Husqvarna's solar-powered Automower headed to the US
By Donald Melanson 
posted October 23rd 2008 2:11PM
posted October 23rd 2008 2:11PM
Husqvarna's plain old battery-powered Automowers have been available in the US for some time now, but it looks like the company's solar-powered hybrid model is now finally making the trip across the pond as well. From the looks of it, the model is the same one we caught sight of back in March, with the 22-pound mower promising to handle lawns up to half an acre in size and not emit a single emission whilst it does its business. As with the regular models, it'll also return to its base to speed up the charging process when it gets low on juice. Unfortunately, there's no word on a price or release date just yet, though we wouldn't expect it to sell for too much less (if any) than the £2,000 (or just over $3,000) it sold for in the UK. Husqvarna will apparently have more to say about that at the Green Industry and Equipment Expo that's now getting underway in Louisville, Kentucky.
[Via The Raw Feed]
[Via The Raw Feed]
@ Fred
"save money" "old fashioned" "push mower" are you suggesting some form of PHYSICAL LABOR!!!
Dude, your nerd credit is waning QUICKLY...
*banging cane on floor*
In my day we didn't have any fancy powered lawn mowers. We got down on our hands and knees and ate the grass because we were starving and we couldn't afford goats to do the job.
AND WE LIKED IT!!!
Irony is calling someone stupid, by saying "your stupid".
Wait until one of these suckers gets loose, runs down the street, and mows down granny.
This will keep the product liabilty tort business fully employed.
Alternate title:
Husqvarna's Little Batmobile That Couldn't.
I like this mover.Do they use http://www.shinesolar.net 's solar panel?
@All
Robotic Mower Kills Danish Man.
http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/31/robot-lawnmower-kills-danish-man-begins-resistance/
A solar powered lawnmower? For $3 grand??
Lawns are not ecological, so if you're going to kill off the natural vegetation to plant grass, then pour on chemical fertilizers and dump copious amounts of fresh water on the ground, you may as well cut it with a diesel-powered riding Hummer.
i wish i had a name like Husqvarna...