I realize this is an advertisement, but this is the type of product I want to be advertised! I mean...I just sat through over 9 minutes of it and now I want one.
The first thing I thought when they pulled out that generator was are they going to charge a battery with a big , noisy, diesel generator? My idea to Bosch is to add some USB plugs on that generator to charge up your smartphone too. Thanks for enlightening us about how batteries will take over the world and eliminate noisy "weed wackers" in the process.
bluemonkeyster if they are converting DC into AC and then back to DC nominal 36V (42V) and there is no detection curcuit which then switches to pure DC feed it's efficiency is crap, maybe a bosch connector for all home appliances would fit for this need. But maybe thats just the easiest and cheapest way
after watching a fully charged episode on electric mowers, ive converted electric mower, trimmer & blower, i love it thanks fully charged keep up the good work
Mowing would be so much less of a chore with one of these. Without the deafening roar and the nasty exhaust fumes... well, it would still be less than fun, but much less unpleasant. Not having to keep cans of gas and oil in my garage would also be a plus.
I own the non-pro Bosch battery lawnmower. I needed to buy a third battery. They take about 40 minutes to charge (as he said) but they deplete quicker when the grass is longer / damp - around 20 minutes cutting. On the plus side, it's easy and no hassle to push the mower out and cut the lawn without getting out extension cables and avoiding running over wires.
Stumbled across this old vid. You guys have been around for a long time. Congrats. (and, as of 2019, I've had a battery mower for 15 years and the same one is still going, with new batteries now)
I have the Lowe's 80v Kobalt electric mower and other tools. Love the electric versions. Even have a couple of 100watt solar panels on the shed roof that I use to charge the batteries up. Quiet, easy to use, and reliable. Definitely the way to go if you mow your own yard. The other tools includes a chainsaw and a trimmer. Both work great for the homeowner.
I love that large battery pack and would like to know more about it, I can see it replacing all those dirty little generators you see (and smell) at festivals
Unfortunately seems like a not so smart idea to waste 2400 euros on that big battery, unless you have a lot of other electric devices to recharge out in the field. In few years will be ruined. Plus the cost of the device you will never return the investment. Just simply buy small batteries enough for your daily work. Even so, they are too expensive to compete with the gas ones. Hope that there will be a battery breakthrough and make these things competitive with the gas. Even then, the idea of a big battery is pointless. just take small ones. For a smartphone is understandable. they are not made for a easy battery swap, so external batteries make sense. But charging and discharging batteries one into another is pointless if you can do the job without this process.
Loving your channel please keep up the great work, it is great to have a well made informative channel looking into great technologies. Thanks for all the hours put in.
I really like the complete solution idea with the GEN and all. Looks like a great setup. You'll need a hefty little business loan for the mower, whacker, 4 batteries and gen combo though!
I like the quiet aspect of it. My neighbour has a very noisy gas mower and it seems like he waits for me to sit out in my yard with a lemonade and a good book so he can immediately come out and cut his grass. My mower is a Black and Decker electric and there is no comparison noisewise. I could cut the grass at 6am and none of my neighbours would ever know. Long live electric garden tools.
Calls for a celebration, huh? Drinks are on me! :) I don't have to worry any more about taking pedestrians out with my chord when going around corners. HA!
Really cool. Would've loved to buy one, but they don't seem to have ever sold them in the US and it looks like they're entirely discontinued at this point.
There aren't many people, that can make what is essentially an extended advert for Bosch, so entertaining But bobbyllew can Also there aren't many adverts that contain so much novel and interesting stuff in one place That 1.7kWh power pack is so incredibly useful (replaces a generator for some applications) Glad the world is finally moving on a bit
I like the way Rob deals with all the usual myths. So good to see brilliant technology, expertly explained and demonstrated, putting the 'haters' to the sword. Thumbs-down sad muppets! ;)
+Electric Mountainboards It's a cost issue. The little portable battery/power-pack is meant to be for various applications where you'd plug in an A/C device, not just for the Bosch products. It would be more efficient to have a buck/boost converter in the module for DC/DC charging of Bosch products (as they come in varying voltages) as well but it would up the price.
DigitalYojimbo Not quite. You'd essentially have to add the same circuitry (minus AC rectification stage) that's in the battery charger to your power pack "generator" and change the programming to accommodate a wider range of voltages. You then need to design and package a receptacle into it. Finally, you have to deign an adapter that goes from this new DC receptacle on the power pack to the battery. To add to the fun is the need to have some sort method that enables the system to automatically read what voltage the power pack should output. You don't want to rely on the average consumer to input the proper voltage. All this goodness is needed to accommodate the batteries from various other products in the portfolio.
+paytontech I'll concede, the only point I can see is where you want to charge competing products or other voltages. However, I still dislike dc to ac to dc conversion, too many inefficiencies there. I was hoping to see a proprietary port like many other manufacturers have, so that the user wouldn't have to lug around another device.
I have been driving a battery lawnmower for 10 years now. My neighbor was making fun cause his had RAW POWER.... now he is asking how happy i have been with mine cause he wants to buy one... Spread the word. Everyone should drop their FILTHY petrol mowers and get an electric...
