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Wired Magazine Reviews Electric Lawn Mowers |
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Written by Toologics.com
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Tuesday, 26 June 2007 |
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Electric lawnmowers have been around for a long time, but have generally always been second to basic gas-operated models. It's not that they were a bad idea-the technology just wasn't quite there yet.
 The July 2007 issue of Wired Magazine evaluated four different
modern electric lawnmowers. While none of the tested models were able to achieve the perfect 10 score, an interesting model produced by Sunlawn scored an impressive 8/10.
The rechargeable Sunlawn EM-2 strongly resembles an old-fashioned push mower, but features a powerful motor that makes cutting grass and weeds a breeze. It's lightweight too-even with it's batteries installed, it weighs only 39 pounds so it's easy to use and move.
Even then, it could probably still be made lighter. The EM-2 utilizes two Sealed Lead-Acid batteries as a power source. We're curious to see what Lithium-Ion batteries can do for lawn mowers like this. Lead-acid batteries were actually invented well over a hundred years ago, so it seems like newer technology may be able to make cordless lawnmowers more powerful and lighter yet.
Wired's one caveat was the small grass catching bag, which they felt was insignifigant for larger mowing jobs. They suggested just ditching it and letting the clippings fall to the ground.
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