Also bought an Ego when we moved into our first home and I love it for all the reasons you mentioned and more. It's fantastic.
The only gas item I still have to keep around is the snow blower as we get a significant amount of snow. Fortunately I really don't run it that much at all over the course of the year. Maybe 5 gallons of gas a year. But when I need it, I really need it.
Oh yeah very interested! Unfortunately we do have about $1500 invested in our current machine, so it would be hard to justify. It works very well too. But if we ever have problems with it or it dies out we'll definitely make the switch.
You’re not missing out, paid like 1500 for the machine, another 900 for 2 10ah batteries then ran over a newspaper day one while helping the in-laws. This promptly broke the thing, main shaft wouldn’t turn anymore. Contacted ego who asked for some vids which I sent, they wanted me to bring it 1.5 hrs away which I wasn’t interested in so they they shipped me a new one.
Finally got it 3 days after the very last snow storm. So yea, I switched to electric this year for the snow and got lots of exercise this last year.
The issue I’ve got with them is it’s driven off a gearbox that honestly doesn’t seem too strong where’s a gas powered shaft is coupled to the engine via a couple of belts that can be serviced with basic tools at home in the mists of dealing with snow, the ego absolutely can not.
The only gas item I still have to keep around is the snow blower as we get a significant amount of snow. Fortunately I really don't run it that much at all over the course of the year. Maybe 5 gallons of gas a year. But when I need it, I really need it.