I have been following electric garden tools for a little while. The biggest issue I have is the up front cost, mostly related to batteries. Stihl and Husqvarna recently released options where I could replace my $400 chainsaw with a battery option, but it would be $600 to run for 30 minutes, and another $150/battery to add another 30 minutes of run time.

I don't often run it for a long time, but when I get the chance I don't want to have to cut my work time short or spend an extra $300 to cut down trees and not have to worry about the running time.

There is also a company that offers a stand on mower comparable to what I use at home, but it would be about $18k to replace my $4k mower with an electric option.

I am interested in the responsible, environmentally friendly, option, but it is hard to swallow.