Probably burned up the brushes in the electric motors. Those are usually replaceable. Many tools are now available in brushless.

These types of companies may not have tons of disposable income to invest in this but as they need new tools it will probably phase in.

That’s pretty sweet. More car company’s are including provisions for these types of systems built in to accommodate the changing trends too.

A landscaping crew would require more batteries and/or a method to charge on the go. Cost might be prohibitive to do that now but in time it might work out. Imagine if you have a large battery in a trailer that charges up all the small batteries between sites or solar on the roof.

Considering most landscaping work is done in the summer months maybe a move to a different Lithium chemistry that is cheaper but doesn’t like cold as much could be beneficial for pro tools.

There is a bill in the IL house that seeks to require a team to have a winning season in 3 of the past 5 years to be eligible for government financing.