Municipalities/contractors need to be able to run them all or most of the day, and you’d need a way to charge the batteries and/or a giant stack of them to keep going. Fossil fuels are pretty energy dense so you can just have a jerry can to refuel and keep on going.
I think they can last about an hour these days (the backpack ones anyway) but if you’re anywhere away from a charging source then you’d need so many spare charged batteries to compete with a few litres of fuel. Again, not talking about home use; most people probably don’t even need cordless and can just run an extension cord to an electric hand-held blower.
Battery technology is getting better all the time though so hopefully soon as old machines wear out they can be replaced by electric alternatives.
Feasible for home use absolutely.
Municipalities/contractors need to be able to run them all or most of the day, and you’d need a way to charge the batteries and/or a giant stack of them to keep going. Fossil fuels are pretty energy dense so you can just have a jerry can to refuel and keep on going.
Oh, they only last 30 minutes!? I see why that’d be an issue, especially if they take a long time to recharge.
I think they can last about an hour these days (the backpack ones anyway) but if you’re anywhere away from a charging source then you’d need so many spare charged batteries to compete with a few litres of fuel. Again, not talking about home use; most people probably don’t even need cordless and can just run an extension cord to an electric hand-held blower.
Battery technology is getting better all the time though so hopefully soon as old machines wear out they can be replaced by electric alternatives.
Well, I hope things improve soon. I’m still allowed to hate people for using gas blowers when they’re not trying to clear an entire town, though!