LawnStarter looked into how noise ordinances, gas equipment bans, and robot mowers are changing yard care practices. Read the full story, including trends, stats, maps, and figures of how the emergence of electric lawn equipment is transforming U.S. neighborhoods.
Key Insights:
Robot lawn mowers: Most cost between $700 and $2,650. The best ones cost north of $1,000.
Gas-powered mowers: To fuel a gas-powered mower on a 1-acre property can take an average of 15 gallons of gas per year. Nationally, that’s around $47 per year. For Californians, that’s about $70.
Incentives: Colorado offers a 30% discount for electric mowers, leaf blowers, trimmers, and snow blowers at participating retailers until the end of 2026. The Centennial State also offers funding up to $6,000 for businesses upgrading to electric equipment. Mass Save offers discounts from $30 to $3,500 for Massachusetts lawn care professionals making electric upgrades.
How Do Homeowners and Lawn Care Pros Feel About Going Electric?
Is using electric equipment cheaper? “Interesting question. Without doing any math, I would say yes. Can’t say how much,” says Carl Swirsding, of Los Altos, California. “But the cost isn’t the reason to switch. The environment wasn’t the reason either. It was the ease of use.”
Meanwhile, electric mandates are challenging for pros like Jonathan Villatoro in Damascus, Maryland, who shares that equipment restrictions have made the job “really hard as equipment is more expensive.”
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