![]() ![]() ![]() In fact, a majority of brands warrant unfavorable or very unfavorable ratings. No handheld gas brand earns more than a midlevel reliability rating. For instance, almost all the battery string-trimmer brands we test earn a favorable rating or above for predicted reliability, while less than half of the gas brands we rate score as well. As for leaf blowers, most handheld battery-powered brands earn a favorable or very favorable reliability rating. What we discovered: Battery-charged trimmers and leaf blowers turn out to be more reliable than gas ones. The more reliable the tool, the less likely it will quickly end up in a landfill. We use that data to estimate how reliable newly purchased tools will be through the fourth or fifth year of ownership. Here are five eco-friendly reasons to choose cordless electric power tools over gas.Īt CR we regularly conduct member surveys in which we ask our members to tell us about problems they experienced with their outdoor power equipment. Even more compelling is that they’re less harmful to the environment. ![]() Both scored well enough for CR to recommend them, and both beat out a number of gas models in a head-to-head matchup.īut the improved performance of battery-powered lawn tools is just one selling point. And in 2021, we tested two compact two-stage battery snow blowers, one from Ego and one from Snow Joe. In 2017 we reported on the first battery push mower in our tests that could truly compete with gas models. At Ryobi, for instance, cordless products have become the "main focus" of the product-development team," says Steve Holland, executive vice president of product management at TTI, the brand’s parent company. But now, thanks to breakthroughs in battery capacity, along with improved efficiencies in motors, even large, power-hungry tools have gone electric.įor the past several years, companies have been paying much closer attention to cordless outdoor power. These tools require less power than, say, a lawn mower or chainsaw, and so they’re easier to power with batteries. The battery-lawn-tool revolution began with string trimmers and leaf blowers. ![]()
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