worker can just use ear protection.