I've been using electric whipper-snippers for gardening at home for years. First a lead-acid one that eventually ended up with a battery life so short it took three charges to do the edges of the back yard, then the current lithium-ion one which gets me through several such sessions before needing charging. Either was a huge improvement over the petrol hunk-of-junk I had to use before. Took ten minutes of battling with the stupid thing to get it started every time it was stopped. Never again!
I have a Victa Electric lawn mower my mum bought new in 1975. It was used up until around 2000 but still runs fine. It plugs to AC and uses a very long extension cord. The secret to using them is to lay out the cord and always mow away from the cord which can take some concentration and practice. Short of running over the cord nothing ever needed repair or replacement except the blades which were the same as petrol models used. Somehow I doubt something like the modern Bosch battery equivalent will last as long without some very expensive outlays along the way.
Pretty impressive, the density for this sort of application is no longer an issue unless you work industrially for example. I still think that the ev range/charge time still needs work however.
+rompdude the Tesla suite is really quite plentiful but their cars are a tad on the expensive side of course. LGchem just admitted to have batteries for 145$/kWh which really means we are there already, just needing the bastard car makers to reasonably implement the obvious availabilities. I'd say 200+km range on a charge as a comfortable all purpose minimum if combined with at least a chademo speed robust network, meaning 50kW+. Say 32kWh can get you over 200km in a moderately lightweight and aerodynamic car and that's about a 5000$ pack. Not a critical deal breaker considering all the ICE junk that comes out of the cars and potentially running your car on power from inexpensive solar panels or house mill or where local rates are very cheap. If prices for 200km EVs were even remotely comparable to ICE variants, I think a majority of people would quickly swap over and then it's done.
Same here but are you willing to pay 1,550.00 US for one? I'm shopping now for an electric mower and trying to choose between Greenworks 80v and the 80 volt Kobalt from Lowes.
I am a professional gardener and have got a £1000 Honda it's now 15 years old , cuts for 4 hours on a tank of fuel , will cut very long wet grass and cost about £60 a year in fuel and it's never broken down and gets lots of abuse . I would like to see how this mower holds up after using it for 30 hours a week for 35 weeks a year over 15 years . I do like the idea but I think it would be more hassle than it's worth maybe in a few years when my Honda has died
Comparable, and maybe even better than the Bosch, is the EGO Power electric lawn mower. It is a 56 volt mower, with a large 7.5 amp hour li-ion battery for the self-propelled model. I just got one for this Spring, and love it! And the kicker- if you are mowing at dusk, you can turn on the LED headlight;-) I believe they sell the ego mower in the UK as well as here in the US.
I have an electric mower but no battery. While these bosch devices are very nice, running one from a cable is very cheap and still very powerful. My land mower was about EUR140 and it is capable of destroying grass and all kinds of tough weeds. Wooden sticks or other obstacles are no problem. I ran over some overgrown piece of land just to get rid of the toughest parts and the mower happily ate everything on its path, even sticks that grew close to 2cm in diameter. The cable is a pain at start but once you get a pattern in it, it is no issue at all
+Huey Freeman The EGO is there. Shorter cut time, but half the price of the Bosch, with 30 minute recharge. www.homedepot.com/p/EGO-20-in-56-Volt-Lithium-ion-Cordless-Lawn-Mower-LM2001/204746234. Others are, too. Bosch doesn't seem to be here yet. Maybe it's just a matter of time. Lowes has a big selection, too, including their Kobalt brand.
+Kevin Blanc I bought an EGO last spring and it is fantastic. It might not be for everyone if they have a large lawn, but under an acre for an average plot, it works as well as any gas mower I've used.
I have a 4.5 HP petrol. 'domestic'. It cost me £300 to buy and about £25 a year to run on petrol. This mower seems comparable to mine but is 1200 quid. It would take me 36 years to get back the cost savings in fuel and I don't think lesser plug ins are man enough. I assume this is why it's a 'pro' model as a it. Might take a gardener a few years to get back the cost. Then they'd need the big battery as well!
+Ryan Noble This is the problem with these kind of products now. Electric things will have a breakthrough in the market once they are not an inconvenience or stupid investment. Electric cars are just about there now. You can buy a Nissa Leaf as a city car, certainly second hand, at a price point similar to a comparable petrol vehicle. Being primarily for city use 'range anxiety' isn't really a thing. Electric bikes are another example. It isn't much longer until electrically powered things make real sense from an economical point of view (the reduced maintenance, running costs, etc.) and once that is the case the electrical market will grow and grow and grow...
+Ryan Noble There you go haha. I was thinking about getting one when my gf passes her driving test but living in the city in rented housing its a bit tricky.
This looks like a great commercial product for landscapers and councils, the only thing that would worry me is leaving batteries charging on your truck as someone will be out to steal your batteries, ideal if you can lock them away to charge somewhere. I would certainly think about buying one for home use.
My 60 volt Snapper is only about a third of the price and works just as good. I paid $394 at WalMart here in the US. Its just not self propelled. But I can lift it with one hand, so it don't need to be. It uses one 4ah 60 volt battery that I have used to cover a half an acre on a charge.
