Switch to Electric Lawn Care
Electric lawn care vs gas-powered lawn care
This video is a GREAT primer on the issue of electric lawn care vs gas powered lawn equipment, why it is important & includes a comparison of the economics which is wildly beneficial for the electric version. (Factoid: one hour of leaf blowing equals the emissions of 1100 miles driven in the average car like a 2017 Toyota Camry)
All of this information is from Shift2Electric
Battery technology has advanced dramatically in the past decade and due to this, we’re seeing more powerful electric cars and more capable electric lawnmowers, snow blower and other lawn equipment. For most residential uses, electric equipment are actually a superior and more economical choice than gas powered ones. We hope that these manufacturer agnostic resources and the educational webinars we offer help you in choosing the new, cleaner lawn equipment for your use case.
Why electric lawn care?
Here is a quick list of benefits that electric offer over the traditional combustion engine technology:
- Less energy use
- No emissions (user, neighborhood, city, planet)
- Much quieter (user, neighborhood)
- Less vibration
- No need to mess with gas (buy, store, off-gas)
- Always starts
- Cheaper to use (dollars and time)
- Easy maintenance
- Lighter weight
- Easier storage (can be stored upright)
Check out our webinar recordings at https://fresh-energy.org/goelectric/
Electric Lawn Mower Info Lists
Did you know that there are over 50 battery and 20 corded mowers available in the US? These lists provide basic specifications of different electric mower manufacturers’ models. Since some manufacturers have numerous variations of their mowers, we have limited the number of mowers on the list to three per manufacturer. Please visit the manufacturers’ website to find out more details about all of their models. Battery list and Corded list are brought to you by the American Lung Association of Minnesota.
Battery Chain Saws, Pole Saws, Trimmers and Leaf Blowers Info List
In addition to mowers manufacturers are providing a wide variety of other electric lawn equipment. Please visit the manufacturers’ website to find out more details about all of their models. This list is brought to you by the American Lung Association of Minnesota.
Battery Snow Blower Info List
There are more and more electric snow blower options available. Battery technology improvements and technology developments are enabling these machines to compete with traditional technology. Please visit the manufacturers’ website to find out more details about all of their models. The Battery Chainsaw Info List (March 2021) is brought to you by the American Lung Association of Minnesota.
Commercial Lawn Mower Info List
Number of commercial electric lawn mowers available keeps increasing. Battery technology improvements and technology developments are enabling these machines to compete with traditional technology. Please visit the manufacturers’ website to find out more details about all of their models. The Battery Zero Turn Mower Info List (March 2021) is brought to you by the American Lung Association of Minnesota.