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CNN
3 days ago
- Business
- CNN
Our favorite electric lawn mower just fell to its best price yet at nearly half off
Our top pick for the best electric lawn mower just landed at its best price yet on Amazon. Ego makes two of our favorite mowers and the best overall pick, the Ego Power+ LM2135SP, just dropped in price by $449. Loved by CNN Underscored editors for its ease of use and long-lasting battery, this deal is your ticket to a well-kept lawn this spring, summer and beyond. Ego Power+ Self-Propelled Electric Lawn Mower LM2135SP Take $449 off our pick for the best electric lawn mower. Alongside the Power+ mower, you'll also get a 550W charger and two batteries for an extended runtime. Read our review Earlier this year, my colleagues published an updated guide to the best electric lawn mowers. Throughout the testing process, they got their hands on eight of the most popular models to cut, bag and mulch grass. Amongst brands like Senix and Ryobi, Ego rose to the top with not only the best electric lawn mower for large yards, but also the best overall pick. It's that second model that's on sale today for its lowest price ever. In testing, we found that this Ego Power+ mower was easier to operate than the competition, thanks to its self-propelled design. It was just as effective at cutting grass as it was easy to use, sporting a 21-inch cutting deck and plenty of power to make quick work of yards both big and small on a single charge. The specific kit on sale today at Amazon leans into that extended use by including a 7.5Ah ARC Lithium battery in the box and also shipping with an extra 5.0Ah battery. That ensures it offers a longer runtime to help make mowing just a little more fun. My favorite sales and deals to share are for items we love at all-time low prices. Discounts that check both those boxes are rare to come by, especially with such a steep amount of savings attached. Today's Amazon sale is also a notable chance to take a more environmentally friendly approach to lawn care in 2025 by ditching gas from your tool shed and routine. If you only prioritize making your weekly chores effortless, these tools make it as simple as pushing a button to get to work. Ages before I started working in service journalism, I was mowing lawns as a summer job. Back then, I would have done anything to skip the ordeal of fussing with an oil primer or a rip cord to get the engine going. I recently had a chance to use an Ego mower, and can easily back my colleagues' claims that the Power+ line makes cutting your lawn far easier. Ego's status here at CNN Underscored extends beyond just mowers. The company makes our favorite leaf blower, which works with the same electric battery system as the Power+ featured in today's story. So, if you do decide to invest in the electric tool, you'll be able to use its batteries later on in the year when it's time to tackle leaf cleanup. CNN Underscored has a team of writers and editors with many years of product testing experience, as well as experience researching and recommending other buys, and they ensure each article is carefully edited and products are properly vetted. We talk to top experts when relevant to ensure we are testing each product accurately, recommending only the best products and considering the pros and cons of each item.
Telegraph
19-04-2025
- General
- Telegraph
Labour councils use petrol-guzzling tools despite net zero pledges
Councils that claim to be tackling global warming by creating clean air zones are also using 'high-polluting petrol-powered' tools in public parks. Some local authorities have failed to replace garden maintenance equipment such as leaf blowers, hedge trimmers and chainsaws that use old-fashioned two-stroke engines. Such devices, used in public spaces including schools, have been found to emit 11 times the carbon monoxide and four times the nitrogen oxide of a small petrol family car. Many of the worst offending councils are Labour-run and have introduced schemes such as low emissions or clean air zones and emission-based residents' car parking permits, which have made millions of pounds from motorists. A series of freedom of information requests was submitted to councils that had promoted so-called 'clean air' schemes in an attempt to see whether they were being as 'green' as they claimed. The authorities were asked if they knew what type of 'outdoor power equipment [is] used to maintain grounds, parks and other public green spaces' within their clean air zones. They were then asked what percentage of that equipment was petrol- or battery-powered. Reliance on petrol power Birmingham city council, a Labour authority, said 100 per cent of its grounds maintenance devices were petrol-powered, adding how it had 15 leaf blowers, 31 brush, line and hedge trimmers and 15 ride-on or push mowers. In London, Croydon, Harrow, Hillingdon and Sutton also admitted that all of its outdoor equipment was petrol-powered. Redbridge revealed 95 per cent of devices were petrol-reliant, with Bristol and Portsmouth and the London boroughs of Barnet, Havering, Newham and Tower Hamlets declaring 90 per cent of their outdoor gear ran on petrol. The London borough of Hammersmith and Fulham said 85 per cent of such devices were petrol-reliant, with Ealing council citing 80 per cent, Bradford 75 per cent, and Barking & Dagenham, Waltham Forest and Richmond and Wandsworth stating that 70 per cent used petrol. In contrast, all of the outdoor equipment owned by the Conservative-run Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea was battery-powered. Councils in Sheffield and Brent were also making promising strides, with battery-powered equipment now accounting for 85 per cent and 90 per cent of tools respectively. Ego Power Plus, the company which obtained the data and which manufactures garden equipment powered by lithium batteries, claimed research had shown two-stroke engine petrol-powered tools were 'often associated with poor levels of fuel efficiency and high pollution levels'. A two-stroke engine, invented in 1881, is an internal combustion engine that completes a power cycle with two strokes of the piston – an upward and a downward movement – in one revolution of the crankshaft. Vince Brauns, of Ego Power Plus, said: 'Our most recent research into the use of outdoor power equipment by councils within clean air zones shows that, despite making clear commitments to improving air quality, many councils are still using highly polluting petrol-powered equipment. 'By focussing our research on councils who have made clear commitments to sustainability through clean air zones, we were keen to understand if councils have recognised the negative impact of petrol-powered tools, and how much progress has been made on their journeys towards a greener, battery-powered future.'
