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One of the harder choices to make for a gardener is whether to buy a cordless, electric lawn mower, or a gas lawn mower. The gas lawn mower will work at a faster pace, but will give off foul exhaust that is harmful to the environment, one issue that many avid gardeners are passionate about. Using a cordless electric lawn mower may take a little longer to do the entire lawn, and depending upon the size of your property, you may even have to recharge the mower and then go out and finish the job after the recharging is done. I know, it sounds like I am on the side of the gas mower right about now, but the major impacting decision is whether or not the damage to the environment is worth the extra power that the gas lawn mower provides over the electrically rechargeable models.

If you have a small, or medium sized lot, less than an acre or two, then a cordless, electric lawn mower will be more than adequate for your purposes. The advantages of using a cordless, electric lawn mower over a gas model include;

* You will not be adding to your carbon footprint. An electric, cordless lawnmower does not add any of the harmful by-products of the gas-burning mowers to the atmosphere.

* Cost. Cordless, electric mowers and are cheaper to run, the cost of charging a rechargeable mower less in the cost of electricity than the cost of the gas and special oil, if needed, to run the gas mower.

* The entire mowing job can be done with one full charge of the battery. There will not be a need to recharge the mower to complete the job of mowing the lawn, as long as the model you select is rated to the size of your property.

* Parts. There are also fewer parts that will break down with a cordless, electric lawn mower. The gas combustion engine needs more moving, breakable parts than the electric models do.

* Maintenance. Electric lawn mowers only need to have their blades sharpened, there is no need for spark plugs, plug wires, coils, air intake valves, etc. in an electric mower.

* You can still get a riding mower. There are cordless, electric riding lawnmowers. They have a much smaller range, but the comfort of sitting while the mower does all of the work is still available to you, taking that reason for buying a gas mower away.

So, with the cost of gasoline rising to stratospheric levels on a seemingly daily basis, the cost of running a cordless, electric lawn mower is much less than a gas model and gives off no hydro-carbon exhaust. The only real drawback is the undisposable battery packs that will be a landfill sore spot. However, with recycling measures being ramped up in the past few years, the recycling of batteries and related electric motors is not far off, and some companies will take your batteries from you, ensuring that they do not end up in a landfill.

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