Siemens executive says mowing a lawn produces more emissions than driving a new car from New York to LA

At a Detroit panel discussion titled “The Gasoline Engine Is Dead. Or Is It?” Siemens executive Michael Crane said “For the foreseeable future, the gasoline engine will continue to dominate.” “If I mow my lawn for one hour,” says Crane, “I’d produce more emissions than if I drove a new car from New York to Los Angeles.” An article on Cranes remarks in the National Review pointed out that Ford’s Durotech engine meets California’s zero-emissions standard as well as the Toyota Prius hybrid.

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