# Should buy an electric lawnmower? **URL:** \ **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")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 19
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2022, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-buy-an-electric-lawnmower/970854/19 "2022-09-03T17:12:05Z")
Here it is: > [@Best Lawn Mowers for about 5000 sq' of grass?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-lawn-mowers-for-about-5000-sq-of-grass/922442): > > So my new home will have a nice small yard, only about 5100 square feet. Early research is showing that battery operated mowers aren’t a good deal at this point. Also as the yard is mostly flat, no need for self-propelled. So I’m looking at Gas vs. Electric Corded. I’m very good at fixing electric tools and not so good at gas powered tools. I’ve had two straight houses with acreage. I had to have lawn tractors so this is a new thing for me. Do the electrics cut & mulch well? Do they last? E… I have to say those that told me to get the cordless and not the corded were correct. I mowed last year with the corded and this year with the cordless. The cordless is far superior. > [@Best Lawn Mowers for about 5000 sq' of grass?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-lawn-mowers-for-about-5000-sq-of-grass/922442/111): > > So I used my new Cordless Mower today. I upgraded for this year. The new mower is a Greenworks 40V 21" Cordless Brushless Push Mower. Cost was $365 with tax. 1 battery and charger included. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-buy-an-electric-lawnmower/970854)._