Battery Powered Future

Recently we have been seeing a HUGE increase in the use of battery powered equipment amongst lawn mowing and landscaping contractors in Australia. 

But the trend doesn't stop there, tradies and homeowners alike are all making the switch to battery powered tools wherever they can.

The strong desire for more portable, lighter, efficient and eco-friendly equipment seems to be never ending.

In recent years past, a lawn mowing contractor that was running battery powered gear may have copped a bit of flak (unless they were using Pellenc and had wisdom far exceeding ours) as not being a professional or using "homeowner" tools. And although at the time this may have been true, fast forward to 2020 and the guys running batteries can keep up with the best of them.

Tradies have been in the battery game a bit longer and they know what its about, with ever improved battery tools tradies are becoming more efficient and flexible every year.

Homeowners too can now have a shed full of quality battery tools for reasonable price without having to run power leads or mix fuel and oil.

Now more than ever it is easy to make tangible comparisons between battery vs combustion. Generally, the initial investment is greater but when compared over the long run the cost saving for not using fuel and saving on maintenance far outweigh that cost.

Over the last few months, we have witnessed tradies and contractors alike making a full switch to battery tools every day.

One builder we spoke to traded in all his old tools of mixed brands like Makita and Paslode for a whole new kit of everything battery Milwaukee for about $10k. 

Another mowing contractor who started through our training course decided to make his whole business based around eco-friendly equipment, opting for the whole kit of Ego battery tools with enough battery power to run his gear for a full day without charging.

Many other businesses are building in portable solar charging stations in their trailers and utes so they can charge on the go.

Most of the big brands including Makita, Pellenc, Milwaukee, DeWalt, Aeg, Ego, Ryobi, Black and Decker, Bosch, Stihl, Husqvarna, Allet, Honda, Masport, Cub Cadet, Shindaiwa have caught onto this trend and realised that if they want to stay in the game then this is the way of the future. With most people and businesses seeing the need to be more eco-friendly.

So this got us thinking, where will these industries be in the next 2-10 years? Will everything be battery powered? And what does it mean for the share market?

To us it looks like we are in that transition period now and the companies that don't catch up now will be left behind.

So, we did some extensive research into the matter with some very interesting results.

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