My parents have an electric mower with a lead acid battery, I really like it, the battery tends to last 45 minutes to an hour, and tends to be replaced every 4-5 years at a cost of about $30 and with lead acid batteries being very easy to recycle there is very little waste there.
I really like it because it's quite, you can hear someone talking to you at normal volume, turning it on is just the flick of a switch, same with turning it off to clear junk out of the way.
I do tend to sharpen it more, mostly to keep it quite, but I'm also the kind of person who keeps everything sharp enough to shave with.
I have some ideas about making a 36v electric lawn mower using 36v lithium DeWalt batteries from my electric bike, a 1/3 hp electric motor and the only thing I'm missing is a light weight mower deck and a few adapter's.
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