I purchased an electric mower this year. I have five acres that must be cleared each year for fire safety. My husband used to do it with heavy duty gas powered machines. When he left me, I had no idea how I'd get this work done. I have a broken neck and can't pull start an engine. The electric mower is light and powerful. When I hit an exposed root, the motor just stops. With no harm done, I can start it back up and continue on. Brilliant! And good riddance hubby!
I've been getting more and more into electric powered devices lately but one area where I noticed I wasn't seeing much progress was emergency home carryover unless you have a massive battery bank setup or a generator. I bought a generator about 2 years ago, but I haven't even started it once yet. I haven't had too, because near the same time I bought a 2k watt power inverter. Last week I was thinking about it and I realized that because I have that inverter and my furnace burns propane, I can run my furnace with the inverter. The furnace only uses 110v and the inverter is capable of 20 amps which is the recommended amp circuit breaker for the furnace. That portable battery bank would be able to do the same (in an american spec putting out 110v) for much longer than I could with my inverter and car batteries.
Dude31463 Yeah but that's a bit more out of my price range than even that battery bank is. I'm probably going to end up getting a couple deep cycle batteries and setting them up on a float charger until I can get my wind and solar setup going.
I wish all the contract landscapers (really grass mowers) who come weekly during the summer to mow the different lawns in my area would adopt this technology. Boy are these guys noisy! I have to shut the windows every time one of the comes around.
I bought a Bosch electric mower last year, and have been quite pleased. But now I am wishing I'd got the battery version, especially if updated batteries will fit the old mower..
Bientôt nous n'aurons plus besoin de combustible fossile et la planète et nos oreilles s'en porteront tellement mieux ! J'ai eu une Black & Decker électrique sans file pendant 10 ans et j'ai adoré! maintenant que je n'ai plus beaucoup de gazon, la tondeuse à bras me comble tout autant ! Si mes voisins pourraient faire de même ce serait génial !!!
+fullychargedshow Rob, have you considered expanding to gaming battery products too? Like the Evil Controllers' Xbox 360 battery pack that's simple to DIY install (replaces backing/rear of grips) and boosts time from 5 hours (AA batteries) to 60 hours! I timed this, and their claim isn't too far off, less AA battery waste, near identical dimensions on controller backing! (And the controller is also used by PC and MAC gamers!) Even has kill switch instead of old "unplug AA pack" trick, conserves battery when not in use!
I have an electric reel mower from the 70's or early 80's, made by Morrison here in New Zealand. This bosch mower is nothing new, mine is 250 watts, brushed, and pulls itself along too. Uses a 12v lead acid battery, but I have been tempted to give it 36 volts of Li-Ion.
+Alex Paulsen Don't. It will overheat and die xD You can use instead a Li-Fe lithium battery. They have 4 cells in series. If you plan to DIY be aware to include a BMS circuit board in the battery system (Battery Management System). It will prevent Short Circuits and Balance Cells voltage among others things.
Telmo Monteiro I work with electric bikes for a living, motors do not complain AT ALL when you add more volts. They do not "overheat and die" as you mentioned, and in the case of my mower, there is no controller to worry about, it's direct to the motor. The battery I have is a bike battery, contained in an aluminium case with its own BMS.
They do not complain until the enamel of the coils melt. If the load is the same (impedance), and the voltage is higher, current is higher too, and current is the nº1 cause of heat generation. They work, but they're not reliable. Even with steady 12V I know that if you overload your brushed motor (drastically reducing RPM) it will melt something too after a while because the inductive effect is disappearing and coils will start acting just as a somewhat resistive wire, allowing more current to flow.
And I guess that with profesional users, the running cost drops significantly, since you use less energy and the energy source (electricity) is cheaper, on top of that you dont have to worry about maintanance. So lower running cost and higher reliability you can be more competative.
I thought James may was about to cut in as soon as you brought up Suffolk mowers. I'd like a batty mover, but living on a mountain side, my actual lawn is 10'×10'. My £40 flymo is probably overkill. I couldn't justify a few hundred quid on one.
i have my first electric mower i absolutely love it. Now i dont have the cordless one but the one with the cord is SMOOOOOOOOOTH... so one day when i grow up im gonna get a cordless one. but for now ill sling that cord over my shoulder no vibration no loud noise and het to gettin.
Checking in in late 2018 to note that I still only see petrol landscaping tools in the wild, no batteries anywhere. In my quite extensive family all landscaping tools as long as I can think used to run on electricity via loooong cables, and we still haven't made the jump to batteries. So I'm really questioning the success of this battery system.
They're not going to match a petrol mower if they think you only get 1.5 hours out of a tank of petrol. Of course it depends how big your tank is. My smallest mower for comparison; Hayter Harrier 56 has a 1 litre tank and I expect at the very minimum 3-3.5 hours out of a tank of petrol. Electric may be cheaper than petrol, but I can't see this is for professional use. Unless Bosch want to loan me one for a few days, if they're that confident in it. They haven't sold me.
What about after 5 years of use? Will the battery still hold a good charge and take a charge as fast? (It should take it as fast, but will it hold)? I would expect it to last 4-6 years. I guess this is ultmatly cheaper (or will be) than a regular mower to operate?
