Best Electric Lawn Mower: Time to Gear Up for Spring Yard Season

Ryobi HP Brushless 21-inch Multiblade

RYOBI HP Brushless 21-inch Multi Blade Andrew Collins/CNET

The Ryobi is the ultimate jack of all trades, master of none among electric lawn mowers. While it doesn’t stand out as the best when it comes to any particular feature or category, it also doesn’t score poorly on any metric. Battery life, cut quality and maneuverability are all acceptable, and the Ryobi is a solid all-rounder for the price. You could do better, but also a whole lot worse when choosing an electric mower. 

Pros:

    No wheel lock when disengaging self-propulsionPrice to value is competitive

    Cons

      Battery life lowered substantially when using Turbo mode for extended periodsDoesn’t include a dual battery charger like some other brands doErgonomics for self-propulsion could be improved. Not the most comfortableEGO Power Plus 21-inch Select Cut XP

      EGO Power+ 21-inch Select Cut XP Andrew Collins/CNET

      The Ego Power Plus 21-inch Select Cut XP was the biggest surprise during testing.

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