NEW Makita chainsaw

[openspaceman]

2 hours ago, markieg31 said:

I don't 100% believe Battery powered saws and cars are going to save the planet. 

Nor I and I hope a renewable liquid fuel will be available at affordable prices. I do think we should stop using fossil fuels though.

[Stere]

Fuel Cell Technologies to Power Small Work Machinery with Husqvarna Group | Combient Foundry

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Fuel cell technologies can be applied to small machinery to offer a more sustainable source of power where the job is being done.

 

 

[Mark_Skyland]

11 hours ago, markieg31 said:

Some advantages to it. Trimmers and pole saw, engine not at face height blasting fumes and noise straight at you! 

Soon as you off the throttle it's quiet. 

Saw by the chipper isn't sat on tick over just to cut the odd fork. 

 

Sure there are disadvantages but you pays your money you takes your choice

 

I don't 100% believe Battery powered saws and cars are going to save the planet. 

Hedge trimmers are by far the most popular battery machine. In the pro range top handles far outweigh rear handle machines in sales although they have died off a fair bit this year. Battery tech just isn't there for rear handle machines to really take off yet. Even though they can charge up fairly quickly they are just too expensive with too short a run time for a lot of pros to justify buying a decent rear handle saw.

 

[markieg31]

The 'green' credentials of battery power are not good at the consumer end but you don't see all the damage done on mining the raw elements for the batteries. Bad for the planet and the individuals involved in the work. 

 

Hopefully some newer tech, battery or otherwise, will come along and save the day. 

[Stubby]

Some of the car manufacturas are scaling back EV production . 

[Mick Dempsey]

10 hours ago, Mark_Skyland said:

Hedge trimmers are by far the most popular battery machine. In the pro range top handles far outweigh rear handle machines in sales although they have died off a fair bit this year. Battery tech just isn't there for rear handle machines to really take off yet. Even though they can charge up fairly quickly they are just too expensive with too short a run time for a lot of pros to justify buying a decent rear handle saw.

 

Have you had the 550i xp rear handled battery saw in yet?