Best buys · 4 picks

The yard

Battery tools have caught up with gas for an ordinary suburban yard: no pull cord, no fuel can, no winter storage ritual. Pick one battery platform and stay on it.

The mower

EGO Power+ lawn mower

The battery mower that changed minds about battery mowers. It starts with a button, is quiet enough for an early start, and folds up to stand on end against the garage wall.

Buy it for: Suburban lawns, and anyone done with oil and pull cords.
Skip it if: You mow acres, or steep hills of thick wet grass. Look at a rider.

What to look for, the cheaper option and the step up →

The string trimmer

EGO Power+ string trimmer

Runs on the mower's battery, so the second tool costs less than it looks. The POWERLOAD version winds new line at the press of a button, which ends the worst job in yard work.

Buy it for: Edges, fence lines, the bits the mower misses.
Skip it if: You are on another battery platform. Buy the trimmer from that one.

What to look for, the cheaper option and the step up →

The leaf blower

EGO Power+ leaf blower

Battery blowers used to be toys. This one moves wet leaves, starts instantly, and is quiet enough that a Saturday morning does not start an argument over the fence.

Buy it for: Fall leaves, grass clippings, the driveway and the garage floor.
Skip it if: You clear several acres of leaves. A backpack gas blower still wins there.

What to look for, the cheaper option and the step up →

The pressure washer

An electric pressure washer

The deck, the driveway, the siding, the car. Electric is plenty for a house, starts every time and needs no engine care. This pick is a specification: whichever reputable one is cheapest today.

Buy it for: Spring cleaning, decks before staining, grimy patios.
Skip it if: You strip paint or clean commercial concrete. That is a gas machine's job.

What to look for, the cheaper option and the step up →