Electric Snowblowers

[beerfan]

I moved into a new house a couple of years ago, and it has a steep, fairly long driveway. Last year's plowing costs were ridiculously high, so I am looking to invest in a snowblower. I hate the maintenance of gas engines, especially on equipment that might not get much use, and have switched to electric on all my other tools.

Does anyone have experience with an electric snowblower? Are they powerful enough for a steep driveway and slushy snow? I am thinking of going with the EGO Power SNTS405, two-stage.

EGO Power+ Peak Power SNT2405 24 in. Two stage 56 V Battery Snow Blower Kit (Battery & Charger) W/ TWO 7.5 AH BATTERIES Mfr# SNT2405 - Ace Hardware

The EGO POWER+ Cordless 2-Stage Snow Blower exceeds the power and performance of gas-powered snow blowers without the noise, fuss, and fumes. Featuring Peak Power technology, this cordless electric snow blower combines the power of any two EGO 56V ARC Lithium batteries to tackle the toughest...

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[HuskyHawk]

I would merely mention that often, with a big snowstorm, we have power outages. I would be very wary that the battery life on an EGO snowblower (I love my leaf blower but it can't move all the leaves in my yard, or even 1/4 of them) would be enough to clear your driveway. We have wet heavy snow and that requires so much more energy than powder. I've burned through a whole tank of gas when it's heavy and deep.

I think those would work in places with powder or where people had a very small driveway surface.