I have loved this mower for the past 7 years. I am unable to locate a repair shop and the mower now refuses to run except for short periods of time. Is it time to replace it or is there any hope?
I have to wonder in the life of the batteries and the mower 1. why not implement some kind of solar shed to keep those batteries plugged in and rotate around as you come back on a regular basis or two fold up panels on the truck bed with enough amps and 2. I wait for v2 of that mower where they make put noise cancellation so you only hear it when its being overloaded.
I have a Ryobi electric lawnmower that uses one 40V battery and it takes 3-4 hours to charge it, and it runs the lawnmower for about 40 minutes on a charge.
I have an electric strimmer, and I've used it 2 times in the three years I've had it.. Just because the hassle of getting the extension cord, and running that through the kitchen, and then having to keep dragging the cable.. and then when I want to do the front of the house, unplugging it, retracing the cable, making sure I don't knock over anything that could be on the floor as I move the cables.. and THEN I can start strimming the front... OR, I can just leave it to over grow.. I have through about having plugs on the outside, but that only helps with the back.. If I could get a non-professional sized strimmer of that giant bush cutter, I'd be much happier.
I was a bit confused by this video. Do you not have electric mowers in the UK? We've had them here in Canada for years, though they do cost about twice as much as a petrol model. You must have smaller petrol tanks as well if they need filling after only an hour's mowing. Ours last ~6-8 hours before they need filling.
I used to own a Bosch Rotek 36 Li. Very practical for a small (200 - 300 m2) back yard (the ones flats tend to have occasionaly). This thing - Impressive, but not happening, at least not until someone bans a petrol powered lawnmower. Lets hope that never happenes.
I realize this is an advertisement, but this is the type of product I want to be advertised! I mean...I just sat through over 9 minutes of it and now I want one.
that intro where the white dot transition smoothly into the ball in the video.
damn subtle 10/10
+Muhammad Syarif Intentional or "Happy Accident"? Either way, really cool.
+benjiferrero judging from his other video, I'm going to say intentional. Since usually the dot goes straight down
+Muhammad Syarif A little bit of jigging and tweaking. I'm glad some people noticed. Well spotted :)
+Mark Taylor-Hankins If you are the author of that, well done sir! :)
+Muhammad Syarif Nice catch... :)
The first thing I thought when they pulled out that generator was are they going to charge a battery with a big , noisy, diesel generator? My idea to Bosch is to add some USB plugs on that generator to charge up your smartphone too. Thanks for enlightening us about how batteries will take over the world and eliminate noisy "weed wackers" in the process.
bluemonkeyster if they are converting DC into AC and then back to DC nominal 36V (42V) and there is no detection curcuit which then switches to pure DC feed it's efficiency is crap, maybe a bosch connector for all home appliances would fit for this need. But maybe thats just the easiest and cheapest way
Bosch-- The Tesla of mowers.
+Carlos Malave Still waiting for the affordable Model III Mower though...
Ivan Matz Ha. In all seriousness the Tesla Model 3 is something I'm waiting for 2. It'll be nice if Tesla makes other products too.
Carlos Malave The nice thing is it's suppoused to be out around the time I'll get my drivers license.
Carlos Malave And around the time I'll need an affordable Mower as well.
+Carlos Malave
Good comment :)
after watching a fully charged episode on electric mowers, ive converted electric mower, trimmer & blower, i love it thanks fully charged keep up the good work
I'm watching a video about Lawnmowers and am facinated - what's wrong with me?
+FidelKastrat Not a damn thing! It may be lawnmowers, but apparently doesn't mean it's not still cutting-edge technology!
+Adrian Todd I see what you did there and I can't believe you did it!! 50 lashes with a wet noodle 4U... HA!
+Adrian Todd it's a lawnmower and it's "cutting" - edge..
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Right?
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As a GRA48 owner I can attest to this product. The batteries are amazing and the mower is as strong or stronger than most petrol mowers.
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It's good to see the big players coming out with complete solutions. :)
Awesome blending of graphics and video with the ball at the beginning there!
Mowing would be so much less of a chore with one of these.
Without the deafening roar and the nasty exhaust fumes... well, it would still be less than fun, but much less unpleasant.
Not having to keep cans of gas and oil in my garage would also be a plus.
+MichaelKingsfordGray what about a can of ice tea?
I own the non-pro Bosch battery lawnmower. I needed to buy a third battery. They take about 40 minutes to charge (as he said) but they deplete quicker when the grass is longer / damp - around 20 minutes cutting.
On the plus side, it's easy and no hassle to push the mower out and cut the lawn without getting out extension cables and avoiding running over wires.
Individual components will only convert so many people. Holistic systems like this will get much greater buy in. Good work Bosch!
Stumbled across this old vid. You guys have been around for a long time. Congrats. (and, as of 2019, I've had a battery mower for 15 years and the same one is still going, with new batteries now)
As the BBC would say, other battery powered garden products from other manufacturers are also avail able...
I have the Lowe's 80v Kobalt electric mower and other tools. Love the electric versions. Even have a couple of 100watt solar panels on the shed roof that I use to charge the batteries up. Quiet, easy to use, and reliable. Definitely the way to go if you mow your own yard. The other tools includes a chainsaw and a trimmer. Both work great for the homeowner.
