I'm on year 7 with my electric 21' Ego mower and single-stage snowblower. No problems so far with the equipment and batteries.

No way I will ever go back to gas. I get up at sunrise and get my grass cut before the neighbors are awake and before it's 95 degrees outside. In the winter I use the bagger for leaves just like I did with my Honda. You can get plenty of deals on batteries online and on sale at stores. I own 4 batteries because I look for deals. My mower (Skil) uses 40 V 5Amp batteries that sell new for 150 bucks, I found 2 for 75 bucks. Never had even the slightest issue even though I mow in light rain and morning dew. I run a file over the blade once a month and I'm good to go. I place a value on my time now way I'm going back. Going to get the Milwaukee mower tomorrow as a second mower. GOT to have it. Love it!

I have a new Toro lithium, it sucks, drive wheel fell off in 2nd hour, battery shorts, and on-line Toro will not take it back. They do not take items back if you use it for 1 minute! Their rear left geared wheel unbolts itself from the bracket, it self destructs! Two others have the same problem. Their repair dealer literally told me "with Toro, its Buyer Beware". I have a Toro case number, a BBB case number, and a US Consumer Product Safety Commission case number. Save yourself and learn from my mistake, and stay away from Toro.

I went with battery powered and I love how quiet and LIGHT the mower is. I’ve had zero issues with cut quality, but I’m meticulous about cutting dry and not too much. I have a good sized corner lot and never run out of juice. I was sick of maintenance and the light weight mower for the hills was icing on the cake.

I am a senior female with arthritis, the Ego fits my needs. My husband cannot cut the lawn anymore as he has parkinson's and gets dizzy/lightheaded. He does try to do some with the battery weed eater as best he can. The ego is easy to start, no adding gasoline or worry about oil of spark plugs and is not heavy. Battery may be the way to go for some of us seniors. It beats the $75.00 every two weeks we were being charged for mowing our yard (they wanted $85.00 every two weeks but we talked them down). So battery mowers meet some peoples needs.

There is no question in my mind between the two. I hate messing with oil, gas, noise, weight, exhaust. It's non brainer.

All sound advice. For my yard I'm sticking with gas. Plus, is it wrong that I like the sound of a smooth running engine? 😂

I bought my ego lawn mower in 2019. My battery is pass my warranty you only get 3 years. Now my battery doesn't work. I have read by others that the battery from back then where having issues. To buy a new battery is about $400 lol. Is like replacing a new battery for a tesla might as well buy a whole new car lol

I owned a (the same one) Honda Lawnmower for 23 years, It still ran, but the transmission went bad. I gave it away. No complaints. I did buy a Toro electric mower (60Volt) in late 2020; I used the mower the entire season of 2021; I can mow the whole lawn on one battery, about 45 min of mowing. After mowing, I have "one bar" left. It cuts just as well as the Honda, even in thick grass that was not cut for two weeks from going on vacation. As far as lasting five years, I do not know how you can make a blanket statement like that; Most items last as long as the owner maintains them. My neighbor has lived in their house for six years and is on their third gas mower. I do keep a spare sharpened blade and change it monthly. Another positive note for electric mowers is they are quieter, form having hearing loss, this is huge. Another is the exhaust smell as it is not any.

Gas for the win.

I enjoy your reviews. Very realistic. I own a Makita XML09Z. I purchased it to offer all electric lawn service. I also have a Makita 36V Powerhead with all attachments. In my area this ended up not being profitable or a specialty service folks wanted. Price rules the day in lawn care. So this equipment is now used at my home. I have a small lawn and I enjoy using this equipment and it does a fine job. The trimmer and edger quality is as good as the gas( I have all Makita gas lawn equipment) The mower does a excellent job and I bag my yard, but not as good as my Honda HRX217 VYA that I used exclusively on my home. But frankly, no push mower has the cut quality of the Honda and the Versa mow feature is lovely. Run time is a non issue as the yard is small, I use 2 bars on 2 batteries, that's it. I have all Makita hand tools as well so it makes sense to be on the platform across the board. Makita is high quality and has served me well and this mower is great for a homeowner with a small to average yard.

I grew up on gas powered lawn equipment , my dad always trowing away those gas mowers every 3 years until I was able to maintenance them once I got to my teens and they lasted on average 5 years . Once I got my first battery lawn mower in 2015 and haven't seen a gas mower In my yard since . 7 years in with battery mower, the only thing I've had to do to it is sharpen the blade and rewrap the handle since the foam grip fell off. I loved working on gas engines, rebuilt 2 Honda engines and 1 transmission. I still work on my gas car with maintenance stuff, I grew up on loud cars and working on cars, its time is dying can't wait until I get my own electric car. I welcome the electric age.

I was happy to find an honest assessment of battery lawnmowers - most of the videos only talk about how well a brand new battery lawnmower works. A little research about how folks feel after a year or so often tells a different story. I did not know that the newer gas mowers were less poluting, but I'm still going to run my 12 year old gasser into the ground. Also, I don't think servicing a lawmower once a year is all that much trouble. Good video, also quick and to the point!

I recently went battery powered, a Ryobi 36V model. Prior to this I used petrol mowers for nigh on 40 years. My yard is 20m x 30m so not small by any means and the back yard is a bit of a rally track. Grass is a mix of varieties including couch (bermuda) so it can be fairly dense to the point where a petrol mower takes notice.

yup, all true.

All good questions. All good information. I own an electric leaf blower, string trimmer and self-propelled 21” mower.

It’s all preference IMO. I went to Ego and recently went back to gas, with a Honda HRX. I find I enjoy the maintenance. I like to tinker and spend a ton of time in my garage and lawn. The Ego feels like a toy to me now. I’m close to selling the Ego trimmer and grabbing a Stihl. Whatever blows your hair back. I’m sticking with gas for now.

Electric mower here on year 3 still using the same battery, pretty much never run out of battery before finishing the yard. All I've done is plug it in and sharpen the blade. Pretty sure I've spent way less than 45 dollars a year to run it since it's about a quarter kilowatt battery and electricity is 12 cents a kwh here. Ballpark I've got less than 8 dollars a year into mowing my lawn. Even if gas was free it'd cost more to change the oil in it than that. It was a no brainier for me. I've maintained my own gas powered stuff for over 10 years I know I can do it and I know how to do it, that doesn't mean I want to.

My Briggs and Stratton 'just add oil' engine is still going strong and starts first pull every time, since 2013. And to be honest, I can't remember the last time I even added oil. They're pretty damn good..

Great video and some good information, after much hesitation I recently purchased the ego 2135sp and im really impressed,the cut quality is excellent even in damp conditions and the mulching is top notch too,ego I believe are top of the class when it comes to electric mowers,its a joy to use no messy gas,stores easily,starts at the press of a button,its much less fatiguing using this mower compared to gas as its lighter,when i cut my grass i want to go next door and cut my neighbors that's how much I enjoy using it,my garden is quarter acre in size and the battery handles it no problem,they even have a ride on that can cut up to 2 acres,with ego its an investment with the battery and charger but then you can use it on other garden tools,would it be possible for you to try the ego in one of your videos and compare it to gas by actually using it?i always said to myself I wouldn't go electric until it could match gas but I do believe now that ego has done that