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Yesterday in昨天在 Part 1第1部分 we described many, many environmental, cost and usability reasons why a solar charged lawn mower is the preferred choice over a gasoline, electric (plugged into the home outlet) and even manual lawn mower.我們所描述的許多環境，成本和可用性的原因，一個太陽能被控草坪割草機是首選，超過汽油，電動（插入到民政插座） ，甚至人工草坪割草機。

Today we would like to comment on why we ourselves purchased this lawn mower.今天，我們想評論，為什麼我們自己購買的這草坪割草機。

First the brand name of ‘Solaris’ belongs to the brand sold at one particular retailer.第一的品牌名稱的Solaris '屬於品牌出售，特別是零售商之一。 In fact, the solar charged lawn mower from Linamar Consumer Products is sold under the following different brand names at different retailers:事實上，在太陽能被控草坪割草機從linamar消費產品的出售是根據以下不同的品牌名稱在不同的零售商：

Now, we have a 12+ year old electric mower, the kind with the electric cord plugged into an electrical outlet in the house.現在，我們有一個12歲+電動割草機，一種與電動線插入電源插座在眾議院中。 It’s on, as they say, it’s last legs.它的上，正如他們所說，它的最後的雙腿。 For the past 3 years we had been living in a house with truly a ‘postage stamp’ sized lawn.在過去的三年，我們一直生活在一所房子與一個真正的'郵票'大中型草坪。 Our current home, the one we are renovating, has 10 times the lawn to mow.我們目前的家，一個我們是翻新， 10倍的草坪mow 。 The electric cord is more of an aggravation when mowing a lawn of this size.電力線更是惡化時，刈割草坪的廣場，這大小。 We wanted to replace the lawn mower last year but we could not find, although I am sure they are out there, an electric mower of at least 18 inches.我們希望，以取代草坪割草機去年，但我們無法找到，雖然我肯定他們在那裡，電動割草機的至少18英寸。 This year, we had to do something.今年，我們不得不做一些事。

Why this model?為什麼這個模式？ Well, after you read the following statistics from the那麼，當您閱讀以下的統計數字，從 manufacturer’s web site製造商的網站 , from other referenced sources, you will hopefully understand why we wanted a lawn mower <b>whose operation did not consume non-renewable resources:</b> ，從其他引用的來源，你會希望明白為什麼我們想要一個草坪割草機的<b>其運作並沒有消耗不可再生資源： < / b >

• A gas powered lawn mower emits about 48 kilograms (106 points) of greenhouse gas in one mowing season (Government of Canada One-Tone Challenge)氣體動力草坪割草機發出約48公斤（ 106分）的溫室氣體之一，在刈割季節（加拿大政府一個調子的挑戰）
• Gas powered lawn mowers are so inefficient that operating a gas powered lawn mower for one hour generates a similar amount of smog-forming emissions as 40, yes 40, new, yes new, automobiles each running for an hour (California Environmental Protection Agency, Air Resources Board, May 20, 1999)氣體動力草坪割草機是如此低效率的經營氣體動力草坪割草機一小時，會產生一個類似數額的煙霧形成的排放量為40 ，是40個，新，是新的，汽車每運行1小時（加利福尼亞環境保護局，空氣資源局， 1999年5月20日）
• A typical 3.5 horsepower gas mower can emit the same amount of VOC’s, a key precursor to smog, in one hour as can a new car driven 340 miles (540 kilometers)(South coast Air Quality Management District)一個典型的3.5匹馬力的割草機氣體可以排出同樣數額的揮發性有機化合物的，其中一個關鍵的先驅，煙霧，在一小時內可以作為一個新的汽車驅動三百四十英里（ 540公里） （南海岸空氣質量管理區）

With Earth Day soon upon us (April 22, 2008) how can we in all good conscious not do what we can, in our little corner of the world, to reduce our consumption of non-renewable resources.與地球日即將我們（ 2008年4月22日）我們如何能在所有的良好意識不什麼，我們可以在我們的小世界各地，以減少我們的消費不可再生資源。

If that is not enough to motivate a home owner to purchase a solar charged lawn mower, perhaps the features and usability of this one will.如果這是不足夠的激勵家庭擁有購買太陽能被控草坪割草機，也許功能和可用性，這一會。

Next time we will examine the features of this lawn mower, independent of the solar charging feature, which we believe also make this one stand out above the crown.下一次我們將研究的特點，這草坪割草機，獨立的太陽能充電功能，我們相信這也使這一個站出來以上的皇冠。 To continue with this series of articles, simply select this link to繼續與這一系列的文章，只需選擇此鏈接 Part 3第3部分 . 。