• @adude007@lemmy.world
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    1810 days ago

    A landscaping crew would require more batteries and/or a method to charge on the go. Cost might be prohibitive to do that now but in time it might work out. Imagine if you have a large battery in a trailer that charges up all the small batteries between sites or solar on the roof.

    Considering most landscaping work is done in the summer months maybe a move to a different Lithium chemistry that is cheaper but doesn’t like cold as much could be beneficial for pro tools.

      • @adude007@lemmy.world
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        410 days ago

        These types of companies may not have tons of disposable income to invest in this but as they need new tools it will probably phase in.

        • @Eyron@lemmy.world
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          29 days ago

          It probably depends on the batteries, battery market, and repair market. We don’t really expect batteries to last a decade. The repairability of these tools is a concern.

          Meanwhile, it’s pretty common to repair gas tools. Sometimes from multiple broken ones. Powering the gas tools is similarly simple. None of it requires a company to continue to develop their proprietary product to run.

          This is an industry and a market that has been around for decades. I suspect the limited part supply and limited repairability of the electric tools is going to limit their practical lifetime compared to the existing ones on the market.

          • @adude007@lemmy.world
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            19 days ago

            Great point about repairability. I’ve seen some interesting videos of EV repairs on cars with odd pack issues. Very specialized work right now but assuming skills will develop over time that makes it much easier.

    • @s1ndr0m3@lemmy.world
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      810 days ago

      I know a beekeeper who has a power inverter hooked up to his truck. He uses it to charge the batteries for both his power tools and bee vacuum systems. He can even use it to run regular plug-in AC devices. Lawn crews can just have the backup batteries charging while they drive from job to job.

      • @adude007@lemmy.world
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        310 days ago

        That’s pretty sweet. More car company’s are including provisions for these types of systems built in to accommodate the changing trends too.