I love that large battery pack and would like to know more about it, I can see it replacing all those dirty little generators you see (and smell) at festivals
+Neil Carmichael toolguyd.com/bosch-mobile-power-unit-battery-bank/
Unfortunately seems like a not so smart idea to waste 2400 euros on that big battery, unless you have a lot of other electric devices to recharge out in the field. In few years will be ruined. Plus the cost of the device you will never return the investment. Just simply buy small batteries enough for your daily work. Even so, they are too expensive to compete with the gas ones. Hope that there will be a battery breakthrough and make these things competitive with the gas. Even then, the idea of a big battery is pointless. just take small ones. For a smartphone is understandable. they are not made for a easy battery swap, so external batteries make sense. But charging and discharging batteries one into another is pointless if you can do the job without this process.
Loving your channel please keep up the great work, it is great to have a well made informative channel looking into great technologies. Thanks for all the hours put in.
How I wish I could get one here in the USA. BOSCH is supreme.
I really like the complete solution idea with the GEN and all. Looks like a great setup. You'll need a hefty little business loan for the mower, whacker, 4 batteries and gen combo though!
I think lawns are stupid but this lawn mower has some very inspiring technology in it. Great video you guys!
Didnt expect you here. As you know most people in the Netherlands have a little lawn that they take a lot of pride in keeping tidy.
I like the quiet aspect of it. My neighbour has a very noisy gas mower and it seems like he waits for me to sit out in my yard with a lemonade and a good book so he can immediately come out and cut his grass. My mower is a Black and Decker electric and there is no comparison noisewise. I could cut the grass at 6am and none of my neighbours would ever know. Long live electric garden tools.
To be honest, I didn't realize you could buy cordless lawnmowers, I thought all were plugged into the wall...
+MichaelKingsfordGray many houses have external plugs, or leads can be trailed through windows.
+Billiamiscool Yeah, they have cordless cars now too... We're coming out of the ICE age!! :)
+Dude31463 Cordless cars now, too? It's like we're living in the future!
Calls for a celebration, huh? Drinks are on me! :)
I don't have to worry any more about taking pedestrians out with my chord when going around corners. HA!
Nah, just my Air Guitar...:-/
Really cool. Would've loved to buy one, but they don't seem to have ever sold them in the US and it looks like they're entirely discontinued at this point.
Nice transition at the start!
There aren't many people, that can make what is essentially an extended advert for Bosch, so entertaining
But bobbyllew can
Also there aren't many adverts that contain so much novel and interesting stuff in one place
That 1.7kWh power pack is so incredibly useful (replaces a generator for some applications)
Glad the world is finally moving on a bit
Great idea and well though out.
This is brilliantly executed. Wonderful channel, thanks for the video!
I like the way Rob deals with all the usual myths. So good to see brilliant technology, expertly explained and demonstrated, putting the 'haters' to the sword. Thumbs-down sad muppets! ;)
4 Bosch mowers with 8 batteries and a Rivian truck to charge the batteries while mowing a yard.
Here I am after 2 years with my own battery lawnmover and it feels great!
They need to make a DC to DC charger, why waist energy converting the DC battery power to AC, then back to DC to charge with?
+MichaelKingsfordGray wow your an ignorant fucktard!!!
+Electric Mountainboards It's a cost issue. The little portable battery/power-pack is meant to be for various applications where you'd plug in an A/C device, not just for the Bosch products. It would be more efficient to have a buck/boost converter in the module for DC/DC charging of Bosch products (as they come in varying voltages) as well but it would up the price.
+paytontech cost would be negligible to add a dc to dc port.
DigitalYojimbo
Not quite. You'd essentially have to add the same circuitry (minus AC rectification stage) that's in the battery charger to your power pack "generator" and change the programming to accommodate a wider range of voltages. You then need to design and package a receptacle into it. Finally, you have to deign an adapter that goes from this new DC receptacle on the power pack to the battery.
To add to the fun is the need to have some sort method that enables the system to automatically read what voltage the power pack should output. You don't want to rely on the average consumer to input the proper voltage.
All this goodness is needed to accommodate the batteries from various other products in the portfolio.
+paytontech I'll concede, the only point I can see is where you want to charge competing products or other voltages. However, I still dislike dc to ac to dc conversion, too many inefficiencies there. I was hoping to see a proprietary port like many other manufacturers have, so that the user wouldn't have to lug around another device.
I have been driving a battery lawnmower for 10 years now. My neighbor was making fun cause his had RAW POWER.... now he is asking how happy i have been with mine cause he wants to buy one...
Spread the word. Everyone should drop their FILTHY petrol mowers and get an electric...
I've been using electric whipper-snippers for gardening at home for years. First a lead-acid one that eventually ended up with a battery life so short it took three charges to do the edges of the back yard, then the current lithium-ion one which gets me through several such sessions before needing charging.
Either was a huge improvement over the petrol hunk-of-junk I had to use before. Took ten minutes of battling with the stupid thing to get it started every time it was stopped. Never again!
