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<strong>Non</strong>-<strong>road</strong> <strong>fuel</strong> <strong>consumption</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>pollutant</strong> <strong>emissions</strong> FOEN 2008 86<br />

8.5 Garden-care/hobby appliances<br />

8.5.1 Fuel <strong>consumption</strong><br />

This category only concerns petrol-powered appliances. In terms of <strong>consumption</strong>, the<br />

most important appliances are household lawn mowers <strong>and</strong> motor scythes used for<br />

professional purposes, followed by appliances used for professional garden-care<br />

(Fig. 44, top).<br />

Development of <strong>fuel</strong> <strong>consumption</strong> from 1980 to 2020<br />

The development of <strong>fuel</strong> <strong>consumption</strong> (Fig. 44, bottom) shows a clear trend in line<br />

with the development of operating hours (Fig. 25, bottom), namely that 2-stroke engines<br />

are being replaced by 4-stroke engines.

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