{"id":61998,"date":"2022-05-20T15:26:59","date_gmt":"2022-05-20T04:56:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/?p=61998"},"modified":"2022-05-20T15:26:59","modified_gmt":"2022-05-20T04:56:59","slug":"camden-electric-mower-mb2482","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/camden-electric-mower-mb2482\/","title":{"rendered":"Camden Cutting Emissions & Grass With Electric Commercial Mower"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Electric<\/p>\n

Sydney’s Camden Council recently acquired a new EV of sorts – an electric ride-on lawnmower. <\/p>\n

I’m not a fan of petrol mowers and swear they contributed to my tinnitus (well, that and Metallica). They are noisy, stinking, filthy things. I switched over to a manual reel mower around 2012, which was fine for a while until I moved to a place with a bigger yard and that soon got old (and very tiring).<\/p>\n

I then switched to cordless electric mowers, currently a Ryobi\u00a0 18V ONE+ model. It’s a really handy setup as the removable batteries can be used in a swag of other Ryobi tools, including a drill I’ve had for over a decade. Ryobi make pretty good gear – I also have a couple of ONE+ batteries from back then that are still useful today.<\/p>\n

Probably the only drawback with the electric mower is it doesn’t have as much grunt as a petrol version. It just means staying on top of the “lawn” (more accurately, grass mixed with weeds). But given how quiet and light the mower is, mowing is an (almost) enjoyable experience.<\/p>\n

Anyhoo, my interest in electric mowers meant a recent announcement from Camden Council caught my eye. The organisation says it’s one of the first local governments in Greater Sydney to introduce an electric commercial lawn mower to its fleet.<\/p>\n

\u201cElectric mowers are a much better alternative to the traditional petrol-powered versions for our environment,” said a pretty chuffed Mayor of Camden, Cr Therese Fedeli<\/a>. “They are quieter and cleaner and don\u2019t use any fossil fuels such as hydraulics or oils.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Of course, fossil fuels can be involved with charging1<\/a><\/sup> and that side of things isn’t mentioned. Council has installed solar panels on its\u00a0Oran Park Administration building, Mount Annan Leisure Centre,\u00a0Narellan and Camden Libraries, and the Narellan Child, Family and Community Centre – but nothing about the depot or wherever the mower is housed, or about the status of Council’s mains supply.<\/p>\n

However, the organisation notes there will be further installation of solar panels on suitable Council facilities in the time ahead.<\/p>\n

About The Electric Mower<\/h2>\n

There also wasn’t much mentioned by Council about the mower in terms of specs, but it’s a Rival from US company Mean Green Mowers<\/a>. There are a couple of Rival models boasting the following features:<\/p>\n