Best Battery Lawn Mowers of 2025
Consumer Reports highlights top-rated models from Ego, Greenworks, Kobalt, and more
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The best battery lawn mowers perform every bit as well as the best gas mowers. Sometimes, they’re even better. That’s shown year after year in our rigorous tests, which are the same for both types of mowers. In fact, nine of the best battery push mowers in our ratings actually beat the top-rated gas model.
We’ve tested more than 70 battery mowers, which are sometimes also called cordless mowers or cordless electric mowers. Most earn strong overall ratings, and we recommend over half of them. So there are plenty of appealing options at a variety of prices.
- Best Battery Mowers: Push Self-Propelled
- Why Buy a Battery Lawn Mower?
- How CR Tests Lawn Mowers
Below, members can read ratings and reviews of the best battery-powered walk-behind mowers—both push and self-propelled—as well as a couple of models that miss the mark. CR members can also browse our in-depth ratings of over 160 mowers and tractors, encompassing both gas and battery-powered lawn mowers and tractors from brands including Cub Cadet, Ego, Hart, Makita, Ryobi, Snapper, Stihl, and Toro. For more lawn mower shopping advice, check out CR’s tips on which type of mower to choose and our lawn mower and tractor buying guide.
Best Battery Push Lawn Mowers
If you have a lawn that’s less than a quarter-acre, you’ll most likely find that a battery push mower will fit your needs. Push mowers are generally less expensive than self-propelled models, albeit with fewer features.
Best Battery Self-Propelled Lawn Mowers
For a lawn that’s between a quarter-acre and a half-acre, a battery self-propelled mower’s improved maneuverability will help you with slopes and trim your larger yard with less effort.
Two Battery Mowers That Don't Make the Cut
Two-thirds of the battery push mowers in our ratings perform well enough for CR to recommend. Among self-propelled battery models, more than half earn that distinction, and all receive at least midlevel overall ratings. But our testers have identified two models that aren’t worth your money.
Why Buy a Battery Lawn Mower?
Battery walk-behind mowers are attractive options for lawns of less than a half-acre, which make up the bulk of newly developed residential properties. CR’s lawn mower and tractor ratings show that these electric mowers have become competitive with—or are even superior to—gas mowers in many respects:
How CR Tests Lawn Mowers
To give you ratings and reviews of the latest lawn mower models each spring, we prepare special grounds in Florida for lawn mower testing every year, and conduct our testing there every winter. Every year, we plant 1,800 pounds of grass seed (predominantly annual rye, prized for its dense growth). We cut 500,000 square feet of grass in three modes—mulching, side-discharging, and bagging (collecting a total of 3,000 pounds of clippings). We cut both level turf and slopes to get a feel for the handling of each and every model. We also review the convenience features of every model we assess.
Every model’s Overall Score in CR’s ratings incorporates all of that performance data, along with predicted reliability and owner satisfaction ratings. We compile those ratings from our latest member surveys, leveraging data on more than 46,000 lawn mowers and tractors that members purchased between 2014 and 2024. That includes responses covering 15,532 battery walk-behind mowers.