# Should buy an electric lawnmower?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-buy-an-electric-lawnmower/970854>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [September 3, 2022, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-buy-an-electric-lawnmower/970854 "2022-09-03T00:45:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![Omar\_Little](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omar_little/32/269_2.png) [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2022, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-buy-an-electric-lawnmower/970854/61 "2022-09-06T22:24:26Z")

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> [@Lancia](#):
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> There’s a couple of other threads currently discussing electric cars and one of common concerns is speed

Speed, as is in the time to charge, or that they’re too fast?

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**Author:** ![Magiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4491bb/32.png) [@Magiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magiver)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2022, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-buy-an-electric-lawnmower/970854/62 "2022-09-09T17:35:29Z")

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Looking at the op’s requirements I would think both a battery or AC mower would work well. If there are no hills involved then a battery mower would be lighter and easier to use than the old gas mower. Get a big enough battery to last 45 minutes with a warranty. That will cover all bases.

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