Did you get the Cub Cadet CC30e 56V Li Ion 30Ah Electric Riding Mower?Let us know how that works out! On Thursday, March 26, 2020, 05:05:25 PM EDT, Willie via EV <ev@lists.evdl.org> wrote:
On 3/26/20 2:48 PM, Jay Summet via EV wrote: > Ryobi and Craftsman both have electric riding mowers in the 2-4k range. > > However, I believe they use lead acid batteries. They probably work fine > for lawn applications or a year or two, and could be swapped out for > Lithium packs with a new charger after they die. I haven't recently seen a new lead mower offered. That's why I omitted the "lithium" specification. I make every effort to avoid buying any lead batteries. This morning, I went ahead and ordered the mentioned Cub Cadet from Tractor Supply, one of my preferred vendors. I avoid Home Depot. Just over $3k with delivery and tax. > > I have a local search going on my craigslist feed now as they are just > now starting to appear on the used market. > > Jay > > On 3/25/20 3:35 PM, Willie via EV wrote: >> >> >> On 3/25/20 1:45 PM, Rod Hower via EV wrote: >>> Perhaps these guys,Home - MEAN GREEN MOWERS >> >> Yes, thanks. That was the high end mower I looked at a few years ago >> with the "proprietary" battery/cells. At that time, they were unknown >> I was, and remain, HIGHLY suspicious of "proprietary" batteries and >> cells. And such secrecy. >> >> https://meangreenproducts.com/ >> >> They have an irritating website. But doesn't everyone nowdays. >> >> More models now than then. As low as about $16k. Judging by >> incremental cost, their batteries remain VERY expensive. >> >> Having been burned by a ~$20k Kubota, I think I will continue to shop >> for consumer grade stuff in the $2k-$4k range. >> _______________________________________________ >> UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub >> ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/index.html >> INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org >> Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA >> (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) >> > _______________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/index.html > INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA > (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) > _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/index.html INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20200326/067fa85c/attachment.html> _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/index.html INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)