I agree with bill, I would suggest staying with this gas mower. I went down the electric path in my past and wound up paying twice as much in electric bills those E-mowers use alot more juice than you would think.

Just my two cents worth, but I'll tell you why I love my electric mower, a very cheap (99 bucks or so on clearance) Black & Decker bought at a WalMart several years ago. Pros:
1. It is much tougher than I expected, easily cutting through high brush on the edges of our very wooded back yard.
2. It is SO much quieter than any other gas-powered mower could ever be (my neighbors approve, I'm sure, not that I'm an early morning mower, because the grass is too wet then, anyway.)
4. There are NO gas fumes! (This is very important to my old, asthmatic lungs.)
5. NO gas expense or having to shlep to the gas station with a can.
A few cons:
1. It takes a while getting used to where to put the cord, and being mindful of where the cord is at all times.
2. Cords can be expensive, especially when my husband or teenaged sons mowed, because they have clipped a few cords in their time!
3. It takes patience to mulch, because you need to go slower than usual if you want to get higher grass mulched into tiny pieces. (This can be difficult for the before-mentioned husband and ipod ear-bud wearing teenagers.)

Hi. The short answer is that you are going to pay for the energy used to cut grass no matter the source. Your lawn will get cut by converting energy from one form to another regardless of the type of mower used.

A gasoline powered mower obviously burns gasoline to extract the energy and convert it. So you pay at the gas pump.

An electric mower also depends on converting some form of energy to electricity which is then shipped hundreds of miles to your house. Usually the source of energy is burning some form of hydrocarbon fuel. So you pay the electric utility.

Electric mowers are designed to mow small lawns at a leisurely pace. Their small motors mean they will take for ever on large areas and will bog down in thick grass and weeds.

I'd like to know how much area the OP is mowing if he is using 2 gallons of gas a week? I cut a quarter acre with a 21" self-propelled 4-stroke and if I cut once a week I don't even use a gallon of gas in a month.

I agree, you are either cutting a lot of grass or mowing more than once a week. I mow a double lot with a 20 something year old mower, one 5L can lasts most of the season.
19" is about the largest deck you will find on an electric. A larger size means a longer blade needing more power. More power means more weight, cost and higher current draw which becomes a problem with long extension cords.There is no free lunch.

"one 5L can lasts most of the season."...To put that in perspective if I have the conversion correct 5 liters is only 1.321 US gallons.

No response from the OP yet. I think that we were being put-on. Nobody in their right mind would consider cutting an area that required 2 gallons of gas a week with any of the corded, electric mowers availabe today.

Hmmm, interesting theory, he could be an energy salesman or an electric lawn implement salesman! jk...but, I just checked gas prices for his state, Washington on gasbuddy.com. Bellevue and Spokane prices were anywhere from $4.01 to 4.89, more than a dollar per gallon than CT, where I live! So, maybe he is using less gas than you thought.

Here is a link that might be useful: gasbuddy

"So, maybe he is using less gas than you thought."...Although, I didn't know for sure when he said $9.00 a week I figured 2 gallons at $4.50 a gallon. Regular gasoline where I am is currently at $3.60 a gallon.

Even at $5.00 a gallon $9.00 a week or $36.00 a month will buy 7.2 gallons of gas. Enough to take a car that gets 20MPG 144 miles.

If he has a 26" mower, like an Exmark, and is trying to handle about 5 acres, he could possibly be using that much gas. The crazy thing (even for Washington) is that he actually would consider buying an electric mower for that job. It wouldn't last one time around, and even if it did, by the time you buy a mile of extension cords (with resultant current loss so bad that it would be better to drag around a 100' cord and a gas generator to run the mower) you're so deep in the hole that you will wish you never heard of an electric mower. They're toys for tiny yards.

Remember- electricity is free because it comes from "MAGIC"!

"If he has a 26" mower, like an Exmark, and is trying to handle about 5 acres"...If my calculations are correct to cut an actual 5 acres with a 26" mower would require one to travel (walk or ride) approximately 19 miles.

'"If he has a 26" mower, like an Exmark, and is trying to handle about 5 acres"...If my calculations are correct to cut an actual 5 acres with a 26" mower would require one to travel (walk or ride) approximately 19 miles.'

That was my point - he must be cutting a huge lot to use that much gas. About 5 hrs each time, and at about 1 qt/hr fuel consumption, that's 1.25 gal/wk, or 5 gal/mo. But that only comes to $17.25/mo at $3.45/gal, and he said he uses twice that. Maybe its 10 acres!:)

"Maybe it's 10 acres!"...Well that changes everything. A corded electric mower is obviously impractical. Maybe he should reconsider a cordless, rechargable, electric mower.

After rereading the original post I am beginning to think his estimate of fuel usage was a swag. I get the feeling he is looking for justification to buy a new electric mower more than anything else. Also I wonder how big the lot really is and whether the mower is actually 26". The facts of that story do not make much sense.

I think that the fact that he mentioned 2 Earthwise products in his post probably tells the whole story.

I bought an electric WORX lawn mower (model WG780) two years ago and I'm very happy with it. I would absolutely make sure that your yard is not to big, or you will be walking all day. I have a little less than an acre and it takes me about 30-40 minutes depending on my pace to finish the lawn. I am 56 and may be a little slower than most!

Here is a link that might be useful: WORX Mowers

Hmmm. Dont know about this one.

Hmmm. Dont know about this one.

Why not let this thread die?

These folks who want to mow their grass, using an electric lawn mower, must be drinking something besides beer or pop!
One evening, whilst driving around the neighbor-hoods, i espied a large bundle of orange extension cord, in the garbage pile, along with a nice electric lawn mower! Took it all home. The ends of the cords had been cut, ostensibly by a mower blade, and the mower itself had been kissed by a sledge hammer! OOOFF!
Well, some store bought extension cord male and female plugs fixed the cords, and the electric mower still did its job of shortening extension cords! Well, not for me-I set it out on my garbage night, and it was gonzo by dawn!

"These folks who want to mow their grass, using an electric lawn mower, must be drinking something besides beer or pop!"...I will beg to differ. There are many, particularly women, who are intimidated by gasoline-powered equipment. Within their limits (small, level yard) an electric mower will will allow them to cut their own yard and save them considerable money over hiring a lawn service to do their mowing.

I agree. There is indeed a place for electric mowers. They are great for people with smaller lawns who don't wan't the hassle of maintaining a gas mower and who don't want to try a push reel.

An electric mower would appeal to someone in a townhouse because they could just plug it in and mow without having to store fuel and change oil.

Hmm ruh roh rastro sumthins gone amok with this guys mower. My Kubota ZD331P dont even use this amount in diesel in the same amount of time (figure of speach considering each tank holds roughly $25 apeice). Wats goin on here is he mowin it 3 times a day or something?