EGO POWER+
Ego Power+ is a brand we haven’t covered much here, but one you’re likely familiar with as it is moving into the professional landscaper arena with its new Commercial Series tool line. Ego Power+ has been called the “Tesla” of outdoor power equipment for its innovation in battery technology with respect to lawn-care products.
At STAFDA, I had an opportunity to meet with the Ego Power+ team and see what innovations it has on the horizon. The biggest (literally) takeaway was a very large battery pack that is meant to be worn on your back. It’s a 56V 28-Ah pack equipped with a tether cord that plugs into various outdoor power equipment. It can run a hedge trimmer for seven hours, a blower for five hours on low and two hours on turbo, and it will run other tools for about five hours – these numbers are according to the manufacturer and refer to non-stop use from a single charge. They say that you’ll get a full day’s use out of the charge for these tools based on the fact that you’re not typically using them non-stop – you’re turning them on and off throughout the day. It takes overnight to charge the battery to full capacity.
The new Commercial-grade tool line features a 15-inch String Trimmer; 600-cfm Blower and a 25-1/2-inch Hedge Trimmer. All tools are powered by the battery backpack and every Ego tool is backward compatible with the Power+ line-up previously sold at Home Depot and Professional Outdoor Power Equipment Dealers around the country. The tools all feature an IPX56 Rating, making them weatherproof.
Stay tuned to learn more about these as we get closer to their release to market. The battery and harness will sell separately. Expected release date for these tools is April 2019.
