Consider a mower that doesn’t require gas and produces zero emissions. The new Remington Cordless PowerMower runs for about an hour on a single charge, and the battery lasts for around five years.

Since I have no lawn, I haven’t tried this baby myself, but here’s what Remington says:

•Comes with two-year warranty
•Takes up to 10 hours to charge
•Features same blade tip speeds found on gas mowers
•Sells for $449.99 (but you’ll save on gas!)

You may not think of gas-powered lawn mowers as big polluters like cars, but they are.

According to studies, running a gas-powered mower for one hour produces the same amount of pollution as a 100-mile car trip. The EPA says that mowers may be responsible for 5% of the air pollution in the US.

Have you tried an electric lawn mower? What did you think?

Image via Remington.

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