The 6 Best Electric Lawn Mowers for Every Type of Yard

• Robust family of tools
• The standard bearer in the world of electric lawn tools

• Comes with a premium price tag

The beauty of buying an Ego Power+ electric tool is that once you’ve got a battery pack for one, you’ve got one for any Ego Power+ electric tool—chain saws, hedge trimmers, and more. That’s part of what justifies the high price tag and makes this brand of electric lawn equipment especially versatile: an investment in one tool carries over to investments in others.

The brand’s electric lawn mower comes with two battery packs for a total runtime of 100 minutes. The simple cruise-control-esque Touch Drive makes it super easy to function, and cuts down on the physical demand of a push mower. You can choose between eight adjustable cutting heights that range from one to four inches using a simple lever on the side of the machine.

• High quality but still affordable
• Best on-handle interface of any of these models

• Shorter runtime that Ego above it

RYOBI also sells a quality model for those a little put off by the price of the EGO POWER+. Priced a few hundred dollars less, the RYOBI offers a lot of the same features as the EGO POWER+—namely, a battery pack compatible with the brand’s other tools. It also comes with two batteries, though the runtime clocks in at 75 minutes versus the 100 minutes of the Ego.

The machine features 10 different cutting heights. It’s also got a slightly more advanced control system on the handles that’s basically a one-stop shop for checking runtime and your blade situation, switching on the LED lights, and adjusting speed—though the RYOBI’s motor senses mowing conditions and adjusts itself accordingly, eliminating a bit of the guesswork on your end. It even includes a special turbo mode for patches of grass that are wet or especially overgrown.

• Super affordable
• Dead simple to use, perfect for small suburban yards

• No extra features

As one of the more affordable options on this list, the Greenworks is also one of the least advanced. Still, with a 45-minute runtime and two batteries with different amp hours, this simple, straightforward machine will keep a modest lawn looking crisp and clean.

It offers five different cutting heights, and uses smart cut technology to change the power and runtime as it senses the thickness of the grass. Plus, even with a shorter runtime, the batteries only take about 180 minutes to recharge.

• Batteries will work with any other Milwaukee tool you own
• Steel deck is tough
• Milwaukee and Ryobi have done a good job with lawn mowers

• On the more expensive side

Milwaukee’s the kind of brand that’s synonymous with all things home improvement and repair. (Don't worry DeWalt loyalists, we'll talk about that right after this.) The M18 battery that works across all of Milwaukee's larger, contractor-preferred tools also works in this push mower.

So, if you have a deep reserve of Milwaukee power tools for work, then it makes most sense to keep things in the family. Milwaukee boasts its electric lawn mower will give you higher max torque than a gas mower. That's true, but it's the case with all electric motors. It also includes a full throttle option that switches on in less than a second to maximize mowing power.

One thing to note, the deck of this Milwaukee mower is steel, the first on this list. Most companies making electric tools love to use hard plastic. That's fine in most cases, but a push mower takes a beating. This steel will make sure a Milwaukee mower lasts a bit longer than the rest.

• Folds up for easy storage
• Works with any DeWalt 20V batteries

• Just not the best lawn mower on this list

If you’ve purchased a power drill in the last few years, you probably encountered DeWalt. It's one of those ubiquitous outdoor tool brands. Like any of these brands, DeWalt batteries are compatible with any of its other 20V tools. Given the brand’s ubiquitousness in the home improvement space, chances are you’ve already got one in your garage.

You can adjust the speed using a simple dial, and switch between six different height settings. Use it for its full 80-minute runtime, then simply fold it up and store in your garage. It’s a pretty competitive deal at a mid-range price.

• Good battery performance, six-battery setup allows for up to four-acre cutting
• All the benefits of a typical zero-turn
• Ego has great warranty situations

• Pricey, though not excessively so

If you want the ease of a riding mower but prefer the electric mower options, we’d go back to Ego. Before the sticker shock scares you off, hear us out. First of all, that's only $1,000 or $2,000 more than a gas zero-turn mower. Plus, you can expect to shell out upwards of $3,000 for any electric riding mower, and if a riding mower’s what you've got your heart set on, you might as well get the best.

Ego brand batteries offer the best performance and its mower models can run for up to four acres of land thanks to six battery setup. It’s the closest you’re going to get to the power and runtime of a gas mower while still keeping the ease of an electric model. If you have to cut any more than three or four acres at a time, we suggest you give up on electric options for the time being. We're still a decade away from that sort of power.