Green Options

For those of you itching to take a look at Husqvarna’s Automower, the sleek robotic solar hybrid lawnmower will be exhibited at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas later this week. The Automower uses solar and battery power, and is completely emissions-free. During daylight, the 12 watt solar panel allows the mower to extend its cutting periods before needing a recharge.

When I think of Husqvarna, I think of chainsaws with 36″ blades that can fell large trees in a single pass. I think of 10 horsepower snow blowers that can clear a driveway in ten minutes. So when I learned that the Swedish power equipment company had developed a solar-powered lawnmower, completely eliminating the gas-powered hum created by virtually all of their products, I was intrigued.