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Battery Powered Products offer many advantages over gas solutions such as:

• No Pull Starts
• Reduced Noise
• No Mixing Gas and Oil
• No Emissions
• No Engine Maintenance

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Similar to gas powered products power output varies by which product you are using. Most of the M18 FUEL™ line of products offer more power than their gas counterparts like the M18 FUEL™ 16” String Trimmer offering More power than 31cc Gas competitors or the M18 FUEL™ Telescoping Pole Saw being the most powerful telescoping pole saw on the market. The ability to go beyond the power of gas equipment is due to Milwaukee’s extensive history in developing batteries, motors and electronics and knowledge that when these all work together they deliver a sum that is greater than each of the parts. To learn exactly how each product compares to gas visit the individual product pages.

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There are multiple advantages of having products that are quieter than gas. An example of this is being able to start working earlier in the morning without concerns of disturbing anyone in the surrounding area. Another advantage is communication, without a gas engine running or idling it makes it much easier to communicate with anyone else in the area.

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There are emerging regulations that range from the municipality and city level to the state level that are banning the use and/or purchase of gas engines entirely or requiring usage of products that are below a certain noise level like blowers. An example of this is in California where the California Air Resources Board has enacted legislation against the purchase of gas outdoor power equipment.

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The number of batteries someone needs to get through a day differs by user based on multiple variables like which products are being used, what applications are being completed, what region they live in, time of year and number of operators completing tasks. The best way to understand how many batteries you might need is to start at the product level to understand how many batteries you will need for specific tools and applications. You can use our Outdoor Power Equipment Conversion Guide to help get started.

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Milwaukee Tool is dedicated to the outdoor trades and have developed not only outdoor power equipment, but also have solutions in batteries, chargers, power tools, outdoor power accessories, work wear, personal protective equipment and storage. To get a better understanding of our full offering for the outdoor trades, you can view our Outdoor Trade Solutions Guide.