I have a Victa Electric lawn mower my mum bought new in 1975. It was used up until around 2000 but still runs fine. It plugs to AC and uses a very long extension cord. The secret to using them is to lay out the cord and always mow away from the cord which can take some concentration and practice. Short of running over the cord nothing ever needed repair or replacement except the blades which were the same as petrol models used. Somehow I doubt something like the modern Bosch battery equivalent will last as long without some very expensive outlays along the way.
Pretty impressive, the density for this sort of application is no longer an issue unless you work industrially for example.
I still think that the ev range/charge time still needs work however.
+rompdude the Tesla suite is really quite plentiful but their cars are a tad on the expensive side of course. LGchem just admitted to have batteries for 145$/kWh which really means we are there already, just needing the bastard car makers to reasonably implement the obvious availabilities. I'd say 200+km range on a charge as a comfortable all purpose minimum if combined with at least a chademo speed robust network, meaning 50kW+. Say 32kWh can get you over 200km in a moderately lightweight and aerodynamic car and that's about a 5000$ pack. Not a critical deal breaker considering all the ICE junk that comes out of the cars and potentially running your car on power from inexpensive solar panels or house mill or where local rates are very cheap.
If prices for 200km EVs were even remotely comparable to ICE variants, I think a majority of people would quickly swap over and then it's done.
Those Bosch fellas are really passionate, I dig it...Great job on the video :)
I wish Bosch made a US version of this!! If they do, I haven't found it on the Bosch website.
Same here but are you willing to pay 1,550.00 US for one? I'm shopping now for an electric mower and trying to choose between Greenworks 80v and the 80 volt Kobalt from Lowes.
+Patrick Walker What about Ego? Guy at work bought one at home depot. loves it.
I'll take a look at the EGO mower next time I'm at Home Depot. Thanks.
It's closer to $1710 USD
I am a professional gardener and have got a £1000 Honda it's now 15 years old , cuts for 4 hours on a tank of fuel , will cut very long wet grass and cost about £60 a year in fuel and it's never broken down and gets lots of abuse . I would like to see how this mower holds up after using it for 30 hours a week for 35 weeks a year over 15 years . I do like the idea but I think it would be more hassle than it's worth maybe in a few years when my Honda has died
Tip: When not using your electric mower, store the mower and the battery in two different places. That way they can't be both stolen at once.
Comparable, and maybe even better than the Bosch, is the EGO Power electric lawn mower. It is a 56 volt mower, with a large 7.5 amp hour li-ion battery for the self-propelled model. I just got one for this Spring, and love it! And the kicker- if you are mowing at dusk, you can turn on the LED headlight;-) I believe they sell the ego mower in the UK as well as here in the US.
I have an electric mower but no battery. While these bosch devices are very nice, running one from a cable is very cheap and still very powerful. My land mower was about EUR140 and it is capable of destroying grass and all kinds of tough weeds. Wooden sticks or other obstacles are no problem.
I ran over some overgrown piece of land just to get rid of the toughest parts and the mower happily ate everything on its path, even sticks that grew close to 2cm in diameter.
The cable is a pain at start but once you get a pattern in it, it is no issue at all
I have a Bosch Rotak 37 LI Cordless Rotary Lawn Mower and had it for a year now and it is great, I cut 3 large lawns and it still got charge left.
Just watched an ad for Shell before this video - Oh the irony!
Technology at its best. will the mower be sold in Lowe's OR Home Depot. ( USA)
+Huey Freeman The EGO is there. Shorter cut time, but half the price of the Bosch, with 30 minute recharge. www.homedepot.com/p/EGO-20-in-56-Volt-Lithium-ion-Cordless-Lawn-Mower-LM2001/204746234. Others are, too. Bosch doesn't seem to be here yet.
Maybe it's just a matter of time.
Lowes has a big selection, too, including their Kobalt brand.
+Kevin Blanc Thanks for the info. I've not seen those before. Definitely going to check those out
+Kevin Blanc. the simplicity of the Bosch pro electric Lawnmower is now where to be found though.
+Kevin Blanc I bought an EGO last spring and it is fantastic. It might not be for everyone if they have a large lawn, but under an acre for an average plot, it works as well as any gas mower I've used.
I have a 4.5 HP petrol. 'domestic'. It cost me £300 to buy and about £25 a year to run on petrol. This mower seems comparable to mine but is 1200 quid. It would take me 36 years to get back the cost savings in fuel and I don't think lesser plug ins are man enough. I assume this is why it's a 'pro' model as a it. Might take a gardener a few years to get back the cost. Then they'd need the big battery as well!
+Ryan Noble This is the problem with these kind of products now. Electric things will have a breakthrough in the market once they are not an inconvenience or stupid investment. Electric cars are just about there now. You can buy a Nissa Leaf as a city car, certainly second hand, at a price point similar to a comparable petrol vehicle. Being primarily for city use 'range anxiety' isn't really a thing.
Electric bikes are another example. It isn't much longer until electrically powered things make real sense from an economical point of view (the reduced maintenance, running costs, etc.) and once that is the case the electrical market will grow and grow and grow...
I have a leaf in the Country and it works perfect to be honest. Primary EV concern is to have your own drive with mennekes plug.
+Ryan Noble There you go haha. I was thinking about getting one when my gf passes her driving test but living in the city in rented housing its a bit tricky.
+KimJongIlLover have to agree with you there. would be okay if you had an outside 3 pin standard plug and a drive. 12 hours charge though!
+Ryan Noble You say it costs 1200 quid but as far as I can tell that is the body only! The batteries are another £300 EACH on top of that
Best QVC audition ever! ;-)
This looks like a great commercial product for landscapers and councils, the only thing that would worry me is leaving batteries charging on your truck as someone will be out to steal your batteries, ideal if you can lock them away to charge somewhere.
I would certainly think about buying one for home use.
My 60 volt Snapper is only about a third of the price and works just as good. I paid $394 at WalMart here in the US. Its just not self propelled. But I can lift it with one hand, so it don't need to be. It uses one 4ah 60 volt battery that I have used to cover a half an acre on a charge.
I purchased an electric mower this year. I have five acres that must be cleared each year for fire safety. My husband used to do it with heavy duty gas powered machines. When he left me, I had no idea how I'd get this work done. I have a broken neck and can't pull start an engine. The electric mower is light and powerful. When I hit an exposed root, the motor just stops. With no harm done, I can start it back up and continue on. Brilliant! And good riddance hubby!
I'm so glad it's Bosch's blue Pro range, and not the domestic Green chuck it after a week range
I've been getting more and more into electric powered devices lately but one area where I noticed I wasn't seeing much progress was emergency home carryover unless you have a massive battery bank setup or a generator. I bought a generator about 2 years ago, but I haven't even started it once yet. I haven't had too, because near the same time I bought a 2k watt power inverter. Last week I was thinking about it and I realized that because I have that inverter and my furnace burns propane, I can run my furnace with the inverter. The furnace only uses 110v and the inverter is capable of 20 amps which is the recommended amp circuit breaker for the furnace. That portable battery bank would be able to do the same (in an american spec putting out 110v) for much longer than I could with my inverter and car batteries.
+hellcat1988 Have you looked into the Tesla Power Wall?
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Yeah but that's a bit more out of my price range than even that battery bank is. I'm probably going to end up getting a couple deep cycle batteries and setting them up on a float charger until I can get my wind and solar setup going.
Nice! :)
I wish all the contract landscapers (really grass mowers) who come weekly during the summer to mow the different lawns in my area would adopt this technology. Boy are these guys noisy! I have to shut the windows every time one of the comes around.
I bought a Bosch electric mower last year, and have been quite pleased. But now I am wishing I'd got the battery version, especially if updated batteries will fit the old mower..
Bientôt nous n'aurons plus besoin de combustible fossile et la planète et nos oreilles s'en porteront tellement mieux ! J'ai eu une Black & Decker électrique sans file pendant 10 ans et j'ai adoré! maintenant que je n'ai plus beaucoup de gazon, la tondeuse à bras me comble tout autant ! Si mes voisins pourraient faire de même ce serait génial !!!
Does Bosch sell that and the battery charger in America?
+fullychargedshow Rob, have you considered expanding to gaming battery products too? Like the Evil Controllers' Xbox 360 battery pack that's simple to DIY install (replaces backing/rear of grips) and boosts time from 5 hours (AA batteries) to 60 hours! I timed this, and their claim isn't too far off, less AA battery waste, near identical dimensions on controller backing! (And the controller is also used by PC and MAC gamers!) Even has kill switch instead of old "unplug AA pack" trick, conserves battery when not in use!
That's an awesome controller, Microshaft should have done them like that from day one.
Some great Infomercial acting there, Robert!
Can they now do something about the bane of weekend relaxation that is the leaf blower?
I have an electric reel mower from the 70's or early 80's, made by Morrison here in New Zealand. This bosch mower is nothing new, mine is 250 watts, brushed, and pulls itself along too. Uses a 12v lead acid battery, but I have been tempted to give it 36 volts of Li-Ion.
+Alex Paulsen Don't. It will overheat and die xD You can use instead a Li-Fe lithium battery. They have 4 cells in series. If you plan to DIY be aware to include a BMS circuit board in the battery system (Battery Management System). It will prevent Short Circuits and Balance Cells voltage among others things.
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I work with electric bikes for a living, motors do not complain AT ALL when you add more volts. They do not "overheat and die" as you mentioned, and in the case of my mower, there is no controller to worry about, it's direct to the motor. The battery I have is a bike battery, contained in an aluminium case with its own BMS.
They do not complain until the enamel of the coils melt. If the load is the same (impedance), and the voltage is higher, current is higher too, and current is the nº1 cause of heat generation. They work, but they're not reliable. Even with steady 12V I know that if you overload your brushed motor (drastically reducing RPM) it will melt something too after a while because the inductive effect is disappearing and coils will start acting just as a somewhat resistive wire, allowing more current to flow.
And I guess that with profesional users, the running cost drops significantly, since you use less energy and the energy source (electricity) is cheaper, on top of that you dont have to worry about maintanance.
So lower running cost and higher reliability you can be more competative.
I miss being a kid and my dad making me mow the lawn every Saturday.
interesting tangent to EVs, keep up the good work!
I want one. I done this kind of work on-off for years. The noise is an exhausting (pun :-) effect of using gas power equipment.
My electric lawnmower is a different brand, but I really like it. No pull rope, lighter and easier to handle, no oil and gas. Not going back.
I thought James may was about to cut in as soon as you brought up Suffolk mowers.
I'd like a batty mover, but living on a mountain side, my actual lawn is 10'×10'. My £40 flymo is probably overkill. I couldn't justify a few hundred quid on one.
i have my first electric mower i absolutely love it. Now i dont have the cordless one but the one with the cord is SMOOOOOOOOOTH... so one day when i grow up im gonna get a cordless one. but for now ill sling that cord over my shoulder no vibration no loud noise and het to gettin.
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Checking in in late 2018 to note that I still only see petrol landscaping tools in the wild, no batteries anywhere. In my quite extensive family all landscaping tools as long as I can think used to run on electricity via loooong cables, and we still haven't made the jump to batteries.
So I'm really questioning the success of this battery system.
The batteries are fine, even cheaper now, but the unit itself is fking expensive.
Do they have any model eletric batery powered that have traction? Or only moves pushed by a human?
Seems its waterproof and bulletproof. But will it move the grass ?
I bought a battery Bosch mower after watching this and it's excellent, its a world apart from my old mower.
They're not going to match a petrol mower if they think you only get 1.5 hours out of a tank of petrol.
Of course it depends how big your tank is.
My smallest mower for comparison; Hayter Harrier 56 has a 1 litre tank and I expect at the very minimum 3-3.5 hours out of a tank of petrol.
Electric may be cheaper than petrol, but I can't see this is for professional use.
Unless Bosch want to loan me one for a few days, if they're that confident in it. They haven't sold me.
What about after 5 years of use? Will the battery still hold a good charge and take a charge as fast? (It should take it as fast, but will it hold)? I would expect it to last 4-6 years. I guess this is ultmatly cheaper (or will be) than a regular mower to operate?
the motor looks a little small and the the cooling fins look more decorative then functional.
I would have enjoyed mowing as a kid if I had this. I hated the noise, and the fumes.
My question is about when sitting unused over the winter months, are the batteries any good in the spring?
I’d replace my 25 year old Honda with one of these. It’s probably going to take another 25 years though...
I have loved this mower for the past 7 years. I am unable to locate a repair shop and the mower now refuses to run except for short periods of time. Is it time to replace it or is there any hope?
What is that big battery thing called? could be very useful instead of a generator!
+Graeme Mc Keague Yeah, it's similar to the Tesla Power Wall recently unveiled.
When will these be available in Australia?
The Bosch guy is so obviously German. Souch a distinctive accent. Greetings from Germany, the home of Bosch. :P
I have to wonder in the life of the batteries and the mower 1. why not implement some kind of solar shed to keep those batteries plugged in and rotate around as you come back on a regular basis or two fold up panels on the truck bed with enough amps and 2. I wait for v2 of that mower where they make put noise cancellation so you only hear it when its being overloaded.
I have a Ryobi electric lawnmower that uses one 40V battery and it takes 3-4 hours to charge it, and it runs the lawnmower for about 40 minutes on a charge.
I already like mowing a lawn with gas power, I'd love it with electric drive.
Can someone post the generator model number? I want one
do you have any more info on that battery/generator thing?
Beautiful Machines! Great engineering.
Now we need an electric lawn mower tractor for my 2 acres here in Canada
Have Bosch now discontinued their professional Garden tool range...??
How much is this? Would make a brilliant set of bits to convert a bike with.
What was the total cost of that setup?
I'd be interested in the mower, 4 batteries and a 240volt charger.
i have a 6.5 hp petrol mower which handles tall wet grass very well
That big charger thing ???? Will it boil a kettle?
i'v e had a bosch 24 vre gbh drill for 25 years and its still going but its had 5 batteries 2 gear boxes 3 motors and a few chargers
what's the huge battery in the end called?
Does it have Lawn Autopilot to cut and collect cuttings using grass AI ?...
Where do I buy these products in the USA?
Will that fit into my sds drill?
Would love that brush cutter - so expensive though
I have an electric strimmer, and I've used it 2 times in the three years I've had it.. Just because the hassle of getting the extension cord, and running that through the kitchen, and then having to keep dragging the cable.. and then when I want to do the front of the house, unplugging it, retracing the cable, making sure I don't knock over anything that could be on the floor as I move the cables.. and THEN I can start strimming the front... OR, I can just leave it to over grow.. I have through about having plugs on the outside, but that only helps with the back.. If I could get a non-professional sized strimmer of that giant bush cutter, I'd be much happier.
How do I go into business in Coachella Valley?
I was a bit confused by this video. Do you not have electric mowers in the UK? We've had them here in Canada for years, though they do cost about twice as much as a petrol model.
You must have smaller petrol tanks as well if they need filling after only an hour's mowing. Ours last ~6-8 hours before they need filling.
I used to own a Bosch Rotek 36 Li. Very practical for a small (200 - 300 m2) back yard (the ones flats tend to have occasionaly). This thing - Impressive, but not happening, at least not until someone bans a petrol powered lawnmower. Lets hope that never happenes.